Thai truckers fuel protest sparks fears of military coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thousands of truckers went on a half-day strike in Thailand on Wednesday demanding government help against rising…
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Senate Intelligence Committee Report: Bush misused Iraq intelligence
Staff June 5, 2008 5 Comments on Senate Intelligence Committee Report: Bush misused Iraq intelligence
By Randall Mikkelsen / June 5, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush and his top policymakers misstated Saddam…
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Attention Geeks and Hackers – Uncle Sam’s Cyber Force Wants You!
By William J. Astore / TomDispatch / June 5, 2008 Recently, while I was on a visit to Salon.com, my…
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OB Rag Editors Blast Candidates for Taking All the Money
Blog fund-raising efforts lag due to Electioneering SAN DIEGO, CA. This morning, after coffee, OB Rag editors severely criticized local…
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NEW: 2 More Old Issues Now Scanned – Time to Get an Old Rag & Give Us a Donation !
Frank Gormlie May 31, 2008 2 Comments on NEW: 2 More Old Issues Now Scanned – Time to Get an Old Rag & Give Us a Donation !
OCEAN BEACH, CA. The OB Rag announces that it has scanned in two more, complete issues of the former OB…
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Scott McClellan and His Corporate Media Collaborators
Katie Couric on pre-invasion media coverage: “I think it’s one of the most embarrassing chapters in American journalism.” By Jeff…
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Latest Scan: OB Rag – from late May to early June 1971
OCEAN BEACH, CA. OB Rag – the blog – announces that we have scanned in another original OB Rag –…
Former Press Spokesman Confirms That Bush Used Deception In Getting Us to War in Iraq
Staff May 28, 2008 5 Comments on Former Press Spokesman Confirms That Bush Used Deception In Getting Us to War in Iraq
by John Nichols / The Nation / May 28, 2008 The Bush administration employed propaganda techniques, political spin and deception…
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The Washington Post’s Take On the McClellan Expose’
by: Michael D. Shear / The Washington Post / May 28, 2008 Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes…
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OB Rag Is Calling All Supporters! – Help us by buying old original Ocean Beach Rags
Staff May 27, 2008 2 Comments on OB Rag Is Calling All Supporters! – Help us by buying old original Ocean Beach Rags
We’re doing fund raising. We’ve made it to 7 months! We began our blog during the ashy days of the…
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“They Used Pat for Public Consumption, Just Like Jessica Lynch”: An Interview with Mary Tillman
Staff May 27, 2008 0 Comments on “They Used Pat for Public Consumption, Just Like Jessica Lynch”: An Interview with Mary Tillman
The official cover-up of football star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman’s death by “friendly fire” has led his family on a four-year mission…
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RNC anti-war protests: Saint Paul city council rejects appeal, permit fight continues
Staff May 23, 2008 2 Comments on RNC anti-war protests: Saint Paul city council rejects appeal, permit fight continues
By Mick Kelly / Friday, May 23, 2008 St. Paul, MN – Organizers of the massive anti-war march scheduled for…
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