Category Archives: RagBlog

From Another Day in the Empire Poll: Even More Americans Blame Saddam for 9/11Monday June 25th 2007, 3:46 pm As distrustful as I am of polls conducted by the corporate media, I had to take note of the following. “A … Continue reading →

Look if you dare: Children of Iraq The Nuremberg Principles Principle I. Any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible therefore and liable to punishment. Principle II. The fact that internal law does … Continue reading →

Iraqi Women Resist Return to Sectarian Lawsby Ellen Massey As Iraq struggles to define its future, there is one important group that has been largely left out of the process: women. But they are refusing to be left behind. With … Continue reading →

After 4 years, electricity still luxury: Iraqi struggles endure despite billions spentBy James Janega, Tribune staff reporter. Nadeem Majeed in Baghdad contributed to this reportPublished June 25, 2007 BAGHDAD — Surviving without electricity in the simmering Baghdad summer poses an … Continue reading →

High survival rate for wounded in Iraq presents new challenges: Health-care cost may total $650B, an economist saysTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 3,500 Americans have died in Iraq, but tens of thousands more are coming home, some tragically wounded. This … Continue reading →

Tom Hayden and Mark Rudd (Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) Ending The War In Iraq – Hayden On Organizing Against Permanent WarJune 24th, 2007 by Thomas Good New York, NY – June 18, 2007. On Monday, June 18th, Tom Hayden … Continue reading →

And to Its Fabled Economy: Goodbye to the City on the HillBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS “We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.” — John Winthrop America is being destroyed. Many … Continue reading →

Reflections of a Vietnam War Widow: It Doesn’t End When They Come HomeBy Penny Coleman, AlterNet. Posted June 25, 2007. The Department of Defense recently announced that it was hiring additional mental health professionals to deal with the stream of … Continue reading →

Our Friend Cervantes, over at Iraq Today, called this weird and creepy, but he sure is correct about it. It’s chilling that Dick Cheney did not react to the WTC tower collapsing, but we will join the conspiracy theorists in … Continue reading →

Brown urged to pull out troopsBy TOM HARVEYJune 24, 2007 TONY Blair was today branded a “dangerous warmonger” as anti-war activists called on his successor to pull troops out of Iraq. Thousands of people staged a noisy demonstration outside Labour’s … Continue reading →

‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’ case limits student rightsPOSTED: 3:14 p.m. EDT, June 25, 2007 By Bill Mears , CNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the “Bong Hits 4 … Continue reading →

Remember, in the last 5-1/2 years, many laws applying to our freedoms in the US have been changed. You could be next. Former Councilwoman Faces DeportationBy ROBERT JABLON, APPosted: 2007-06-24 21:53:35 LOS ANGELES (June 24) – All of her life, … Continue reading →