Category Archives: RagBlog

A Skeptic’s View of the Midterm ElectionsPublished on Thursday, November 16, 2006.By Joel S. Hirschhorn – BLN Contributing Writer Forget political correctness. As a progressive that did not drink the Democratic Kool-Aid I remain skeptical about what will now happen. … Continue reading →

Blackmail & Bobby GatesBy Robert ParryNovember 15, 2006 One risk of putting career intelligence officer Robert Gates in charge of the Defense Department is that he has a secret – and controversial – history that might open him to pressure … Continue reading →

The Carlyle White HouseBy William Rivers Pittt r u t h o u t | ColumnistTuesday 14 November 2006 It was bad enough when the Carlyle Group bought Dunkin’ Donuts last year, forcing millions of conscientious caffeine addicts to look … Continue reading →

Iraq gov’t in crisis after staff abducted, torturedby Jay Deshmukh Thu Nov 16, 9:29 AM ET [snip] [Higher Education Minister Abed Dhiab] al-Ujaili, a Sunni Arab member of the Shiite-led unity government, … said he was stepping down from the … Continue reading →

A friend here wanted me to watch Fox and HNN for a few hours and comment. He is a Deer Corn conservative but has some what they call book learning. Though I think he has stopped reading. Well, I tried … Continue reading →

Many thanks to David Hamilton for finding this for us. Here’s what the YouTube poster says about his video: Displaying a broad range of Golden Age Hollywood animation, Manifestoon is a homage to the latent subversiveness of cartoons. Though U.S. … Continue reading →

Uh oh – Australian Premier Finds That Kyoto Accords May Have Value; Our President (oh, the shame of it) Is – Once Again – All Alone In The World Not to sound alarmist, but sound the alarm anyway, just in … Continue reading →

How many lies does it take to awaken the sleeping giant public? CIA Acknowledges 2 Interrogation MemosPapers Called Too Sensitive for ReleaseBy Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, November 14, 2006; Page A29 After years of denials, the CIA has formally … Continue reading →

US rebuffs Syria, Iran offers15/11/2006 10:56 – (SA) Washington – Declaring that “talking isn’t a policy”, the United States rebuffed overtures on Tuesday from Middle East foes Syria and Iran. “We believe, at this point, that we are engaged in … Continue reading →

Top Marine: No Plan For Post-Saddam IraqCBS News Exclusive: General And Superiors Didn’t Have Plan For Control Of Iraqi Cities(CBS) By CBS News national security correspondent David Martin There is no one on the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has … Continue reading →

And does the Bush administration thus consider it excusable? Shame, if so. Iraq’s health care a shamblesBy LOUISE ROUGLos Angeles Times BAGHDAD, Iraq – Thousands of Iraqis are dying from shortages of medicine, vital equipment and qualified doctors, despite an … Continue reading →

As the proceedings begin to bring Don Rumsfeld and others to justice for the crimes committed in Iraq, one of the witnesses for the prosecution speaks out. AMY GOODMAN: Can you tell us how it happened? When you were in … Continue reading →