You know, Candace, I confessed I cried during the reading of "the names" as part of the all 9-11 all the time hoopla we are presented to (and btw, having lived and worked in NYC for decades, it should come as no surprise that I KNEW a number of the victims MYSELF)... and I just cried again listening to Peter Gabriel sing of Steve Biko...
There is no personal, or national monopoly, on being on the receiving end of tragedy or injustice... a simple fact of the universe that we'd all be a damned site better off if we just acknowledged.
Probably the most important book of 2014 as it gives a comprehensive look at the extent this country of mine has creeped into the bedrooms of all of us across the world-and the importance of hero EDWARD SNOWDEN- in risking his freedom to let all of us know. What we do with that knowledge will say alot about all of us...
If you have not read Ron's book then you do not have the whole story about what I have been doing to try to get my clients out ofGuantanamo. Ron kept up with my activities and even followed me around on occasion to get the full story... then he weaved my story in with the stories of other individuals who are concerned with the direction of the United States. I recommend the book to all of you out there who also care about the direction that the US has gone these past eight years and want to work to change things.
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You know, Candace, I confessed I cried during the reading of "the names" as part of the all 9-11 all the time hoopla we are presented to (and btw, having lived and worked in NYC for decades, it should come as no surprise that I KNEW a number of the victims MYSELF)... and I just cried again listening to Peter Gabriel sing of Steve Biko...
There is no personal, or national monopoly, on being on the receiving end of tragedy or injustice... a simple fact of the universe that we'd all be a damned site better off if we just acknowledged.
Thank you for posting this.
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