Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Chavecito takes Cindy Sheehan under his wing, again

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Gotta love a man who stands up for truth and right…and for that matter, a woman who does, too. And when that man also stands up for that woman, against the government that’s persecuting her, well…I just get all warm … Continue reading →

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Soy loco por ti, Simon Bolivar?

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Sabina Becker

At last, my suspicions can be laid to rest–the provenance of the tune for Vila Isabel’s winning samba (in the Rio carnival) is revealed: According to percussionist and composer, Jose Carlos Capinan, the chorus, title and even the samba beat … Continue reading →

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CITGO hits back at swiftboaters

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Remember how CITGO is undergoing a concerted effort by BushCo’s lackeys to swiftboat it? Well, this response is EXCELLENT: HOUSTON — CITGO Petroleum Corporation today responded to a request for information from U.S. Reps. Joe Barton and Ed Whitfield regarding … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Simon Bolivar goes to Rio

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Woo-hoo! Congratulations are in order to Hugo Chavez and PDVSA for scoring a major, MAJOR victory: The annual parade competition at Brazil’s famous Rio de Janeiro carnival has been won by a samba group largely funded by the Venezuelan government. … Continue reading →

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Chavecito shoots for the stars

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Mi hombre is blinding me with science again. From the Beeb: Venezuelan scientists are going to China to begin work on Venezuela’s first satellite – the first step on the way to a national space programme. President Hugo Chavez has … Continue reading →

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The swiftboating of CITGO

Posted on February 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Oil Wars and Juan Gonzalez have both got the goods on Joe Barton, the Texas Repug oil profiteer-cum-congresscritter squatting in the House of Representatives, who’s coming down hard on CITGO for reasons that can only be described as blatantly political. … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: He blinded me with science!

Posted on February 24, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Hugo Chavez opens a new Bolivarian mission: Misión Ciencia. Where’s Magnus Pyke when you need him?

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Looks like Douglas Bravo taught him something

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Sabina Becker

El Chavecito is making the Yanks cranky again. Check out his latest bold move: Venezuelan lawmakers are to begin debating proposals which would include compulsory service in the home guard. Army spokesman Gen Alberto Mueller Rojas told the BBC that … Continue reading →

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Spanking Toady Blair

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

File this under F, for Fan-bloody-tastic! Two Britons have a better understanding of the meaning of democracy than does their own Prime Minister. First, London mayor Ken Livingstone: Writing in the Morning Star, a small British socialist newspaper, Livingstone accused … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Where’s Hugo?

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Sabina Becker

In good company, of course. Marching through downtown Caracas, February 4. (Photo credit: Luigino Bracci)

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