Author Archives: RagBlog

Deadly Serious March on Washington was a Primer for the March 17 “Stay in Washington Campaign”By Axis of Logic EditorialJan 29, 2007, 11:48 The inexorable peoples’ movement in the U.S. against the government’s war on the people of Iraq has … Continue reading →

Bush’s Four Anti-Terror Successes All FictionalDavid SwansonAtlantic Free PressMonday, January 28, 2007 President Bush claimed in his State of the Union speech to have prevented four terrorist plots. Phew! It’s a good thing to know that we tossed out our … Continue reading →

The New SaddamIssandr El AmraniJanuary 25, 2007 Making a renewed appearance in the State of the Union address this year was Iran. Bush set out an agenda that puts the U.S. on a path of confrontation with Iran—the latest installment … Continue reading →

‘If they pay we kill them anyway’ – the kidnapper’s storySaturday January 27, 2007The Guardian Fadhel is a slim, well-muscled 26-year-old Mahdi Army commander with a thin goatee beard and smoothed down hair that looks like a flat cap. One … Continue reading →

From Missing Links Efforts are continuing to organize a joint Shia-Sunni program in Iraq This was published by Aswat al-Iraq yesterday, and it speaks for itself. A Sunni-Shiite fraternal council, organized by [an institution commemorating Moqtada’s father] and the Islamic … Continue reading →

DC Marchers Challenge Congress to End War Actor Sean Penn summed up the new energy — and the new focus — of the anti-war movement Saturday, when he turned George Bush’s own words against the president. Just hours after the … Continue reading →

And we’re kinda happy that Junior thinks he needs to keep expressing his will in such forceful terms. As he alienates more people, he makes it more difficult for his party to ever regain its former influence. Troop ‘cap’ would … Continue reading →

Iran plans to expand ties with Iraq: Tehran envoyMon Jan 29, 9:27 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran is taking steps to greatly expand military and economic ties with Iraq, Tehran’s ambassador to Iraq said in an interview on Sunday … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment Elhanan Guest Editorial: Another Way for Israel Another Way for IsraelElik ElhananCombatants for PeaceVia The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace This is the message we want to bring to the American Jewish community: Let us try … Continue reading →

1. Propaganda in America – History of Public Relations Documentary: The Origin and History of modern propaganda (public relations), and the story of its creator, Edward Bernays. The story exposes how government and big business manipulate the public’s consent and … Continue reading →

The Saddest Song I’ve Got Here’s what the YouTube poster writes:I think there is a tendency by all of us in the United States, and especially this administration, to overlook the great suffering experienced by the Iraqi population. I wanted … Continue reading →

THE ANGRY ONEInterview by Wil S. HyltonGQ, January 2007 Chuck Hagel came home from Vietnam in 1968 with shrapnel in his chest, scars on his face, and an unyielding certainty that the freedom of men is theirs alone to win. … Continue reading →