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Yearly Archives: 2008
Attacking in Pakistan While No One’s Looking
NATO ground troops attack Taliban stronghold in Pakistan, officials sayBy Huma Yusuf / September 3, 2008 The raid may be the first time the US has sent troops into Pakistan. Prior attacks attributed to US forces were conducted with drones. … Continue reading
Postcards About Palin : What Some Alaskans Say About Sarah
‘Alaskans in general do not give a rat’s ass about anything outside of Alaska’By Mariannn G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / September 3, 2008 While working in Alaska in 2004, I met people from all of AK’s many political … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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Direct From Wasilla : Whassup With Sarah…
Speaking of Sarah Palin : From one who knows herBy Anne Kilkenny / The Rag Blog / September 3, 2008 So many people have asked me about what I know about Sarah Palin in the last two days that I … Continue reading
Iraq Report: the al Anbar Handover
Sergeant Jesse E. Leach carries Lance Corporal Juan Valdez-Castillo after he was shot by a sniper during a patrol in Anbar Province, Iraq on October 31, 2006. (Photo: Joao Silva for The New York Times)The Fake U.S. Victory in IraqBy … Continue reading
Ron Paul : My Convention is Bigger Than Your Convention
Joyous Ron Paul supporters lined the street Tuesday in front of the Target Convention Center in Minneapolis. Paul appeared on stage to the roars of fervent followers, most of whom traveled long distances and waited as long as eight hours … Continue reading
Joseph Stiglitz on the Economy : Falling Down
‘London Bridge’ (1616) by Claes Van Visscher. This engraving shows Old London Bridge in 1616, with Southwark Cathedral in the foreground. The spiked heads of executed criminals can be seen above the Southwark gatehouse. Some of Old London Bridge did … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Depression, Economics, Economy, Finance, Great Depression, History, Recession
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Sarah Palin : Soldiers in Iraq on ‘Task From God’
I find this very, very disturbing. Alyssa Burgin / The Rag Blog Sarah Palin, her church and her messianic world viewBy Nico Pitney and Sam Stein / September 2, 2008 Three months before she was thrust into the national political … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelical Christians, Presidential Campaign, Religious Right, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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Is John McCain Really Just Sarah Palin’s Bitch?
From the creative mind of YouTuber LisaNova. Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens | The Rag Blog | Posted September 2, 2008
Jim Hightower : The Price of Autocratic Arrogance
A mass arrest under way at an antiwar protest in Manhattan on April 7, 2003. Convictions: zero. Cost: $2 million. Photo by Dawn Reel / NYT.Running a police state is expensiveBy Jim Hightower / September 2, 2008 To your list … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq War, Jim Hightower, New York City, Peace Movement, Police State, Political Protest, Protest
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Cuba: Still Much More Concerned with the Things That Truly Matter
CUBA: Shoring Up the Educational SystemBy Patricia Grogg / August 29, 2008 HAVANA, Aug 29 — In the new school year, which begins next Monday, Cuba’s educational system will be trying out several changes aimed at overcoming the decline in … Continue reading
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Ecological Food For Thought … The Progress Of DestructionBy Jim Otterstrom / September 2, 2008 A friend once sent me a link to a composite photo of the nighttime lights of North America as seen from space. She found the … Continue reading
Nilin: Stopping Israel’s Plans to Steal Their Land
Nilin, Palestine exchanges of “fire”Palestinian village faces army reign of terrorBy Jonathan Cook / September 2, 2008 NILIN — The window through which Salam Amira, 16, filmed the moment when an Israeli soldier shot from close range a handcuffed and … Continue reading
