Category Archives: RagBlog

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 →

Tomgram: Roger Morris, Donald Rumsfeld’s Long March At a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels in June 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld famously said: “Now what is the message there? The message is that there are no ‘knowns.’ … Continue reading →

And, no, we do not believe the non-binding House resolution amounts to action. It is no more than cheap, half-empty political rhetoric. Iraq War Hopeless for 56% of AmericansFebruary 17, 2007 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the … Continue reading →

Junior gets socially promoted despite flunking charm school. Fortunate Son: The Untold History of George W. BushSocial promotion to presidentBy Jerry Mazza If social promotion is a perverse gift to poor and disenfranchised youth, that is, to push them while … Continue reading →

Money Trumps Peace…SometimesBy Cindy Sheehan 02/16/07 “ICH” — — It is always painful to watch George stumble his way through press conferences. He can’t get through a sentence without at least two-three “uhs,” his eye lids flutter up and down … Continue reading →