Category Archives: RagBlog

Escalation and Expansion: Bush’s “Great Leap Forward” Into HellChris Floyd The outlines of Bush’s “New Way Forward” or “Great Leap Forward” or “Long Walk Off a Short Pier” in Iraq is now fairly clear. It has three general thrusts: a … Continue reading →

Federal Bureau of Intimidationby Howard Zinn I thought it would be good to talk about the FBI because they talk about us. They don’t like to be talked about. They don’t even like the fact that you’re listening to them … Continue reading →

New World Order – New Fix or New Failure?Mark Lowry Globalization and the new world order are profound failures. They are based on flawed economic logic that ignores need to have no government intervention in free markets controlled by supply … Continue reading →

Probes of Bush policies in worksBy Rick KleinDec 27, 2006, 10:32 WASHINGTON — Massachusetts lawmakers are set to launch a blizzard of investigations in the new Congress, probing issues such as wartime contracting, post-Katrina housing assistance, and the Bush administration’s … Continue reading →

Spain’s Bears Stop HibernatingBy Rossella LorenziDec 28, 2006, 06:23 Bears appear to have stopped hibernating in Spain’s northern mountains, according to Spanish scientists who blame climate change for the behavior. Of the 130 Cantabrian brown bears living in that region, … Continue reading →

Insecurity and poverty in Iraq put pregnant women in dangerReport, IRIN, 26 December 2006 BAGHDAD – For years Salah Hussein, 26, had dreamed of having a child, but he never imagined that his wish would be marred by the death … Continue reading →

The Baker-Hamilton Study: Pluses and MinusesWilliam R. Polk ‘In recent days, as you know, there has been a great deal of publicity on the Baker-Hamilton plan for dealing with the problems the United States faces in Iraq and for restarting … Continue reading →

Polar Bears Today the polar bearand tomorrow the SUV. But until tomorrow, say the Americans, let us drive,drive, anddrive. And I see them everywhere: Whole Foods, driven there to pick up the recyled-paper toilet tissueand organic eggs. The water from … Continue reading →

It’s *Trash Talkin’ Thursday, and here’s a tidbit out of “Bushzarro world.” Neocons Endanger the Sixth AmendmentPublished on Wednesday, December 27, 2006.Source: Kurt Nimmo I don’t know where Amy J. St. Eve received her law degree. Maybe through a mail … Continue reading →

When the People Choose a PresidentBy Les Blough, EditorDec 27, 2006, 17:52 During my last trip to Venezuela, covering the December 3, 2006 presidential elections for Axis of Logic, I had the opportunity to closely observe the voting procedures in … Continue reading →

THE RACE FOR IRAQ’S RESOURCES: Will Iraq’s Oil Blessing Become a Curse?By Joshua Gallu in Berlin The Iraqi government is considering a new oil law that could give private oil companies greater control over its vast reserves. In light of … Continue reading →

Hundreds Disappear Into the Black Hole of the Kurdish Prison System in IraqBy C. J. CHIVERS SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — The inmates began their strike with an angry call. “Allahu akbar!” they shouted, 120 voices joining in a cadence punctuated by … Continue reading →