Author Archives: RagBlog

From the blog A Star From Mosul. Just whiningFriday, October 26, 2007 Breathing slowly.. In and out..that’s what I have to do to keep myself from crying, and stay alive.I’m more depressed than I’ve ever been in the last year … Continue reading →

It’s a good t’ing !! The U.S. Government has become accustomed over the last 60-80 years to going where it pleases, doing what it pleases, and using ‘foreign aid’ as a mechanism for buying out independent thought and sovereignty in … Continue reading →

Guantanamo military lawyer breaks ranks to condemn ‘unconscionable’ detentionby Leonard DoyleOctober 27, 2007, The Independent An American military lawyer and veteran of dozens of secret Guantanamo tribunals has made a devastating attack on the legal process for determining whether Guantanamo … Continue reading →

Undiagnosed brain injury – the hidden legacy of IraqMatthew Taylor and Esther AddleySaturday October 27, 2007, The Guardian MoD begins study amid fears that up to 20,000 soldiers may be affected The Ministry of Defence is conducting a major study … Continue reading →

The most telling fact about this story is that I found no US sources that covered it. And you think we have a free press? Don’t be silly …. Thousands in US anti-war protests Tens of thousands of people have … Continue reading →

Firm blamed for Baghdad embassy flaws gains new jobsBy Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The Kuwaiti contractor that’s building the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad — behind schedule and plagued by allegations of shoddy construction and safety … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Child prisoners abused and tortured, say activists BAGHDAD, 25 October 2007 (IRIN) – Iraqi NGOs have raised concerns about the condition of children in local prisons, saying they are abused and tortured during interrogation. “Children are being treated as … Continue reading →

Guatemala: Banana Workers Union Leader AssassinatedWritten by Kimberly Kern Wednesday, 24 October 2007 On September 23rd, Marco Tulio Portela Ramirez, a union organizer, was gunned down outside his home as he prepared to go to work at the Bandegua banana … Continue reading →

Freedom Writ LargeBy John Pilger This is John Pilger’s address to a London meeting, ‘Freedom Writ Large’, organized by PEN and the Writers Network of Burma, on October 25. 10/27/07 “ICH’ — — Thank you PEN for asking me to … Continue reading →

Justice DeniedBy William A. Cohn 10/26/07 “ICH” — – It was a case of mistaken identity. It could have happened to any one of us. And yet, in 2007 it is hard for us to imagine the ongoing nightmare endured … Continue reading →

Breaking Down an Innocent Man: The FBI’s Right to Threaten TortureBy JAMES BOVARD A federal appeals court has concluded that an FBI agent must go to trial on charges he coerced a false confession out of a prime suspect in … Continue reading →

“Support Endless War” – MDS Street Theatre In Times SquareBy Thomas Good – October 24, 2007 New York, NY – October 19, 2007. Members of MDS New York were joined by students from Pratt, New School and Pace SDS in … Continue reading →