Category Archives: Guatemala, Guatebuena

Peaceful protesters protect Venezuelan embassy in the US

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Sabina Becker

The Real News has the story: My only quibble with this coverage of an under-reported story is the characterization of Juan Guaidó as a “parallel president” of Venezuela. He is not the president of anything; the people did not elect … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, The Salvador Option(s), The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

In which Ilhan Omar kicks Elliott Abrams’s ass

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Sabina Becker

This is simply a thing of beauty: Man, Abrams is a dick. And yes, he’s an Iran-Contra felon who should be rotting in jail, and fuck the late George Herbert-Herbert Bush for ever letting him go free. What he did … Continue reading →

Posted in Drrrrruuuugs, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Huguito Chavecito, Human Rights FAIL, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Terrorism?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, Sick Frickin' Bastards, Spooks, The Salvador Option(s), The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Ding, dong.

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Well, here’s some expected-unexpected welcome news. Just as I finished reading a book today on the case of the Cuban Five, guess who finally kicked the bucket? Yup…THIS guy: Luis Posada Carriles, the terrorist of Cuban origins, died today in … Continue reading →

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Ex-DEA agent slams Salazar, CIA and DEA

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Celerino Castillo busted his ass in the 1980s trying to get to the bottom of the Nicaraguan cocaine trafficking networks in Central America. Imagine his horror when he found out that the very same US government he was working for … Continue reading →

Posted in CubanaBomber Death Watch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Spooks, The Salvador Option(s), The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, Rigoberta!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Today’s birthday girl knows all too well what it’s like to put up with things one shouldn’t, from massacres of her own people, to an intense right-wing defamation campaign against her, the like of which has never been endured by … Continue reading →

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General Videla is dead

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ding, dong. The ex-dictator of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla, died today in the Marcos Paz penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. He was 87 years old. This morning, the wife of a soldier, Cecilia … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Obits and 'bobs, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Compare and Contrast: Ronald Reagan vs. reality

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Back in the day, a certain senile US president had this to say about a certain thug who was then in charge of Guatemala: Well…today, a leading Mexican newspaper had this to say about the same thug: I trust I … Continue reading →

Posted in Compare and Contrast, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Honduran coup benefits Mexican drug gangs

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Honduran people? Not so much… Surprise! Fascism is great for crooks, lousy for law enforcement. It’s not just democracy that suffers.

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Why it took a dirty war to make Guatemala safe for democracy

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

So that CIA-backed terrorists could get fake passports from there in order to illegally enter the country that sponsored them. Why else? Don’t let the name on this passport fool you. That’s not Manuel Enrique Castillo López, Guatemalan–that’s Luis Posada … Continue reading →

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Tu querida presencia, Comandante…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A documentary of the life of Che Guevara. On this, the anniversary of his assassination by the CIA’s thugs in Bolivia, it’s useful to know who he really was, and why the moneyed interests wanted him dead. Contrary to popular … Continue reading →