Yearly Archives: 2007

Benchmark Boogie: A Guide to the Struggle Over Iraq’s OilBy Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. Posted July 14, 2007. Your guide to the ongoing dance between Bush, the Congress, and the Iraqi government; an update on the current status of the proposed … Continue reading →

We’ve said we’re led by morons. Now this: The White House Has a Manual for Silencing Protesters and DemonstrationsBy Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. Posted July 14, 2007. So the truth comes out. After a myriad of stories about people being … Continue reading →

Walter S. Falk III Texas artist and long-time Austinite Walter S. Falk III died unexpectedly on Tues., July 10, at home in Rockport. The son of the late Anne and Lt. Col. Walter S. Falk, Jr., he is survived by … Continue reading →

The Pessoptimist in Istanbul: Will Bin Laden Win?Barnett R. Rubin, 12 July 2007 Today I am in Istanbul in a hotel overlooking the Sea of Marmora. I am here for — of all things — a conference on the Durand … Continue reading →

The Ponerology of Apathy and War Understanding the science of ponerology presents a real and viable opportunity to create a life affirming world rather than the current world ruled by the inhuman laws of war and apathy.

We have added a new counter to the Rag Blog sidebar. Understanding the human toll in Iraq is far more important than knowing how much money we have spent on this useless war. Here is the posting from the Just … Continue reading →

The Cost of Junior’s “War of Terror”

U.S. intel warns Al-Qaida has rebuiltBy KATHERINE SHRADER and MATTHEW LEE,APPosted: 2007-07-11 22:14:47 WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded al-Qaida has rebuilt its operating capability to a level not seen since just before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, … Continue reading →

Ex-Surgeon General Says He Was MuzzledBy KEVIN FREKING,APPosted: 2007-07-11 12:51:40 WASHINGTON (July 11) – President Bush’s most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons on hot-button health issues such as emergency contraception and abstinence-only … Continue reading →

When you read the article just posted recounting numerous horrid memories of soldiers in Iraq, reading this analysis of the leadership is vaguely challenging. After Rumsfeld, a new dawn?By Mark Perry In the American movie Cool Hand Luke – a … Continue reading →

The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear WitnessChris Hedges & Laila Al-Arian Over the past several months The Nation has interviewed fifty combat veterans of the Iraq War from around the United States in an effort to investigate the effects of … Continue reading →