Author Archives: RagBlog

From Juan Cole’s Informed Comment. About being misled, BushCo have repeatedly said we are fighting al Qaeda in Iraq so we do not have to fight them here. This is nothing more than fear-mongering and lying. Be clear about the … Continue reading →

Where Did the Katrina Money Go?By JEFFREY BUCHANAN and CHRIS KROMM When pressed on the slow pace of recovery in the Gulf Coast, President Bush insists the federal government has fulfilled its promise to rebuild the region. The proof, he … Continue reading →

Continued from the first part here. BEATLES OR STONES? POLITICS AND IMAGECRAFT IN THE AGE OF THE WAX MANIFESTOby John McMillian STREET FIGHTING MAN FIGHTS ONCE “America, with its ears turned to its transistors, has been following what it imagines … Continue reading →

Oil and the new Sunni alliance with the U.S. So the Sunni warlords/tribal chieftains/ex-Baathists/take-your-pick have decided to oppose the Al Qaeda gang in western Iraq and to cooperate with the U.S. forces. Let us revisit the journey of one Dick … Continue reading →

BEATLES OR STONES? POLITICS AND IMAGECRAFT IN THE AGE OF THE WAX MANIFESTOby John McMillian LOVABLE MOP-TOP ORGY PARTICIPANTS On July 26, 1968, Mick Jagger flew from Los Angeles to London for a birthday party thrown in his honor at … Continue reading →

U.S. military denies troops fired on Iraq protestTue Aug 21, 2007 1:29PM EDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. military denied on Tuesday that one of its convoys opened fire on demonstrators who had blocked a main road near Baghdad, after … Continue reading →

Challenging Illegal NSA Spyingby ACLUAugust 20, 2007, ACLU In Unprecedented Order, FISA Court Requires Bush Administration to Respond to ACLU’s Request That Secret Court Orders Be Released to the Public. WASHINGTON – In an unprecedented order, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance … Continue reading →

The Sole Superpower in Decline: The Rise of a Multipolar WorldBy Dilip Hiro With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States stood tall — militarily invincible, economically unrivalled, diplomatically uncontestable, and the dominating force on information … Continue reading →

Our friends at Earth Family Alpha call them “the rock burners.” There couldn’t be a more brilliant description. Nuclear Loan Guarantees: The Senate’s Radioactive Rip-OffBy HARVEY WASSERMAN Gargantuan loan guarantees for a “new generation” of nuke reactors define the Senate’s … Continue reading →

Given that the politics of fear seems more and more prevalent in American life with each passing day, perhaps there is real cause for concern. We’re seriously considering moving to South America …. A Grave Blow to the Constitution: Padilla … Continue reading →

From one mistake to another, BushCo’s entire modus operandi. In this case and, remarkably, in so many others, no one seems particularly bothered that virtually endless death and mayhem are involved. A U.S.-backed plan for Sunni neighborhood guards is testedBy … Continue reading →

The poisonous rhetorical legacy of Karl RoveBy Juan Cole Even Fox’s Chris Wallace wants to know why Bush’s newly departed advisor had to paint Democrats as traitors. On Fox News Sunday morning, Karl Rove played the victim. He told host … Continue reading →