Author Archives: RagBlog

Saturday, October 21st, is Micael Priest’s birthday celebration at the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture. The fabulous MaryAnn Price performs her musical wonderfulness and following that the blazing Three Balls of Fire! Come on out, wish Mr. Priest a … Continue reading →

Troops’ Debt a Growing Security ConcernBy THOMAS WATKINS, AP SAN DIEGO (Oct. 20) – Thousands of U.S. troops are being barred from overseas duty because they are so deep in debt they are considered security risks, according to an Associated … Continue reading →

Cabernet Stew and Drop Biscuits (13 October 2001) The biscuits make a fine complement for the stew, which needs no thickener for three reasons: floured meat, mustard powder, and potatoes. Cabernet Stew 1 pound beef stew meat, trimmed of excess … Continue reading →

The Nuremberg Principles Principle I. Any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible therefore and liable to punishment. Principle II. The fact that internal law does not impose a penalty for an act … Continue reading →

From Xymphora: If you take the Lancet study numbers and add to it the Afghanistan numbers, and a few more people dead here and there due to the Bush Administration, and remember that Bush is only three quarters done, you … Continue reading →

Iraqi Judge Sentences U.S. Citizen To Death After U.S. Military “Demanded” the Man Be Executed An Iraqi-born US citizen is in a battle to save his life as he tries to avoid execution in Baghdad. But he’s not up against … Continue reading →

This comes from A Star From Mosul, where things haven’t been very nice today. She is a young Iraqi blogger whose life has turned upside down from the military action in that country. Further on in her post, she is … Continue reading →

Date: Saturday, Nov. 4th, 1 -3 pm. Rain date is Sunday, Nov. 5th, 1 pm. Description of Protest: mock, silent, solemn funeral procession (single file) with everyone dressed in funeral black with some women wearing long black veils (we furnish) … Continue reading →

Isn’t there a category of Darwin Award for this? Our thanks to Charlie Loving for the illustration. Lawmaker Wounded in Iraq Wants to Go BackAP PARKVILLE, Mo. (Oct. 17) – A state lawmaker shot in the lung while serving in … Continue reading →

We are in the midst of the second Iranian hostage crisis. This time the Iranians hold 150,000 or so US and UK troops and assorted cohorts hostage in Iraq. They are abetted in this enterprise by the non-reality based US … Continue reading →

‘Beginning of the end of America’Olbermann addresses the Military Commissions Act in a special commentSPECIAL COMMENTBy Keith Olbermann, Anchor, ‘Countdown’ MSNBC We have lived as if in a trance. We have lived as people in fear. And now—our rights and … Continue reading →