[Peace-discuss] Krugman's column

[C. G. Estabrook]

PS - For an account of Hicks' book, see 
<http://www.counterpunch.org/neville01052011.html>.

On 1/10/11 10:21 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> [I sent the following to the NYT, for their edification.  --CGE]
>
>
> How can Paul Krugman discuss the "Climate of Hate" (op-ed, Jan. 9, 2011) with 
> reference to the awful crime in Arizona - without mentioning that Mr. Obama is 
> conducting a vicious foreign war? Or that he signed this week a law that 
> betrayed his promise to close Guantanamo?
>
> For an account of what the latter action means, see David Hicks' memoir, 
> "Guantanamo, My Journey."
>
>
> On 1/10/11 10:18 AM, David Green wrote:
>> This phrase struck me: "I remembered the upsurge in political hatred after 
>> Bill Clinton’s election in 1992 — an upsurge that culminated in the Oklahoma 
>> City bombing."
>> But in between, of course, was Waco.
>> See also: http://reason.com/blog/2011/01/09/violence-government-violence-a
>> DG
>>
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