Category Archives: RagBlog

At least until the case is appealed …. Judge: FBI must correct disclosures on evacuation of Saudis after 9/11Published on Tuesday, November 21, 2006.Source: RAW STORY A U.S. district court judge has ordered the FBI to correct disclosures regarding the … Continue reading →

Death toll in Iraq eclipses record for a monthBy Steven R. HurstTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS11/20/2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq — The numbers are staggering: In the past eight days, at least 715 Iraqis have died in the country’s sectarian bloodbath. They’ve been beheaded, … Continue reading →

We called this paper the Deadly Toxin in the 1960’s. Seems they’ve awakened a little since then. Viewpoint: Keeping students under watch The Texas Observer has a shining cover story in its current issue by Thorne Dreyer, based on recently … Continue reading →

Thank you, Charlie.

I always find women like [Ann] Coulter who spew nonsense about the evils of feminism and women’s rights to be hilariously precious. Coulter is a childless, never-married lawyer who reached the highest point of her professional career in her 40’s … Continue reading →

“Anyone who has followed the discourse over the past decade having to do with Iraq; would be aware that ‘liberation’, or weapons of mass destruction was never the intent. The strategy has always been to divide the country – into … Continue reading →

Charles Krauthammer says his beautiful invasion of Iraq was ruined by . . . Iraqis. People who want to blame U.S. policymakers for the disastrous consequences of U.S. policy are just engaged in self-flattery. This is what the French call … Continue reading →

This, once again, falls in our category of “We’ll believe it when we see it.” Kill Bill – Neutering Bush’s Torture Law Of the many good things we are beginning to see before the newly-constituted Democratic Congress even assumes power, … Continue reading →

Homeland Security Tightens Grip on International TravelBy Ezekiel 11/04/06 “SFTS” — -A radical change in international travel rules has been lost in these tumultuous last few months that have seen the demise of habeas corpus, the legalization of torture and … Continue reading →

… you thought you had? Look fast, folks – they’re going, going, gone! Bushies push NSA wiretap extravaganza: Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to hideBy Thomas C Greene in DublinPublished Monday 20th November 2006 14:13 GMT True freedom … Continue reading →

Bush, Allies, Forced to Recant Mid-East Policies, Wear “Shame-rags” US President George Bush, forced to recant and apologize for his illegal invasion of Iraq in Vietnam on Sunday, here wears the “cloak of shame” historically worn in Vietnam by prisoners … Continue reading →

This quote from John Bowman should serve to remind us all that the same forces which spied on us and harassed us in the ’60’s are still in power and would still like to see us all in Hell. Mariann … Continue reading →