Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Q. What kind of “socialist” meets with right-wing putschists?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A. A Spanish one who used to be prime minister, once upon a time: That’s Felipe González, right of centre, plus a whole lotta unsavory Venezuelans. None of whom, incidentally, are socialists themselves. Not even in name only, as Felipillo … Continue reading →

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Scotland gets its own PSUV

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A united left party for Scotland? Och aye: The new electoral pact, anchored around the Scottish Socialist Party and the grassroots Scottish Left Project, will meet representatives of Greece’s ruling party Syriza in Edinburgh today, as well as members of … Continue reading →

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“El Colombia”, assassin of Robert Serra, extradited to Venezuela

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Video of Venezuelan National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello, on his VTV show, Con el Mazo Dando (“Giving it to them with a club”), promising that soon, the Colombian paramilitary thug who murdered PSUV deputy Robert Serra and his girlfriend, María … Continue reading →

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New putschist plans surface in Venezuela

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Oho, what’s this? Another putschist conspiracy in Venezuela? ¡Por supuesto! And this little conversation between two big pieces of shit was captured in none other than the jailhouse where the two are currently cooling their heels. Here are the details … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | Comments Off

Isabel Allende to lead Chilean Socialist Party

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Sabina Becker

No, not Isabel Allende the author; she’s the niece of the fallen president, who died on the heels of a coup in 1973. This one is the other Isabel Allende, the late former president’s daughter. And here’s what she had … Continue reading →

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Another paramilitary band broken up in Venezuela

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan federal authorities are always on the lookout for paramilitaries. And no wonder: Ever since Chavecito rose to power (and Madurito succeeded him), the old ruling classes have had this ongoing problem with actual, functioning, democratically-elected government. They don’t want … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | Comments Off

Music for a Sunday: Mother, let me fight

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Sabina Becker

I know I’ve posted this before, but Alí Primera’s great song about revolutionary mothers and the lessons they teach their children bears repeating. Especially in light of the fact that Mother’s Day didn’t start out as a commercialization of motherhood … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan lieutenant: Leamsy Salazar was a CIA agent

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Meet Christian Medina. The Venezuelan soldier, a former aide to Chavecito, knows a thing or two about the traitor, Leamsy Salazar, a former aide who “defected” to the US recently. And he was not reluctant to share it with a … Continue reading →

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Cristina’s pet gloat

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how Argentina defaulted on its debt in 2001? And how it kicked out the IMF a short time later? Well, looks like that was a smart decision. And the significance of yet another IMFer being in deep shit … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Schadenfreude, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Summit of the Americas: Venezuelan fascists and Che’s murderer get precedence over their own victims’ families

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Lt. Yendry Velázquez, 36, widow of a Venezuelan soldier murdered during last year’s guarimbas, confronts Lilian Tintori outside the Americas Summit in Panama City. “Your husband is still living, mine is dead thanks to yours,” she says. And that’s not … Continue reading →