Category Archives: RagBlog

British military in crisis as NATO mission in Afghanistan unravelsBy Harvey Thompson26 September 2006 Faced with a burgeoning insurgency and the deteriorating authority of the central government of Hamid Karzai, the NATO command has signalled its determination to sacrifice more … Continue reading →

At least, I hope these are all about politics in Texas. Somethin’ ’bout a governor’s race, I think … I live in Washington state, so you folks can decide what these are about. Thanks, Charlie. Richard Jehn

Monkeywrench Books will show Rebels With a Cause tomorrow at 8:00 at 110 E. North Loop. Some of you SDSers try to come and participate in the discussion afterwards with the current generation of activists. OK? Wednesday, September 27th, 8pm, … Continue reading →

I’m running late, so I’ll post more tonight. Thank you, Charlie.

If you haven’t seen this gem, it is indeed that. Couldn’t resist giving ya’ll a double feature today. Make a huge bowl of popcorn, get together other snacks such as bananas or jalapeño poppers, and a mango smoothie or large … Continue reading →

It’s Monday Movie time, and this is a punchy one. I’d recommend garnishing your popcorn with finely minced garlic (or cheat, if you must, with garlic powder), chipotle powder and very finely grated parmegiano reggiano cheese. Yummmm …. Here’s what … Continue reading →

Ted Turner, appearing before journalists in the New York City Reuters offices a few days ago, advocated men being barred from public office for a hundred years in every part of the world. “If we had women holding all the … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about the kid who queered the emperor’s deal and decided to renew my acquaintance with the Hans Christian Andersen fable, originally published in 1837. I got this version off the internet (copyright 1999, D. L. Ashliman, who … Continue reading →

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat‘Islamic Radicalism … Has Metastasized and Spread’ By MARK MAZZETTI, The New York Times WASHINGTON (Sept. 24) — A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American … Continue reading →

Liz Rivera Goldstein of Port Townsend, Washington, chief organizer of Saturday’s Peace and Justice Festival in Chimacum, is arrested at Naval Magazine Indian Island. (Photo by Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News) Police arrest 35 at Indian Island war protest2006-09-24 by JEFF … Continue reading →

It isn’t often that one finds Palestinian hip-hop, so I thought we should have a special treat to celebrate, namely a double post for the day. And these guys are singin’ ’bout stuff we can get behind. Cool, eh?

These fellas surfaced when I was looking for something else entirely one day. It’s a good thing, too, since I didn’t have anyone lined up for Singin’ on Sunday. I guess I’m going to call this public domain (or at … Continue reading →