Author Archives: RagBlog

Kids these days – ya gotta love ’em ….

Halliburton CEO David Lesar has refused to come clean about his war profiteering, so we thought we’d help him out a bit. From the producers of ‘Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers.’

The Age of TerrorRobert FiskOctober 9, 2006 “And so on we go with the Middle East tragedy, telling the world that things are getting better when they are getting worse, that democracy is flourishing when it is swamped in blood, … Continue reading →

I loved watching the cartoons on Saturday morning when I was a kid. They were black and white when I was little, then colour as I turned into double digits. I can no longer recall what I liked, but I’m … Continue reading →

This comes from Fred on Everything. Every once in awhile, Fred has some interesting things to say. Permit me a foray of a paragraph into psychojournalism. It fascinates me to know that George Bush was a male cheerleader at Andover. … Continue reading →

Jim Otterstrom is running an interesting series about his personal history in peace and environmental activism. He had a post about his participation in the Artist’s Peace Tower in 1966 yesterday, and today he writes about the Ward Valley Nuclear … Continue reading →

H.R.4232 would prohibit further use of Defense Department funds to deploy United States Armed Forces to Iraq. Funds could still be used to provide for: the safe and orderly withdrawal of all troops; consultations with other governments, NATO and the … Continue reading →

A remarkable editorial appeal from Arthur Silber, worth every moment of time to read from top to bottom. Here’s a sample: The Missing Moral Center: Murdering the Innocent If you have ever wondered how a serial murderer — a murderer … Continue reading →

This is just the 1960’s all over, again. What does this administration hope to accomplish? Mindless morons rule this nation. R. Jehn Documents Reveal Scope of U.S. Database on Antiwar ProtestsBy ERIC LICHTBLAUPublished: October 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 — … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Resistance Growing Up at SchoolAli Al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail KHALDIYA, Oct 12 (IPS) – The bomb went off just outside the school as the IPS correspondent stood speaking to children and teachers within. The headmaster smiled. “You will hear … Continue reading →