Tag Archives: Foreign Policy

Juan Cole Identifies the Top Ten Good Stories from the Middle East for 2008

Posted on January 3, 2009 by RagBlog

Iraqi ParliamentTop Ten Good News Stories in the Muslim World, 2008 (That Nobody Noticed)By Juan Cole / January 1, 2009 We all too often focus only on negative developments, and while it is understandable for people to keep their eyes … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Urgent Foreign Policy Matter for Obama

Posted on December 27, 2008 by RagBlog

This matter becomes all the more urgent with Pakistan moving troops to the Indian border because of the threats coming from that nation over the Mumbai attack. Purohit has some fine suggestions for the incoming administration in order to establish … Continue reading →

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Arabs Are Skeptical Since Obama Appointed Rahm

Posted on November 20, 2008 by RagBlog

Obama inspires Arab dreams – and despairBy Hasan al Subaihi / November 19. 2008 Shabaan Abdel Raheem is a popular Egyptian singer who has developed a style inherited from the musicians of the Egyptian countryside. Abdel Raheem worked as a … Continue reading →

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The Misrepresentations About the War in Georgia

Posted on November 15, 2008 by RagBlog

Photo: Time.Why did the West ignore the truth about the war in Georgia?By Mary Dejevsky / November 12, 2008 The US and UK left the impression that Russia was the guilty party Thank goodness, they might be thinking at the … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Rhetoric Toward Iran Leaves Something to Be Desired

Posted on November 8, 2008 by RagBlog

As far as I am concerned, what this article describes is horrible. Barack Obama shows a clear ignorance of the facts in this matter, and a typical American style of arrogance and belligerence. The most recent National Intelligence Estimate has … Continue reading →

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Franklin’s Advice to Barack Obama (Channeled Through Paul Richard Harris)

Posted on November 6, 2008 by RagBlog

Remember, remember, the fifth of NovemberBy Paul Richard Harris / November 5, 2008 On this day in 1605, for those of us who weren’t there, an event known as the Gunpowder Plot unwound in London. A group of disaffected Catholics, … Continue reading →

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Another of the "Coalition of the Willing" Leaves

Posted on October 26, 2008 by RagBlog

Kazakhstan Withdraws Troops from IraqBy John C. K. Daly / October 24, 2008 The strategic seismic shockwave unleashed throughout the former Soviet Union by the August military confrontation between Georgia and Russia continues to reverberate throughout the Caucasus and Central … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t a Global Treaty Against Guns Be Next?

Posted on October 25, 2008 by RagBlog

Too Many GunsBy Frida Berrigan / October 23, 2008 We’ve heard a lot about gun control and the second amendment in this election season. A McCain-Palin poster, featuring Alaska’s 44-year-old governor with a big gun and the viewer in her … Continue reading →

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British Ambassador : Afghanistan Situation Is Bad

Posted on October 1, 2008 by RagBlog

Memo Leak Says Mission In Afghanistan DoomedBy Cernig / October 1, 2008 I’d recently begun to think there was no way back from seven years of Bush administration mismanagement in Afghanistan – but it’s still shocking to hear it from … Continue reading →

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Nixon: "Our Hand Doesn’t Show On This, Though"

Posted on September 15, 2008 by RagBlog

35 Years After Original 9/11: New Transcripts of Kissinger’s Role in Chilean CoupBy Peter Kornbluh / September 13, 2008 When Henry Kissinger began secretly taping all of his phone conversations in 1969, little did he know that he was giving … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky : Even the Cynical Shake Their Heads in Disbelief

Posted on September 12, 2008 by RagBlog

Ossetia-Russia-GeorgiaBy Noam Chomsky / September 11, 2008 Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his hands at … Continue reading →

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Call Your Senator About the Global Poverty Act

Posted on August 23, 2008 by RagBlog

The Global Poverty Act: The Most Important Bill You’ve Never Heard Ofby Caroline Schley Hopefully you’ve heard of the Global Poverty Act. If not, here’s 30 seconds worth of sounding enlightened at the water cooler: The Global Poverty Act, written … Continue reading →

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