Author Archives: RagBlog

Several days ago, a woman who posts at a pro-cannabis web site I attend, received a call from the military. She was initially told that her son, the youngest of three children, and a soldier in Iraq, had been ‘shot.’ … Continue reading →

The last couple of days have indeed been a tipping point in the conceptualization of the Iraq War in the American mind as reflected in the mainstream media. First, new “Defense” Secretary Gates baldly states in his Senate confirmation hearings … Continue reading →

Military Commissions Act: A Precursor To Tyranny?By Chuck BaldwinFood For Thought From The Chuck WagonDecember 5, 2006 In an interview with nationally syndicated radio talk show host Alex Jones, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas recently discussed President Bush’s support for … Continue reading →

Fine Print in Defense Bill Opens Door to Martial LawBy Jeff Stein, CQ National Security Editor It’s amazing what you can find if you turn over a few rocks in the anti-terrorism legislation Congress approved during the election season. Take, … Continue reading →

This post requires some explanation. We used to live in Redmond, Washington, which is famous for a bastion of corporate Amerika named Microsoft. This has nothing to do with Bustopher except for the fact that he would’ve been termed one … Continue reading →

Bush denigrates Iraqi leader in Spanish New man to sit in Maliki’s chair when the music stops? “Este pendejo is ya se fue ayer,” said Bush, telling NYT reporters it means “Maliki is a magnificent leader.” Washington, DCBy Paul Crassnerd, … Continue reading →

“FIDELISMO” Means Never Having to Say, “You’re Too Late” News this week that Premier Fidel Castro didn’t attend his delayed 80th birthday celebration has further stoked barely-repressed official U.S. jubilation that perhaps, soon now, the iconic Cuban leader’s time on … Continue reading →

Conversion from a military dependent society.How to save $500 billion annually and human society in the process. Iraq was a trap that America imperialists could not resist. That trap has sprung and the result will be US defeat. Regardless of … Continue reading →

Bush’s Meeting With A MurdererRobert DreyfussDecember 04, 2006 President George W. Bush meets today with Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the turbaned leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a Shiite fundamentalist party that is strongly tied … Continue reading →

Thank you, Charlie.

Frank Rich: Has He Started Talking to the Walls?Saturday, December 2, 2006 Frank Rich wonders if the Great Pretender will ever face up to the reality of the damage that he has done not only to the people of Iraq … Continue reading →