Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

More fun with Wikileaks: David Irving gets popped

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Looks like the best tool in the anti-fascist arsenal just might be the Internets, after all. Look who’s the latest to get leaked on Wikileaks: Attached is an email message database for the controversial holocaust historian David Irving. The email … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Schadenfreude | 2 Comments

Cops Behaving Badly, or Stupid Sex Tricks?

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Your choice, folks… Robert James is suing in federal court, naming Deputy Daron Rhoads, wildlife officer James Tunnell and a third unknown officer in the suit. The suit says Rhoads pulled James over on a traffic stop on Nov. 13, … Continue reading →

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Racist concern troll is out of a job

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Awwww… A Louisiana justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples resigned Tuesday, after weeks of calls for his ouster from civil rights groups and several public officials, including the governor.Keith Bardwell quit with a one-sentence statement to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments

What is this Israeli general doing in South America?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Meet Brigadier-General (ret.) B. Ziv, International Man of Mystery…and mercenarism. Prensa Latina (via Aporrea) has some very pertinent questions as to what he’s been up to in Colombia…and what he could be up to in Peru: The possible hiring of … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't That Illegal?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, The War on Terra | Comments Off

Venezuela, Peru: Compare and contrast…

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…the way they treat their indigenous:This 24-minute documentary (in Spanish) concerns an incident among the Yukpa in the Sierra de Perijá. You can read an English account about it here, in Venezuelanalysis. What struck me about this video is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 4 Comments

Dame Pa’ Matala violently attacked in Aragua

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This just in… In the early morning hours on Sunday, the members of the musical group Dame Pa’ Matala were victims of an act of violence, when four armed men assaulted the vehicle in which they were travelling after leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | 9 Comments

The CIA is…WHAT?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From the Old Grey Whore of New York, a head-scratching opening to a story that I thought ought to have been open and shut long ago… Is the Central Intelligence Agency covering up some dark secret about the assassination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Newspeak is Nospeak, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The War on Terra | 5 Comments

Another day, another (political) death in Colombia

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The body of another murdered Colombian leftist, outside his home. Still think Colombia is a model democracy? Then explain this to me… Jaime López Barros, leader of the Alternative Democratic Pole party in the Atlántico region of Colombia, was assassinated … Continue reading →

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Yep, Goldilocks was a spy, all right…

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…and leave it to Silverfox to suss Goldilocks out: The Bolivian vice-president, Alvaro García Linera, confirmed that the recent nomination of the former US ambassador to Bolivia, Philip Goldberg, as intelligence undersecretary in his country, is proof that his stay … Continue reading →

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Honduras: two mysterious murders, this time from the other side

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The bodies of Enzo Micheletti and Samir Gavarrete, found near Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Strange news, via Aporrea: A nephew of the de facto president of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, and a colonel of the armed forces were shot dead in two separate instances, … Continue reading →

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