Author Archives: RagBlog

Financing the Imperial Armed ForcesRobert DreyfussJune 06, 2007 War critics are rightly disappointed over the inability of congressional Democrats to mount an effective challenge to President Bush’s Iraq adventure. What began as a frontal assault on the war, with tough … Continue reading →

Number Of U.S. Airstrikes In Iraq More Than Double Rate For 2006By CHARLES J. HANLEY The Associated PressPublished: Jun 6, 2007 BAGHDAD – Four years into a war that opened with “shock and awe,” U.S. warplanes have stepped up attacks … Continue reading →

Activists Shake Up Capitol With Sit-Ins For Health Careby Christopher KeatingJune 04, 2007, HARTFORD COURANT On one of the busiest days of the year at the state Capitol, 22 demonstrators were arrested Friday as they called for universal health care … Continue reading →

THE G8: NOT THE ONLY SHOW IN TOWNby Nicola BullardJune 05, 2007, Critical Currents, No 1 Given the centrality of oil not only to current geo-politics but also to the politics of global warming, it is interesting to recall that … Continue reading →

Commanders say push in Baghdad is short of goalBy David S. Cloud and Damien CavePublished: June 4, 2007 BAGHDAD: Three months after the start of the Baghdad security plan that has added thousands of American and Iraqi troops to the … Continue reading →

And it is impossible to believe that Bush and all his comrades did not plan this, did not know about this from the beginning, and endorsed it. It is sick. The Tortured Lives of Interrogators: Veterans of Iraq, N. Ireland … Continue reading →

Speaker of the House Elect Nancy Pelosi today announced that the Democrats will change the country emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment Helman Guest Op-Ed: Even Plan B Doesn’t Look Promising in Failed State of IraqTuesday, June 05, 2007 Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: There are continuing reports, seemingly based upon authoritative backgrounding out of Baghdad and Washington, suggesting … Continue reading →

Another part of our economic system that is not about humanity and saving lives. Medicine and particularly, drug companies, in North Amerikkka are about making money, not advancing medical science. Partners in Crime: The FDA, GlaxoSmithKline and the Avandia DisasterBy … Continue reading →

This is our stance – we do not support the troops. If they had guts, each and every soldier would throw down his weapon and say, “I will not fight your dirty imperial war for oil. I will not kill … Continue reading →

Censorship or Democratization? RCTV and Freedom of Speech in VenezuelaBy GREGORY WILPERT As far as world public opinion is concerned, as reflected in the international media, the pronouncements of freedom of expression groups, and of miscellaneous governments, Venezuela has finally … Continue reading →

Polymers Are ForeverBy Alan WeismanMay 24, 2007, 08:47 Alarming tales of a most prevalent and problematic substance THE PORT OF PLYMOUTH in southwestern England is no longer listed among the scenic towns of the British Isles, although prior to World … Continue reading →