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  • Most blacks oppose war in Iraq [diatribe how Bush to attack people of color and defund programs]

    03/14/2003 9:01:02 AM PST · by LurkedLongEnough · 58 replies · 644+ views
    THE JOURNAL NEWS ^ | March 14, 2003 | NOREEN O'DONNELL
    Marc Edwards could not be more appalled as he watches President Bush push ahead with plans for war. If the United States invades Iraq, a disproportionate number of blacks will be among the troops, said the 45-year-old Harlem resident. Other minorities will be the war's victims, he said, adding that black families will be especially hard hit by its costs. "It's a war that's threatening to send this economy reeling and that's going to really hurt black people," Edwards, a bookstore marketing supervisor, said while standing on 125th Street. As Bush and his Cabinet continue trying to line up support...