Author Archives: RagBlog

Seeking Asylum: Law faculty, students at Immigration Clinic work to free detained families at controversial facility Amid the idyllic Americana setting in a small Texas town is a place where young children lived surrounded by razor wire fence with the … Continue reading →

Ecuador Declines US, Offers Manta Air Base to ChinaWritten by April Howard, Wednesday, 05 December 2007 When the U.S. Air Force Southern Command’s 10-year usage rights for Ecuador’s Manta air base expire in 2009, they can expect to be evicted … Continue reading →

AWOL military justiceBy Morris D. Davis, December 10, 2007 Why the former chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions resigned his post. I was the chief prosecutor for the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Oct. 4, the … Continue reading →

The Perfect Storm of Campaign 2008: War, Depression, and Turning-Point ElectionsBy Steve Fraser Will the presidential election of 2008 mark a turning point in American political history? Will it terminate with extreme prejudice the conservative ascendancy that has dominated the … Continue reading →

From Border Bullies to Prosecutors: Seize the Land, Chain the Peace ActivistsBy BRENDA NORRELL The Gate, Tonoho O’Odham Nation (Arizona) While Homeland Security announced the forced occupation and takeover of Lipan Apache lands in Texas for the border wall, I … Continue reading →

Exposing The Guardians Of PowerBy John Pilger, Dec 8, 2007, 05:05 What has changed in the way we see the world? For as long as I can remember, the relationship of journalists with power has been hidden behind a bogus … Continue reading →

The Howard’s LegacyBy Ghali Hassan, Dec 8, 2007, 12:35 For a decade, Australians have been living under a right-wing, semi-fascist and racist Liberal government, led by an egomaniac John Winston Howard. In order to win elections, the Howard’s gang manipulated … Continue reading →

The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act: A Tutorial in Orwellian NewspeakBy Robert Weitzel, Dec 8, 2007, 12:34 “Political language has to consist largely of euphemisms . . . and sheer cloudy vagueness.” – George Orwell – H.R 1955: the Violent Radicalization … Continue reading →

SUPERCAPITALISM, SUPER IMPERIALISMPART 2: Deregulation: Global war on laborBy Henry C K Liu (Click here for PART 1: A structural link) The long-range consequence of the Carter deregulation policies and practices that had begun during 1978-1982 was magnified during the … Continue reading →

Worldwide protests urge climate change action: Marches held in more than 50 cities to coincide with U.N. warming summitUpdated 1:58 p.m. PT, Sat., Dec. 8, 2007 LONDON – Skiers, fire-eaters and an ice sculptor joined in worldwide demonstrations Saturday to … Continue reading →

Now and ForeverBy Bob Herbert 12/07/07 “New York Times” — — Most of the time we pretend it’s not there: The staggering financial cost of the war in Iraq, which continues to soar, unchecked, like a rocket headed toward the … Continue reading →

Scott Ritter: Cheney’s Iran Policy Still StandsAudio : 12/06/07 Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine and UN weapons inspector, discusses the new Iran NIE, his admiration for Ron Paul, and the need of the American people to destroy the careers of … Continue reading →