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Republicans : Hypocrisy as a Pre-Existing Condition
Republican Chairman Michael Steele says abortion coverage has been removed from the party’s insurance policy.Republican Party insurance policyHas covered abortion for eighteen yearsBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2009 A few days ago, 176 Republicans joined … Continue reading
Curbing John O’Neill : The Pipeline and the Saudi-Al Qaeda Connection
The late John P. O’Neill, former assistant director of the FBI, saw threat of bin Laden early on. O’Neill’s attempts to investigate connections with Saudis were thwarted.John O’Neill, the Trans Afghanistan Pipeline:The Saudis, the Bushes and bin LadenBy Sherman DeBrosse … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan Pipeline, Al Qaeda, Bin Laden, Espionage, FBI, George W. Bush, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Nuke ‘Renaissance’ : Same Old, Same Old
Not looking so good:Much-hyped nuclear renaissance ‘If history repeats itself as farce, then the nuclear power industry represents the most incompetent jester of all time…’ By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 12, 2009 The much-hyped “renaissance” of … Continue reading
Israel and Iran : A Countdown to Tragedy?
During Iranian street demonstrations this summer a protester displays a photo of Mohammed Mossadegh, deposed by the Americans and the British in 1953 and replaced with the much-hated Shah Reza Pahlavi. Photo posted on Daily Kos, June 19, 2009. Who … Continue reading
Special Delivery : Ft. Hood GI Gives Letter to Obama
Pfc. Michael Kern. Photo from Cynthia Thomas / Under the Hood Cafe.Stopping by the barracks:GI Michael Kern hands Obama IVAW letter What happened at Fort Hood has made it abundantly clear that the military mental health system, and our soldiers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, Mental Health, Military, PTSD, Victor Agosto
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Peter Matthiessen : The Tragedy of Leonard Peltier
The Tragedy of Leonard Peltier Vs. the United States of America …this man’s life leaks away behind grim concrete walls for the unworthy purpose of saving face for the FBI and a U.S. Attorney’s Office… By Peter Matthiessen / November … Continue reading
Mariann G. Wizard : Ft. Holabird Haiku
Still life of toy soldiers. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, Jan 01, 1937 / Time and Life Pictures / Getty Images Ft. Holabird Haiku See the soldiers, row on row,green leaves on trees —beware defoliant! Vietnam had soldiers too,green boys in … Continue reading
Hey Obama : Ride ’em Cowboy!
C’mon Obama,Let’s have a real buildup in Afghanistan! Barack Obama told the nation/‘Have no fear of escalation/I am trying everyone to please…’(With apologies to Tom Paxton) By Richard Lee / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2009 To Barack Obama: … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, LBJ, Military, Political Satire, Veterans Day, Vietnam
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Stupak Amendment : Rolling Back Women’s Rights
The House Health Care bill:Compromising away women’s rights Women put Obama in office; now we have to call in our chips. By Barbara J. Berg / The Rag Blog / November 10, 2009 The thunderous applause greeting the announcement of … Continue reading
Big Pharma : The Orgasm Scam
‘Restless Vagina Syndrome’:Big Pharma’s newest fake disease By Terry J. Allen / November 9, 2009 It’s not your fault, ladies (and certainly not your partner’s), that you don’t orgasm every time you have intercourse, or that you lack the libido … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, Marketing, Pharmaceutical Companies, Sexuality, Women
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BBC Poll on Capitalism : Where’s the Love?
Global survey on free market capitalism:Majority say fix it or ditch it By James Robbins / November 9, 2009 Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Wall, Capitalism, Economics, Economy, Free Market, Government Regulation, Public Opinion, Soviet Union, World Opinion
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The bitter tears of Johnny CashThe untold story of Johnny Cash, protest singer and Native American activist, and his feud with the music industry By Antonino D’Ambrosio / November 9, 2009 In July 1972, musician Johnny Cash sat opposite President … Continue reading
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