Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

The quest for communist coffee in Venezuela

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Ivana Cardinale is a Venezuelan writer and translator. And last Monday, something very strange happened to her as she was looking for a package of her favorite coffee. Here is her account of that exhausting, exasperating day: Before I tell … Continue reading →

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Colombia: Uribe’s party bound to lose, vows not to recognize election results

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Just ask Uribe, I’m in favor of peace…spying in peace, hacking in peace, and lying in peace!” If you ever wonder where the Venezuelan fascists got their attitudes from, look no further than across the border, in Colombia. There, a … Continue reading →

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El Narco, the wi-fi spy

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A Telesur interview with the Venezuelan minister of justice, Miguel Rodríguez Torres, in which he shows how far a certain former Colombian president (and current senator) was willing to go to spy on his neighbors, with the express intent of … Continue reading →

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J.J. Rendón and the dirty politics of Latin American narcotrafficking

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“I have ties to narcotrafficking? Those are just rumors!” Sure, Jota-Jota…we believe you. The more one looks at Juan José Rendón, the more this silly “samurai” takes on a sinister overtone. Because according to J.M. Karg, a journalist based in … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 51

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

There’s a certain saying in Venezuela: “Ah, muchacho pa’ bobo” — oh, silly guy! And as we can see, it applies very nicely to the mayor of a certain rich municipality in eastern Caracas, who has had to do a … Continue reading →

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Horror in Honduras

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Former Honduran first lady Xiomara Castro visits Rafael Barahona in hospital. The municipal councilman and current mayoral candidate was fired upon in an apparent death squad ambush, as the news agency ANNCOL reports: Individuals driving in a tourism vehicle closed … Continue reading →

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Narcotrafficking ties place J.J. Rendón’s “refugee” claim in jeopardy

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Seven Colombian drug mafiosi, all allegedly tied to J.J. Rendón, samurai cosplayer and dirty political trickster, and until recently, advisor to the re-election campaign of current Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. The fallout from this affair is going to keep … Continue reading →

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Maricori’s pathetic clown show on the Hill

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“With Canadian parliamentarians it’s clear that in Venezuela it’s not about right or left, but Democracy [sic] or dictatorship.” Yeah, sure, Maricori, keep telling yourself that. You would know about dictators, seeing as you supported Pedro Carmona in 2002, and … Continue reading →

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Peace and order restored in Mérida

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, how’s that coup going in Venezuela? Not so well for the putschists, ha ha: Security corps have restored calm to the Venezuelan state of Mérida, following a spate of far-right violence dating back to last February, according to the … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 49

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Remember this video? Remember how Ramón Muchacho, the mayor of Chacao, was all for the putsch just a few short weeks ago? Well, that was then. This is now, and Ramoncito Muchachito is suddenly against what he used to be … Continue reading →