Category Archives: RagBlog

From News for Real The GOP’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Scam Traditional conservative, William F. Buckley was once asked how he would describe a “liberal.” He thought for moment, his snake-like tongue darting about just behind open lips, then spoke. “A … Continue reading →

College students flee a system under siegeJames Palmer, Chronicle Foreign ServiceThursday, January 18, 2007 (01-18) 04:00 PST Baghdad — Even before bombings at a university killed at least 65 students this week, officials said Iraq’s higher education system was on … Continue reading →

Gonzales Questions Habeas CorpusBy Robert ParryJanuary 19, 2007 In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every … Continue reading →

Washing War Crimes at the Washington PostFriday, 19 January 2007by Ahmed Amr You can read all about the nasty business of washing war crimes at the Washington Post. They start with fixing the headline. “Death in Haditha” – not ‘mass … Continue reading →

ACLU Report Shows Widespread Pentagon Surveillance of Peace Activists (1/17/2007) NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today released a new report revealing that the Pentagon monitored at least 186 anti-military protests in the United States and collected more … Continue reading →

A fully funded 6-month withdrawal planLynn WoolseyWednesday, January 17, 2007 It was Will Rogers who advised: “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Yet the Bush administration is grabbing for every shovel it can find. Faced with his … Continue reading →

US Complicity with Saddam’s crimes Western Complicity in the Halabja Massacre

Two things to note: (1) finally, one representative of the MSM (NY Times) calls this debacle what it is, namely the occupation of Iraq, and (2) the article is another fine example of the complete bungling of any semblance of … Continue reading →

The article mentions the Bush administration being ‘reluctant to recognize’ the problem. We would suggest the Bush administration has cynically ignored the crisis. Iraq refugee crisis exploding: 40% of middle class believed to have fled crumbling nationCarolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington … Continue reading →

In a story that has replayed over and over again, this one sees the utter destruction and incompetency involved with anything that the Bush adminstration touches. What They Asked For, They Did Not GetPratap Chatterjee* WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (IPS) – … Continue reading →

The battle to save Iraq’s children: Doctors issue plea to Tony Blair to end the scandal of medical shortages in the war zoneBy Colin Brown, Deputy Political EditorPublished: 19 January 2007 The desperate plight of children who are dying in … Continue reading →

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the … Continue reading →