Category Archives: RagBlog

Blackwater, Oil and the Colonial EnterpriseBy John Nichols 09/21/07 “The Nation” – – Blackwater USA’s mercenary mission in Iraq is very much in the news this week, and rightly so. The private military contractor’s war-for-profit program, which has been so … Continue reading →

First two photos taken 21 September 2007. Austin Code Pink photo taken 15 September. Thanks to Alice Embree for these.

Mostly just for whitewashing the issues and continuing the corruption. Where Impeachment is Taken Seriously … By Everyone But Nancy Pelosi: The Streets of San FranciscoBy BEN TERRALL On January 6, 2007, two days after Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of … Continue reading →

Kurdistan’s Fatal FlamesBy Kevin Peraino Why are a growing number of young women in this relatively safe corner of Iraq showing up in local hospitals, dying of suspicious burns? Sept. 18, 2007 – The doctor knows, just from glancing at … Continue reading →

America and Iran: the spark of warPaul Rogers, 20 – 09 – 2007 Four fresh developments – involving Israel, France, and Washington and Tehran themselves – are bringing closer a war that could happen by accident. The two most recent … Continue reading →

The architects of IraqTareq Y Ismael, 18 – 09 – 2007 The impulse that drives United States policy in Iraq is reflected in the professional character of its leading military and diplomatic figures, says Tareq Y Ismael. A potentially decisive … Continue reading →

A friend of ours just started a new blog to oppose the farm bill that is pending in Congress, and to provide information about other agriculture and food issues that are pertinent to our health. Here’s a brief sample: STOP … Continue reading →

Summary – What are we trying to accomplish? We are at a juncture where the pendulum of The American Way of Life has swung to the end of its arc on one side. The side in question is the one … Continue reading →

PensionAlice EmbreeSeptember 19, 2007 Char nursed a large, iced mocha in a trendy café in the near-trendy North Loop neighborhood of Austin. She was the oldest person in the place. By far. She was musing on a pension – no … Continue reading →

Checkbook Imperialism: The Blackwater FiascoBy Robert Scheer 09/19/07 “Truthdig” — — Please, please, I tell myself, leave Orwell out of it. Find some other, fresher way to explain why “Operation Iraqi Freedom” is dependent upon killer mercenaries. Or why the … Continue reading →