Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

The Ballad of Manuelito Rosalito El Bandito

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Haha. Venezuelan corruptos funny!

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Economics for Dummies: 18 years old and still oh, SO true…

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of Bartcop. Now, if they only did like the Japanese, who have no oil deposits on or off their shores, and built affordable cars that worked and were fuel-efficient to boot.But no, noooooo…gringo-boys needed their penis compensators.BTW, Japan just … Continue reading →

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Q. How can you tell a certain Venezuelan ex-general is lying?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A. His lips are moving:Venezuelan ex-defence minister Raúl Baduel, ex-general, ex-constitutionalist, ex-Bolivarian and ex-friend of Chavecito, concocts a pile of bovine feces for CNN’s Spanish channel. He claims that when he was arrested (on corruption and contempt-of-court charges, not for … Continue reading →

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Justice 7 years later: The Venezuelan coup of April 11

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish; essential viewing for anyone who can understand and who wants to know what really happened that day. The media lies from the opposition side are still flying thick and fast. But in this interview with two of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Febreros y Abriles

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Mario Silva of La Hojilla introduces a brand-new video from folk-singer Amílcar Briceño of Zulia. February and April are fateful months for Venezuelans–the Caracazo and Chavecito’s failed coup attempt both happened in February, the opposition’s failed coup attempt (and the … Continue reading →

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Jorge Recio on the Venezuelan coup of ’02

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

In several documentaries of the coup d’état of April 11, 2002, you can see a group of Bolivarian demonstrators on Baralt Avenue in Caracas, picking up and carrying the limp form of a tall young man past a newspaper kiosk … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: The Verdict in Venezuela

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…is GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY as charged for three commanders of the Metropolitan Caracas Police (and eight of their subordinates): At noon on Friday, sentences were handed down for three commanders and eight officers of the Metropolitan Caracas Police, involved in … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: GOOOOOOOOAL!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Actually, it was that times six for Bolivia’s humble soccer team against, of all people, mighty Argentina under the direction of the revered Diego Maradona. The latter took the defeat graciously, saying, “I think Bolivia played a great game. I … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The Ballad of Hugo Chávez

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

How did this escape my notice so long? There’s this group up here in Canada (hailing from Hamilton, Ontario) called Arkells, and guess who they dedicated a (very cool) song to? Yep, him:“The Night of the Sun”. Crank your speakers!

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So, Lula…about that whole “good left” thing…

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Oh Lula, Lula, Lula, you’re always getting touted as some kind of savior, some kind of messiah, some kind of Antichávez. You must have special powers to command such incredible regard. Therefore, I’m sure you can explain this, right? The … Continue reading →

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