Seriously “eeewwwww”-worthy
from The LLama Butchers, who will not be urinating in the Amazon any time soon.
The Hugo and Mahmoud Show
Iranian leader calls Chavez a ‘trench mate’
The presidents of Iran and Venezuela, leading U.S. critics, pledged Saturday to support one another in disputes with Washington, with the Iranian calling Hugo Chavez “a brother and trench mate.”
As Chavez arrived for a two-day visit. Iran faced renewed international criticism for its nuclear program and for backing Hezbollah […]
Sao Paulo gang violence kills 81 in 4 days
Riots in Brazil
The Brazilian government offered on Monday to send troops to the business capital Sao Paulo to help combat a wave of gang attacks in which 81 people, many of them police, have died in four days.The gangsters set buses ablaze and shot up banks overnight Sunday after hitting police posts and vehicles across […]
Bay of Pigs
Other views from Babalu Blog: April 17, 1961
Let’s just say that President John F. Kennedy does not come across very well:
“The Republicans have allowed a communist dictatorship to flourish eight jet minutes from our borders,” accused John F. Kennedy during his famous debate with Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign. “We must support anti-Castro […]
Not Making This Up
UN envoy alarmed at Cuba jail allegations
A special U.N. rights envoy expressed alarm on Tuesday at allegations of ill treatment in Cuban jails, but said that a U.S. economic embargo was hampering attempts to improve Cuba’s respect for political rights.
“The extreme tension between Cuba and the United States has created a climate which is far […]
Voodoo Head, Severe Haz Mat
Voodoo head found in air luggage
US immigration officials have arrested a Haitian woman after baggage screeners found a human head in her luggage at a Florida airport. Myrlene Severe, 30, has been charged with failing to declare the head on a customs form and transporting “hazardous material“.She arrived at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale airport on Thursday […]
Cindy and Hugo
World Social Forum on Yahoo! News Photos
Another Opportunity for Zhirinovsky?
Chileans vote for president, woman leading
Undoubtedly, Vladimir Zhirinovsky will have something to say about this.
Chileans voted for a new president on Sunday and were expected to elect the South American country’s first woman leader, a socialist who is seen beating a moderate conservative billionaire.
Three major media outlets projected Michelle Bachelet, a medical doctor and […]
