Author Archives: RagBlog

Well, it would be because we believe this will pave the way for western (i.e., US) control of Iraqi oil, which is just what Iraq doesn’t need. Iraqi Draft Law on Oil Revenue Appears CloseBy JAMES GLANZPublished: January 19, 2007 … Continue reading →

If you did not see the candidacy announcement, it’s here. End poverty in the U.S.A. via progressive taxation to support provision of basic services (clean water, sanitation, basic food, healthcare, affordable housing) and to reinvest in related infrastructure. Taxes come … Continue reading →

This is the most clear enumeration of recent events (with documentation and references) that we have seen pointing to an imminent action against Iran. Worth reading along with all the numerous accompanying links. How Congress Can Stop the Iran Attack … Continue reading →

From Information Clearing House The Central QuestionSaturday, 20 January 2007By Charley Reese 01/20/07 “ICHBlog” — The central question of our time is, can the American people gain enough factual information to determine the truth about the issues that face them? … Continue reading →

From Ranger Against War Murder, Incorporated And the battle’s just begunThere’s many lost, but tell me who has won?The trench is dug within our heartsAnd mothers, children, brothers, sistersTorn apart!–Sunday, Bloody Sunday, U2 When asked by the AP if U.S. … Continue reading →

Behold the Rise of Energy-Based FascismBy Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. Posted January 20, 2007. The Pentagon is helping to create a grim future for all of us: a struggle for energy primacy abroad and Big Brother at home. It has … Continue reading →

From Another Day in the Empire Neocons “Clearing a Path to the Targets” in IranSaturday January 20th 2007, 12:45 pm It takes a “specialist” on “Persian Gulf affairs, with special emphasis on Iran and Iraq” to get at the real … Continue reading →

Bush’s War on Perception; the bombing of the Golden MosqueMike WhitneyJanuary 19, 2007 We’ve heard a lot about the bombing of Samarra’s Golden Mosque lately. Bush has brought it up twice in the last week alone. It’s a critical part … Continue reading →

Kurdish Iraqi soldiers are deserting to avoid the conflict in BaghdadBy Leila Fadel and Yaseen TahaMcClatchy Newspapers SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – As the Iraqi government attempts to secure a capital city ravaged by conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslim Arabs, its … Continue reading →

Looking from the side, from Belsen to GazaBy John PilgerJan 18, 2007, 12:44 A genocide is engulfing the people of Gaza while a silence engulfs its bystanders. “Some 1.4 million people, mostly children, are piled up in one of the … Continue reading →

From our friends at Earth Family Alpha. Ultra Cap Wrap The little company in Texas with the big hope has peaked out of the woodwork again. Here is part of the press release: “The first commercial application of the EESU … Continue reading →

From our own Paul Crassnerd, remarking about the appearance of George W. in his 11 January speech announcing the troop surge, et al: … in response to his question about whether Bush seemed weirder than usual and maybe on bad … Continue reading →