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And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Look Out – Here Comes The New Border-Industrial Complex
BY JIM HIGHTOWER “Good fences make good neighbors,” goes the old adage. That civilizing thought refers to such friendly structures as the beautiful rock walls of New England, elegant split rails in the South, iconic whitewashed pickets of the Midwest and even privacy fences in neighborhoods all across our country. But the neighborly adage definitely […]
Hero Or Traitor?
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Neither. During the trial, the prosecution sought to paint U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning as an anarchist and a traitor, while the defense portrayed him as naive and well-intentioned. The judge, rightly, rejected both characterizations, finding Manning not guilty of “aiding the enemy” but guilty of violations of the Espionage Act for […]