Category Archives: RagBlog

Ecological Warfare: Iraq’s Environmental CrisisBy JEFFREY ST. CLAIR and JOSHUA FRANK The ecological effects of war, like its horrific toll on human life, are exponential. When the Bush Administration and their Congressional allies sent our troops in to Iraq to … Continue reading →

Jane Harman’s War on the First Amendment: The Politics of ParanoiaBy Col. DAN SMITH Congresswoman Jane Harman has introduced legislation–H.R. 1955: “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism”–that is expected to be referred to the House Rules Committee for assignment of floor … Continue reading →

Thank you to Charlie Loving for this.

An Airstrike a Day Won’t Keep Insurgents at BayBy Fred KaplanPosted Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, at 7:02 PM ET It might mean fewer dead Americans, though. This month has seen the smallest number of Americans killed in Iraq than any … Continue reading →

Bush’s Neo-Imperialist WarJohn B. Judis | October 22, 2007 Our Iraqi occupation not only rejects American foreign policy since Wilson, it’s a throwback to the great power imperialism that led to World War I. In 1882 the British occupied Egypt. … Continue reading →

Bush Regime Preaches Democracy, Proposes TyrannyBy Paul Craig Roberts 10/24/07 “ICH” — — US citizens had best rethink the “war on terror” while they still have the liberty to do so. For all of President Bush’s blah-blah talk about bringing … Continue reading →

“Come and see our overflowing morgues”“Come and see the rubble of your surgical air-strikes”By Mike Whitney “Everyday, under the pretext of either Al Qaeda, insurgents, militants, or whatever imaginary name you coined, you have not ceased, not even for one … Continue reading →

U.N. challenges U.S. on illegal air strikes in IraqBy Nicolas J. S. Davies, Online Journal Contributing WriterOct 23, 2007, 00:37 Just as U.S. air operations over Iraq have reached their highest level since the destruction of Fallujah in November 2004, … Continue reading →

The collapse of Bush’s foreign policyBy Juan Cole From Turkey to Iraq to Pakistan, the mounting chaos proves the White House is just winging it. Oct. 24, 2007 | The Bush administration once imagined that its presence in Afghanistan and … Continue reading →

On the Eve of DestructionBy Scott Ritter 10/23/04 “TruthDig” — – Don’t worry, the White House is telling us. The world’s most powerful leader was simply making a rhetorical point. At a White House press conference last week, just in … Continue reading →

TORTURE & THE SAN FRANCISCO 8By Kiilu Nyasha, October 22, 2007 “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” ­The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 5 (1948) It’s clear to everyone … Continue reading →

Bloggers Without Borders… Syria is a beautiful country- at least I think it is. I say “I think” because while I perceive it to be beautiful, I sometimes wonder if I mistake safety, security and normalcy for ‘beauty’. In so … Continue reading →