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Yearly Archives: 2008
Attention Sarah Palin!
Thanks to Nick Hopkins / The Rag Blog
For Now, Our War on al Qaeda Is Over
On the Seventh Anniversary of September 11: Time to Declare the original al-Qaeda DefeatedBy Juan Cole / September 11, 2008 The original al-Qaeda is defeated. It is a dangerous thing for an analyst to say, because obviously radical Muslim extremists … Continue reading
9/11 : The Politics of Fear, Religious Fanaticism and Checks & Balances
‘They’ve attacked us! Turn on your TV!!’By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2008 I remember seven years ago today like it was yesterday: the phone call at 0545 pulling me from sleep to hear a friend … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged 9/11, al-Qaida, Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Religious Fanaticism, Terrorism, War on Terror
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Murder, Corruption, and Intrigue in Israel
On August 1 the Independent reported claims made in a book by two Israeli journalists that Shaul Mofaz in 2001 called for a death toll of 70 Palestinians a day. Photo: Getty.Olmert indicted as deputy is accused of war crimesBy … Continue reading
Truth: Why Bother Anymore in This Nation?
Evil: It’s the New Good!By Mark Morford / September 10, 2008 Shut up and drink your high fructose corn syrup, sucker The devil isn’t evil, he just has lousy PR. Examples? They are legion. Here’s one the Powers That Be … Continue reading
ECONOMY : Size Matters When You’re Bailing Out!
1943 photo of Merchant Marines bailing out of a lifeboat.What good is money if you can’t spend it on stuff like oil, right?By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 10, 2008 Since Lehman Brothers investment bank (the type … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Economy, Federal Reserve, Finance
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Honoring the Dead : ‘Eyes Wide Open’
Photo of Eyes Wide Open on the Mall in Washington DC by AFSC.Boots on the ground in Austin this weekendBy Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 10, 2008 In February 2005, the display of combat boots and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Exhibitions, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Peace Movement, Texas, War Fatalities
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Thomas Cleaver Goes Hollyweird : Who Would Play Sarah Palin?
Tina Fey could play Sarah Palin. Not.‘Reese Witherspoon, reprising her role as Tracy Flick in Election, who despite her angelic face is vindictive, manipulative…?’By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / September 10, 2008 OK, I am sure all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Actresses, Film, Filmmakers, Hollywood, Popular Culture, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Alice Embree : Lipstick on a Capitalist Pig!!
Long Live the Capitalist Pig / Tattoo art by Eduardo Lecleres / Pure Body Arts, Brooklyn‘It’s not about the lipstick, friends. It’s about the pig’By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / September 10, 2008 OK. So maybe people in … Continue reading
Mariann Wizard : ‘Palin Will Go Down in Flames’
Yeah. Yeah. We know this image is probably photoshopped. And?Palin Implosion InevitableBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / September 9, 2008 As even more evidence comes to light of Gov. Sarah Palin’s anti-scientific, anti-feminist, and anti-democratic views, I am … Continue reading
A New Blog with a Clear Purpose
Women say NO – Part 15September 8, 2008 I don’t support Sarah Palin as a candidate for Vice President because I don’t want my grandchildren to live in a nation that, in accordance with her political views, would deny them … Continue reading
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Tagged Electoral politics, PresidentialCampaign, Sarah Palin, Women
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Another Bank Fails (And There’s a McCain Involved)
Silver State Bank Goes Belly UpBy Cookie Jill / September 8, 2008 Guess Andrew McCain learned “economics” from his dad. Regulators on friday shut down Silver State Bank, saying the Nevada bank failed because of losses on soured loans, mainly … Continue reading
