Author Archives: RagBlog

US Tags Iran for Casualties from Its Own Attacksby Gareth PorterAugust 17, 2007, IPS WASHINGTON – When a top U.S. commander in Iraq reported last week that attacks by Shiite militias with links to Iran had risen to 73 percent … Continue reading →

From Think Tanks to Battle Tanks: “The Quest to Impose a Single World Market Has Casualties Now in the Millions”by Naomi KleinAugust 16, 2007, Democracy Now AMY GOODMAN: The State Department is coming under criticism this week for refusing to … Continue reading →

With Bush coming for a last visit, Harper signals new spin on war in Afghanistanby Derrick O’KeefeAugust 17, 2007, Seven Oaks In late June, as parliamentarians were packing up for the summer, Stephen Harper seemed to suggest a potential shift … Continue reading →

An Inside Look at How U.S. Interrogators Destroyed the Mind of Jose Padilla In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Angela Hegarty speaks for the first time about her experience interviewing Jose Padilla for 22 hours to … Continue reading →

Padilla Found Guilty in Terrorism CaseBy CURT ANDERSON, AP, Posted: 2007-08-16 16:59:11 MIAMI (Aug. 16) – Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted Thursday of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas … Continue reading →

Nuestra Cultura: The Epic Struggle of Indigenous Andean / Amazonian CulturesBy HUGO BLANCO Over the course of more than 10,000 years, the rich biodiversity of the Andes-Amazon region has created a culture that is closely interlocked with Pachamama (Mother Nature). … Continue reading →

BeliefWatch: ReincarnateThe Next Lama: The Dalai Lama says he won’t reincarnate in TibetBy Matthew Philips, Newsweek Aug. 20-27, 2007 issue – In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without … Continue reading →

The Convenience of Denial: Backspin for WarBy NORMAN SOLOMON The man who ran CNN’s news operation during the invasion of Iraq is now doing damage control in response to a new documentary’s evidence that he kowtowed to the Pentagon on … Continue reading →

Protection Racket? The FDA and AvandiaBy EVELYN PRINGLE The FDA’s latest campaign to protect the profits of a drug company over the safety of Americans is unprecedented, and the organizers include a gang of current and former FDA officials largely … Continue reading →

A “Slow Motion Train Wreck”by Stephen Lendman, August 16, 2007 These days, financial/market punditry seems to follow two opposite lines of thinking. It ranges from the predominant view that world economies are growing and sound, problems in them minor and … Continue reading →

Army Suicide Rate Highest in 26 YearsBy PAULINE JELINEK,APPosted: 2007-08-16 01:31:49 WASHINGTON (Aug. 16) – Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and … Continue reading →

Dear Congressman Dicks: This is the lead paragraph of an article by Alex Cockburn that appeared this morning (11 August 2007) on CounterPunch: “Led by Democrats since the start of this year, the US Congress now has a confidence” rating … Continue reading →