Archive for November, 2010
by James M. Wall Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, then a candidate for US president, was flying on April 4, 1968, from New York City to Indianapolis, Indiana. During the flight he learned of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. In spite of warnings that it would not be safe, Kennedy insisted on speaking at […]
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by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting with his seven-member inner cabinet. They are discussing the offer Hillary Clinton made as an incentive to Israel to “freeze” settlement construction for 90 days. If you are not a Palestinian or an American tax payer, what’s not to like in this proposed […]
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by James M. Wall A misreading of the author’s intention in two lines in the fourth stanza of The Star Spangled Banner, provides a clue to the American mindset that supports empire building. Then conquer we must, when our cause, it is just. And this be our motto, “In God is our trust”. Francis Scott Key (at […]
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by James M. Wall Politicians, pollsters, media and pundits would have us believe ”the economy and taxes” were the burning issues in our late, unlamented midterm elections. Don’t believe it. A 30 second campaign ad (shown below) was used by a winning Republican candidate to peddle fear. It ran on behalf of one of 60 new House […]
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