Author Archives: RagBlog

Leaving Iraq: Apocalypse NotBy Robert Dreyfuss, Washington Monthly.Posted February 19, 2007. Much of Washington assumes that withdrawing from Iraq will lead to a bigger bloodbath. We need to question that assumption. The Bush administration famously based its argument for invading … Continue reading →

Patrick Cockburn: First, the US deluded itself about the war, then about the source of the weaponsPublished: 18 February 2007 There is something ludicrous about the attempt by the US military in Iraq to persuade the world that the simple … Continue reading →

And it’s very difficult not to believe that BushCo knew perfectly well the result of everything they have done. Add another charge to the indictment. One third of all Iraqis live in poverty, UN-backed study finds 18 February 2007 – … Continue reading →

The Instant, Sure-Fire, Politically Viable, Guaranteed Way to Get Out of Iraq Now The Democrats and Republicans who oppose Bush’s war in Iraq face a political quandary–pulling the plug on the war seems (or can be portrayed as) pulling the … Continue reading →

The New Iraqi Oil: Leaked The last few of weeks were very busy. I spent a couple of weeks in Malaysia and South Korea, and I’ll share two of my pictures with you below. But more importantly, I spent the … Continue reading →

8. The Neocons – Clinton’s Blowjob / Extremist Rampage

“Social conservatives” – that’s the same as “Fascist,” right? McCain Wants Roe V. Wade OverturnedBy JIM DAVENPORT, AP SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 18) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain , looking to improve his standing with the party’s conservative voters, said … Continue reading →

This was not one of them … Tire Reef Off Florida Proves to Be a DisasterBy BRIAN SKOLOFF, AP FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Feb. 18) – A mile offshore from this city’s high-rise condos and beachside bars, where glitz and glamour … Continue reading →

I have been thinking about a trip I took in November 1977 to surprise Mom and Dad for Thanksgiving, having recently discovered some old negatives of that trip. My Daughter, and Sister and her husband came along, too, so it … Continue reading →

Will the Quartet Recognize the Changed Palestinian Reality?by Nadia HijabFebruary 17, 2007Institute for Palestine Studies, Policy Note No. 12 So far the Quartet response to the Palestinian Mecca agreement on 8 February 2007 has treated it much as the US … Continue reading →

Mystery: How Wealth Creates Poverty in the Worldby Michael ParentiFebruary 18, 2007Common Dreams There is a “mystery” we must explain: How is it that as corporate investments and foreign aid and international loans to poor countries have increased dramatically throughout … Continue reading →

So this was what Junior was talking about …. Feith-based intelligence: Before the Invasion, There Was Feithby Robert ScheerFebruary 18, 2007 Someday, you are going to read a whole lot about the shenanigans of one Douglas J. Feith and an … Continue reading →