Category Archives: The War on Terra

Why they hate the US, part umpteen hundred and umpty-ump

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

When life is discovered on other planets, we already know how it’s gonna react to its first Earthling visitors…If you ever wanna know why Latin Americans keep yelling “Yankee Go Home” or “Gringo maldito”, I think I’ve just found another … Continue reading →

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Why the CIA needs to die a quick and painful death

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Michael Hayden, BushCo’s man, makes the case for his own and every other torturer’s demise:Gawd, what an ass. I don’t know where to even begin ripping him a new one; any old place will do, I guess!

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Abu Ghraib: Not just a few bad apples

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Torture: America’s Brutal Prisons”, a British TV documentary in five parts.This doc shows clearly how Abu Ghraib was not the exception, but the rule–and all the violence in it was a direct import from back in the good ol’ “freedom-loving” … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary rendition: what really happens to the victims

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A half-hour documentary featuring the stories of two victims: Khaled el-Masri, a Lebanese-German kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan; and Binyam Mohamed, a British Muslim still languishing at Gitmo.

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What the lamestream English media won’t show on Gaza…

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…Venezuelan TV will:Walter Martínez and his excellent current events show Dossier bring you the whole story. Including some shocking violations of the Geneva Conventions, namely the use of white phosphorus on Gaza by the Israelis. Video in Spanish, but refreshingly … Continue reading →

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Hamas rocket damage: The latest pictures are now in!

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Reuters photo. Taken on the road near Sderot. Gee, I bet that one left a crater.And remember, kiddies, this is what the Israelis are bombing Palestinian welding shops for.

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Quotable: Michael Zuckerman on neo-cons

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“In French slang, the word con means jackass or imbecilic wuss. So when the néo-cons–the néo-cons as the French read the term–went ahead with the ill-considered invasion and imperialist occupation of Iraq, the French thought that this was just the … Continue reading →

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The Trap, Part 1

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Subtitled “Fuck You, Buddy”. (No, I won’t spell it with asterisks, as the Beeb has done. Hey Heddy, is this that “FUCK” movie you mentioned in the comments? If so, brilliant choice–thanks!)How fear and self-interest created capitalist tyranny in the … Continue reading →

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One more for the “strictly imaginary” files

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“It’s all in your head. You just have no idea how big your head is.”–Lon Milo DuQuette I wonder how many Gulf War I vets have died for them to find this out: A report released on Monday concluded that … Continue reading →

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A few (heretical) thoughts on Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.— Lt.-Col. John McCrae, “In Flanders Fields” Today is the 90th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, which at that time was … Continue reading →

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