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U.S. Soldiers No Longer Find Haven in Canada
James Corey Glass, an Army deserter, is appealing an immigration removal order in Canada. Photo by Farah Nosh / Getty Images.Little sympathy for deserters from Conservative governmentBy Ian Austen / July 13, 2008 TORONTO — James Corey Glass, apprentice mortician … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Deserters, GI's, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Sixties, Vietnam
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More Evidence of the Amerikkkan Police State
The FBI’s plan to “profile” MuslimsBy Juan Cole / July 10, 2008 It’s unconstitutional, un-American — and it might hurt, rather than help, the FBI’s effort to stop real acts of terror. The U.S. Justice Department is considering a change … Continue reading
Obama, Speak Out Now About Iran
Sen. Barack Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC, Policy Conference 2008, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, on June 4, 2008 and speaks about Iran. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP.An Open Letter to Barack Obama … Continue reading
Iraq Electrocutions : Shoddy Work by KBR?
At a 173rd Airborne base in Shin Kay, Afghanistan, in 2005, an outdoor, 200-ampere breaker panel, above, was uncovered and wired from the top. Photo courtesy NYT.After Deaths, U.S. Inspects Electric Work Done in IraqBy James Risen / July 1, … Continue reading
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Frank Rich : Scaring Up the Vote
Illustration by Barry Blitt / The New York Times.If Terrorists Rock the Vote in 2008By Frank Rich / June 29, 2008 Don’t fault Charles Black, the John McCain adviser, for publicly stating his honest belief that a domestic terrorist attack … Continue reading
Go Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley, pictured in New York City in the late 1950s. Photo from Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies at 79By Neda Ulaby / June 2, 2008 One of the fathers of rock ‘n’ roll died Monday at … Continue reading
Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts
What the Jihadists REALLY Have in MindBy James Retherford / The Rag Blog / May 30, 2008 [An earlier version of this article was published by New York Times Online, October 29, 2004. James Retherford is an Austin activist, graphic … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, Economy, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Terrorism, The World, U.S. Government
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The Sporting News – M. Wizard
Roundball Report: It’s the FinalsBy Mariann G. Wizard / May 7, 2008 / The Rag BlogEven if you’re not a basketball fan, if you’re not watching the Spurs-Hornets matchup in the NBA Western conference semi-finals, you are missing some show! … Continue reading
An Israel-Palestine Peace Plan – D. Hamilton, et al
The Rag Blog / March 29, 2008Last updated, April 5, 2008 Our recent debate on Israel/Palestine/Zionism/anti-Semitism seems to have run its regular course without much resolution. While articulate statements were made, I don’t think it was unifying or moved the … Continue reading
There Is No Crime Here
It is ludicrous to prosecute any of this. Saddam knew he was about to get toasted and murdered – why wouldn’t he want to recruit a couple of prominent US politicians to his cause? Fuck the US government for pursuing … Continue reading
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Stay the Same – Get Left Behind
Blogger Michael Lewis. “Getting Free”From Michael Lewis’ Hayduke Blogs. I’m reading a book, by James Herod, called Getting Free: Creating an Association of Democratic Autonomous Neighborhoods. You can read it, and others online, download a .pdf copy or send the … Continue reading
Brian Kelly and the New SDS
“Violence doesn’t change society,” said Brian Kelly. What does, he says, is consciousness-raising, demonstrations, face-to-face meetings and radical Web sites. Photo by Michael Nagle, New York Times.To the Ramparts (Gently)By Ben Gibberd / New York Times /March 23, 2008 One … Continue reading
