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A Cuban Revolutionary and a Cuban Exile Reunite
Coqui Salazar. Photo by Michael D. Nolan / The Rag Blog.Dos Hermanos – Reunifying Two Cuban BrothersBy Michael D. Nolan / The Rag Blog / April 4, 2009 Toward the end of our week in Havana, Coqui took us on … Continue reading
Dems Are Complicit If They Don’t Prosecute
Read the Nuremburg Principles !! The Democrats and anyone who is unwilling to condemn and prosecute those responsible for what has happened at US hands are complicit in the crime. Give us justice, you immoral cretins politicians !! Richard Jehn … Continue reading
They’re Not Sticking !!!
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
I Only Read the First 140 Characters. I’m Posting This on My Facebook Wall. Snob.
Nit-twits!! If You Twitter, You May Be a TwitBy Dorian Snow / April 1, 2009 I have an aversion to blogging about my personal life on public websites. I just don’t think I’m that interesting. And it gives me the … Continue reading
Lest We Forget That There Is Unfinished Business with a Few Stray War Criminals
Fake Faith and Epic CrimesBy John Pilger / April 2, 2009 These are extraordinary times. With the United States and Britain on the verge of bankruptcy and committing to an endless colonial war, pressure is building for their crimes to … Continue reading
Intrepid Berlin Correspondent MacBryde Reports on the Berlin Dialogue on the Financial Crisis
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German Minister for International Economic Cooperation and Development. Photo: © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank. Changing the System(s) (Part 1)By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / April 1, 2009 Some quick steps in February and March … Continue reading
Reasons
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Justifying Afghanistan: Obama’s Got It Wrong
President Obama announces a new comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Friday. Behind him, from left, are policy advisor Bruce Riedel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, National Security Advisor James Jones, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. AP … Continue reading
Another Almost Forgotten Story of a Silent Hero
Alice Coy cries for help as she holds her hand over the head wound of British peace activist Thomas Hurndall, who had been shot in the head moments earlier in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2003. Thomas Hurndall, … Continue reading
Agriculture’s Ponzi Scheme
SUBSIDIZED “FOODS”Cookies or Fish?By Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2009 After World War II, starvation was a real danger, and calories were in short supply. The United States Dept of Agriculture put in place subsidies to … Continue reading
Children of Inmates: A Problem Needing a Solution
Children of inmates play during a party for the children inside Santa Monica women’s prison in Lima, September 25, 2008. The prison allows children of the inmates to stay with their mothers till they are three years old. There are … Continue reading
