Author Archives: RagBlog

Auditors: Billions wasted in Iraq warBy HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Thu Feb 15, 11:20 AM ET WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is at risk of squandering significantly more money in an Iraq war and reconstruction effort that has already … Continue reading →

From Best Guess Wednesday morning, President Bush held a press conference aimed at addressing Congressional debate on a Democratic House resolution that would do what the upper chamber of Congress couldn’t: repudiate the President’s escalation plan for Iraq. During the … Continue reading →

4. The Neocons – Recruiting Christians/Concept of Terror

When Violence was Standard Operating Proceedure: The War Without a NameBy DICK J. REAVIS Early this month the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that it has compiled a list of 51 still-unsolved murders reported in connection with Southern civil rights … Continue reading →

Action: Congress wants to monitor all emails, IMs, etc.Published on Wednesday, February 14, 2007.Source: The Seminal A bill introduced last week by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) is beginning to raise eyebrows. [It] would require ISPs to record all users’ surfing … Continue reading →

US Professor, Writer In Prison For Thought CrimesBy Chris Hedges2-14-7 Professor Sami Al-Arian, whose persecution and show trial are parts of a long string of egregious acts of injustice perpetrated by the Bush administration, has been on a hunger strike … Continue reading →

Waivers to Army recruits with criminal backgrounds double from 2003 to 2006Published on Wednesday, February 14, 2007.Source: Global Research The number of waivers granted to Army recruits with criminal bacckgrounds has doubled in three years, according to press reports on … Continue reading →

From Protest to Resistance – March 17 – 4th Anniversary of the InvasionBy Call for ActionFeb 14, 2007, 13:02 MARCH 17 – March on the Pentagon on the 4th anniversary of the war Come to Washington andbe prepared to STAYIt’s … Continue reading →

Or as Blah-3 terms it, “Bringing Democracy to Iraq.” Iraqis Announce New Crackdown Across BaghdadBy MARC SANTORAPublished: February 14, 2007 BAGHDAD, Feb. 13 — The Iraqi government on Tuesday ordered tens of thousands of Baghdad residents to leave homes they … Continue reading →

That is the BushCo agenda. Felicity Arbuthnot: The “Contract Interrogator” 2007-02-13 | “I have thought some of nature’s journeymen had made men and not made them too well, they imitated humanity so abominably.” (Shakespeare: Hamlet.) “The worst sin towards our … Continue reading →

Even though we’ve been beating this for a few days, we’ll keep at it in hopes that it sinks in sometime. We believe these folks intend to continue lying to us, to you, to the rest of the world, and … Continue reading →

Iraqis use internet to survive warBy Andrew NorthBBC News, Baghdad Google is playing an unlikely role in the Iraq war. Its online satellite map of the world, Google Earth, is being used to help people survive sectarian violence in Baghdad. … Continue reading →