Category Archives: The War on Terra

The CIA is…WHAT?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From the Old Grey Whore of New York, a head-scratching opening to a story that I thought ought to have been open and shut long ago… Is the Central Intelligence Agency covering up some dark secret about the assassination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Newspeak is Nospeak, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The War on Terra | 5 Comments

Two former US soldiers speak out for peace…in Venezuela

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Meet Benji Lewis, 24–US army vet, and now, because of what he went through at Fallujah, a peace activist.Eva Golinger has a knack for finding all sorts of interesting things that the government of the US would undoubtedly prefer that … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, The War on Terra | 2 Comments

Freedom and Democracy (TM), baby!

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This is what’s guarding the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, right now:These are “contractors” (read: MERCENARIES) from a private security firm. Yes, they really like to drink vodka out of the cracks of one another’s asses…among other things. Mother Jones … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The War on Terra, The WTF? Files | 6 Comments

Yay

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I would argue that this guy should never have gone to prison at all (he’s a hero for doing what he did!), but hey–at least he’s getting out: An Iraqi journalist jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George … Continue reading →

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Another nail for the imperial coffin

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Or should that be a screw? You know, the kind they put to people when torturing them?Moral high ground: guess who no haz it. According to the report, written by the CIA’s former inspector general, John Helgerson, one CIA interrogator … Continue reading →

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Shaming us all as Canadians

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I have this shirt, BTW. And there is a very good reason why I have it…As a Canadian, I am deeply ashamed. I am ashamed of how, for all that we pride ourselves on our multiculturalism, when push comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The War on Terra | 2 Comments

Quotable: Eduardo Galeano on terrorists

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Is justice right side up?“Has world justice been frozen in an upside-down position?“The shoe-thrower of Iraq, the man who hurled his shoes at Bush, was condemned to three years in prison. Doesn’t he deserve, instead, a medal?“Who is the terrorist? … Continue reading →

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Dame Vera commits a heresy! Oh noes!

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

She’s most famous for “We’ll Meet Again”, as well as the translation of the German song in the video above. She’s 92 years old, and still clearly in possession of all her faculties–including an important and underestimated one called critical … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Confessions of a Bad German, The War on Terra, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Blackwater head accused in child prostitution ring

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I always knew Erik Prince (above) was a seriously hinky character, and now we’re seeing yet another side of him, a seriously kinky aspect, which should surprise no one given the hypocrisy rampant among “Christian crusaders”. Grab a barf bag … Continue reading →