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Colombia : Official Corruption and Mr. Big
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe. A history of official corruption: Colombia and the Uribe family By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2009 See ‘A Stroll down Paramilitary Lane,’ below. …the sheer number of cases, their geographic spread, … Continue reading
Curbing John O’Neill : The Pipeline and the Saudi-Al Qaeda Connection
The late John P. O’Neill, former assistant director of the FBI, saw threat of bin Laden early on. O’Neill’s attempts to investigate connections with Saudis were thwarted.John O’Neill, the Trans Afghanistan Pipeline:The Saudis, the Bushes and bin LadenBy Sherman DeBrosse … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan Pipeline, Al Qaeda, Bin Laden, Espionage, FBI, George W. Bush, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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The Shoe: ‘Out of Loyalty to Every Drop of Innocent Blood That Has Been Shed’
Why I threw the shoe I am no hero. I just acted as an Iraqi who witnessed the pain and bloodshed of too many innocents By Muntazer al-Zaidi / September 17, 2009 I am free. But my country is still … Continue reading
Gog, Magog and the Burning Bush!
The REAL force behind the Iraq War? Gog the demon as envisioned by Marvel Comics.A French Revelation, or The Burning Bush Now-departed President Bush is a religious crackpot, an ex-drunk of small intellect who ‘got saved.’ He never should have … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelical Christians, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Religious Fanaticism
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Canada Allows War Criminal in to Speak
Canada breaking the law by hosting war crimes suspect George W. Bush By John Mcnamer / March 18, 2009 The Canadian government has knowingly allowed the violation of both Canadian domestic law and international human-rights law by failing to stop … Continue reading
Bush Visits Calgary: Just $400 a Seat to Hear Him
Paying to hear Dubya weighing in on world challenges he made considerably more dire is like Dick Cheney charging for safe hunting tips. Dinner footwear may be optional By Bill Kaufmann / February 19, 2009 I really hope he shows … Continue reading
Inauguration Day 2009: More Than Meets the Eye
Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Electoral politics, George W. Bush, Humor, Political Cartoon
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Dubya Bids Adieu : Still Delusional After All These Years
Bush says bye bye. Photo courtesy of Boston Globe.‘If there was any value in the speech it was this: it should remind us of the importance of refusing to allow this delusional revisionism to stand.’By Arianna Huffington / January 16, … Continue reading
The George W. Bush Memorial Ego Shoe-Ter
We’re surprised it took so long for this to appear, but appear it did. It is a way to spend a few moments releasing some pent-up emotion, or maybe just a way to waste a little time. Regardless, it’s pretty … Continue reading
Bush Is a Puppet and Ehud Olmert Holds the Strings
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert Claims to be Able to Order Bush Around By Juan Cole / January 13, 2009 So outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was speaking in Ashkelon on Monday, and he said the most amazing thing. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza War, George W. Bush, Israel, Palestine, United Nations
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Singin’ on Sunday: Ratatöska Allstars
Ratatöska feat. Ströbele – Goodbye George Source / Goodbye George Thanks to David MacBryde / The Rag Blog
Bush/Cheney : The Makeover and the Two Myths
Torture saved us and the surge worked. Not.By Robert Parry As George W. Bush and Dick Cheney make their case for some positive legacy from the past eight years, two arguments are playing key roles: the notion that torturing terror … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, Cheney, George W. Bush, The Presidency, The Surge, Torture, War on Terror
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