Category Archives: RagBlog

From one mistake to another, BushCo’s entire modus operandi. In this case and, remarkably, in so many others, no one seems particularly bothered that virtually endless death and mayhem are involved. A U.S.-backed plan for Sunni neighborhood guards is testedBy … Continue reading →

The poisonous rhetorical legacy of Karl RoveBy Juan Cole Even Fox’s Chris Wallace wants to know why Bush’s newly departed advisor had to paint Democrats as traitors. On Fox News Sunday morning, Karl Rove played the victim. He told host … Continue reading →

Canada’s Sovereignty in Jeopardy: the Militarization of North AmericaBy Michel Chossudovsky 08/18/07 “Global Research” — — Canadian jurisdiction over its Northern territories was redefined, following an April 2002 military agreement between Ottawa and Washington. This agreement allows for the deployment … Continue reading →

Convicting Padilla: Bad News for All AmericansBy Dave Lindorff 08/18/07 “ICH” — – With habeas corpus a thing of the past, with arrest and detention without charge permitted, with torture and spying without court oversight all the rage, with prosecutors … Continue reading →

And a good bit about American history (as it relates to Cuba) as well. The Empire And The Independent Islandby Fidel CastroAugust 18, 2007 The history of Cuba during the last 140 years is one of struggle to preserve national … Continue reading →

SDS: To Live Outside the Law, You Must be Honest: Students for a Democratic Society, unbossed and unowned, keeps on pushin’by Daniel TasripinAugust 18, 2007, NYC IMC Following a year that witnessed a new generation of young activists adopt the … Continue reading →

Collateral Damage: Bethenaby Cindy SheehanAugust 19, 2007 Amman, Jordan — Last month when Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Ray McGovern and I took over 300 people and a petition with over a million signatures to Congressman John Conyers (D-Mi, Chair House Judiciary … Continue reading →

ACLU Sues TSA Official, JetBlue for Discriminating Against Passenger Wearing Arabic T-Shirt (8/9/2007)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit charging that a … Continue reading →

The War as We Saw ItBy BUDDHIKA JAYAMAHA, WESLEY D. SMITH, JEREMY ROEBUCK, OMAR MORA, EDWARD SANDMEIER, YANCE T. GRAY and JEREMY A. MURPHYPublished: August 19, 2007 VIEWED from Iraq at the tail end of a 15-month deployment, the political … Continue reading →

Imperial Storm Troopers The Politics of Self-Destruction: The Suicide BomberBy MISSY COMLEY BEATTIE A peace symbol hangs from a chain around my neck. Soon after I bought the necklace, I decided I wouldn’t take it off until the war ended. … Continue reading →

Actually, most of the ones we see noisily chew gum, but that’s unimportant. What is important are that comments such as what appears below are all too common in the US. By referring to us as “America Haters,” the discussion … Continue reading →

China Is Not The ProblemBy Paul Craig Roberts 08/17/07 “ICH” — — At a time when even the Wall Street Journal has disappeared into the maw of a huge media conglomerate, the New York Times remains an independent newspaper. But … Continue reading →