Category Archives: RagBlog

Impunity and ImmunityThe Bush Administration Enters the ConfessionalBy Karen Greenberg Confession, the time-honored, soul-soothing last resort for those caught in error, may not survive the Bush administration. It has, after all, long made a mockery of such revelations by manufacturing … Continue reading →

A Grain of Sanity: Britain stops talk of ‘war on terror’ Foreign Office has asked ministers to ditch the phrase invented by Bush to avoid stirring up tensions within the Islamic world Jason BurkeSunday December 10, 2006The Observer Cabinet ministers … Continue reading →

Matt, over at Today in Iraq tells it the way it is: And now for the infuriating quote of the day: “Frankly, I think there is a greater recognition and awareness of the necessity for us to exercise checks and … Continue reading →

Editorial: Feingold’s skepticism The Iraq Study Group report was greeted with a proper measure of skepticism by U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, the Wisconsin Democrat who has been right from the start about the ill-thought-out invasion and occupation of Iraq. “I’m … Continue reading →

We want to dwell a bit on the effects of legislation recently enacted that eviscerate the Constitution. We believe that people are not taking this matter very seriously, in large part because no one significant/important has yet been affected by … Continue reading →

Bush Reiterates Threat of No Ipods for Jong Segways, plasma TVs for Jong’s people also hang in the balance, says US President President Bush announced on Thursday his intention to ask formerly maligned bad-guy Kim il Jong, the leader of … Continue reading →

My last post to the rag blog was so sweet — much sweeter than my reputation! — and today’s news of the Chilean dictator’s death prompted me to resurrect this poem from 30 years ago. As Mr. Dylan said some … Continue reading →

… rejecting both majour political parties. Pander Dragoon Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman made an important statement about violence. Allow me to summarize their position, as of December 6th of this year. Direct American involvement in the deplorable violence decimating … Continue reading →

Iraq Study Group: a bipartisan coverup of Washington’s war crimesBy Bill Van AukenDec 9, 2006, 13:02 A striking feature of the Iraq Study Group report is that its belated admission of the military-political debacle and catastrophic conditions created by the … Continue reading →

The Information Clearing House has compiled a long list of quotes mistakes misleading statements lies leading up to the onset of the war on Iraq. Here is a short clip: A History Of Lies: WMD, Who Said What and When … Continue reading →

The illusion Mind you, these are the qualities of most Iraqis, I brought them with me, and somehow they are built-in I cannot change them even if I want to. I still fix the photocopier at work instead of waiting … Continue reading →

Here’s how Juan Cole puts it: The Iraqi government is putting the final touches on petroleum legislation, which will allow contracts to be signed by the oil majors. Up until now, legal uncertainties kept them away. My guess is that … Continue reading →