Sunday, June 22, 2008

This Day in History

In 1977, John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. attorney general to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.)

1981 Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock musician John Lennon.

and, in 1970, President Richard Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18.

So, VOTE. It’s your future we’re talking about here.


The Real State of Iraq
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As for the Iraqis killed by Americans, like the 24 civilians in Haditha, the survivors are not going to be pro-American any time soon. The US can always find politicians to come out and say nice things on a visit to the Rose Garden. But the people. I don't think the people are saying nice things in Arabic behind our backs.

The wars of Iraq-- the Iran-Iraq War, the repressions of the Kurds and the Shiites, the Gulf War, and the American Calamity, may have left behind as many as 3 million widows. Having lost their family's breadwinner, many are destitute.
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http://tmars.iwarp.com/theMagazine/archive/08/Real-State-of-Iraq.html

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