Author Archives: RagBlog

Foiled Again: The Defeat of the Latest Bush Administration Plan for New Nuclear Weaponsby Lawrence S. WittnerDecember 20, 2007, History News Network Advocates of a U.S. nuclear weapons buildup received a significant setback on December 16, when Congressional negotiators agreed … Continue reading →

Military Intervention against Iran?Implications of the National Intelligence EstimateBy Stefan Simanowitz 12/20/07 “ZNet” — — The findings of the US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) which state “with high confidence” that Iran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003 clearly represent … Continue reading →

The Butcher’s ApronBy Mike Whitney 12/21/07 “ICH” — — Every four years the country is swept up in the pomp and pageantry of presidential elections. And every four years loyal Americans flock to the voting booths to select the candidate … Continue reading →

December 20, 2007 NOLA CITY COUNCIL INCITES BRUTAL POLICE ATTACKS AND TEAR GASING OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS AND THEIR ALLIES EMERGENCY NATIONAL CALL TO STAND WITH NOLA PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS TO STOP DEMOLITIONS OF THEIR HOMES ASSEMBLE FOR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL … Continue reading →

Faithful Say I-35 Is ‘Highway to God’CNN, Posted: 2007-12-20 12:35:05 DALLAS, Texas (Dec. 20) — If you turn to the Bible — Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 — you will see a passage that in part says, “A highway shall … Continue reading →

A Lesson from Two Towns: Standing Up to NAFTABy LAURA CARLSEN Every hour, Mexico imports $1.5 million dollars worth of agricultural and food products, almost all from the United States. In that same hour, 30 people-men, women, and children-leave their … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton Can’t be Trusted on IraqBy Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus Clinton’s position on Iraq is almost indistinguishable from Bush’s. Public opinion polls have consistently shown that the majority of Americans — and even a larger majority of … Continue reading →

Here is Juan Cole’s take on the following article: The US troop escalation that began last February seems to be implicated in the displacement of over one million Iraqis to Syria between March and October of this year, adding to … Continue reading →

Mirage Of Improvement In IraqBy Dahr Jamail 12/19/07 “ICH” — – The November 19 New York Times announces, “Baghdad’s Weary Start to Exhale as Security Improves.” The Washington Post on November 23 reports, “Returnees Find a Capital Transformed.” People in … Continue reading →

Farmworkers and Students Take On Burger KingMichael Gould-Wartofsky It’s tomato season in Immokalee, Florida. Today, like every other day, the tomato pickers will emerge from their trailers in the dark before dawn, and twelve hours later, they will return in … Continue reading →

Fatwa against the dollar?Posted by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on 17 Dec 2007 To all intents and purposes, the Wahabi religious establishment of Saudi Arabia has just issued a fatwa against the US dollar. This bears watching. A message issued by 26 … Continue reading →

An Inside Job: Is the NIE Bush’s Watergate?By SAUL LANDAU “Look, Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous, if they have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.” – George Bush, Dec. 4, 2007 “We … Continue reading →