Author Archives: RagBlog

Inside the minds of killer doctorsBy Juan Cole Some of the accused behind the recent terror plots in Britain were professional healers. What on earth prompts someone to snap from caregiver to killer? Counterterrorism officials have expressed astonishment that physicians … Continue reading →

How Wars of Choice (and War Profiteering) are Corrupting American Civil Society: Parasitic ImperialismBy ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEH Although immoral, external military operations of past empires often proved profitable, and therefore justifiable on economic grounds. Military actions abroad usually brought economic benefits … Continue reading →

Bush Lays Ground For Back Door Draft07-06-2007, www.roguegovernment.comLee Rogers The Bush administration now looks as if it is preparing the ground work to implement what many have referred to as a back door draft. Recently the administration has issued muster … Continue reading →

US Middle East Wars: Social Opposition and Political ImpotenceBy James Petras Everywhere I visit from Copenhagen to Istanbul, Patagonia to Mexico City, journalists and academics, trade unionists and businesspeople, as well as ordinary citizens, inevitably ask me why the US … Continue reading →

Well, we know it’s the 8th of July, but you can use it next year, or any old time for that matter. Freedom applies year-’round. As for it being late, Mariann says, “blame it on mold spores!”

We’re also INFORMED by morons and liars. This video has some attachments. “Inadvertently stated ….” Hah, hah, hah …. Lesbian Gangs – Dykes Taking Over – Violence Against Men Rod Wheeler Got Me! I had something interesting happen today that … Continue reading →

Fighting Extremism Over There, So It Can Flourish Over Here?By George Aleman III – Axis of Logic ExclusiveJul 7, 2007, 16:34 A Surge Of Hypocrisy The United States entered World War II in 1941 to block the extension of a … Continue reading →

Syria and Jordan still wait for help despite pledges made at Iraq meeting06 Jul 2007 14:56:24 GMTSource: UNHCR GENEVA, July 6 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency made a fresh call Friday on donors to help countries hosting hundreds of … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mariann Wizard and Latenight Liz for this. “Small Generosities and Hidden Goodnesses”Rabbi’s Notes – July 2007by Rabbi Margaret Holub I’ve been musing a bit lately on a failed scheme from my youth. As some of you know, after … Continue reading →

The Death of the RMAby William S. Lind In the 1989 Marine Corps Gazette article where I and four colleagues first laid out the Four Generations of Modern War, we foresaw two potential futures. One, the way the world has … Continue reading →

Mammograms offer no health benefits whatsoever, doctors concludeWednesday, February 14, 2007 by: David Gutierrez (NewsTarget) An increasing number of doctors are contesting the claim that annual mammograms decrease women’s risk of dying from breast cancer. Danish researcher Dr. Peter Gotzsche … Continue reading →

Subject: LIBRARY DESTROYED BY FLOOD Crawford, Texas (AP) June 18th, 2007 GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DESTROYED BY FLOODCrawford, Texas (AP) June 18th, 2007 A tragic flood this morning destroyed the personal library of President George W. Bush. The flood … Continue reading →