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Yearly Archives: 2008
The John McCain Mysteries : POW Questions and the Forrestal Affair
Sen. John McCain warmly greeted Vietnam Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet during a 1992 visit to Hanoi.Flyboy McCain: Unanswered QuestionsBy Sherman De Brosse / The Rag Blog / November 2, 2008 This is the sixth and final installment in a … Continue reading
FOX and MSNBC : Waging Ideological Warfare on the Boob Toob
Class struggle lives on cable TVBy Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 See ‘A Surge on One Channel, a Tight Race on Another,’ by Jim Rutenberg; and a comment by The Rag Blog’s Thorne Dreyer, Below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Cable News, Fox News, Keith Olbermann, Marketing, Media Bias, MSNBC, Partisan Politics, Racism, Right Wing Media, Television
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Hunger: The Real Killer in Afghanistan
Up to 18 million people in Afghanistan live on less than US$2 a day and are considered food-insecure, FAO says. Photo source.Hunger could kill more people in Afghanistan than the TalibanBy AsiaNews / October 31, 2008 At least 8.4 million … Continue reading
Profound Elements of Instability Characterize Iraq
An Iraqi police officer guards passengers recently at a central Baghdad railway station. Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP.Iraq smolders even as it cools as voter issueBy Liz Sly / November 2, 2008 War’s pull at U.S. polls is lessened, even as Iraqis … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – Terry Thompson
Terry is an old Friend, as we posted something from him several months ago. This is his latest adventure into musical political commentary, an excellent effort indeed. We love this song. It says everything about the foreign policy approach if … Continue reading
Studs Terkel : A People’s Journalist Passes
‘For Studs, listening was a craft, deeply studied and deliberately honed.’By Bruce Shapiro / November 1, 2008 When I was a student in Chicago in the late 1970s, Studs Terkel’s daily radio interview programs on WFMT were my morning seminars. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Authors, Deaths, Historians, Journalists, People, Studs Terkel, Writers
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McCain’s Big Backfire : Most Americans Favor ‘Spreading the Wealth’
It must come as a surprise to the Republicans that the public favors Obama’s style of wealth spreading by a whopping margin.By Alexander Zaitchik / November 1, 2008 John McCain and Joe the Plumber are campaigning for Barack Obama, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, McCain, Progressive Taxation, Socialism, Spreading Wealth
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Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Austin Treasure : Vintage Video from Historic Protest Actions
Found Footage Reveals Bygone Era in AustinBy Amy Smith / October 31, 2008 See vintage Video of Austin protest activities in three parts, Below. Austin native Patrick McGarrigle has put together a treasure trove of Sixties-era video footage culled from … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, History, New Left, Peace Movement, Sixties, Texas, Vietnam
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William Blum on McCain and Much More
Jay McShann playing piano in a whore house. The Anti-Empire Report: Read this or George W. Bush will be president the rest of your life By William Blum / The Rag Blog / October 30, 2008 Don’t tell my mother … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bill Ayers, Economic Collapse, Electoral politics, George W. Bush, John McCain, William Blum
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Bush’s Exit Strategy : A Deregulation Frenzy
Dubya: The legacy.The Legacy Grows: ‘Every rule in every agency is under attack.’By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / October 31, 2008 See ‘A Last Push To Deregulate: White House to Ease Many Rules’ by R. Jeffrey Smith, Below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Presidency, Deregulation, Endangered Species, EPA, Political Corruption
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Guantanamo Torture : CIA Officers Could Face Trial in Britian
‘British resident held in Guantanamo Bay was brutally tortured after being arrested and questioned by American forces.’By Robert Verkaik / October 31, 2008 Senior CIA officers could be put on trial in Britain after it emerged last night that the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, CIA, Criminal Justice, Great Britain, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Terrorism, Torture, War on Terror
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