Author Archives: RagBlog

Report: Swelling Hippie Herds Pose Threat To Delicate FreakosystemDecember 9, 1998 | Issue 34•19 WASHINGTON, DC–The indigenous North American hippie population has expanded to the point that its teeming herds are endangering the planet’s fragile freakosystem, warned a Department of … Continue reading →

Enough is Enough! Nooses at ColumbiaBy SUNSARA TAYLOR 2006: A noose is hung from a “Whites Only” tree in a Jena, Louisiana high school. September 20th, 2007: tens of thousands descend on Jena in an outraged and joyful protest. October … Continue reading →

FOX ATTACKS! Business Brave New Films says, “The laughter could have rocked a city block when we at BNF heard that FOX was launching a business channel called FBN, an anagram of BNF! Since we are among the precious few … Continue reading →

6. Pat Died for Our Sins “Was his death by fratricide an accident or a homicide? After all, he had reportedly advised fellow Rangers to vote for John Kerry and, on his next leave, was looking forward to meeting Noam … Continue reading →

The Big Lie: ‘Iran Is a Threat’By Scott Ritter 10/08/07 “Common Dreams” — — Iran has never manifested itself as a serious threat to the national security of the United States, or by extension as a security threat to global … Continue reading →

But apparently the US will to do so is! Derailing a dealBy Noam Chomsky 10/08/07 “Khaleej Times” — — NUCLEAR-armed states are criminal states. They have a legal obligation, confirmed by the World Court, to live up to Article 6 … Continue reading →

`This is a great day for liberty´By James TweedieOct 8, 2007, 13:08 Thousands of peace protesters won a victory for civil liberties and told Prime Minister Gordon Brown to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday. Police had threatened … Continue reading →

Disparitiesby Steve Coll October 8, 2007 Just over a year ago, during a high-school assembly in Jena, Louisiana, a black student asked the school’s white principal if it would be all right to sit under an oak tree outside, an … Continue reading →

Blackwater Shootings ‘Murder,’ Iraq SaysBy JAMES GLANZ and ALISSA J. RUBINPublished: October 8, 2007 BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 — The Iraqi prime minister’s office said Sunday that the government’s investigation had determined that Blackwater USA private security guards who shot Iraqi … Continue reading →

Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Slams US Government at the UNBy Chris Carlson, Oct 7, 2007, 06:15 Mérida, (venezuelanalysis.com)- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro sharply criticized Washington at the UN General Assembly yesterday for increasing threats against Iran and for its actions … Continue reading →

Inside France’s Secret WarBy Johann Hari in Birao, Central African Republic For 40 years, the French government has been fighting a secret war in Africa, hidden not only from its people, but from the world. It has led the French … Continue reading →