Category Archives: RagBlog

The 1953 CIA Coup in Iran and the Roots of Middle East Terror Democracy Now Interview With New York Times foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer, author of All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror. … Continue reading →

Latin American Crisis “Made In The USA”By Bill Van Auken 07/03/08 “WSW” — – Nearly a week after Colombia’s cross-border raid against an encampment of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrilla movement in neighboring Ecuador, Latin America continues … Continue reading →

Already we have riots, hoarding, panic: the sign of things to come?By Carl Mortished, World Business Editor 07/03/08 “The Times” — – The spectre of food shortages is casting a shadow across the globe, causing riots in Africa, consumer protests … Continue reading →

From How Many Miles From Babylon. Money on the Tableposted by Eleutheros This morning while going about the usual homestead tasks the radio was carrying Bush’s address concerning the economy where he opined that he saw no reason to think … Continue reading →

An Iraqi pilgrim finds kindness in the ‘Triangle of Death’By Hussein Kadhim | McClatchy NewspapersPosted on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 KARBALA, Iraq — With thousands of other Shiite Muslims, I walked through the infamous “Triangle of Death” where suicide bombers, … Continue reading →

Let’s Pay Tribute to the Spectacular Wrongness of William F. BuckleyBy David Michael Green / AlterNet / March 5, 2008 William F. Buckley was a smart man, that’s for sure. He could throw around more ten-dollar words than his beloved … Continue reading →

American Flies Five People From Chicago to London By David Millward / Telegraph, UK / March 6, 2008 A major airline is under fire from environmentalists for flying an aircraft across the Atlantic with only five passengers on board. The … Continue reading →

Lupe Valdez, gay hispanic sheriff of Dallas County, at Gay Pride Parade John Cornyn, Lupe Valdez and the Ghost of LBJby Mary Mapes / The Nation / March 6, 2008 Gosh, who could have seen this coming? America’s brush with … Continue reading →

No Standing to Lecture on JusticeBy JACOB HORNBERGER U.S. officials are hopping mad over the outcome of a criminal prosecution in Iraq. Two Iraqi officials who had been accused of kidnapping and murder walked out of an Iraqi court Monday … Continue reading →

Arms Dealer’s Planes Flew U.S. Missions in IraqBy Justin Rood and Maddy Sauer Viktor Bout Was an International Fugitive at the Time His Planes Were Used by the U.S. 06/03/08 “ABC News ” — — When U.S. officials announce the … Continue reading →

Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran?By Yossi Melman 06/03/08 “Haaretz” — — The Bush administration is prolonging the hunting season against journalists. The latest victim is James Risen, The New York Times reporter for national security … Continue reading →