Category Archives: The “Well, DUH!” Files

Yes, I admit it. I’m one of these too.

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And so are you, and so is everybody else I know. I’m talking about people who actually use the Web to read what they want, read JUST what they want, and not bother to give crapitalism its pound of flesh … Continue reading →

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I wrote Mike Malloy another letter…

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…in response to a guy named Ed, from Miami, who tootled all the lines we know only too well from the loco anti-Chavez contingent, plus one new one: “Bush is a populist.” WTF??? Well, I couldn’t let that stand, so … Continue reading →

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Real terrorism in a nutshell

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Sabina Becker

But of course, the US has the adults in charge of the government, so none of this would EVER happen. Right? RIGHT???

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Quotable: Gary Kamiya on what to do about terrorism

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“The only effective way to reduce the threat of terrorism is to work to end the conditions that give rise to it. In the case of Islamist terrorism, this means a comprehensive and enlightened political, economic and diplomatic strategy for … Continue reading →

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Who needs the stinkin’ DEA?

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Not Venezuela, apparently. They kicked ’em out a while back, and now we’re seeing a number of dramatic results. Like, oh, say, this: Combat helicopters and F-16 fighter jets opened fire at a clandestine airstrip in Venezuela’s remote southern plains … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky states the obvious

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Obvious to you, me, and Noam Chomsky, obviously. But to the hawkish disaster-capitalist types, maybe not so:“Aggressors have no rights. Responsibilities, maybe, but no rights.”I wonder what PNAC, BushCo, Halliburton, etc. will all do when they find out that they … Continue reading →

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Freedom is on the march!

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Well, at least on Iraqi TV…where the local chapter of the Flat Earth Society is finally free to speak its mind:…and you are finally free to laugh your ass off at them. Especially when you consider what great strides in … Continue reading →

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A former FBI interrogator on torture

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Yes, Foreign Policy is a smelly rag with some pretty horrible biases and outright distortions. (Their blog also sucks because it can’t keep the most basic facts straight, such as the identities of non-white supermodels.) But Jack Cloonan’s words to … Continue reading →

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Moses was trippin’ on Mount Sinai!

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Sorry–just thought I’d share.

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The rich aren’t going to like this

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Talk about your “no shit, Sherlock” moments. How long did it take them to realize that unequal distribution of wealth is a major killer? Economic growth does not necessarily translate into improvements in child mortality, major new research suggests. Ten … Continue reading →

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