Category Archives: Found in Translation

Hell freezes over in Paraguay!

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Looks like something very interesting is happening on the frontier between Brazil and Argentina…something which could prove ominous for the Bush Crime Family and its planned ranch in Paraguay. The convention of the Colorado Party, which has governed Paraguay for … Continue reading →

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If you thought Baba Wawa was bad…

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…you ain’t seen the half of it, baby. This is where learning Spanish comes in so handy–you get the big picture someone else doesn’t want you to see.

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Gabo snubs the IAPA

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea.org, a startling little announcement about Gabriel Garcia Marquez: We were truly concerned about the broadcast homage that the IAPA was going to give to the celebrated Colombian writer. But in a masterful move, at the last moment he … Continue reading →

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A vast right-wing conspiracy? Say it ain’t so!

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Alas, it IS so, says none otherthan Chavecito’s older brother! I now translate: Popular Power minister for education, Adán Chávez, today confirmed that the Venezuelan media are conducting a campaign to confuse the Venezuelan people when it comes to education. … Continue reading →

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Guatemala suffers; Nicaragua moves on; Telesur just plain MOVES!

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

While Dubya is hard at work pissing off the Guatemalans, look what’s going on in Nicaragua: This Sunday, the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua signed an agreement to build a petroleum refinery, and incorporated Nicaragua into the multinational channel TeleSUR. … Continue reading →

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Comment is free, and so is bullshit

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“We had a deadly weapon: the media.” –Vice-Admiral Hector Ramirez Perez, on the coup of April 11, 2002 As Hugo Chavez’s mandate widens, and his Bolivarian Revolution deepens, we’re bound to see more rubbish about him in the English-language media. … Continue reading →

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The horror…the HORROR!

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

That evil Chavecito. He’s out to undo all the good work the IMF’s faithful servants did in days of yore (she said, dripping with heavy sarcasm)… President Hugo Chavez has pledged to nationalize key Venezuelan companies, as part of plans … Continue reading →

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One more reason to condemn Saddam’s hanging

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Or three, as if we needed more. From El Nuevo Diario, of Managua, Nicaragua, we get this incredibly sad item: A 10-year-old boy of Guatemalan origins killed himself accidentally while imitating the hanging of Iraqi ex-leader Saddam Hussein after seeing … Continue reading →

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And here’s why I call it the Chicken Noodle Network…

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Quick, what’s the biggest thing going on in Chile right now, according to CNN? If you guessed that a distressed US sailor has been found safe and sound, you’re only half right. That’s the English version. In Spanish, THIS is … Continue reading →

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Someone needs to say a few Hail Marys

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Sabina Becker

And while they’re at it, they need to stop getting priests to lie for them. Try to imagine Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, dressed up as a bishop — the head bishop — of his own state-sponsored church. According to media … Continue reading →