Category Archives: Law-Law Land

Hey Branko, come sue me too–if you dare!

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Hey Branko, is this “libel”, “slander” or “calumny” enough for ya? Dude, if the shoe fits, wear it and don’t send out your lawyer to complain that it pinches: Branko Marinkovic, businessman and ex-president of the radical Comité Pro Santa … Continue reading →

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Oscar Arias ain’t no bad dude

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The president of Costa Rica pwns Globovisión: …or at least, fails to fall into their carefully laid trap. Interviewer Gladys Rodríguez tries to get him to say he “accepts” the putschist leadership of Honduras; Arias ain’t biting. He holds firm … Continue reading →

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Bolivia terror plot: The Rózsa-Marinkovic “Ustasha Connection”

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A World War II-era Ustasha propaganda poster, highlighting the connections between the Nazi SS and local tyrant Ante Pavelic.From ABI, an in-depth look at the connections behind the attempt on Evo’s life this past spring: Seven months and five days … Continue reading →

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Larry Klayman fails again!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Remember how I predicted that Larry Klayman, right-wing jackass stuntster and bogus human-rights attorney, was about to get laughed out of court?Well, it happened. On Monday a U.S. judged dismissed a lawsuit filed against Citgo, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s … Continue reading →

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Debunking the myths about Chappaquiddick…and Mary Jo

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Left: Senator Ted Kennedy, age 37, attends Mary Jo Kopechne’s funeral. Note the neck brace inside his collar. Right: The scene of the accident at Chappaquiddick, showing the direction Kennedy’s car was travelling on Dyke Road just before it skidded … Continue reading →

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Yay

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I would argue that this guy should never have gone to prison at all (he’s a hero for doing what he did!), but hey–at least he’s getting out: An Iraqi journalist jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George … Continue reading →

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Why have we not heard of Marwa al-Sherbini?

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

First, a bit of backgrounder, courtesy of al-Jazeera–the only major English-speaking network to have given this shocking murder story ANY coverage:And now, I weigh in. When I googled for Marwa’s story, to find out the particulars, I got this blog … Continue reading →

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Another nail for the imperial coffin

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Or should that be a screw? You know, the kind they put to people when torturing them?Moral high ground: guess who no haz it. According to the report, written by the CIA’s former inspector general, John Helgerson, one CIA interrogator … Continue reading →

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Shaming us all as Canadians

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I have this shirt, BTW. And there is a very good reason why I have it…As a Canadian, I am deeply ashamed. I am ashamed of how, for all that we pride ourselves on our multiculturalism, when push comes to … Continue reading →

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Another day, another march in Venezuela

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Venezuela’s got a new education law in the works–the Organic Law of Education (“organic”, in this sense, refers to any law with a direct constitutional basis). To hear the screaming lamestream media up here tell it, there is widespread opposition … Continue reading →

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