Category Archives: Spooks

Michael Geist on the erosion of privacy in Canada

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A very important talk from three days ago, and an hour and a quarter well spent if you care how much privacy you really have online (spoiler: virtually none). And the worst part is, all this spying and spooking is … Continue reading →

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J.J. Rendón and the dirty politics of Latin American narcotrafficking

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“I have ties to narcotrafficking? Those are just rumors!” Sure, Jota-Jota…we believe you. The more one looks at Juan José Rendón, the more this silly “samurai” takes on a sinister overtone. Because according to J.M. Karg, a journalist based in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, El NarcoPresidente, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, Spooks, The Salvador Option(s), The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

The company J. J. Rendón keeps

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Remember our ol’ buddy Jota-Jota, the samurai of silliness? Remember all the dirty-tricks campaigns he’s launched against Chavecito and Madurito? Well, get a load of the kind of company he runs with…and all for top dollar, of course: J. J. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, CubanaBomber Death Watch, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

El Narco’s dirty war

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Sabina Becker

If anyone ever had their doubts about El Narco Uribe’s capacity for treachery, get a load of the latest. It looks like his former second-in-command has turned on him…or is it the other way around? The president of Colombia, Juan … Continue reading →

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Yoani Sánchez and the ZunZuneo scandal

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, you thought that Yoani Sánchez and her “popular” anti-Castro blog were all that and a bag of Doritos, did you? Well, you may want to think again. Because there is a connection between her and the dearly defunct ex-parrot … Continue reading →

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ZunZuneo: the scandal widens

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

If the CIA and USAID thought that their bastard offspring, ZunZuneo, the failed “Cuban Twitter”, was going to be just a brief blip on the radar, they can think again. The scandal just widened to two more countries. First up, … Continue reading →

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“Cuban Twitter” is an epic fail

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

You can’t log on to ZunZuneo anymore; the social network with the hummingbird logo (and the onomatopoeic name referencing its hum) is now an ex-parrot. Can you believe, though, that the US State Dept., working through its USAID arm, tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Spooks, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 45

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A hooded opposition “protester” in Puerto Ordaz, mocking a local man who was tied up and abused for trying to clean up an illegal barricade on the street. As you can see, the victim is bound with steel wires, the … Continue reading →

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High treason in the Venezuelan air force; three generals arrested

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, addressing all of South America’s foreign ministers at the UNASUR summit today. He’s referring to these events from yesterday, in which three Venezuelan air-force generals were arrested for conspiring against the government. It’s worth noting that … Continue reading →

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“A dignified conversation with protests”

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Irish peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy was recently released from prison. She’s 79, she has cancer and arthritis (from a broken neck!), and one would think someone in that condition would be more than happy to take to her rocker and … Continue reading →