Category Archives: Law-Law Land

What’s good for GM ain’t so good for Venezuela

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Found something interesting and curious at Aporrea and just had to translate: “For 60 years, we of GMV have been working with Venezuela and its people; it’s our fundamental job to think of this organization as a great human team, … Continue reading →

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Don’t stop Bill C-51, stop the hysterics!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Lately, I’ve been hit with a spate of petitions to sign and YouTubes to watch, all claiming that a certain bill currently before the House of Commons will make it illegal for you to grow garlic or take Vitamin C. … Continue reading →

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Aww, too bad!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What a shame. Lord Blah-Blah has to serve out his full sentence: Conrad Black’s conviction on fraud and obstruction of justice charges has been upheld by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals.The court said today that defence … Continue reading →

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Why the EU wants to punish economic migrants

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Deutsche Welle, the German satellite TV channel, an interesting passage buried well down in the piece: The Return Directive raises hackles not only because of possible human rights infringements, but because the remittances sent home by illegal workers to … Continue reading →

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It’s not just Evo or Chavecito…

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…it’s all of Mercosur rejecting that draconian, disgusting European “Return Statute”–you know, the one that deprives undocumented immigrants of all legal rights, including recourse to an attorney before the country they’re in decides to boot them out–after a prison stay … Continue reading →

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Pre-wedding pants checks in Paraguay?

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This has all the makings of a farce. A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite. Prosecutor Jose Planas ordered the couple jailed after their … Continue reading →

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One more “tyrannical Hugo Chavez” myth shot down

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

By HIMSELF, no less! Ley de Inteligencia y Contrainteligencia será revisadaUploaded by Radioaporrea Video in Spanish. Chavecito publicly declares he will rectify potentially dangerous errors in the proposed new Intelligence Law, which will completely overhaul the old secret police (DISIP) … Continue reading →

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Bugliosi makes the case against Dubya

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The California prosecutor (and author of Helter Skelter) who brought the Manson Family to justice has a new book out:…in which he makes the case for prosecuting Dubya as a war criminal. I think it has merit.

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When they don’t sign their names, what does it say about what they have to say?

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The reason I ask that long-winded question is this “opinion”, which is presented as if it were fact, in the National Pest, Canada’s would-be paper of record: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been accused of many things: squandering his country’s … Continue reading →

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Bolivia NOT falling apart after all. Film at 11

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Santa Cruz may want to suck on this: The national electoral commission (CNE) in Bolivia ratified the revocation of two autonomy votes, those of Pando and Tarija, for the 1st and 22nd of June respectively, on Thursday. The decision stood … Continue reading →

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