Posted on 06/22/2002 12:08:40 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The headline for a statement by activists opposed to the U.S. war on terror is, "Not in Our Name," but it more accurately should read, "We're better than you are."
The signers include C-list celebrities such as Ed Asner and Casey Kasem, and perennial lefties Alice Walker, Noam Chomsky and Gloria Steinem. They "call on all Americans to resist the war and repression that has been loosed on the world by the Bush administration. It is unjust, immoral and illegitimate. We choose to make common cause with the people of the world."
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
In South Africa, "necklacing" means having your arms hacked off with machetes, and then a gasoline filled tire forced over your torso and ignited. The victim is burned alive in the most agonizing way imaginable.
This is not different than Dan Rather saying "we are being put in the Dachau gas chamber of super patriotism!" when his loyalty is being questioned.
Now that they'd be willing to fight for "In Our Name."
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