Category Archives: Spooks

Neruda to be exhumed tomorrow

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The grave of Pablo Neruda, overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Isla Negra, Chile. After nearly 40 years, it is about to give up its biggest secret: How did the great poet, a Nobel-winning national icon before his death and a … Continue reading →

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Nicolás Maduro denounces dirty tricks, assassination attempt

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Nicolás Maduro holds up evidence of a Salvadoran mercenary cell in Venezuela, complete with pictures of the individuals involved, the cars they drove, and where they met. He connects them to both a leading opposition party co-ordinator, and the US … Continue reading →

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Election tampering in Paraguay

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, has anything changed for the better since that coup that ousted Lugo in Paraguay last year? Why, no. Things have only gotten ugly and uglier. And in fact, according to one party leader, there’s worse and more in the … Continue reading →

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RED ALERT: International fascists to meet in Argentina

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, a denunciation of what are sure to be nasty things to come: Our editorial desk has received a denunciation and alert regarding a no-good meeting which will take place in two Argentine cities, and which will involve the … Continue reading →

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The “mysterious” death of João Goulart

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It is well known that João Goulart, the popular left-liberal president of Brazil, was overthrown in a military coup that ushered in twenty-one years of fascist military dictatorship, replete with political prisoners (among them, the current president of Brazil, who … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 1

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, hi there, Majunche Capriles Radonsky! So nice to see you looking so perky. Bet you think you’ve got an easy victory ahead of you now that your true rival is in his coffin. And you’re no doubt grinning because … Continue reading →

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How crazy are the Venezuelan oppos?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So crazy, they mistake Chavecito’s successor for this man: That tall man with the thick dark hair? That’s NOT Nicolás Maduro. That’s Richard Peñalver. He’s not a politician; he’s an ordinary citizen, one of the Chavista defenders of Llaguno Bridge … Continue reading →

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The Venezuelan opposition and the Caracazo

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan protesters attacking the office of the ruling Acción Democrática party in San Agustín during the Caracazo, 1989. Photo: Venezuelanalysis. Right now, Venezuela is remembering one of the worst episodes in its history: the Caracazo riots of 1989. Over a … Continue reading →

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How Mario Vargas Llosa fictionalized a massacre

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Bodies of the victims of the massacre of Uchuraccay, Peru. Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel prizewinner, failed presidential candidate, and all-around pompous twit, didn’t kill them, but he has a lot to answer for. After all, it is he who helped … Continue reading →

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Now is the winter of our discontent…

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, it appears that the long missing skeleton of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, has finally been found. And, in a creepy parallel to the case of Che Guevara, he was found in a rather ignominious … Continue reading →

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