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Martin Luther King, blacks, Vietnam, & Russia

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Blacks have come a long way. On 4 April 1968, their civil rights warrior, Martin Luther King, Jr., was cut down by an assassin’s bullet while standing on a hotel balcony in Memphis. The Tet Offensive had only occurred three … Continue reading →

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Of ISIS, Vietnam, Iraq, and jingoism

Posted on June 10, 2015 by

Retired Army General Anthony Zinni, appearing moments ago on the PBS NewsHour responded to Barack Obama‘s decision to send an additional 450 military advisers to Iraq, raising the issue that ISIS poses a minimal threat to the U.S., a threat … Continue reading →

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