Category Archives: The “Well, DUH!” Files

Yon-Yon’s big yawn-yawn

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Poor Yon Goicoechea. Such a cute young guy, such high hopes attached…and what are they coming to? A few months ago, the Cato Institute paid him half a million dollars to spread neoliberal/neocon/neofascist crapaganda and astroturf all over Venezuela. Playboy’s … Continue reading →

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See what happens when you boogie with fascists?

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

You get poopy doody crappy assassination attempts everywhere in Venezuela! I hereby translate: Parliamentary deputy Luis Tascon denounced that the attempt on the life of ex-defence minister Raul Baduel, which happened last week, was perpetrated by radical sectors of the … Continue reading →

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No surprises here…

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ho, ditty, hum, ditty…why am I not surprised at this? A man who opened fire inside a church, killing two people with a shotgun hidden in a guitar case, was frustrated at being unable to find a job and blamed … Continue reading →

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I could have told them so, but would they listen?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Whoa–is the sky falling, or what? The Economist has finally gotten (partway) off its “rah rah, America” kick and published a (somewhat) honest assessment of what’s going on in the States. And a thing of beauty it is, too: One … Continue reading →

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A kick in the Berluscoglioni

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

How do you say “Ouch” in Italian? (I know how you say “son of a bitch”!) The White House has apologised to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi for a briefing describing him as a political “amateur” who is “hated by many”. … Continue reading →

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17 seconds to moral clarity with Christopher Hitchens

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If you haven’t seen this video yet, you simply must. In the space of five minutes, you get to see how Christopher Hitchens saw the light on waterboarding in an undisclosed location somewhere in North Carolina. Not only does he … Continue reading →

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Why the EU wants to punish economic migrants

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Deutsche Welle, the German satellite TV channel, an interesting passage buried well down in the piece: The Return Directive raises hackles not only because of possible human rights infringements, but because the remittances sent home by illegal workers to … Continue reading →

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Brigitte Bardot, phoquez-vous!

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’m always amazed that the same people who bawl over baby seals in some other part of the world have so little regard left over for abused humanity coming to their own shores. Take (please!) the example of Brigitte Bardot, … Continue reading →

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Bzzzzzzzzzzzz–STING!!!

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Remember all those stories about mysteriously dying honeybee populations? Looks like we’ve got the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder all figured out, kiddies. Or at least, one very unsurprising chief suspect: Germany has banned a family of pesticides that are … Continue reading →

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Let’s hear the anti-Chavez screamers explain this

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, a little tidbit but a revealing one: Against the editorial lines from Colombia and Venezuela that claim there is a “close” relationship between the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez Frias, Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba, and the FARC rebels … Continue reading →

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