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ISRAEL PLUNGED INTO AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY
(Thursday, 31 July 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Last night the Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, announced to the nation that he will step down from his post. On the 17th of September, his leading Party, Kadima will hold a leadership convention and and the ‘... (1711 more chars)
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MOHAMMED OMER ~~ THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT …
(Thursday, 17 July 2008) By Desert Peace
The following is a must read. To date it is the best account of what really happened to Mohammed Omer… Gaza Journalist Assaulted by Shin Bet By Sarah Price The last words in his acceptance speech were, I can’t wait for the d... (30679 more chars)
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CORPORATE MEDIA COLLUDES WITH DEMOCRACY’S DEMISE
(Saturday, 12 July 2008) By Desert Peace
In line with what I was saying yesterday about the Corporate Media, AP in particular , the following sheds light on the subject in a brilliant way… Our media institutions, deeply embedded in the power structures of society, ar... (13452 more chars)
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ISRAEL RESPONDS TO MOHAMMED OMER’S ‘ALLEGATIONS’
(Thursday, 10 July 2008) By Desert Peace
The government’s statement ends with… “ We can only regret that his allegations received publicity and a platform without being properly investigated.” My statement is … It is unfortun... (4262 more chars)
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AN AWARD FOR THE VOICLESS PEOPLE OF PALESTINE
(Sunday, 22 June 2008) By Desert Peace
Mohammed Omer shown with Benjamin Heine A month ago I posted THIS . At the time it seemed virtually impossible for my dear Brother, Mohammed Omer to personally accept the reward in question, but with the assistance of the Dutch governmen... (1037 more chars)
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JERUSALEM ~~ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
(Wednesday, 11 June 2008) By Desert Peace
Image by Ismael Shammout For decades the status of Jerusalem has been discussed, debated, fought over. The Israelis claim it to be their Capital. The Palestinians claim it to be theirs. Western nations supportive of Israeli policies in general ... (3568 more chars)
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FREE WORLD OF CENSORSHIP ~~ PURGE AT HaARETZ NEWS... UPDATED 2/6/08
(Saturday, 31 May 2008) By Desert Peace
Many of my readers may have noticed that I have not been posting many articles by Amira Hass lately. I have also not been cross posting a regular column by Gideon Levy called ‘The Twighlight Zone’. To be honest with you, I have combed the page... (6304 more chars)
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN ARRESTED IN ISRAEL
(Friday, 23 May 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Yes, Norman Finkelstein is a guest of the State of Israel! IN PRISON! He was denied entry to the country this morning, whisked away to a prison and will be deported tomorrow. WAY TO GO ONLY DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE ... (1556 more chars)
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ISRAEL'S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH GETTING A BASHING
(Saturday, 03 May 2008) By Desert Peace
Methinks Israel is in for a big surprise on it’s 60th birthday….. no one is in ‘celebration mode’… or mood. The war, the economic situation, the recent scandals among high government official... (2468 more chars)
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MOST ISRAELIS ARE TOO EMBARRASSED TO LOOK THEMSELVES IN THE EYE
(Sunday, 27 April 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Certain things are not talked about among Jews, diseases in particular. If a loved one gets ill he is wished the best, wished long life and that’s it. The disease itself is never mentioned or talked about. The com... (1870 more chars)
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ISRAEL ~~ SIXTY YEARS OF DECEIT « Desertpeace
(Wednesday, 23 April 2008) By Desert Peace
The latest incident regarding, at least, the second Israeli nuclear spy has literally opened a Pandora’s Box. One can’t help but ask ‘what else Israel has been lying to the world about?’   The entire case regarding ... (3105 more chars)
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THE CAMERA DOES NOT LIE ~~ BUT THE ZIONISTS DO
(Sunday, 13 April 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) Case in point is an ‘analysis’ in the most recent bulletin published by a group called “CAMERA’; the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. ‘Accuracy’ to a zionist is nothi... (2416 more chars)
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DOUBLE STANDARDS APPLY TO TERRORISTS IN ISRAEL
(Tuesday, 11 March 2008) By Desert Peace
Image ‘Copyleft’ by Carlos Latuff Remember the name Baruch Goldstein ? Fourteen years ago he charged into one of Palestine’s most sacred mosques, situated in the building that houses the Tomb of Abraham our Father, and gunned dow... (2693 more chars)
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BUSH GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’
(Friday, 18 January 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) One expects a certain amount of intelligence to be associated with the office of Commander in Chief of the greatest nation on the planet…. but instead we are witnessing a new example for the term artificial intel... (1002 more chars)
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POST BUSH PALESTINE
(Sunday, 13 January 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) The only thing that has changed in Palestine since Bush left here on Friday is the weather. After almost a complete week of rain and freezing temperatures, the sun miraculously came out from hiding as soon as the Presid... (1566 more chars)
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GRANDSON OF MAHATMA GANDHI AN ANTI SEMITE?
