Author Archives: RagBlog

We must reverse the Military Commissions Act, the Patriot Act, and the other provisions that this administration has enacted in contravention of the fundamental principles of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Top court rules against security certificatesLast Updated: … Continue reading →

Emulating the enemy Reuters, today, concerning remarks from Iranian President Ahmadinejad: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran ignored a United Nations deadline to stop nuclear work which … Continue reading →

The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troopsBy Juan Cole Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess. Tony Blair’s announcement that … Continue reading →

12. The Neocons – Godzilla was a Terrorist Mentor

The recent spate of food-borne pathogens is a timely reminder that fruits and vegetables grow outdoors, in actual dirt, and may be exposed frequently to bird poop, dog pee, both living and/or dead insects, frog spit, and whatever else is … Continue reading →

From News for Real. Please, Please, Please Don’t Do This to Us Please! Do 40% of Democrats really want Hillary? Really? That’s the question I ask myself each time I see polls that say that Hillary Clinton is the choice … Continue reading →

What is MDS and why do we need it? MDS (Movement for a Democratic Society) is what you make it. Like SDS of old, it will not have a strict set of ideological positions that one must endorse going in. … Continue reading →

US Iran intelligence ‘is incorrect’Julian Borger in ViennaThursday February 22, 2007Guardian Unlimited Much of the intelligence on Iran’s nuclear facilities provided to UN inspectors by US spy agencies has turned out to be unfounded, diplomatic sources in Vienna said today. … Continue reading →

Defending Marriage the Hard Way A Washington state gay group is conducting a tongue-in-cheek petition drive for a ballot measure which would require heterosexual couples who want to marry to prove they are able to have children, and then to … Continue reading →

Interview with Noam Chomsky: It All Comes Down to Control Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in US policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea … Continue reading →

Once George Bush has got hold of a bad idea he just can’t let it goGary YoungeMonday February 19, 2007The Guardian On December 20 1954, a woman known as Marion Keech gathered her followers in her garden in Lake City, … Continue reading →

Protests in Baghdad over US Raid: Journalists Call for Immediate Investigation Hundreds of Iraqi journalists and activists held a sit-in today in front of the headquarters of the Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate to protest the recent US raid against the union, … Continue reading →