Category Archives: The “Well, DUH!” Files

Honduran coup benefits Mexican drug gangs

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Honduran people? Not so much… Surprise! Fascism is great for crooks, lousy for law enforcement. It’s not just democracy that suffers.

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A few random thoughts on Libya…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…for whatever it’s worth: 1. I am most emphatically NOT in favor of Moammar Gaddafi. The man is a son of a bitch. And he’s been just about everyone’s son-of-a-bitch at some point, including the CIA’s. I will never be … Continue reading →

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Piñera talks out of both sides of his mouth on nuclear power

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh Chile…what have you elected? Surely this is not what you had in mind? While the debate on the use of nuclear energy grows around the world, Chilean president Sebastián Piñera confirmed that he will be signing an accord on … Continue reading →

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Politically motivated? You don’t say…

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Awhile back, I remarked on how interesting and odd the timing of those sexual assault charges against Julian Assange was. Today, once more, I am reminded of just how very interesting and odd that timing was, indeed: Julian Assange’s Swedish … Continue reading →

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“We have HAD it!”

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Michael Moore’s incredible speech from Madison, Wisconsin. As he says, the media haven’t got a clue what’s really going on, so it’s up to us bloggers to get the message out. Here’s an excerpt from his latest letter: So in … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary opportunism, part duh–or, How to spin paja into gold

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“Chávez is the people.” The writing is on the wall. And the Middle East is reading. I said as much as this last week, but it’s nice to see it confirmed by Venezuelanalysis just the same: As the wave of … Continue reading →

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Nothing is certain but death, part dos…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yep, that US healthcare system…truly the best in the world. Just ask Cuban immigrants: Birgilio Marin-Fuentes had driven to Portland Adventist Medical Center shortly after midnight Thursday, unable to sleep or stop coughing, then crashed his car into a pillar … Continue reading →

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Nothing is certain but death…

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

How’s that old saying go about death and taxes? Seems to me a bit more of the latter could have prevented the former, as in this sad case: A spokeswoman for University Hospital has confirmed a man who witnesses say … Continue reading →

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Libertarianism at work, for realz

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aw. Aren’t the flibbertigibbertarians adorable when their “principles” come, literally, under fire? Glenn Fucking Beck sure was. He waxed all racist on a family who didn’t pay the $75 mafia extortion protection racket subscription fee the local fire department charged, … Continue reading →

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Time to end the war in Afghanistan, for the entire region’s sake

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Maybe it’s just me, my bookish predilections, and the fact that I’m reading a lot of Greg Mortenson’s work right about now (I just finished re-reading Three Cups of Tea, and have now begun Stones Into Schools). Maybe it’s the … Continue reading →

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