(Saturday, 12 January 2008) By Desert Peace
Image ‘Copyleft’ by Carlos Latuff I think NOT… but, needless to say, the zionist leadership disagrees with me. The following quotes were made regarding recent Blog entries written by Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the late leg... (9199 more chars)
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AS VONNEGUT WOULD HAVE SAID ~~ ‘GOD BLESS YOU MR. BUSH’
(Friday, 11 January 2008) By Desert Peace
AS VONNEGUT WOULD HAVE SAID ~~ ‘GOD BLESS YOU MR. BUSH’ A DesertPeace Editorial   Too bad that America’s greatest man of letters is no longer with us to report on President Bush’s visit to Israel and Pa... (2181 more chars)
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CRACKDOWN ON JUSTICE~~ AN OCCUPATION WITHIN THE OCCUPATION
(Wednesday, 09 January 2008) By Desert Peace
( Ben Heine © Cartoons ) CRACKDOWN ON JUSTICE~~ AN OCCUPATION WITHIN THE OCCUPATION A DesertPeace Editorial So much has happened since I last logged into Blogger... it would be impossible to catch up on things that occurred in Palestine.... ... (2890 more chars)
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JEWISH HATE GROUPS ARE CHANGING TACTICS
(Wednesday, 10 October 2007) By Desert Peace
  What happens to a group like the ADL or any other hate group associated with the infamous Lobby when there is no one left to hate? Think about it.... groups whose sole existence is based on the destruction of any group or individual they lab... (15198 more chars)
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WIKIPEDIA JOINS DAILY KOS IN THE 'CENSOR GAME'
(Saturday, 08 September 2007) By Desert Peace
  Image 'Copyleft' by Carlos Latuff Ben Heine, one of our resident artists, my Associate and dear friend, has again been chosen to 'lead the way', so to speak... He was one of the first anti zionists that was censored and e... (6720 more chars)
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THE LOBBY GETS ITS WAY AT DePAUL UNIVERSITY
(Wednesday, 29 August 2007) By Desert Peace
  Image 'Copyleft' by Carlos Latuff A Catholic University seems to be taking its directives from AIPAC and other groups associated with the infamous Lobby. Freedom of Spech and the right to an education are no longer options in cer... (3684 more chars)
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THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE~~ WE SHALL ALL BE FREE ONE DAY
(Tuesday, 28 August 2007) By Desert Peace
THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE~~ WE SHALL ALL BE FREE ONE DAY   Forty four years today a demonstration took place in Washington D.C.... a demonstration that literally shook the foundations of the system... a demonstration of people against r... (9245 more chars)
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WHERE ARE ARAFAT'S MILLION$?
