Category Archives: Free Trade, My Ass!

Blame communism!

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Jeezus. Just when I thought Alan Garcia could sink no lower…he sank lower. Aporrea explains: The president of Peru, Alan Garcia, celebrated the failure of a police strike promoted “by communists” today. He made this statement without proof, and without … Continue reading →

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24/7 Wall St. bullshit

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of one “Douglas A. McIntyre”, a little piece of absolute hogjaw twaddle: The prevailing wisdom is that oil prices will move down. They have already dropped from over $78 to $72, and most observers think that is only the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Crapagandarati, El Predicto Speaks..., Free Trade, My Ass!, Headline Howlers, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 5 Comments

How to enable a tyrant

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

How else but with a “free” trade agreement? Congress will give priority treatment to approval of a trade pact with Peru when it reconvenes in September, the head of the House Ways and Means Committee said Monday. “It is a … Continue reading →

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The Peruvian tyrant apologizes

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Although, if you ask me, I’d say his tears are of a distinctly crocodilian variety… Peru’s President Alan Garcia has said his government has not done enough to improve the lives of the poor. In a speech marking his first … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Good to Know, If You REALLY Care, Inca Dink-a-Doo | 4 Comments

More double talk from Alvaro

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Contradictions between right-wing assertions and fact are such fun, especially when they’re blatant. Check out, for example, the gulf between this assertion… President Alvaro Uribe said Friday that Colombia’s institutions are now free of infiltration and corruption by right-wing militias … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 2 Comments

I am cringing as I type this

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And why not? This is the most embarrassing show of prime-ministerial hubris I’ve seen in a while. Stephen Harper became the first Canadian prime minister to visit Colombia this week, and dismissed criticism that Canada is putting trade ahead of … Continue reading →

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So nice to know so little has changed!

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Oh Brazil. I thought this sort of thing was supposed to have ended…in 1888! More than 1,000 labourers have been freed in Brazil by the government’s anti-slavery team. They were said to be working in inhumane conditions on a sugar … Continue reading →

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Robert Zoellick’s sour grapes

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Poor little neo-cons, my heart bleeds for them. Case in point: PNAC member Robert Zoellick, a leading warhawk who in 1998 was urging Bill Clinton to bomb the living tar out from under Iraq. Clinton declined, but PNAC found a … Continue reading →

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Why they all want out of the World Bank

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Same shit, different asshole. The World Bank and IMF are full of them. This is why so many countries are paying off their debts early and avoiding being dinged for interest that always ends up costing so much more than … Continue reading →

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What’s the matter with Albania?

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Forget Kansas. Since Dubya has worn out his welcome with all but the hardest of the Hardcore Stupid at home, he now has to seek out his sheeple wherever he can find them: President George W Bush has become the … Continue reading →

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