http://hartfordimc.org/2009/05/04/silence-is-a-weapon/ Hartford Independent Media Collective - your real alternative for news and views in central CT Tue, 17 May 2011 15:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hartfordimc.org/2009/05/04/silence-is-a-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-821 David Samuels Wed, 06 May 2009 19:09:34 +0000 http://hartfordimc.org/?p=2886#comment-821 Yup... The United States also carried out bombings in Iraq during that period. Yup… The United States also carried out bombings in Iraq during that period.

]]> http://hartfordimc.org/2009/05/04/silence-is-a-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-820 kevin Wed, 06 May 2009 18:10:50 +0000 http://hartfordimc.org/?p=2886#comment-820 Let's also not forget the estimated 1.5 million children who died as a direct result of the brutal economic sanctions after Gulf War I. This was the silent war between wars. Let’s also not forget the estimated 1.5 million children who died as a direct result of the brutal economic sanctions after Gulf War I. This was the silent war between wars.

]]> http://hartfordimc.org/2009/05/04/silence-is-a-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-815 David Samuels Wed, 06 May 2009 14:52:07 +0000 http://hartfordimc.org/?p=2886#comment-815 Two Pennsylvania judges recently copped a guilty plea to accepting $2.6 million in bribes from private prison builders & owners in exchange for sending juveniles to their facilities. Youths who should not have been incarcerated ended up behind bars because of the power of the prison industrial complex. Dave, you're right about the need for folks to speak up about the military & the jails. The Pennsylvania case is just the tip of the iceberg. Two Pennsylvania judges recently copped a guilty plea to accepting $2.6 million in bribes from private prison builders & owners in exchange for sending juveniles to their facilities. Youths who should not have been incarcerated ended up behind bars because of the power of the prison industrial complex. Dave, you’re right about the need for folks to speak up about the military & the jails. The Pennsylvania case is just the tip of the iceberg.

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