Category Archives: RagBlog

A hierarchy of deathBy Roy Greenslade Why do 32 deaths in Virginia receive blanket coverage while nearly 200 fatalities in Iraq are barely reported? 04/20/07 “The Guardian’ — 04/19/07 – Thirty-two die in American university shooting. Result? Huge media coverage … Continue reading →

Iraqi doctor who disputes official death tolls is denied visa to visit UWBy BRAD WONG, P-I REPORTER An Iraqi doctor who made international headlines after stating that civilian deaths in the Iraq war far exceeded officially reported numbers is not … Continue reading →

Vermont Senate Calls for Bush Impeachment: Lawmakers Also Call for Impeachment of CheneyBy ROSS SNEYD, AP MONTPELIER, Vt. (April 20) – Vermont senators voted Friday to call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney … Continue reading →

Federally Funded Boffins Want To Scrap The InternetBy Steve WatsonApr 20, 2007, 09:06 Researchers funded by the federal government want to shut down the internet and start over, citing the fact that at the moment there are loopholes in the … Continue reading →

Paul Wolfowitz — architect of the Iraq war, president of the World Bank, and self-styled scourge of corruption — has been caught red-handed in corruption himself, arranging a huge pay raise for his girlfriend and hiding the evidence. Wolfowitz’s rigid … Continue reading →

Hounded by Insurgents, Abandoned by UsBy KIRK W. JOHNSONPublished: April 18, 2007 THE crisis over Iraq’s refugees is the first major policy issue in which Iraqi civilians are front and center. We debate how the surge looks today or how … Continue reading →

Unusual Mix of Prayer and Politics Yale Divinity School students burned a copy of the Bill of Rights and the Ten Commandments at a recent Ash Wednesday service before marking their foreheads with the ashes – not as protest, they … Continue reading →

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .. 1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles 2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles 3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas 4. World’s first rodeo … Continue reading →

Well, the US allowed all of 550 Iraqi immigrants in 2006 …. Jordan, Syria beg world to help with Iraq refugees17 Apr 2007 18:14:29 GMTSource: ReutersBy Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, April 17 (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria begged the international community … Continue reading →

Tarot by Kate 512-454-2293www.tarotbykate.bigstep.comkate_braun2000@yahoo.com “Monday, Monday so good to me…” Monday, April 30, 2007, is Beltane/May Day/Roodmas/Walpurgistnacht. The waxing moon is in the 2nd quarter of Libra, only two days away from full. Monday starts our work-week and at Beltane … Continue reading →