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by Ronald Bleier
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March 17, 2003

The death of 23-year-old International Solidarity Movement volunteer Rachel Corrie from Olympia, Washington, symbolizes the brutality of the Sharon and Bush administrations as we count the hours to the beginning of the American aggression against Iraq and the people of the world. Not only will many Iraqis suffer, but Rachel’s death pointed to the collateral damage that will be suffered by the Palestinian people when war starts. The evidence of George W. Bush’s unpitying cruelty is clear as the drums for battle begin to roll. As Hitler before him, now Bush has the whole world in his hands. History will soon reveal how much of it he will be allowed to crush.

Thursday 3.13.02
Highlight: Interview with Seymour Hersh at the end regarding his recent New Yorker article regarding Richard Perle, Chairman of the Defense Policy board which started out as an advisory body to the Defense Department, but now seems to have a mission to attack Iraq. Hersh linked Perle to possible blackmail of the Saudi government to the tune of 100 million in order to stave off negative publicity in the U.S.