Category Archives: Spooks

See the Injun fly the airplane?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In the 2006 documentary Cocalero, which shows how Evo Morales first became president of Bolivia, there’s a scene near the end where he and his campaign manager are boarding a small plane, flying over rugged terrain back to the capital … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, EuroPeons, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Racist?, Spooks, Teh Injunz, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Cartoon du jour

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Evo gets Kong’d over a guy who isn’t even on his plane.

Posted in All About Evo, Boycott This Toon!, Isn't That Illegal?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 5 Comments

They are SO FUCKING PARANOID.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Really. What more can I say when Evo Morales, of all people, has been denied permission to overfly four European countries, just because some nimnul thinks that Edward Snowden might be on board his plane (and he isn’t)? Or when … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, EuroPeons, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

The Snowden Affair, as seen from Venezuela and Ecuador

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So far, Venezuela has not received any asylum request from Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor turned whistleblower who revealed that the intelligence agency is spying on pretty well everyone who’s got a telephone and/or internet access. But, says President … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Prism is a BAND.

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And they’re Canadian, too: And they always killed it in concert: And yes, like the recently uncovered spy program that shares their name, they do paranoia well, too.

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Who is J.J. Rendón?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If you’ve been following Venezuelan politics, you’ve probably seen the handiwork of this man, even if you haven’t seen HIM. And if you find his habit of wearing black melodramatic and more than a little douchey, you ain’t seen nothin’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 3 Comments

General Videla is dead

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ding, dong. The ex-dictator of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla, died today in the Marcos Paz penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. He was 87 years old. This morning, the wife of a soldier, Cecilia … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 24

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

María Corina Machado, May 2. Say, isn’t that the day she was supposed to be in hospital, getting her broken nose fixed? As you can see by the profile, it’s remarkably intact for someone with four alleged nasal fractures. No … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 23

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“They caught me!” Well, well, well, well, well. Who have we here? Why, it’s our old friend MariCori! You may recall how, the other day, she was wearing a whiplash collar and complaining of no fewer than four nasal fractures, … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 22

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

María Corina Machado, Washington’s darling, flanked by the only people in Venezuela who find her even remotely credible: the “reporters” (note the quotes) of oppo crapaganda channels Venevisión and Globovisión, respectively. As a presumptive victim of the brawl in Venezuela’s … Continue reading →