Author Archives: RagBlog

Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Winter Soldier HearingsBy Aaron Glantz 10/03/08 “ICH” — – Get ready for the horrible, honest reality of the American occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan like you haven’t heard it before. … Continue reading →

Germany, The Re-engineered Ally: Readiness For Endless WarBy Axel Brot Part 1 08/08/07 “Asia Times” — – Not so many years ago, many hoped Europe might step up as a counterweight to US imperial policies. Such hopes were focused in … Continue reading →

Iraqis Protest in Basra Over SecurityBy BUSHRA JUHI BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in Basra, protesting deteriorating security in the southern city where Iraqi forces assumed responsibility for safety last December. Meanwhile, the U.S. … Continue reading →

Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking WaterAP, Posted: 2008-03-09 15:40:51 A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press … Continue reading →

International Working Women’s Day Another year! The condition of women has not advanced, but the illusionist want women to see it that way. Specifically in the field of politics. A woman running for president, and not just any woman but … Continue reading →

The Cindy Sheehan Doctrineby Cindy Sheehan / March 6th, 2008 One early morning, exactly five weeks after Casey was killed, I was awakened by a disturbing dream. Casey’s father, Patrick and I had traveled to Santa Barbara for Mother’s Day … Continue reading →

Black Prison Gulag and the Police Stateby Glen Ford / March 6th, 2008 The United States has passed an historic and symbolic watershed in its unrelenting, two generations-long quest to incarcerate as many Blacks as humanly possible. As of January … Continue reading →

Campaign BluesBy Jim Kunstler While it’s gratifying to watch Hillary Clinton melt back into her senate seat — in the process foiling the ascent of Emperor Bill the 1st — one can’t help but feel that the contest for president … Continue reading →

TO: Whomever is no longer concerned FROM: Scott, president, founder, and only member of THE UNASSOCIATED ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PAUPERS QUASI-REVOLUTIONARY QUITTERS CLUB DECLARATION OF DEFEAT I (your name goes here), having CONCLUDED, based on the undeniable reality that all … Continue reading →

Rubble outside an old Olympic football pitch in Mosul Iraqis of Mosul speak of suffering Five years of war have taken their toll on the Iraqi city of Mosul, where people live in fear, many without jobs, electricity or a … Continue reading →

The 1953 CIA Coup in Iran and the Roots of Middle East Terror Democracy Now Interview With New York Times foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer, author of All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror. … Continue reading →

Latin American Crisis “Made In The USA”By Bill Van Auken 07/03/08 “WSW” — – Nearly a week after Colombia’s cross-border raid against an encampment of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrilla movement in neighboring Ecuador, Latin America continues … Continue reading →