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Yearly Archives: 2008
Blackwater Scandal Redux : Smuggling Prohibited Weapons in Dog Food Sacks
Blackwater insider: Company executives made the decision to smuggle the weapons and silencers in the dog food ‘because it’s a war over there and our guys need them.’By Brian Ross and Jason Ryan / November 14, 2008 Also see ‘Indictment … Continue reading
The Misrepresentations About the War in Georgia
Photo: Time.Why did the West ignore the truth about the war in Georgia?By Mary Dejevsky / November 12, 2008 The US and UK left the impression that Russia was the guilty party Thank goodness, they might be thinking at the … Continue reading
Our Correspondent : Germany’s Alternative ‘Rag’ Hopeful About Obama
Die Tageszeitung: ‘As Obama so often said: Change is not about me, it is about you. Europeans should feel addressed by that.’By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2008 BERLIN — After the election, the headline of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, Alternative Media, David MacBryde, Europe, Freak Brothers, Germany, Gilbert Shelton, Obama, Sixties, The Rag, The Rag Blog, The World, Underground Press
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The Wall Street Bailout Is "Borderline Criminal"
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Friends announcing terms of the bailout.In Praise of a Rocky TransitionBy Naomi Klein / November 13, 2008 The more details emerge, the clearer it becomes that Washington’s handling of the Wall Street bailout is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Criminal Justice, Wall Street Bailout
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BOOKS / Comix Legend Spain Rodriquez : Che: A Graphic Biography
‘If you’re open-minded and curious about the events immediately to America’s south during the 1950s and 1960s that had such an overwhelming impact on our society and our political system, then this book is essential.’By Mike Gold “Spain” Rodriquez and … Continue reading
Joining the Peace Movement and Labor Activism
What If Labor Opposed War?By David Swanson / November 14, 2008 I think the peace movement and every justice movement in the United States should simply overwhelm Congress members during the next two months with one and only one demand: … Continue reading
Understanding What the Stock Markets Are Doing
Source / RGE Monitor Thanks to Erich Seifert / The Rag Blog
Teaching War : What Did You Learn in School Today?
Veteran Fred Castaneda addresses Veterans Day assembly at Austin elementary school. Photo by Ricardo B. Brazziell / Austin American-Statesman.Is Veteran’s Day about War?By Fran Hanlon / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2008 Recently, the Austin American-Statesman ran a photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CodePink, Education, Peace Movement, Public Schools, Texas, Veterans
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Austin : Iraq Veterans Speak Out Against the War
Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War march in Austin’s Veteran’s Day parade. Photos by Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog.Iraq war veterans talk the walk at UTBy Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / November 13, 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Austin, Ft. Hood, Iraq Occupation, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, Peace Movement, Social Action, Texas
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Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XLIX: A Vote for Obama Was "Material Cooperation with Intrinsic Evil"
Reverend Jay Scott Newman.Priest Blasts Catholic Obama VotersBy Meg Kinnard / November 14, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack … Continue reading
Bad News: Pollution Reaching from Arabia to Japan
In this 2007 satellite image, a band of brown haze crosses over South Korea, center, then spreads out over the Sea of Japan toward Japan, center right. According to a U.N. report released Thursday, a thick brown cloud of soot, … Continue reading
