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Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00 AM

America then and now

It's now commonplace for our political and media elites to explicitly renounce the principles of justice which the U.S. long led the world in advocating.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, January 8, 2009 09:54 AM

    how many rocket deaths??

    "After visiting Sderot last April and seeing the serious psychological damage caused by the rockets that had fallen in that area, my wife, Rosalynn, and I declared their launching from Gaza to be inexcusable and an act of terrorism. Although casualties were rare (three deaths in seven years), the town was traumatized by the unpredictable explosions. . ..." -- Jimmy Carter

    Three dead in 7 years!?! Jesus, Joseph and Mary! The town was "traumatized? Get outta here! We have more killed in traffic here in a month that they had in 7 years!

    Does anyone have a total count on all deaths by these home made "rockets" that are fueled by sugar and fertilizer?

    —heru-ur Read heru-ur's other letters

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