Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

“Don’t keep looking for your brother, they threw him from a helicopter”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pura Soto Rojas points to a headline: “SHOT”. It refers to the deaths, by secret firing squad, of leftist guerrillas during the “democratic” years of the Fourth Republic. Years which were not so democratic in fact, as the tragic story … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Cops Behaving Badly, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Ollanta Presidente!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

My gosh, the dominoes are just tumbling in Latin America, aren’t they? It’s getting so that you’d hardly recognize the place anymore. First it was Venezuela, then Bolivia and Ecuador. Argentina and (for a while) Chile have had some progressive … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Chile Sin Queso, Don't Cry For Argentina, Economics for Dummies, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Paraguay, Uruguay, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Manuel Zelaya returns; Honduras coup revisited

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This marks the first step in the reversal of the Honduran coup of 2009. Mel is back, and dialogue is ON, babies: Part 1 of several; keep clicking through for the rest. Note that Mel’s plane is one from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Not Hiding in Honduras, Obamarama!, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 6 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats DSK and the IMF around some more

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

You know how crazy some kitties are when it comes to tinfoil balls? They become obsessed with batting them around, and will chase them all over the house? Well, that’s how Ms. Manx is with this whole Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair. … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Don't Cry For Argentina, Economics for Dummies, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Short 'n' Stubby, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Festive Left Friday Blogging: A big victory for Ecuador

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Because there’s no such thing as too much Ecuadorability, this week goes to Rafael Correa, again. And I’m sure that when you read this, you’ll agree that Ecuador deserves a high-five: On Friday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, celebrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

The Bay of Pigs–fiasco or triumph?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Bay of Pigs invasion happened 50 years ago this week. What was the nature of the beast? It really depends on which side you sat. If you were on the US side, it was a fiasco; if Cuba’s, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Teh Russkies, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Before I forget…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…there’s a little something that happened in Venezuela this past week. Commemorating something that happened (and failed) nine years ago: Oh yeah, and Chavecito showed up to give a little speech. With flu and all. What a trooper! No wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

The rumors are true!

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Anthony dropped this in the comments on my FLFB entry yesterday. Talk about unexpected! Pepe Lobo WAS in Colombia yesterday…and coincidentally (or not so), he was there when Chavecito was, too. So the three of them–Lobo, the ‘Cito, and Juan … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Not Hiding in Honduras | 3 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: If this is Tuesday, it must be Libya

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…and if the Stumpy Cat is meowing, it must mean she has some news for us. And of course, being Ms. Manx, she ALWAYS comes through: On the WSWS (always a good place to go for the real news), Patrick … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Brazil is the Bomb!, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Obamarama!, Short 'n' Stubby, Spooks, The 'Stans, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 7 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s grand tour

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito’s been a very, very busy boy lately; I’m dizzy just from trying to follow him. But here we go! First up, a little video from Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lotsa ‘Cito, lotsa Evo, lotsa unity, international co-operation, and other good constructive … Continue reading →