Author Archives: RagBlog

And we think they’re all full of it. Shut up and get to work. Rockefeller: Cheney applied ‘constant’ pressure to stall investigation on flawed Iraq intelligenceBy Jonathan S. LandayMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney exerted “constant” pressure on … Continue reading →

Our mercenaries in IraqBy Jeremy ScahillJanuary 25, 2007 The president relies on thousands of private soldiers with little oversight, a disturbing example of the military-industrial complex.JEREMY SCAHILL is a fellow at the Nation Institute and the author of the forthcoming … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Red Crescent gradually resumes its work BAGHDAD, 24 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – The Iraq Red Crescent is steadily resuming its work in Baghdad after it suspended its activities in the capital for more than three weeks following the kidnapping … Continue reading →

Mustafa Bakri, Iraq “I never imagined that one day I would be a street beggar” BAGHDAD, 25 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – “I’m a 57-year-old former Ba’athist official [under former President Saddam Hussein’s rule] at the Ministry of Finance where I … Continue reading →

More Palestinians fleeing Baghdad arrive at Syrian border26 Jan 2007 11:00:30 GMTSource: UNHCR At least 73 frightened Palestinians have arrived in El Waleed, at the Iraq-Syrian border, after fleeing Baghdad earlier this week following the detention and release of 30 … Continue reading →

PHOTO: An injured man left a Baghdad hospital after receiving treatment, after a car bomb in a Shiite neighborhood killed 25 people. (Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud/Reuters)

Tarot by Kate 512-454-2293http://www.tarotbykate.bigstep.com/kate_braun2000@yahoo.com“I See the Moon and the moon sees me /Under the shade of the old oak tree…”Friday, February 2, 2007 is Candlemas, also called Imbolc. It falls on a Friday, Freya’s day, and coincides with a Full … Continue reading →

Mi Lai Massacre / GI Mutiny

We mentioned this a couple of weeks ago. Not a particular surprise that the reason is US hegemony, as Juan Cole pointed out. Greek militants claim U.S. embassy attack, voice support for Iraq insurgents, HezbollahThe Associated PressPublished: January 25, 2007 … Continue reading →

A Most Unusual Meat Loaf (26 October 2002) My name for it is exactly right, but it is called “Polpettoni” in Trieste. The city is in the northeast corner of present-day Italy and it has had some trials in its … Continue reading →

Iraq in Talks With Chevron, ExxonBy SPENCER SWARTZ Dow Jones Newswires© 2007 The Associated Press LONDON — Iraq is in negotiations with Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. to build a new $3 billion petrochemical facility, and is in talks … Continue reading →

Bush Orders More CIA Activity in VenezuelaBy Eva GolingerJan 24, 2007, 20:45 Caracas, January 19, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— During a briefing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence, current CIA chief General Michael V. Hayden revealed President George … Continue reading →