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Alice Embree : Easter Weekend at the Ranch

Alice Embree, with Jeff Shero (left) and Duncan Echelson, shown at LBJ Ranch during a peace vigil on Easter in 1965. This UPI telephoto was reproduced in Prairie Radical, a memoir by former Austin activist Robert Pardun.An Activist History of … Continue reading

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Reasons

Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog

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New Reports : Did KBR Poison GIs in Iraq?

Welder testing for hexavalent chromium. Photo by Orbital Joe.In 2003, James Gentry and his men were responsible for guarding a KBR-run power plant. The soldiers were stationed there for months before being informed that the site was contaminated with a … Continue reading

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Cheney : Faces Nation, Won’t Face Truth

‘Cheney wrapped up his version of “Through the Iraqi Looking Glass,” double-speaking his way through torture, detention, Guantanamo, wiretapping without warrant, and the administration’s basic trampling of the Constitution.’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2009 … Continue reading

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Harold Pinter and Eartha Kitt : Artists and Rebels

Both lived long, productive, exciting lives and went out celebrated by their peers and countless fans; none of us could reasonably ask for more than they wrung out of life. By Chris Thompson / December 26, 2008 See ‘Remembering Nobel … Continue reading

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Poor Junior: The Free Markets Say Shoe-Throwing Is the Next Olympic Sport

The shoe maker said the black polyurethane-soled shoes have been renamed Bush Shoes.Maker of Bush-attack shoes swamped by ordersDecember 22, 2008 Received orders for 370,000 pairs ISTANBUL – The alleged maker of the shoes that an Iraqi journalist hurled at … Continue reading

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Freeze! CodePink Strikes Austin Mall With Anti-War Theater

Austin “freeze action”: Video by Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog. On December 20, 2008, a group of Code Pink members and friends staged a ‘freeze action’ at the Barton Creek Mall in Austin, Texas. The message was ‘don’t buy … Continue reading

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Austin Iraq Vets : ‘Ain’t Gonna Study War No More’

Casey Porter. Photos by Sandy Carson / Austin Chronicle.Stop the Loss:Austin veterans turn away from Iraq and warBy Richard Whittaker / December 19, 2008 Eight years ago, Casey Porter and his father started rebuilding a ’68 Chevrolet Camaro. It was … Continue reading

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Bush : Lame Duck Ducks

‘Fortunately Bush is an expert at ducking things and both shoes zipped by, inches from his head.’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / December 14, 2008 Timing is everything. Sneaking out of the White House under maximum security, … Continue reading

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Perfect Fit : Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at Bush

‘Muntazer al-Zaidi jumped up as Bush held a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, shouted “It is the farewell kiss, you dog” and threw his footwear.’ December 14, 2008 BAGHDAD — A journalist hurled two shoes at President … Continue reading

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EU Will Accept a Few Iraqi Refugees

Lest we forget, the war in Iraq and the subsequent ethnic cleansing have displaced roughly 4 million Iraqis, 2.5 million internally and another 1.5 million who have left the country, perhaps permanently. For the European Union to agree to accept … Continue reading

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Dubya on Iraq : Oh What a Beautiful War

Springtime for Hitler from The Producers.Mission Accomplished: Bush tells Japanese television he’s ‘very pleased’ with the Iraq War.November 23, 2008 US President George W Bush believes the Iraq war has been successful and is “very pleased” with what is happening … Continue reading

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