Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

So much for right-wing turns making journalism “lively”

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been reading a number of newspaper writers (or former ones) diagnosing What Went Wrong at their respective (ex-)rags lately, and go figure, a lot of them are saying things remarkably like what the guy at Whap! Whap! said in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak | 2 Comments

Yet another Magic Laptop story you won’t see in the whore media

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Here you go. First the video, in Spanish……and then, I translate the story for you: A captain and antiterrorist investigator of the DIJIN, the Colombian equivalent of the FBI, Ronald Ayden Coy Ortiz, who wrote the report on the computer … Continue reading →

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Colombia, the subversive narco-protectorate

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If there’s any doubt still in your mind as to whether the Venezuelan opposition are really traitors, or that Colombia’s diplomats are really imperialist cats’-paws trying to foment an illegal separatist movement, you can now put your doubts to rest. … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments

Bank Eat Bank: Why bailouts are making a bad thing worse

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The untold story behind the use of taxpayer money to prop up big, bad banks as they carry on business as usual.

Posted in Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

We now have “free” trade with Colombia. How the hell did THAT happen?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, here’s one for the scratch-yer-head-till-it-hurts files: Even though Colombia is not a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, its president, Alvaro Uribe, travelled to Peru to meet with a group of leaders from various parts of the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, El NarcoPresidente, Environmentally Ill, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't That Illegal?, The WTF? Files | 4 Comments

Live like a bastard, die like a coward

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

On the one hand, this is definitely good riddance to bad rubbish. On the other, it’s also a case of justice delayed–and now, with the suicide of the criminal, DENIED. From Argentina via Aporrea:My translation follows: BUENOS AIRES, November 22. … Continue reading →

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How to spend an ill-gotten million or two

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Remember Raúl Baduel, the former defence minister of Venezuela, erstwhile noble constitutionalist and loyal Chavista? Remember how he suddenly morphed into Raúl Baduel, the $1.2 million traitor? Don’t you wonder what happened to him, and what he did with that … Continue reading →

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Yo Panama, BOLO…

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…major Venezuelan corrupto, INCOMING… The PSUV mayoral candidate for San Francisco, Omar Prieto, alerted yesterday that next Sunday, November 23, the day of the regional electinos, the UNT mayoral candidate for Maracaibo, Manuel Rosales, will be leaving for either Panama … Continue reading →

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One more for the “strictly imaginary” files

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“It’s all in your head. You just have no idea how big your head is.”–Lon Milo DuQuette I wonder how many Gulf War I vets have died for them to find this out: A report released on Monday concluded that … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, She Blinded Me With Science, The War on Terra | Comments Off

Another head-scratcher weapons cache in Venezuela

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Hmmmm, who do you suppose put all these guns and bullets in this warehouse, and why?Story from Aporrea: The Scientific Criminal and Penal Investigations Body (CICPC) discovered a large stockpile of undeclared weapons on Friday night in Baruta, Miranda. The … Continue reading →

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