Category Archives: RagBlog

Gambling to Save Face on IraqPublished on Sunday, December 24, 2006.By Rodrigue Tremblay “Naturally, the common people don’t want war … but it is always a simple matter to drag the people along. All you have to do is to … Continue reading →

We ran something a couple of months ago that reflected our sensibilities. We figured we owe equal time to the master. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues This is a segment from D. A. Pennebaker’s film, Dont Look Back (a … Continue reading →

Pachelbel Rant

The Age of Mammals: Looking Back on the First Quarter of the Twenty-First CenturyBy Rebecca Solnit[For Solomon Solnit (b. Oct. 18, 2006)] The View from the Grass I’ve been writing the year-end other-news summary for Tomdispatch since 2004; somewhere around … Continue reading →

US and Latin America: Overview for 2006; Perspectives for 2007By James PetrasDec 21, 2006, 09:53 Introduction: Escalation of Warfare To understand US-Latin American relations this year and its likely trajectory in 2007 it is obligatory to consider three dimensions: 1) … Continue reading →

Big Oil welfare – big rip off for American taxpayers Published on Friday, December 22, 2006.Source: America Blog – By Chris in Paris It’s no wonder the federal government did not want to release details for a year, because once … Continue reading →

Aspartame Recall: A Message Congress Cannot Ignoreby Dr. Betty Martini, D. HumDecember 2006 Don’t let on that fruits & vegetables improve your health or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will throw you in the slammer. The FDA threatened 29 … Continue reading →

You knew George didn’t really mean all that about Saddam. After all, we’d been best buddies with him back in the ’80’s when Ronnie and Daddy ran the White House. It’s just been one of his doubles sitting in for … Continue reading →

Doyle Niemann – any inclination to do a little something about this unprofessional conduct from a Montgomery County police officer? For additional information about this incident, click here.

Selective Service to Test Draft MachineryBy KASIE HUNT, AP WASHINGTON (Dec. 22) – The Selective Service System is making plans to test its draft machinery in case Congress and President Bush need it, even though the White House says it … Continue reading →

We sent good wishes to him previously here. Here is our candle for his health.

I Don’t Think We Westerners Care About MuslimsRobert Fisk Ladies and gentlemen, when I first went to the Middle East — on holiday from Belfast, of all places — 1972, I went to Egypt, and anxious to try and pick … Continue reading →