Category Archives: Mexican Standoffs

Something is very wrong with this picture

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, some shocking facts about soap operas in Mexico: Each episode of the soap opera “Fire in the Blood”, one of the most-watched in Mexico, contains an average of 50 scenes of violence against women, according to a study … Continue reading →

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Two “prestigious” Chavez-haters get owned by a Russky

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yes, folks, I’m talking about those two once-notable authors, Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes, who have both decided to keep their names in the news by turning their pens to machetes in the name of right-wing hackery. Since it’s … Continue reading →

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What? No mourning for lost capitalism?

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Nope. Backed by national guard troops and cheering crowds, government representatives moved in on three Cemex plants at the stroke of midnight Monday, the end of a 60-day deadline set by President Hugo Chavez for imposing state control over Venezuela’s … Continue reading →

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Yep, that Catholic church is sure progressing…

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What century is this again? Rev. Sergio G. Roman sounded the alarm against miniskirts in an online publication to prepare Catholics for a church family-values forum next year in Mexico City. “When we show our body without prudence, without modesty, … Continue reading →

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Help! I think I’m starting to like Felipe Calderon!

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

He’s done two things that are very decent, all things considered.First, he’s put a freeze on food prices so that poorer Mexicans can quit dying of NAFTA-induced starvation (or at least, slow it down a bit.) If he’s smart, he’ll … Continue reading →

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Nicaragua offers refuge to Lucia Morett

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This just in from Telesur (via Aporrea): The Government of Nicaragua offered protection to the Mexican, Lucia Morett, who survived the massacre that Colombia perpetrated March 1, in Ecuadorian territory.This was announced by the Latin American Association for Human Rights … Continue reading →

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They were accomplices, so they had it coming

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yep, Alvaro Uribe really IS a lawless, psychopathic little thug. Get a load of his latest bons mots: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that he doesn’t regret ordering a cross-border raid on a rebel camp in Ecuador, despite the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Viva Zapata!

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Why is Chavecito wearing a big sombrero? Because the daughter of a rather important Mexican hero has just delivered a big honor to him.

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Mexico’s cement overshoes

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ever have one of those days when everything you hear and see just somehow seems…off? Well, I must be having one of those days. Because look what I found that’s just so skewy and screwy: Mexico yesterday condemned Venezuela’s planned … Continue reading →

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They were no angels, so we killed them

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe this bit of breathtaking logic? The Colombian defence minister, Juan Manuel Santos, justified at a press conference on Friday the killings of four Mexican students during the attack by Colombia on Ecuadorian territory. The minister assured that … Continue reading →

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