Bodies continued to be pulled from the rubble that used to be the cities of the Gaza Strip today, and the death toll in Israel’s 22-day way has now passed 1,400. 5,500 others were also wounded. In addition, two children in Gaza City were killed when they found an unexploded shell from the conflict.Sadly, the US has been doing similar things to Iraq for over five years as Israel has done to Gaza, and there is only the dimmest sense in this country of the horror and pain we've caused.
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what a great moment in Group Thought we had yesterday. all the people on TV were speaking as if the inauguration of the Black Bush is cause for hope and optimism; Obama and Bush were all smiles as if they were long lost friends; all the media sources spoke reverently of Obama as if he were MLK; not a discouraging word was heard throughout the vast spectra of coverage.
ReplyDeletethe public knows nothing about Obama. working class Blacks are the most clueless of all. that's a solid 15% or more of the demographic now supporting military conscription, endless war and depression so long as it comes from a figurehead with dark skin.
The last few months witnessed dramatic rises in the country's unemployment rates with the December jobless rates skyrocketing to 7.2%.
ReplyDeleteThe army, meanwhile, has offered a steady paycheck, benefits and training to any individual who joins the forces.
As the result, military recruiters said they have had no problems enlisting new blood despite the hazards that tend to scare the young off, The New York Times reported.