Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

Mario Vargas Llosa, plagiarist?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh my, how potentially embarrassing. And just as he’s won the Nobel lit-prize, too: A writer has accused Mario Vargas Llosa of having plagiarized his 1978 book, The Death of the Goat, in his recent work, The Feast of the … Continue reading →

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Russell Williams, micro and macro

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

According to the documentary film The Corporation, corporations enjoy the same legal status as actual persons, even though they are nothing of the sort. The film went on to ask the pertinent question: If a corporation is a person, what … Continue reading →

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Espionage Act: a muzzle for dissent, says Robert Meeropol

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Video in two parts; click through for the second.Democracy Now interviews Robert Meeropol, the younger of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s two sons, who criticizes the forthcoming prosecution of Julian Assange under the same 1917 Espionage Act that resulted in the … Continue reading →

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Oh gag me, part troisième

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, well, well. What have we here? Another photo from Carlos Andrés Pérez’s funeral?This pic was tweeted by Carlchucho. He writes: “For those who say a democrat died: At the funeral of CAP, Daniel Romero, Carmona’s attorney general.” Daniel Romero … Continue reading →

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Witnesses of Jehovah

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

An hour-long documentary that takes a look at the secretive, highly profitable Watchtower Society from within. Ex-JWs and former members of the governing body reveal the Orwellian cult’s dirty secrets–among them, an Elmer Gantry-like leader who ruled from 1917 into … Continue reading →

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Collateral Murder: The aftermath in Baghdad

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Two unembedded reporters for Big Noise Films were in Baghdad–coincidentally, the day after the notorious Collateral Murder shootings occurred (and were caught on camera by the helicopter gunships doing the firing.) They prove conclusively that everything the US government has … Continue reading →

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A day for the WTF files

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It’s been one, quite literally, for me. Starting with this head-spinning report from Russia Today:Not only do Israel and Iran actually agree on something–and that something is a Russia-sponsored UN resolution against the glorification of Nazism–but the “freedom-loving” United States … Continue reading →

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In which we “smear” Julian Assange’s accuser

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, Julian Assange turned himself in to British authorities for extradition to Sweden, to face a number of sexual-assault charges. Since it’s for the court to determine whether or not he actually is guilty as charged, let’s wait to see … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx dips another paw in the Wikileaks

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

My stump-tailed mascot informs me that if she dips any more feet into this ever-growing lake of leakage, she’s gonna be swimming. Well, hop in, sez I–the water’s turbulent, but so far, it’s fine. And here are some of the … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx goes all Wiki on us

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ms. Manx has been watching the whole Wikileaks kerfuffle unfolding with some interest. She would like you to know that she finds this round a LOT more interesting than the bogus “Magic Laptop” incident of two years ago, when it … Continue reading →