Author Archives: RagBlog

Katrina Fraud, Waste Likely to Balloon Past $2 BillionCharges of Political Favoritism Lodged at Bush AdministrationBy HOPE YEN, AP WASHINGTON (Dec. 26) – The tally for Hurricane Katrina waste could top $2 billion next year because half of the lucrative … Continue reading →

Why Condemning Israel and the Zionist Lobby is so ImportantBy James PetrasDec 24, 2006, 18:57 “It’s no great secret why the Jewish agencies continue to trumpet support for the discredited policies of this failed administration. They see defense of Israel … Continue reading →

h/t Free Iraq

For families of fallen soldiers, holidays bring little reliefThe Associated Press CARROLLTON – Phyllis Broomfield barely sleeps these days and occasionally skips work, lost in a haze of anguish over the death of her son. Second Lt. Johnny Craver was … Continue reading →

Ava is a young phenom from Alabama. She produces these photographic slide shows put to music in protest of the war in Iraq, war in general, and many other negative political aspects of our North American society. Christmas at War … Continue reading →

John Lennon – (War is Over ) Happy Christmas

Immigration Raids and the Politics of FearGlobal Labor Strategies The cruelty—the utter contempt for common decency and common sense—of this government was on full display last week when agents of the Department of Homeland Security’s division of Immigration and Customs … Continue reading →

Basta!Stephen Pizzo Enough. Enough, enough, enough! Enough with the spin and re-spin. Enough with slandering those who question this abortion of a war. And enough with the war itself. The time to put a stop to this madness was long … Continue reading →

The US Occupation of Iraq – Act III in a Tragedy of Many PartsBy Anthony ArnoveDec 24, 2006, 05:33 The tragedy unleashed by the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq defies description. According to the most recent findings of the … Continue reading →

Tens of thousands march against police killingsBy News reportDec 24, 2006, 13:24 A determined outpouring of 40,000 people, stretching 20 city blocks, rallied here on Dec. 16 to denounce the police killing of 23-year-old Sean Bell, an unarmed Black man … Continue reading →

What would happen if the Virgin Mary came to Bethlehem today?By: Johann HariDec 24, 2006, 03:22 Bethlehem 2006 In two days, a third of humanity will gather to celebrate the birth pains of a Palestinian refugee in Bethlehem – but … Continue reading →