Author Archives: RagBlog

It’s Time To Demilitarize US Policy in Africa: No Arms! No Transfers! No Military Aid!by Bruce Dixon / February 28th, 2008 It’s time to demilitarize US policy toward the African continent. Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, … Continue reading →

Causes and Consequences of Our Foreign Policy in the Middle East: What It Means for AmericansBy Karen Kwiatkowski The following is the text of a speech given at Virginia Tech on February 12, 2008. 02/28/08 — — -I want to … Continue reading →

Judge Moscone denies defense motion to dismiss…but Judge Moscone denied defense motions to dismiss the conspiracy count against the remaining three San Francisco 8 defendants, Herman Bell, Jalil Muntaqim and Francisco Torres. While denying that issues about tolling and the … Continue reading →

The Defining Moment: The Point Of No Returnby Rachel Olivieri / February 26th, 2008 If you woke up one morning only to discover that civilization has been on a roaring oil binge and in its catatonic consuming stupor had unceremoniously … Continue reading →

Afghanistan: The Brutal and Unnecessary War the Media Aren’t Telling You AboutBy Joshua Holland 27/02/08 “AlterNet” — – They say journalists provide the first draft of history. With the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, that draft led to an almost universal … Continue reading →

The Most Wanted List: International TerrorismBy Noam Chomsky On February 13, Imad Moughniyeh, a senior commander of Hizbollah, was assassinated in Damascus. “The world is a better place without this man in it,” State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said: “one … Continue reading →

One word: revenge. We are a nation that collectively decided that revenge in the aftermath of September 11th was acceptable. And these two articles describe its logical conclusion. We should conclude that revenge is evil and can only yield further … Continue reading →

The Subprime Hangover: Here Comes The $739 Billion Taxpayer BailoutBy Mike Whitney 25/02/08 “ICH” — – “The SEC probe of the securitization of subprime mortgages into collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), announced last summer, has yielded no official enforcement cases….SEC chief, … Continue reading →

The Failure of Human Rights Watch in Venezuela and HaitiBy Joe Emersberger 25/02/08 “HaitiAnalysis” — – The way Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Haiti and Venezuela in its 2008 World Report reveals an underlying assumption that the US and … Continue reading →

OPTIONS FOR WATCHINGTHE WINTER SOLDIER HEARINGS History will be made in Washington, DC between March 13 and 16 when Iraq Veterans Against the War will conduct “Winter Soldier” Hearings at which active duty members of the military, veterans, members of … Continue reading →

Obama Hope Beating Clinton HelpBy Joel Hirschhorn, published Feb 14, 2008 Hope mongering has been working much better than experience mongering. Now, the rest of the story…. As befits American culture, politics is all about slick selling to the masses. … Continue reading →