Author Archives: RagBlog

5. The Neocons – CIA’s $1 Billion Backs Future Terrorists

A New Orleans Boiled Dinner (2 March 2000) A good New Orleans seafood boil is a work of art, so I had to do this a few times to get it right. I hope you enjoy it as much as … Continue reading →

Repeal the Military Commissions Act and Restore the Most American Human RightThom Hartmann “The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of … Continue reading →

Support Peace Envoy Resolution in the House The road to Peace in the Middle East goes through Israel and Palestine Rep. Susan Davis (D_CA) and ten others introduced H. Res. 143 ‘Urging the President to appoint a Special Envoy for … Continue reading →

Great article. Please read it. Fidel and His Buddy Hugo, Exporting RevolutionBy Chris Carlson – Gringo in VenezuelaFeb 15, 2007, 10:17 Fidel Castro is a hard core revolutionary, and what he said recently about the hanging of Saddam Hussein was … Continue reading →

It’s still Thursday, and we found an analysis of Junior’s Valentine’s day press conference that appealed to us. Breakdown At The Iraq Lie FactoryBy Robert DreyfussFeb 15, 2007, 12:54 It was, President Bush must have been thinking, a heck of … Continue reading →

Counter-attack on the U.S. media as they ratchet up campaign against VenezuelaBy Les Blough, EditorFeb 15, 2007, 13:31 The United States corporate television and newspaper media continue to ratchet up their daily barrage against the people and government of Venezuela. … Continue reading →

From the impeccable logician Badger at Missing Links, with gratitude. An important distinction Judging from Al-Hayat’s news from Washington, there appears to be an important difference between two sides of new Iraq security plan, as far as the Americans are … Continue reading →

Information Warfare, Psy-ops and the Power of MythMike WhitneyFebruary 14, 2007 The bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra is the cornerstone of Bush’s psychological operations (psy-ops) in Iraq. That’s why it is critical to have an independent investigation … Continue reading →

Les Roberts: Iraq’s death toll is far worse than our leaders admitThe US and Britain have triggered an episode more deadly than the Rwandan genocidePublished: 14 February 2007 On both sides of the Atlantic, a process of spinning science is … Continue reading →

From Inside Higher Ed Shooting the Messenger Linda J. Bilmes, a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University, calls her latest paper “pretty dry.” That hasn’t prevented it from riling high-ranking Pentagon officials — who called her and her dean … Continue reading →

Pre-war plans envisioned only 5,000 US troops in Iraq by nowThu Feb 15, 1:11 PM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – Pre-war plans for the US invasion of Iraq assumed that only 5,000 US troops would be left in the country by … Continue reading →