Category Archives: RagBlog

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 →

WHY U.S. IS TARGETING IRANBy Sara FloundersMay 7, 2007, 15:27 Oil and social gains “The forces opposing Washington’s policy of endless war–whether waged through sanctions, coups, invasions, bombings or sabotage–should stand with Iran, recognize its accomplishments, defend its gains and … Continue reading →

The Deepening of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution: Why Most People Don’t Get ItBy Julia BuxtonMay 10, 2007, 21:26 It is hard for an outsider to get a grip on Venezuela, or the country’s President Hugo Chávez. Pick up a copy of … Continue reading →

Fighting Terror Selectively: Washington and Posadaby Marjorie CohnMay 11, 2007 Since the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration has made the “war on terror” the centerpiece of its domestic and foreign policy. Bush cries terror where there is none – as … Continue reading →