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Paul Krassner :
‘Charlie Hebdo’ : Killing cartoonists

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s an awesome outrage. Of course, some dinosaur Republicans might try to blame Obama. By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog | January 7, 2015 This massacre is an awesome outrage, even to liberals and conservatives alike, although some dinosaur … Continue reading →

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Rag Bloggers

Posted on September 4, 2013 by RagBlog

Alan Locklear Alan Pogue Alan Waldman Alan Wieder Alice Embree Alyce Guynn Anne Lewis Bernardine Dohrn Bill Ayers Bill Fletcher Jr. Bill Freeland Bill Meacham Bill Narum (1947-2009) Bob Feldman Bob Simmons Bruce Melton Carl Davidson Carl R. Hultberg Carlos … Continue reading →

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Rag Radio

Posted on September 4, 2013 by RagBlog

RAG RADIO: Driving in the Left Lane! with host Thorne Dreyer Cutting-edge alternative journalism, politics, and culture in the spirit of the Sixties underground press. KEEP TUNED IN WITH RAG RADIO! Listen to it here: KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin, Texas, … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Growing the War in Libya By Steve Weissman, RSN Special Coverage: Egypt’s Struggle for Democracy If America and its NATO allies flew into battle over Libya to prevent a bloodbath in Benghazi, as President Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron of … Continue reading →

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Israel and Iran : A Countdown to Tragedy?

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

During Iranian street demonstrations this summer a protester displays a photo of Mohammed Mossadegh, deposed by the Americans and the British in 1953 and replaced with the much-hated Shah Reza Pahlavi. Photo posted on Daily Kos, June 19, 2009. Who … Continue reading →

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McChrystal Clear : More Boots on the Ground

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Repeating the cliches.Do the numbers:500,000 troops for Pashtunistan? McChrystal repeats the clichés of classic counterinsurgency… American generals used the same vintage phrases in Vietnam, where efforts to ‘protect the population’ led to forcing rural peasants into fortified … Continue reading →

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Obama Plays Nuclear Chess with Iran

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama discusses talks with Iran in Geneva, at White House Oct. 1, 2009. Photo by AFP.Is Obama putting Ahmadinejad on the defensive?The complex question of Iran’s nuclear plans By Steve Weissman / The Rag Blog / October 4, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Covert Nuke Sites : How Many Are There?

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom in Iran. Photo from Reuters.How many secret nuclear sites does Iran have? Secret facilities that evade the IAEA’s cameras and measuring devices can have only one purpose — to create nuclear … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Nuclear Gambit : Savvy or Softy?

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, John Bolton: a neocon looks backward. Below, Barack Obama with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Photo by Dmitry Astakhov / AFP / Getty Images.Obama’s nuclear gambit:Cold warrior Bolton says he gave too much These views never made much sense during … Continue reading →

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Iran, Cyber Warfare and the CIA : The World is Watching

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Twitter and the new Iranian revolution. Cartoon by Ian D. Marsden / truthout.Iran: The world is watching [The media] give wall-to-wall coverage of the protesters, whose heroism is very real. But the TV cameras and front-page headlines completely ignore how … Continue reading →

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Still Not Much Concrete Evidence of Iranian Election Fraud

Posted on June 27, 2009 by RagBlog

Tehran, August 19, 1953.Tehran, June 13, 2009. See also, In a micro-blogging world, caution needed on macro of #iranelection by Maha Zimmo, below. AJAX REDUX: US Heavy Meddle in IranBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Iran and the USA : Who’s Diddling Democracy?

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Persian Service of Voice of America (VOA) is said to have sided with the anti-Ahmadinejad candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Photo by AP from BBC News.Who’s Diddling Democracy in Iran? Does my reading of the tea leaves prove conclusively that … Continue reading →

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