Category Archives: RagBlog

And still paying the enormous price of insidious colonialism in Africa. Somalia: What the News Failed to ReportBy Ramzy Baroud 11/18/07 “ICH” — — The people of Somalia are enduring yet another round of suffering as Ethiopian forces wreck havoc … Continue reading →

Forever WeirdBy JOE KLEIN, November 18, 2007 GONZO: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson.By Jann S. Wenner and Corey Seymour.Illustrated. 467 pp. Little, Brown & Company. $28.99. On July 2, 1974, I started work as deputy Washington bureau chief for … Continue reading →

VENEZUELA: BETWEEN BALLOTS AND BULLETSBy James Petras*, Nov 12, 2007, 13:25 Introduction Venezuela’s democratically elected Present Chavez faces the most serious threat since the April 11, 2002 military coup. Violent street demonstrations by privileged middle and upper middle class university … Continue reading →

US Deserters Lose Bid for Canada Refugee Statusby Randall Palmer and Lynne Olver OTTAWA/TORONTO – Two Americans who deserted the U.S. Army to protest against the war in Iraq lost their bid for refugee status in Canada on Thursday, and … Continue reading →

Coalition ‘cannot win’ in Iraq or AfghanistanBy Graeme DobellUpdated Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:25pm AEDT One of Australia’s top defence experts says the United States-led coalition cannot win the conflicts in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Professor Hugh White, the head … Continue reading →

But get ready to man the barricades in short order for the next round. Exposing a Sham-of-a-Mockery-of-a-Withdrawal: Thank God for the Senate Republicans!By MIKE FERNER Into every tragically depressing world situation some light must shine if you wait long enough … Continue reading →

A 21st Century Counter-Reformation? Circles of PowerBy KENNETH COUESBOUC The term “middle class” does not mean anything. There can be no sense of cohesion among members of a group jostling to climb the social ladder. The possessors and the dispossessed … Continue reading →

The American Dictatorship InstituteBy Thomas J. DiLorenzo 11/17/07 “Lew Rockwell” — — In response to Ron Paul’s phenomenal fundraising successes and his widespread, national popularity, the neocon establishment has commenced a smear campaign. One such smear artist is John C. … Continue reading →

Pentagon Cover Up: 15,000 or more US casualties in Iraq WarBy Mike Whitney 11/17/07 “ICH” — — The Pentagon has been concealing the true number of American casualties in the Iraq War. The real number exceeds 15,000 and CBS News … Continue reading →

Stevie Nicks Don Henley HOTEL CALIFORNIA Don Henley: ‘Let the chips fall where they may’By Denise Quan, CNN NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) — It may have been 28 years since the last Eagles studio album — yes, “The Long Run” came … Continue reading →

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Leading, a story about that giant arrogant bureaucracy that resembles the Pentagon: TxDOT. Their debt problems, and my analysis right below that. Following which is a snip of a story where a bunch of Saudi and OPEC oil officials talk … Continue reading →