Author Archives: RagBlog

Reverse Reparations: Race, Place, and the Vicious Circle of Mass Incarceration*by Paul StreetMarch 04, 2007 “TOWNS PUT DREAMS IN PRISONS” Sometimes it’s the silences that speak the loudest. Consider, for example, a page-one article that appeared in the New York … Continue reading →

The Amazing Grace of William Wilberforceby E. “Doc” Smith‚ Mar. 02‚ 2007 Many years ago, when my older cousin Bruce headed off to college on a basketball scholarship, I asked him where he was going to. “UCLA?, UNC?, Georgetown?”. “No, … Continue reading →

Russia targets US threat in Poland and Czech RepublicBy Henk Ruyssenaars – Foreign correspondentMar 2, 2007, 17:35 The US, NATO and the expanding EU: In a statement reflecting the growing distrust between Moscow and the West, a top Russian general … Continue reading →

From the McClatchy Baghdad Bureau blog, Inside Iraq $ 7.75 Yesterday I went to the bank. Wow! I thought. So many people! Iraqis are not “bank oriented” people, if they have any excess; they tend to keep it at home. … Continue reading →

UN calls on the international community to help Iraqi refugees Cairo, March 4, (VOI) – On Sunday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), António Guterres, urged the international community to shoulder its responsibilities towards Iraqi refugees and to help … Continue reading →

Bush Family’s Prosecutor GamesPublished on Sunday, March 04, 2007.Source: Consortium News – By Robert Parry George W. Bush learned at least one lesson from his father: You want your federal prosecutors to be team players who will throw a political … Continue reading →

Bush impeachment calls gather momentum Published on Sunday, March 04, 2007.Source: Press Tv Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City, has called for the impeachment of George W. Bush before the Washington State Senate Governmental Operations Committee. “I … Continue reading →

Texans fear US sovereignty will disappear down superhighwayJames Langton in Temple, TexasLast Updated: 12:49am GMT 04/03/2007 If it were built, the road would be one of the engineering wonders of the 21st century -a trade route a quarter of a … Continue reading →

Selective Service Studied Rapid-Fire Draft Planby Eric Rosenberg The Selective Service System last year studied whether it should revert to a Cold War-era plan of being able to draft people within 13 days of a crisis, compared to its current … Continue reading →

Antes de Eurythmics, Annie Lennox estuvo con The Tourist. Aqui van 3 temas del año 81 en el programa de TVE Aplauso. [Before Eurythmics, Annie Lennox was in The Tourist group. Here are 3 songs played in the spanish TV … Continue reading →

US court throws out CIA torture caseAFP, Published: Friday March 2, 2007 A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a refusal to hear the case of a Lebanese-born German man who says he was tortured by the CIA, citing … Continue reading →

Asian workers trafficked to build U.S. embassy in Baghdadby David Phinney; Alternet.org; March 03, 2007 Things began looking more sketchier than ever to John Owen as he boarded a nondescript white jet on his way back to Iraq in March … Continue reading →