Category Archives: RagBlog

Throw the Truthiness Bums OutBy FRANK RICHPublished: November 5, 2006 EACH voter will have a favorite moment from the fabulous midterms of 2006. Forced to pick my own, I’d go for Lynne Cheney’s pre-Halloween slapdown of Wolf Blitzer on CNN. … Continue reading →

U.S. Seeks Silence on CIA PrisonsCourt Is Asked to Bar Detainees From Talking About InterrogationsBy Carol D. Leonnig and Eric RichWashington Post Staff WritersSaturday, November 4, 2006; Page A01 The Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects … Continue reading →

Investigators Say Appropriations Panel Lost Appetite for OversightBy Steven T. Dennis, CQ Staff Last month’s mass firing of House Appropriations Committee investigators followed years of declining appetite for tough oversight and partisan squabbles that the investigators say often stalled their … Continue reading →

Right up there with filling his buddies’ faces with buckshot. Since it’s unlikely that many of our readers will be watching this channel, we thought it might be interesting to post this. Here’s what the YouTube poster, who cynically calls … Continue reading →

U.S. Backs Hot Line in Iraq to Solicit Tips About TroubleBy KIRK SEMPLE BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 — When armed insurgents moved into her southern Baghdad neighborhood last spring and started threatening Shiite families like hers, Umm Hussein called Iraq’s widely … Continue reading →

We posted this news last Friday, but the extensive reaction from Iraqis was not part of what we saw then. Time does report the latter, and it’s well worth reading. Shock and Anger in Baghdad Greet the Abu Ghraib NewsBy … Continue reading →

Iraq shuts two Sunni TV stationsMonday, November 6, 2006 (Baghdad) Iraqi security forces closed two Sunni Muslim television stations for violating curfew and a law that bans airing material that could undermine the country’s stability, the Interior Ministry said. Brig … Continue reading →

Here we are in the last hours before an American midterm election. This is intended to remind you of the threats to our democracy, and to encourage you to ensure that your vote is counted, and counted correctly. Please also … Continue reading →

BAQUBA – Police said the final toll when forces opened fire on pro-Saddam demonstrators in Baquba on Sunday was two dead and six wounded. Hundreds of people defied a curfew to protest after Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death. Reuters, … Continue reading →

Isn’t this akin to taking teddy bears away from babies? It’s a disheartening follow-up to our earlier post. Chinese police don’t embrace free hugsMonday, November 6, 2006. 6:44pm (AEDT) Chinese police have rounded up a group of people who tried … Continue reading →

Many thanks to our Friends at Earth Family Alpha for finding it first. Been down so long, feels like up to us. Bush Says U.S. Pullout Would Let Iraq Radicals Use Oil as a WeaponBy Peter BakerWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, … Continue reading →