Author Archives: RagBlog

Having followed the events in the Iraqi blogosphere from early in 2003, this post from Faiza Al-Arji is so sad. I have not read the Family in Baghdad blog for quite some time, but I have followed one of the … Continue reading →

John Kane died of cancer last Wednesday. Without going into too much detail, John was one of those who did much to make Austin weird in the first place. John was my roommate at Nueces College House in the summer … Continue reading →

h/t Melanie Colburn

December 04, 2006, Letters To The Editor, The Oregonian To the Editor: I have a son in Iraq: the 1st Armored Division of the Army, stationed at a remote outpost near the hotbed Ramadi. Last week his platoon lost two … Continue reading →

U.S. forces detain Reuters correspondent in Ramadi Ramadi, Dec 19, (VOI) – U.S. forces early on Tuesday arrested the correspondent of Reuters news agency in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, Iraqi police said.“A large number of U.S. Hummer vehicles … Continue reading →

Thank you, Charlie.

About Face: Soldiers Call for Iraq WithdrawalMarc Cooper For the first time since Vietnam, an organized, robust movement of active-duty US military personnel has publicly surfaced to oppose a war in which they are serving. Those involved plan to petition … Continue reading →

We are just not getting it – under the provisions of the Military Commissions Act, the Patriot Act, and other legislation that our Congress has passed and that has been signed into law, you could potentially be picked off the … Continue reading →

We will continue to demand that George Bush and this administration respect and uphold the Geneva Conventions. Not doing so is a war crime, and anyone who does not object to the knowledge that George Bush and his administration are … Continue reading →

A farce because, as we reported some time ago, the Bush administration allowed funding for just such training to lapse. This is a smokescreen. U.S. to triple number of military trainers in Iraq17 Dec 2006 16:34:47 GMTSource: ReutersBy Ross Colvin … Continue reading →

Cornered Military Takes to Desperate TacticsDahr Jamail and Ali Al-Fadhily FALLUJAH, Dec 9 (IPS) – People living in areas where resistance to U.S.-led occupation is mounting are facing increased levels of collective punishment from the occupation forces, residents say. Siniyah … Continue reading →