Category Archives: RagBlog

If you have not read Wendell Berry (or even if you have read him, but perhaps not recently), this is a marvelous example of his writing at its best. This article predates the onset of Operation Iraqi Liberation Freedom by … Continue reading →

Much of Iraq still in ruin as U.S. builders leaveBy CHARLES J. HANLEYAssociated PressOct. 15, 2006, 12:07AM Close behind U.S. tanks and troops, America’s big builders invaded Iraq three years ago. Now the reconstruction funds are drying up and they’re … Continue reading →

We’re ’round to Singin’ on Sunday once again, and I picked a tune I’d almost forgotten. My sister, Deb, did a recital to wind up her BFA in music at the University of Texas. At that point, she was about … Continue reading →

Dear Cindy Sheehan, Hopefully Gavan Duffy, an old friend from Austin, Texas, can hand deliver the accompanying letter of appreciation. It is from a number of US Americans in Europe and originally written to be given to you upon your … Continue reading →

Guess they’ll be dropping in to ask us questions soon, eh? When you see the picture of this kid, you’ll wonder what we’re coming to. Teen Questioned Over Bush Threats on MySpaceSecret Service Agents Remove 14-Year-Old Girl From ClassBy DON … Continue reading →

Elections in the USA – Justice and Perversion and the Perversion of JusticeBy James PetrasOct 11, 2006, 11:05 In a month in which the US Congress voted to legalize torture, discard the US Constitution by abolishing habeas corpus and increase … Continue reading →

Soulless New World: Bush’s Military Commissions Act and the Future of AmericaBy JENNIFER VAN BERGEN “The legacy of Nuremberg and the solemn undertaking that Justice Jackson gave for the United States at the opening session, are under assault by the … Continue reading →

A Last Wild Ride on the Titanic: Bush Leading the Ship to DestructionBy Mike WhitneyAl-Jazeerah, October 13, 2006 Yesterday’s report in the Washington Post that over 650,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the US-led invasion is just the … Continue reading →

Kids these days – ya gotta love ’em ….

Halliburton CEO David Lesar has refused to come clean about his war profiteering, so we thought we’d help him out a bit. From the producers of ‘Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers.’

The Age of TerrorRobert FiskOctober 9, 2006 “And so on we go with the Middle East tragedy, telling the world that things are getting better when they are getting worse, that democracy is flourishing when it is swamped in blood, … Continue reading →

I loved watching the cartoons on Saturday morning when I was a kid. They were black and white when I was little, then colour as I turned into double digits. I can no longer recall what I liked, but I’m … Continue reading →