Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

More violent “protesters” arrested in Venezuela

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Well, well. Looks like Venezuela’s infamous guarimbas are about to be several persons lighter, if a certain highly effective justice minister has anything to say about it: The Venezuelan minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Miguel Rodríguez Torres, informed … Continue reading →

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Did Washington try to prevent Bolivia from launching a satellite?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A Chinese rocket carries the Bolivian satellite, Tupac Katari, into space. And without the help of the Chinese, it’s hard to imagine Bolivia ever getting such a thing off the ground. But they did, and the fact that they did … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 48

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Oh son, I’m so proud of your ‘peaceful work’!” (Yes, I realize this is an old image. Unfortunately, WordPress’s latest update is one big nest of bugs, and one is that it doesn’t let me add new image files. Until … Continue reading →

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Yoani Sánchez and the ZunZuneo scandal

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, you thought that Yoani Sánchez and her “popular” anti-Castro blog were all that and a bag of Doritos, did you? Well, you may want to think again. Because there is a connection between her and the dearly defunct ex-parrot … Continue reading →

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ZunZuneo: the scandal widens

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

If the CIA and USAID thought that their bastard offspring, ZunZuneo, the failed “Cuban Twitter”, was going to be just a brief blip on the radar, they can think again. The scandal just widened to two more countries. First up, … Continue reading →

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Maricori — denied!

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The other day I promised to post photos of María Corina Machado being barred from the National Assembly, where she was stripped of her parliamentary seat after suddenly turning up as an ambassador for Panama to the OAS, in contravention … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 46

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Come on out, stupid, Marcelo and the boys are here, showing off the tent we brought from Monaco. We’ve already ordered sushi and later we’re going out partying but we’re coming back to go on protesting too much!” #OccupyVenezuela? Hardly. … Continue reading →

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Marco Rubio’s dunderheaded lies

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This photo of three Bolivarian National Guard soldiers was actually taken by AFP photographer Juan Barreto on November 19 of last year, while they were on duty guarding Miraflores Palace from the roof. This is a perfectly normal part of … Continue reading →

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Maricori, parliamentary putschist no more

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Aww, Maricori…you mad? The true face of María Corina Machado is not so glamorous…especially now that her plans for a parliamentary putsch have been thwarted: Disposed to generate chaos, as usual, Venezuelan ex-deputy María Corina Machado called for a demonstration … Continue reading →

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María Corina Machado, the patriotic…Panamanian?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The other day, I saw that a certain right-wing Venezuelan parliamentarian, legendary for whining to anyone who will listen (including the Shrub, above) about how her country’s been ruined, had spoken to the OAS using Panama’s seat. At the time … Continue reading →