Category Archives: The War on Terra

A cracking good debate on burqa bans (and an article on Ground Zero mosques)

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Am I giving too much away when I say that the woman in the headscarf is full of win? Just one of many interesting ironies in this half-hour of must-see TV. Another thing that occurred to me while watching this: … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the (still ongoing) War on Terra

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

With apologies to Franklin Pierce Adams.Gulf War II is an awful farce.We like it.Dick Cheney pulled it out his arse.We like it.There’s so much there to knock and slam;The bloody thing is one big sham.It can’t fight terror worth a … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx revisits the War on Terra

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

No, the War on Terra has not wound down since Hopey got into the Reconstructed White House. Nothing has really changed except the color of the face behind the desk in the Oval Office. What, you were expecting change you … Continue reading →

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Learn from a 12-year-old

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet Frankie Hughes and her mother, Renée Espeland, as they talk with Amy and Juan on Democracy Now. And then ask yourself: How could two unarmed persons–one, a tiny little minor–possibly be so threatening to an Iowa senator that they … Continue reading →

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Support the troops?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

When they pull something like this?Sorry, no. I do not support murder.ADDENDUM, ca. 11:00 pm: This has really gone big in Latin America, where of course they pay attention to such things as militarized imperialism.

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Quotable: Judith Butler on feminism and war

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I think that we have seen quite cynical uses of feminism for the waging of war. The vast majority of feminists oppose these contemporary wars, and object to the false construction of Muslim women “in need of being saved” as … Continue reading →

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Venezuela presents proof of US aerial incursions from Bonaire and Curaçao

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hmmmm. What’s this?No, it’s not a picture of Jay Jay the Jet Plane. You can probably figure that much out for yourself. It’s no joke. But I’ll give you a broad hint: This map, with radar tracings taken by the … Continue reading →

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Yes, we CAN…haz torture inquiry

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

If you wanna know why I’m happy, read what Jack Layton sent me today: Parliament passes NDP motion for an Inquiry on torture allegationsThank you for your email concerning the recent allegations of prisonertorture in Afghanistan. I am providing this … Continue reading →

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Time to end this war, NOW

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

FUX Snooze, as usual, gets it wrong. The shooter’s cousin sets them straight.When an army doctor busts in and starts shooting the place up in order to prevent the deployment of his comrades to Afghanistan (and himself to Iraq), what … Continue reading →

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Vince Bugliosi wants to prosecute Dubya

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A trailer from an upcoming documentary, laying out the hows and whys of the case. Bugliosi is the man who put Charles Manson behind bars, so if anyone knows how to prosecute a criminal who persuaded others to murder for … Continue reading →

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