Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

Ever wonder why I call them media whores?

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Here, let Editor and Publisher clue you in: In her Sunday column this week, Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell responds to charges of improper money-making from special-interest groups against two of the newspaper’s stars, David Broder and Bob Woodward. The … Continue reading →

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OMG, the AP gets Bolivia RIGHT for a change…

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

It must be a slow news day for them. Otherwise, I can’t imagine how this passed muster. Thousands of demonstrators marched on the U.S. Embassy Monday to demand that Washington extradite a former Bolivian defense minister who directed a military … Continue reading →

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Well, well, well. What have we here?

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This is too juicy to pass up. Aporrea.org, the Venezuelan news/opinion site I enjoy most, has uncovered some skulduggery published at an opposition forum called Noticiero Digital. It’s an e-mail from Alfredo Rangel, the director of the “Security and Democracy … Continue reading →

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While Angela Merkel criticizes Hugo Chavez…

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…maybe she should clean this plank out of her own eye before criticizing the dustmotes she imagines she sees in his. New details continue to emerge on the spying scandal that has hit German telecommunication giant Deutsche Telekom. In addition … Continue reading →

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The spin! It hurts my head!

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Okay, kiddies…gather round, and be sure to pop your Dramamine before you click Play. Don’t be like Auntie Bina, who got vertigo from watching this:Unka Karl is claiming Richard Armitage was The Leaker? That’s bullshit–a convenient version to be fed … Continue reading →

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Bugliosi makes the case against Dubya

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The California prosecutor (and author of Helter Skelter) who brought the Manson Family to justice has a new book out:…in which he makes the case for prosecuting Dubya as a war criminal. I think it has merit.

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One more reason NOT to vote for Hillary

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…just in case you needed one:Yes, she WOULD bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran. Just like John McInsane.Clearly, none of them have learned anything since they deposed Mohammed Mossadegh to install that horrid Shah. Hey America, you HAD secular democracy in Iran, and … Continue reading →

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Bzzzzzzzzzzzz–STING!!!

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Remember all those stories about mysteriously dying honeybee populations? Looks like we’ve got the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder all figured out, kiddies. Or at least, one very unsurprising chief suspect: Germany has banned a family of pesticides that are … Continue reading →

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FARCing hell!

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I mean really. What else is there to say to this? Laptop computers have become treasure troves of evidence for Colombian investigators probing crimes committed by far-right militias and leftist rebels.So many Colombians were dismayed to learn that prison authorities … Continue reading →

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Pretty Boy Lopez is in trouble

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Anyone who’s been keeping an unbiased track of Venezuelan electoral politics already knows why Leopoldo Lopez won’t be able to run for office again: He’s a plain little plug-ugly thug, with a lengthy history of violence. But trust the lamestream … Continue reading →

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