Category Archives: RagBlog

From Juan Cole’s Informed Comment Jordanian Dailies on Cheney’s Middle East Trip The USG Open Source Center paraphrases reports in the Jordanian press on US Vice President Dick Cheney’s current round of diplomacy in the Middle East. Jordanian Dailies Comment … Continue reading →

We expect this will receive as much attention as did the Parliamentary vote insisting on the withdrawal of US troops – in short, none. Iraq’s parliament objects to Baghdad security walls, summons prime minister to testifyPublished: 05.13.2007 BAGHDAD (AP) — … Continue reading →

Globalization and terror: Moloch’s jellybabiesby toni soloMay 12, 2007 The United States militarist plutocracy wrangled in recent weeks over assigning more than 500 billion of worth-less-and-less foreign creditors’ US dollars to its imperialist war machine. The corporate media tried to … Continue reading →

Fact Sheets of Iran-US Standoff: Twenty Reasons against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iranby CASMIIMay 11, 2007payvand.com INTRODUCTION Four years since the US-UK led illegal invasion of Iraq, which has brought the ongoing catastrophe for Iraqi people, all peace loving … Continue reading →

And making comments about what the new British PM, Gordon Brown, will really be. The Kennedy myth rises againBy John Pilger 05/11/07 “ICH ” — — On 5 June 1968, just after midnight, Robert Kennedy was shot in my presence … Continue reading →

The Other Side Of Suez Documentary on the Suez Crisis of 1956. Shows how history often repeats itself: ‘Sexed-up’ intelligence, assassination attempts, manufactured war – all to protect Western ‘interests’ Fear of dwindling oil supplies, a strategy of regime change, … Continue reading →

Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment ClauseBy Dave Lindorff 05/11/07 “Baltimore Chronicle” — — What is it about impeachment that has the Democratic Party leadership so frightened? Talking with members of Congress, one hears the same refrain: “I … Continue reading →

The Good AmericanBy Scott Ritter 05/11/07 “Truth Dig” — — I joined the American Legion a few years back. As a veteran of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, I was eligible to do so for some time but always … Continue reading →

Blair’s legacy: Militarism abroad, social devastation at homeBy Editorial statementMay 11, 2007, 19:14 [Editor’s Note: We do not normally “feature” reprints from other publications on Axis of Logic. But because it marks the historic end to the bloody 10 year … Continue reading →

9. STOP: military foreign aid, depreciation allowances, farm price supports, various military hardware/system money pits, bridges to nowhere, and myriad other boondoggles It is correct, as true conservatives point out, that our federal budget and debt are unsupportable in the … Continue reading →

Chiles in Nut Sauce (Chiles en Nogada) This dish is best made in the late Summer or early Autumn, if you are a North American or pretty well anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Pomegranates and poblano chiles are at the … Continue reading →

The Philippines: Where The War on Terror Has Become The War Of TerrorBy Brian McAfeeMay 11, 2007, 05:47 In the Philippines Bush’s War On Terror has become a War Of Terror. Last week Elias Mabundas, 25, and Auling Bugahod, 50, … Continue reading →