Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

What child is this?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ernestina Herrera de Noble, flanked by adopted son Felipe and adopted daughter Marcela. Both adoptees’ natural parentage is now under suspicion.Or should we say, Whose children are these? A tribunal has ordered DNA testing on the adopted children of the … Continue reading →

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Honduran dictator says he won’t leave no matter what the world thinks

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Nobody can be above the law. Repeat: Above MY law.”Sorry I couldn’t come up with a more clever headline than that, but just so’s you all know, Gorilletti is still in power and means to stay even though the world … Continue reading →

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Sexual harassment is a constant problem, say Arab women

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This Al-Jazeera report is two years old. So what’s changed in the meantime? Apparently, nothing: Activists from 17 countries across the region met in Cairo for a two-day conference ending Monday and concluded that harassment was unchecked across the region … Continue reading →

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Bolivia terror plot: Another Irish connection comes to light

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A heavily armed Michael Dwyer poses with some of his stash in a hotel in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Looks like this Irish cowboy wasn’t the only one from his country involved in this…Via Bolivia’s Erbol news service, the latest installment … Continue reading →

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Can we call Colombia a failed state yet?

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I mean, this many dead, in one grave, this year alone…it’s kind of telling, isn’t it? During a visit by a British delegation of parliamentarians and union leaders, the remains of 2,000 persons were found in a mass grave in … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments

How very convenient…

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Why are these mothers still marching? Because justice has not been served…and their children are still missing.Isn’t it funny how many repressors from the dictatorial age of the Argentine junta are getting away with murder–literally? Look who’s going to miss … Continue reading →

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When will the fetus fetishists start claiming ones like this?

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Honestly…you couldn’t make this up if you tried: For nearly five days, police said, Veronica D. Deramous kept the pregnant woman, bound with duct tape, inside her Suitland apartment, giving her food and drink to keep her alive. Deramous wanted … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: What Chavecito’s bank moves really mean

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Let’s get outta here, buddy–now Chávez is starting in on us, the honest bankers!”And for those who wanna know what they’re referring to, here ya go. Enjoy!

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Transgender hate-murders on the rise

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…and they are extremely violent, as the statistics in this video show:Most of the victims are female; an indicator of just how dangerous it is to be a woman, and particularly one who wasn’t born a girl but who became … Continue reading →

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A very familiar story from Colombia

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Gabriel González, a Colombian human rights activist, faces false charges of leading a guerrilla group. He’s far from being the only one. Under El Narco Uribe, anyone who expresses dissent with his right-wing authoritarian government is very likely to be … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | 3 Comments