Author Archives: RagBlog

Guillotining Gazaby Noam ChomskyAugust 04, 2007, Information Clearing House 07/30/07 — The death of a nation is a rare and somber event. But the vision of a unified, independent Palestine threatens to be another casualty of a Hamas-Fatah civil war, … Continue reading →

Milquetoast manager misjudges Michael Moore militants. We’ve been trying to see “Sicko” for some time. Tried to see it at the Alamo when it first came out, but it was sold out an hour ahead of show time. Tried again … Continue reading →

Congress gives Bush administration more eavesdropping leeway WASHINGTON (CNN) — The House late Saturday night approved the Republican version of a measure amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 227-183, with most Republicans and conservative Democrats supporting … Continue reading →

Learning from Reyam: In Freedom’s NameBy MONICA BENDERMAN Reyam is fourteen years old. Her name means “white gazelles”. She’s a beautiful girl who loves to draw and chat with her friends. She’s bright, and works hard on her lessons. It’s … Continue reading →

An Interview with Noam Chomsky: On Responsibility, War Guilt and IntellectualsBy GABRIEL MATTHEW SCHIVONE Schivone: In 1969, addressing a community of mostly students during a public forum at the steps of MIT, you said: “This particular community is a very … Continue reading →

The Iran Attack That Wasn’tGareth Porter | August 2, 2007 How reporters trumped up a story about Iranians killing Americans in Iraq. On July 2 and 3, The New York Times and the Associated Press, among other media outlets, came … Continue reading →

Environmental Conservation and Socialism. A Conservationist Manifesto for the Venezuela’s revolutionBy Jesús A. Rivas*, an Axis of Logic ExclusiveJul 31, 2007, 11:15 “In the new model of socialism what really matters are the people and not the capital.” Dr. Jesús … Continue reading →

Body blow to Iraq’s Potemkin Government?Posted by Helena Cobban at August 1, 2007 10:54 PM I’ve been locking myself down writing my new book. (Two chapters almost finished!) But I couldn’t help noticing the reports (e.g. here) about the (mainly … Continue reading →

Arms for Arab Authoritarians, As U.S. Turns Back ClockAnalysis by Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, 30 Jul (IPS) – Just 25 months after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denounced 60 years of U.S. support for authoritarian governments in Arab world, she and … Continue reading →

Note this UPI article is dateline Washington, not Baghdad. Oil Ministry Bans Cooperation With UnionsBy BEN LANDO 07/31/2007 2:36 PM ET WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) — Iraq’s Oil Ministry has directed all its agencies and departments not to deal with … Continue reading →

Salee’s Story

What unmitigated arrogance. U.S. checking possibility of pumping oil from northern Iraq to Haifa, via JordanBy Amiram Cohen The United States has asked Israel to check the possibility of pumping oil from Iraq to the oil refineries in Haifa. The … Continue reading →