Category Archives: RagBlog

A Grand Misjudgment: Gore’s Peace PrizeBy JAN OBERG, Nagoya, Japan. The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize – particularly the part to Al Gore – is a populist choice that cannot but devalue the Prize itself. Alfred Nobel wrote in his will … Continue reading →

Nancy Pelosi and the Arrogance of Power: Leadership VoidBy CINDY SHEEHAN “They are advocates. We are leaders.” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in regards to “Anti-war activists.” People of America, this is truly the problem with what was once a … Continue reading →

Turkish Tanks Attack IraqBy Stephen John Morgan, Paradoxical Patterns Turkish tanks and artillery have begun shelling suspected PKK guerrilla positions in towns and villages in Kurdish Northern Iraq. An incursion and possible outright invasion now seems imminent. A Turkish army … Continue reading →

A Mother’s March For Justice: Jena Six mother Tina Jones talks about clearing the reputation of her son Bryant PurvisBy Christopher Weber For Tina Jones, life was plenty busy before her oldest son became one of the now famous Jena … Continue reading →

Blackwater NationBy Brian Cook Contracting soldiers of fortune is only one example of our recent philosophy of government Those seeking to pinpoint the date that propelled the private military firm Blackwater into its prominent (and disastrous) position in the U.S. … Continue reading →

To the Princes of GringoliaBy Joe Bageant Wanting everything is not the problem. Always getting what we want is. HOPKINS VILLAGE, BELIZE Right now I am doing something only someone as fucked up as an American-style lefty could possibly do: … Continue reading →

Astonishing that our Congress sees fit to look outside of the US for its topic material. Generally in individuals, this is a defensive posture, laying blame on others when our own behaviour is highly suspect. Perhaps we need to see … Continue reading →

War with Iran: Probable (& Disastrous)Ervand Abrahamian – October 9th, 2007 The U.S and Iran have been moving towards a head-on collision for the last seven years. The expected collision will most probably take place in the final months of … Continue reading →

In their own Words: Dehumanizing the Iraqi peopleby Adel Safty, October 11, 2007 Some of the most credible testimonies against the Iraq war come from those very American soldiers expected to inflict the horrors of the war on the Iraqi … Continue reading →

The heroic sit-down of youthBy Editorial, Oct 11, 2007, 10:46 The ruling class in this country would like us to believe that young people are apathetic. But the youths participating in the Sept. 29 demonstration in Washington showed another side … Continue reading →

Where Money Rushes to the Top: Travels Across Greenspan’s AmericaBy MICHAEL YATES Alan Greenspan’s new memoir has put his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman on the hot seat, as critics ask whether he bears responsibility for the housing bubble and … Continue reading →

Iraq’s Deepening Refugee Crisis: Homeless in Their Own LandBy TOM CLIFFORD, Dubai. Iraqi refugess are unwanted in their own land as provinces bar them from entering, the UN refugee agency warns. Provincial authorities, unable to cope with the influx, are … Continue reading →