Category Archives: RagBlog

Rumsfeld Flees France, Fearing ArrestIPS News, October 30, 2007 Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fled France today fearing arrest over charges of “ordering and authorizing” torture of detainees at both the American-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the … Continue reading →

US grants Blackwater immunityTue, 30 Oct 2007 03:12:43 The US State Department promises Blackwater bodyguards immunity in its investigation into the massacre of Iraqi civilians by the firm. “Once you give immunity, you can’t take it away,” a senior law … Continue reading →

U.S. Military Ignored Evidence of Iraqi-Made EFPsAnalysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (IPS) – When the U.S. military command accused the Iranian Quds Force last January of providing the armour-piercing EFPs (explosively formed penetrators) that were killing U.S. troops, … Continue reading →

Capitalism and its proponents don’t give a damn about your health; they are only interested in making a profit from you. Breast Cancer Sellsby Lucinda MarshallOctober 29, 2007, Alternet October means falling leaves, ghosts and goblins, and pink, lots of … Continue reading →

Outsourcing Governmentby Naomi KleinOctober 28, 2007, Los Angeles Times We didn’t want to get stuck with a lemon. That’s what Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said to a House committee last month. He was referring to the “virtual fence” planned … Continue reading →

The Bureaucracy, the March, and the War: American DisengagementBy Tom Engelhardt As I was heading out into a dark, drippingly wet, appropriately dispiriting New York City day, on my way to the “Fall Out Against the War” march — one … Continue reading →

The First Nation to Legalize Torture: Inside Israel’s Military CourtsBy LISA HAJJAR Should the United States, seeking to recalibrate the balance between security and liberty in the “war on terror,” emulate Israel in its treatment of Palestinian detainees? That is … Continue reading →

We think not. And as far as we’re concerned, fuck every last one of the assholes who says there’s always a military option on the table. We just say, “Fuck You !!!!” No Evidence Iran Building Nuclear Weapons : Mohamed … Continue reading →

This is precisely the headline we’ve used on several occasions over the last year-and-a-half since we began publishing to describe what the US is/has become. We’re glad to see someone else recognise it. Thank you, Mr. Hedges. The American Police … Continue reading →

INDUSTRY’S PLAN FOR USBy Peter MontagueRachel’s Democracy & Health News #930, October 25, 2007 [Rachel’s introduction: The fossil fuel corporations have a plan for us, and it does not include any substantial investment in renewable solar energy. Their plan is … Continue reading →

McConnell marks funds for contractor: Firm Under Investigation for BriberyBy John Cheves Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is pushing $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and … Continue reading →

American giants run into IIT backlash New Delhi, Oct. 28: Select US corporate giants — long viewed as symbols of America’s military-industry complex — have run into an unlikely hurdle in their plans to recruit and research at the Indian … Continue reading →