Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

LuCIA got some ‘splainin’ to do…

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh LuCIA…Pakistan would like to know why you sent an agent on a murderous rampage in the streets of Lahore: The American who shot dead two men in Lahore, triggering a diplomatic crisis between Pakistan and the US, is a … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Spooks, The 'Stans, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Found: One backbone. Location: Argentina!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Cristina, you’ve done it again. Besitos: Argentina has accused the US of trying to smuggle weapons and satellite phones into the country after cargo on a US military plane was seized last week. Argentine officials say the material was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Obamarama!, Sick Frickin' Bastards | 1 Comment

How lucky is Luis Posada Carriles?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pretty damn lucky, if he can manage to avoid getting prosecuted for terrorism over not one… A Salvadoran man jailed in Cuba in connection with a string of 1990s hotel bombings says he told a U.S. prosecutor that he got … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

Why it took a dirty war to make Guatemala safe for democracy

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

So that CIA-backed terrorists could get fake passports from there in order to illegally enter the country that sponsored them. Why else? Don’t let the name on this passport fool you. That’s not Manuel Enrique Castillo López, Guatemalan–that’s Luis Posada … Continue reading →

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CAP soap opera continues; usual suspect blamed for everything

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hey, y’all…remember the kerfuffle over the dead body of a certain awful ex-president of Venezuela, and how the same could not be buried? Legal proceedings got underway today, and boy are they a doozer: The judge hearing the case over … Continue reading →

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What Chavecito is up against

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Cort G. sent me this link yesterday. It’s so appalling, I just had to share it: Video in Spanish. Apparently it’s a Miami talk show where putschists are regularly featured. Part 1 of two; click through for the second, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments

Finally, the CubanaBomber is busted…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Translation: “Are you Mr. Posada Carriles?” “Yes, why? Are you going to arrest me for bombing a Cuban airliner? For murders in Havana? For torture…?” “No, man, be cool. It’s only a parking ticket.”

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Expats gone wild? Or locals gone loco?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

About a week ago, a provocative link came up on Twitter. Joshua Holland of Alternet had posted it, and it was a doozer: “Expats Gone Wild”, was the story, all about “an invasion of misguided foreigners” wreaking havoc in Mexico. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Places, Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Mexican Standoffs, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

Mario Vargas Llosa: The plot thickens

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

More strange accusations against Mario Vargas Llosa are emerging from the shadows. These come courtesy of La Tribuna de Toledo and EFE, via Aporrea: The Swedish Academy announced yesterday, in a surprising manner, that it will be investigating this year’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The WTF? Files | 5 Comments

Just another senseless crime?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I was in Arizona in 2003. It didn’t seem like a hateful place at the time. I was more worried about not clearing security to get on the plane at Pearson Airport in Toronto, to be honest; it was less … Continue reading →