Author Archives: RagBlog

Confronting the War Machine in the Pacific Northwest: Showdown at Port TacomaBy RON JACOBS When one thinks of militant political action taking place in the United States, their thoughts usually turn to cities like San Francisco, Chicago and New York. … Continue reading →

Discovering the “Disappeared” and Other Detainees: Ghost Prisoners, Shadowy Jails & Secret TrialsBy Col. DAN SMITH There’s a new sheriff in town–and it’s neither the U.S. nor a U.S.-sponsored surrogate “invited” by the U.S. It’s another of those pesky international … Continue reading →

Reprieve for 3 condemned Iraqi womenBy John CatalinottoMar 12, 2007, 02:59 Ed. Note: For background on this story go to:http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_23968.shtml and http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_24008.shtml The top news stories out of Iraq March 5 and 6 showed that the occupation continues to make … Continue reading →

The fall guy in IraqBy Pepe Escobar The Bush administration has perfected the art of fall-guy selection. The more convoluted the plot, the more credible the fall guy must be. As Lewis “Scooter” Libby was the fall guy in Washington, … Continue reading →

A response to Time magazine’s “Why they hate each other” “Sunnis vs. Shi’ites, Why they Hate each other. What’s really driving the civil war that’s tearing the Middle East apart.” So proclaims the cover of the March 5th, 2007, issue … Continue reading →

About a dozen veteran Austin activists met yesterday for the chapter-founding potluck dinner at the home of Alice and Carlos. Most of the meeting was devoted to good food, the renewal of old ties and discussion of what MDS is … Continue reading →

You fucking war-mongers are all the same. Indiscriminate murder, coupled with accusations of treason for those who oppose your murder. We repeat, Dick, go fuck yourself. Cheney Says Congress Undermines TroopsVice President Challenges ‘Anti-War’ LawmakersBy MATTHEW LEEAPWASHINGTON (Narch 12) – … Continue reading →

Or Project for the New Amerikan Century (aka PLAC – Last). 1. PNAC/Neocon Crusades – World According to Bush

White House says Rove relayed complaints about prosecutorsBy Ron Hutcheson, Marisa Taylor and Margaret TalevMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviser Karl Rove served as a conduit for complaints to the Justice Department about … Continue reading →

The Students are Stirring — A Campus Antiwar Movement Begins to Make Its MarkKati Ketz interviewed byRon Jacobs, March 11, 2007 Folks often ask, rather cynically, where are the students protesting the war? Well, the answer is that they are … Continue reading →

Why Libby’s Pardon Is a Slam DunkBy FRANK RICH 03/11/07 “New York Times” — — EVEN by Washington’s standards, few debates have been more fatuous or wasted more energy than the frenzied speculation over whether President Bush will or will … Continue reading →

Belafonte’s fires undimmed at 80By Stephen EvansBBC News, New York Harry Belafonte at 80 has a real story to tell. He remembers, for example, a barely known political hopeful turning up at his apartment on the Upper West Side of … Continue reading →