Author Archives: RagBlog

And lest there be any misunderstanding, also failing at everything else they touch. Colin Powell as secretary of state was a failure because he was brow-beaten and hog-tied. Condi Rice is a failure because she is a toady. Condi’s Free … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment According to Sawt al-Iraq writing in Arabic, young Shiite nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had a sermon read out in his name in Kufa and Baghdad mosques on Friday in which he called for massive anti-US demonstrations in … Continue reading →

From Wake Up From Your Slumber …, with thanks. Israeli Army set attack dog on Palestinian woman It takes four brave IDF boys and one psyched-up dog to stop one lone unarmed Palestinian woman. All in a hard day’s work … Continue reading →

Chicken with Pasilla de Oaxaca Rub (20 March 2003) This is a recipe that resulted from sending a Canadian Friend a “care-package” that contained some chiles. He did not know much about using dried chiles, nor quite what to do … Continue reading →

War and the Futures Market: Oil Traders Fear an Attack on IranBy DAVE LINDORFF Okay, now I’m worried. There have been several rounds of reports that the war-obsessed Bush administration was getting ready to attack Iran-first last September, then in … Continue reading →

This is refreshing – someone who recognizes that there is really just one political party in the US, as does Gore Vidal. Vidal called it the ruling class party, but the thought is there. Left-Right Alliance Against War?Jon Basil Utley … Continue reading →

I heard the news tonight. Oh boy. It scared me big time. The storm clouds of a new war are building very quickly on our horizon. The Iranians, in possible retaliation of their officials being held hostage by Americans in … Continue reading →

Collapsing Colonies: Are GM Crops Killing Bees?by Gunther LatschMarch 28, 2007Spiegel Online A mysterious decimation of bee populations has German beekeepers worried, while a similar phenomenon in the United States is gradually assuming catastrophic proportions. The consequences for agriculture and … Continue reading →

Advocacy Group Files Suit Against U.S. on Denial of Benefits of Medical Marijuana A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California (No. C07-01049) in February names the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … Continue reading →

Why Oaxaca MattersBy James CookeMar 27, 2007, 10:12 For anyone interested in social progress, the ‘Oaxaca Commune’ stands out as an event worthy of attention and study. In the Mexican state of Oaxaca the overwhelming majority of people suddenly awoke … Continue reading →

Headlong towards World War III?By Ramón Santiago writes from Mexico CityMar 28, 2007, 03:07 The Project for a New American Century (PNAC) – Rebuilding America’s Defenses published in September 2000 and authored by infamous hawks and neo cons such as … Continue reading →

The New York Times and Venezuelan inflationBy Joaquin BusteloMar 27, 2007, 02:02 The NY Times writes, “But demagoguery and showmanship will do nothing to solve Venezuela’s 20 percent inflation rate…. Venezuela’s currency, the bolívar, has lost about a fifth of … Continue reading →