Tag Archives: Wikileaks

Journalistic Malpractice: Wikibullshit Edition

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Three months ago, a reporter (ahem, “intelligence officer” - same thing) comes home tipsy from a night out with a source and fires off an email to her editor (ahem, “handler” – again, same thing) relating a stream of unverifiable, unverified rumors … Continue reading →

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More Papist than the Pope

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

File this story about Cardinal Ignacio Velasco (QEPD) and the Venezuelan Catholic Bishops Conference under “Truth is Stranger than Fiction.” HT: PMB

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AD should be expelled from the MUD (Updated)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

The allegations contained in Wikileaks are damning for AD and its leaders. Even though the cables are old (2005-2006?), the stuff they contain suggests that Acción Democrática has become a national embarassment, a party so content in its own faded … Continue reading →

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Rude, brusque, arrogant, overly sensitive, unimaginative, repellent, and a show-off

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Normally, I stay away from Wikileaks because most of it is simply gossip. But this one … I simply couldn’t pass up. El País has the background on what the Americans really think of Henry Ramos Allup. The money quote: … Continue reading →

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The Banality of Incompetence

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

One story that should be getting more play abroad is the simply amazing tale of the oil Venezuela is selling to China for $5/barrel…only for the Chinese to turn around and sell it on to third-parties (read: gringos) at a markup of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chavismo, Oil | Tagged | 25 Comments