Author Archives: RagBlog

Iraq OKs Raids on BlackwaterBy Noah Shachtman EmailNovember 08, 2007 This sounds like a recipe for something very ugly. The Times is reporting that “the Iraqi interior minister said Wednesday that he would authorize raids by his security forces on … Continue reading →

The Neoconservative Agenda to Sacrifice the Fifth Fleet: The New Pearl HarborBy Michael E. Salla, M.A., Ph.D. 11/08/07 “ICH” — — -The Bush administration has covered up and ignored dissenting Pentagon war games analysis that suggests an attack on Iran’s … Continue reading →

George Carlin is a comedian, but that doesn’t mean everything he says is a joke. You Have No Choice – You Have Owners

From Informed Comment Global Affairs. Memo to Media: Supporting Musharraf is NOT RealismWednesday, November 7, 2007 Now that I am out of Pakistan, I can watch international news again. (General Musharraf, author of the doctrine of “enlightened moderation,” has shut … Continue reading →

Confirmed- Austin Energy Providing Customer Data To Austin Police11.05.2007 I can now confirm that Austin Police have access to Austin Energy customer usage information. The City of Austin, in response to my open records request, turned over an agreement titled … Continue reading →

The Choice in Pakistan is Democracy or Talibanization: Guest Op-ed by Shahin M. ColeShahin M. Cole, Esq., writes: ‘I am one of those Pakistan-trained lawyers you have been hearing about. I have spent the last few days watching on television … Continue reading →

DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT TORTURE OF BLACK PANTHERSTO BE SHOWN NOVEMBER 14 AT RESISTENCIA BOOKS The Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS Austin) is presenting a showing of the film “Legacy of Torture” at Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St., Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Iraq taught us nothingBy Gary Kamiya The U.S. establishment’s acceptance of a possible war with Iran shows that the folly that led to Iraq still rules Washington. Nov. 6, 2007 | The U.S. could attack Iran in the next few … Continue reading →

Terminology that only a psychopathic neocon could use. The United States’ new backyardBy Alain Gresh, Nov 6, 2007, 04:55 When the US decided that its backyard would in future be a greater Middle East – from Pakistan to Morocco – … Continue reading →

The Last “Enemy Combatant” on the U.S. Mainland: The Torture of Ali al-MarriBy ANDY WORTHINGTON Torture is defined in many ways. To the US administration, nothing that it ever does is torture. In keeping with the notorious “Torture Memo” of … Continue reading →

“The End is Nigh!” Cries Paul Volcker, as Heads Topple at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup: Welcome to Year 27 of the Reagan RevolutionBy MIKE WHITNEY Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve dropped its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to … Continue reading →

Waterboarding Demonstration at the Justice Department November 5, 2007 On the eve of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the confirmation of Judge Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General, anti-torture activists put on a fully realistic display of waterboarding at … Continue reading →