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WHY MORMON MEN CAN’T BE TRUSTED — A ex-Mormon woman looks back at the Church. PLUS It’s fifty years since the Port Huron statement. Alexander Cockburn on the origins of SDS and one of the crucial documents of the 1960s. PLUS Two ounces of oil + a fishing boat + Homeland Security Incident #995038 = the onward march of totalitarianism in America. Read Captain Knutson’s story.
Who? Less Than Hero
Less Than Hero
Q. Who gave up a life of luxury and turned his back on millions to fight in
the mountains of Afghanistan for what he believed in and, as a result, is
revered by millions as a "hero"?
A. Osama bin Laden.
Perception is reality…
MICKEY Z. is the author of two new books: "A Gigantic Mistake: Articles and Essays for Your Intellectual Self-Defense" (Library Empyreal) and "The Seven Deadly Spins: Exposing the Lies Behind War Propaganda" (Common Courage Press). He can be reached at mzx2@earthlink.net.