Category Archives: RagBlog

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 →

Only when you have an administration full of neocons can realpolitik begin to look like high principle. Or, as Arlo Guthrie said, “If you wanna see the light you gotta have a dark to put it in.” Steve Russell The … Continue reading →

Diamonds in the Rough -The Bataka Revolution This is Humanity Hip Hop- WE ARE TRYING TO BREAK DOWN THE WALLS NOT BUILD MORE. THINK GLOBAL.*UGANDAN HIP HOP DOCUMENTARY COMING SOON*directed by Brett MazurekProduced by Subterranean Network.com & Moving Talking Pictures … Continue reading →

And another piece of George Bush’s shameful legacy. And don’t forget the prison camps the man is building. U.S. Imprisons More People Than Any Other NationBy James Vicini, Reuters WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) — Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug … Continue reading →

We figure there’s a special karmic treat in store for these folks. Man Threatens to Race Pigs to Protest MosqueBy RASHA MADKOUR, AP KATY, Texas (Dec. 8) – A plan to build a mosque in this Houston suburb has triggered … Continue reading →

Thank you to Alan Pogue for finding this article. It’s still about oil in IraqA centerpiece of the Iraq Study Group’s report is its advocacy for securing foreign companies’ long-term access to Iraqi oil fields. By Antonia Juhasz, ANTONIA JUHASZ … Continue reading →

Of Repetition Compulsion, War Crimes, and National Narcissism [snip] And that remains the American perspective, and it very accurately captures our colonialist, condescending, and racist national attitude toward Iraq and its peoples: we were doing them a favor. If it … Continue reading →