Category Archives: RagBlog

Business As UsualBy Irene Rheinwald 02/17/07 “ICH’ – — The more things change, the more they stay the same. What seemed an earthquake on November 7, 2006, has turned into a mere ripple in a volatile pond. Despite proclamations to … Continue reading →

Jailed 2 Years, Iraqi Tells of Abuse by AmericansBy MICHAEL MOSS and SOUAD MEKHENNET 02/17/06 “New York Times” — — DAMASCUS, Syria — In the early hours of Jan. 6, Laith al-Ani stood in a jail near the Baghdad airport … Continue reading →

Iran: a Chronology of DisinformationBy GARY LEUPP Larisa Alexandrovna has recently written an excellent article detailing the neoconservatives’ six-year long project to use American power to attack and produce regime change in Iran. Appended to the piece is a timeline … Continue reading →

Dick Cheney’s Dangerous Son-in-Law: Philip Perry and the politics of chemical security.By Art Levine In March 2003, when the world’s attention was focused on U.S. soldiers heading to Baghdad, twelve senior officials in the Bush administration gathered around a long … Continue reading →

US military planes criss-cross Europe using bogus call signJon Swain and Brian Johnson-Thomas in Rome THE American military have been operating flights across Europe using a call sign assigned to a civilian airline that they have no legal right to … Continue reading →

Documents show new secretive US prison program isolating Muslim, Middle Eastern prisonersJennifer Van BergenPublished: Friday February 16, 2007 The US Department of Justice has implemented a secretive new prison program segregating “high-security-risk” Muslim and Middle Eastern prisoners and tightly restricting … Continue reading →

US-North Korean Nuclear Agreement Clearing The Decks For IranJohn Chan and Peter SymondsGlobal ResearchSaturday, February 17, 2007 The deal reached between the US and North Korea at six-party talks in Beijing on Tuesday has been variously described in the international … Continue reading →

6. The Neocons – Ignored Warning of Terrorists

Thanks to Charlie Loving.

In Iraq, Kurdish militia has the run of oil-rich KirkukBy Tom LasseterMcClatchy Newspapers KIRKUK, Iraq – Lt. Hiwa Raouf Abdul is not supposed to be in Kirkuk. The oil-rich city, which many fear is teetering on the brink of civil … Continue reading →