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The Secret Laos Bombing and Legacies of War
Drawing the Future from the PastBy Channapha Khamvongsa / December 5, 2008 The bombing was relentless. From 1964 to 1973, the United States dropped more than 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos. That’s a planeload of bombs every eight … Continue reading
If We Do Not Change the Way We Produce Food, There Will Be Crisis Within Ten Years
‘Yes We Can’ Create a Sane Food Policy in the USBy Bruce Friedrich / December 6, 2008 Two extensive reports released in April indicate that our current method of devising food policy is broken and that the current system is … Continue reading
Indictments Expected in 2007 Blackwater Shooting
This actually comes as quite a surprise, since we’re dealing with the Bush administration and the myriad declarations of immunity that Jerry Bremer left behind in Baghdad. I won’t be holding my breath expecting these men to serve any prison … Continue reading
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Foodie Friday: Champandongo and Black-Eyed ‘Peans’
High time we resurrected the “Foodie Friday” tradition with the Rag Blog. I was doing this in the early days of the blog, but let it slip as political events overtook us. Now we bring it back in all its … Continue reading
Eschenbach: On Letting Go of Religion, Part II
The Case for Intolerance of Religion, Part IIBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / December 5, 2008 The Ecumenical Experiment Our tolerance of religion simply prolongs the agony of an ethical system in crisis and conflict. “Ecumenicalism”, the noted … Continue reading
Gov’t. Outsourcing Has Been Nothing But Trouble
Here is another legacy of the Bush administration: a government gutted by corporate crony outsourcing. The two articles here tell the story of that legacy: corruption, lies, inefficiencies, and incessant problems, whether health, compensation, or otherwise. It will take decades … Continue reading
Eschenbach: On Letting Go of Religion, Part I
The Case for Intolerance of Religion, Part IBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2008 It has been said that “God did not create man; man created God”. The case for this argument is clearer with each … Continue reading
Junior’s Legacy: Hundreds of Needlessly Dead Americans
Clinton Fein’s latest exhibition, Torture, which opened at Toomey Tourell Gallery in San Francisco in January 2007 is a shocking and defiant exploration of America’s approach to torture under the Bush administration. A series of staged and digitally manipulated photographic … Continue reading
Cole: Rising Tuition, Prison Populations, and Pot
Click on image to enlarge. State Universities versus State Prisons;And Marijuana Legalization as a SolutionBy Juan Cole / December 4, 2008 Why is tuition so high in state universities that the NYT is wondering if families will go on being … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Hoot for Peace
What will you be doing when you’re ninety?By Lee Jordan This is Louis, 90 years of age !!!.. it was a freezing night in Bristol city, yet Louis was standing there, waiting for a hoot ! I have a real … Continue reading
Mumbai LeT Terrorists May Have Trained in Iraq
I want to explain my headline. It is now known that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are responsible for the Mumbai attacks. It is also know that the LeT have been active in the insurgency in Iraq since 2004. Although specific training … Continue reading
Spain an Accessory to CIA Rendition Flights
Afghan detainees are walked to a Chinook helicopter for transport bySpecial Operation Forces. Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty. “However, if, for unseen reasons, an emergency landing were necessary, the U.S. government would like the Spanish government’s authorization to use one of our … Continue reading
