Category Archives: RagBlog

Since we’re in the mood to kick Don Rumsfeld’s sorry ass across the living room and back, we give you DoD Day. The YouTube poster says, sponsored by Texaco and Ballantine Ale, Keith Olbermann posted the comedy musings of Donald … Continue reading →

France, the United States and Japan slip further Mauritania and Haiti gain much ground North Korea, Turkmenistan, Eritrea: The worst violators of press freedom New countries have moved ahead of some Western democracies in the fifth annual Reporters Without Borders … Continue reading →

… Before Something Constructive Will Finally Happen? Iraqis Were Better Off Under Saddam, Says Former Weapons Inspector COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix on Wednesday described the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq as a “pure failure” that … Continue reading →

I s’pose this guy must be talking about US. Hah, hah, hah …. Rumsfeld: Terrorists use media to manipulate American peopleby Army Sgt. Sara WoodAmerican Forces Press Service 10/26/2006 – WASHINGTON (AFPN) — The “center of gravity” in the Iraq … Continue reading →

Complaints Mount at US Fortress in Iraqby David Phinney WASHINGTON – Several months before a U.S. construction foreman named John Owen would quit in disgust over what he said was blatant abuse of foreign laborers hired to build the sprawling … Continue reading →

Selling Satan: Iraqi War Dead and the Collateral Damage to America’s SoulBy Phil Rockstroh10/25/06 Information Clearing House All human beings have a talent for the denial of the more unpalatable aspects of ourselves, but we Americans have turned denial into … Continue reading →

From the Iraqi Konfused Kid: Four of my friends were killed by a huge double roadside bomb that exploded in Karada on Sunday June 11. That’s right, four, count them … that is, if you can identify their bodies. Forever … Continue reading →

A Mexican Fish Feast (8 February 2000) This is a very fun and tasty meal, despite the work involved. It was great food, especially since I don’t mind kitchen work. This was written before I discovered that swordfish is a … Continue reading →

Grass-Roots Group of Troops Petitions Congress for Pullout From IraqBy Ann Scott TysonWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, October 25, 2006 More than 100 U.S. service members have signed a rare appeal urging Congress to support the “prompt withdrawal” of all American … Continue reading →

Perhaps not quite as smart as he acts …. “It’s hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post-Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of … Continue reading →

Bush Signs Bill for Fence on U.S.-Mexico BorderBarrier to Combat Illegal Immigration Will Stretch 700 MilesBy DEB RIECHMANN, AP WASHINGTON (Oct. 26) — President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping … Continue reading →