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A Fish Stinks From Its Head
The three chief architects and salesmen of the warInvestigate Thisby Scott Ritter / June 9, 2008 “I think the questions were asked. I think we pushed. I think we prodded. I think we challenged the president. I think not only … Continue reading
Peace Vigil in Bellingham, WA Every Friday
Bellingham residents protest Iraq warBellingham, Washington: Whatcom Peace Vigil 4:00 – 5:30 PM Weekly vigil in front of the Federal Building(Cornwall and Magnolia). A Bellingham tradition for over 30 years.
A Flashback with a Moral and Mental Midget
A few choice words from Rupert Murdoch that appeared in the Guardian on 11 February 2003. Just shows how arrogant and ignorant Amerikkkan power can be. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog / June 10, 2008 On the war Mr … Continue reading
Like a Forced Marriage, It Probably Won’t Work
U.S. seeking 58 bases in Iraq, Shiite lawmakers sayBy Leila Fadel / June 9, 2008 BAGHDAD -Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed “status of forces” agreement that will allow U.S. troops … Continue reading
Reasons to Redefine the Word "Murder"
Burma, Food Crisis, Wall Street and the World Economy: Drawing Your Last Breath HungryBy Allan Nairn / June 9, 2008 In parts of Burma before the cyclone hit the heat was so severe that you could walk around on a … Continue reading
Assessing the Fourth (Amerikkkan) Reich
Welcome Celebration for Bishop Konrad Graf von Preysing in the Sportpalast, Berlin, 8 Sept. 1935The Empire — A Status ReportBy William Blum / June 7, 2008 There are a number of expressions and slogans associated with the Nazi regime in … Continue reading
Blackmailing Iraq – Just Another Day at BushCo
US issues threat to Iraq’s $50bn foreign reserves in military dealBy Patrick Cockburn / June 6, 2008 Under the planned pact, reported in The Independent yesterday, US soldiers in Iraq will enjoy legal immunity The US is holding hostage some … Continue reading
Reagan Didn’t Win the Cold War, the Hippies Did
Old Myths From the Age of Idiocy (the One We’re in Now) to Be Replaced by: New Truths for the Age of Reality (the One We Hope to Enter)by Larry Beinhart The Great Republican Disaster, from Reagan to Bush the … Continue reading
Booksigning at Threadgill’s – Sunday, 8 June
The Rag Blog
Marilyn Buck Book Party, Sunday June 8, 6 PM
Marilyn will not, of course, be able to attend this event, as she is still confined in federal prison, the longest-held woman political prisoner in the US. But if any RagReaders are in NYC this Sunday, try to stop by; … Continue reading
BushCo Crimes Build a Mountain
George Bush with General David Petraeus at Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, Iraq, last year; JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesRevealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US controlBy Patrick Cockburn / June 5, 2008 Bush wants 50 military bases, control of … Continue reading
And Why, Exactly, Is This Man Still in Office?
Libby Links Cheney to Plame Leakby Jason Leopold / June 4, 2008 FBI documents obtained by a congressional committee indicate that Vice President Dick Cheney may have authorized his former deputy to leak the identity of covert CIA operative Valerie … Continue reading
