Author Archives: RagBlog

We’re taking bets, too. We bet not one fucking thing is going to happen as a consequence of this fancy study (see below). Richard Jehn I can’t find the news in this news. What, in 2003 we only knew there … Continue reading →

As Juan Cole so aptly puts it, “Hiring Paul Wolfowitz to advise the State Department on arms control is like hiring Lindsay Lohan as a driving instructor. Besides, when someone is consistently wrong and always vastly exaggerating the threat from … Continue reading →

How To Create Iraqi Orphans: And then how to make life worse for themBy Robert Fisk 25/01/08 “The Independent” — — It’s not difficult to create orphans in Iraq. If you’re an insurgent, you can blow yourself up in a … Continue reading →

Take Action on the 5th Anniversaryof the Illegal War and Occupation of IraqMarch 19No War, No Warming — Resistance Is Forming!As we enter the 6th year of war in Iraq, No War, No Warming is joining with many other organizations … Continue reading →

FLASHBACK: Economists Predicted That A Prolonged U.S. Presence In Iraq Could Lead To A Recession In yesterday’s press briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Dana Perino about the tie between the current U.S. economy and the Iraq war. … Continue reading →

Escape from Gaza or Voluntary Transfer?By Mike Whitney 24/01/08 “ICH” — — Forget everything you’ve read about the “Great Escape” from Gaza. It’s all rubbish. The whole farce was cooked up in an Israeli think tank as way to rid … Continue reading →

It sure looks like the Pashtuns are likely to “win” no matter what we do. Here are other links from the Asia Times site that verifiy the same conclusion. The Taliban now controls the main supply lines to Kabul: see … Continue reading →

Since we’re harping on this topic tonight anyway, here’s a little more. The Danse Macabre of US-Style DemocracyBy John Pilger 24/01/08 “ICH” — — The former president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere once asked, “Why haven’t we all got a vote … Continue reading →

Scared to let the UN observe proceedings at a military hearing – says it all about the way the US handles these matters with “terrorists.” You’d better be fucking ready, because you could be next. UN observer can’t attend Omar … Continue reading →

We think you’re confused. Don’t Even Think About It: Enter The Thought Policeby James Ridgeway and Jean Casella Perhaps no campaign tactic is more effective than fearmongering, and in the current presidential race the sum of all fears, once again, … Continue reading →

Jay Rockefeller’s Unintentionally Revealing Commentsby Glenn Greenwald As the Senate takes up “debate” today over granting the President new warrantless eavesdropping powers and granting immunity to lawbreaking telecoms, the individual who joined forces with Dick Cheney to get this ball … Continue reading →

Why I Would Vote for Barack ObamaBy Steve Russell If I got to vote at a time when it mattered, that is. But I will not moan and groan about being cut out of the process. If we move to … Continue reading →