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Dick Cheney: Forever Through the Looking Glass
Needless to say, the guy on the right isn’t the gang leader. Photo source.Dick Cheney’s fantasy world: Despite the facts, the vice-president still insists that Saddam Hussein could have produced weapons of mass destructionBy Scott Ritter / December 16, 2008 … Continue reading
Does the Pentagon Intend to Betray the Iraq SOFA?
U.S. Army soldiers search an abandoned house for weapons and illegal materials during a patrol in Haidraq, Iraq, April 6, 2008. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army, by Spc. C.W. Gill.U.S. Military Defiant on Key Terms of Iraqi PactBy Gareth Porter … Continue reading
Do The Shoes Impact Daily Life in Baghdad?
Tamuz Bridge, Baghdad, leading to July 14 Monument.Did the shoe cause rebellion at Baghdad’s July 14 Bridge?By Mohammed al Dulaimy / December 17, 2008 BAGHDAD — The square in front of the July 14 Bridge in Baghdad is closed by … Continue reading
Fidel Discusses the Tar Sands, Bank Bailouts
Reflections by Comrade Fidel: The Unjustifiable Destruction of the EnvironmentBy Fidel Castro Ruz / December 15, 2008 Can the capitalist society avoid it? News about this issue are far from encouraging. The project to be submitted for approval on December … Continue reading
College: American Dream Evaporates, Item by Item
Bye Bye College Education: The Path to Upward Economic Mobility is Fading AwayBy Joel Hirschhorn / December 12, 2008 Try to imagine just how much the cost of a college education has increased over the past 25 years. Take your … Continue reading
Loving: One Last Remark About the Shoe
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Avoiding Ecological Collapse in the Gulf Dead Zone
Satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, October 2005.Scientists: act now on Gulf of Mexico’s dead zoneBy Cain Burdeau / December 12, 2008 NEW ORLEANS — Scientists have issued a report urging immediate government action to reduce urban … Continue reading
Vitamin D May Be Important for Diabetics
D for diabetes: Study says vitamin D may be needed for diabeticsBy Stephen Daniells / December 16, 2008 Over 75 per cent of young type-1 diabetics may require vitamin D supplements, after a US study reported ‘surprisingly’ high levels of … Continue reading
Cuba: Ahead of the Curve on Food Sustainability
A banana plantation is seen in San Antonio de los Banos in Havana in this July 18, 2008 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Enrique De La Osa/Files.In ‘Eat Local’ Movement, Cuba Is Years AheadBy Esteban Israel / December 16, 2008 HAVANA – … Continue reading
Kate Braun: Yule Seasonal Message
Yule Seasonal MessageBy Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2008 “Hark! the herald angels sing: Glory to the new-born King” Sunday, December 21, 2008 we celebrate Yule, the Winter Solstice. How appropriate that this day, which marks … Continue reading
War Crimes Prosecutions: It’s About Us, Not Them
It’s not about them…it’s about us: Why We Must Prosecute Bush And His Administration For War CrimesBy Mike Ferner / December 16, 2008 During the rush to get the Nuremberg Tribunals underway, the Soviet delegation wanted the tribunal’s historic decisions … Continue reading
Loving: Killing Organized Labor
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
