Category Archives: Found in Translation

Another serving of humble pie for the King

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And this one might not go down so easily. President Hugo Chavez indicated today that he has a list of Spanish businesses with investments in Venezuela, which he is prepared to revise if King Juan Carlos doesn’t apologize for disrespecting … Continue reading →

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“Evo Pueblo” selling like hotcakes

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Aporrea reports that the Bolivian president’s bio-pic is such a hit that it’s being bootlegged within days of its theatrical release: Three days after its release on October 23 in La Paz, the film “Evo Pueblo” had been enjoyed by … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: Who you callin’ ugly?

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Well, I guess if he calls himself ugly, it must be okay for Reuters to do it too. (The “quotation marks” make it all right, you know.) Hugo Chavez calls himself ugly and his looks earned him the nickname “Goofy” … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Crapagandarati, Found in Translation, Fun With Photoshop, Headline Howlers, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, The "Well, DUH!" Files | Comments Off

Okay, I need a cute nickname for Rafael Correa.

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Because this guy just majorly endeared himself to me with the following novel approach to an urghly problem:

Posted in Ecuadorable As Can Be, Found in Translation, If You REALLY Care, Under the Name of Spain | 4 Comments

They just never stop.

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

They’re not just out for Chavecito’s blood, but for that of anyone who forges alliances with him. Aporrea reports that a coup was plotted for Ecuador, but one very high-level intended perpetrator wouldn’t go through with it: The former president … Continue reading →

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Found in Translation, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

9-11 Press For Truth

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

With Spanish subtitles. Try to keep your eyes dry.

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Found in Translation, If You REALLY Care, The War on Terra, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

An opportunity for Evo…

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Will he take it? Story from Aporrea: 27 years after the bloody coup d’etat of Luis Garcia Meza, relatives of the victims are demanding that President Evo Morales declassify the archives of the State, the armed forces and the police, … Continue reading →

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I am a wild party

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Seen at the G8 protests in Rostock, Germany: His sign reads “I am an armed uprising”–clearly a bitterly ironic statement in light of the fake popgun he’s carrying. Nevertheless, the water cannons did not discriminate. According to Der Spiegel, an … Continue reading →

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CubanaBomber Death Watch: You have a right to be informed!

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, we have this little item on just how far the Bush Crime Family is willing to go to conceal the evidence of its misdeeds: The Venezuelan documentary, “Posada Carriles: Terrorism Made in USA”, which tells the history of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Found in Translation, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

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