(Saturday, 18 August 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Q What do Mona Lisa and Suha Arafat have in common? A Both are worth million$. The similarities end there. Mona is loved, treasured for her beauty and uniqueness. Suha is despised by the nation she betrayed,... (9958 more chars)
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ETHNIC CLEANSING AND APARTHEID IN ISRAEL
(Tuesday, 14 August 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Every day a new report is published proving what Jimmy Carter said correct. He wrote a book exposing the apartheid system in Israel.... was labeled an anti Semite by the 'powers that be'... was literally spat o... (5926 more chars)
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THE UNIQUENESS OF ISRAEL
(Monday, 13 August 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Israel is a very unique country in that virtually everybody knows somebody who knows somebody.... Everyone knows somebody in the army... Everyone knows somebody that was involved in a terrorist attack... Everyone... (2512 more chars)
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CAUSE OF ARAFAT'S DEATH..... POISONING
(Sunday, 12 August 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) After years of speculation, the personal physician of Yasser Arafat revealed that the cause of his death was poisoning. Now the question remains.... WHO POISONED HIM? This too will take years to determine as the... (2159 more chars)
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JENIN~~ THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN SCENE OF A MASSACRE
(Saturday, 04 August 2007) By Desert Peace
JENIN~~ THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN SCENE OF A MASSACRE   Jenin.... What WAS Jenin.... What IS Just a bit over five years ago Israeli forces entered the refugee camp situated in the West Bank city of Jenin and literally leveled most... (11713 more chars)
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THE QUAGMIRE OF THE ISRAELI LEFT
(Wednesday, 01 August 2007) By Desert Peace
THE QUAGMIRE OF THE ISRAELI LEFT   (Ben Heine © Cartoons) The 'left' in Israel is one of the most disconcerted areas of political thought in the country. It has nothing that binds itself together as a unit. The result being, what... (6901 more chars)
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ABBAS ~~ A LOYAL SON OF ZION
(Sunday, 29 July 2007) By Desert Peace
ABBAS ~~ A LOYAL SON OF ZION   (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Israel could not have wished for a better 'Peace Partner' then they found in Mahmoud Abbas. He has proven to be a more loyal zionist than most Knesset members. Has the man ... (5883 more chars)
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PALESTINE ZIONIST MOVEMENT
(Sunday, 29 July 2007) By Desert Peace
PALESTINE ZIONIST MOVEMENT   I wrote the other day about the crazies in the 'Christian zionist Movement', but I never thought I would see the beginnings of a Palestinian one. It seems that FATHA has become just that, the Palest... (6175 more chars)
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AIPAC HAS A FRIEND IN JESUS
(Thursday, 26 July 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) One of my favourite oxymorons is 'Progressive Conservative' (the ruling Party in the Canadian Government). Click HERE to see just how 'progressive' they are.... My second favourite is 'Chri... (1466 more chars)
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ISRAEL NEEDS ENEMIES TO EXIST
(Tuesday, 24 July 2007) By Desert Peace
ISRAEL NEEDS ENEMIES TO EXIST Desert Peace   Image 'Copyleft' by Carlos Latuff July 24, 2007 The zionists seem to believe that without an enemy, Israel as we know it will cease ... (22376 more chars)
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WHY PALESTINIANS ELECTED HAMAS
(Wednesday, 18 July 2007) By Desert Peace
  Image by Ismael Shammout AND WHY THEY WILL AGAIN If an election was held in your country today and two parties were running, how would you vote? One naturally looks at the two, their candidates, their platforms, their proven records... (1254 more chars)
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PEACE IS NOT A ONE SIDED DEAL
(Tuesday, 17 July 2007) By Desert Peace
  FACT .... In January of 2006 the Palestinian people went to the polls and elected Hamas to lead them. FACT .... In January 2006 Israel, The United States, Britain and others declared that they will NEVER recognise a government set up by... (3012 more chars)
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HOPE AND DESPAIR IN GAZA
(Sunday, 15 July 2007) By Desert Peace
BOTH HOPE AND DESPAIR CAN BE FOUND IN GAZA TODAY   (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Hope that this generation will be the one to lead the Palestinian Nation to Freedom and Statehood, despair that never before has a Palestinian taken the life of an... (440 more chars)
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IRANIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY~~'WE ARE NOT FOR SALE!'
(Saturday, 14 July 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) For years Israel has been trying to spread the myth that the Jewish community in Iran is suffering and must be allowed to emigrate. Recently each Jew was offered ten thousand dollars to pack their bags and get on the n... (1462 more chars)
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AIPAC GIVES 'KISS OF DEATH' TO ABBAS
(Thursday, 12 July 2007) By Desert Peace
  Image by David Baldinger 'Politics breeds strange bedfellows'... there is no other way to describe this new glowing love affair between Abbas' puppet regime and AIPAC. Is this not proof that this new 'leadership' of the... (5664 more chars)
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'JUST GIVE US A CHANCE'..... HANIYEH
(Thursday, 05 July 2007) By Desert Peace
  The New European Union Flag (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh showed the world yesterday that he and his Party (Hamas) are still in charge of affairs in Gaza, despite announcements by Israel that he has been deposed a... (1491 more chars)
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STRANDED IN RAFAH
(Tuesday, 03 July 2007) By Desert Peace
'SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME'.... TO PALESTINE   (Ben Heine © Cartoons) Yesterday I presented some beautiful photos of life in Palestine today. I did not intend to give the impression that all is well there, that is the furt... (2547 more chars)
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GAZA TODAY--- TWO VIEWS
(Sunday, 01 July 2007) By Desert Peace
GAZA TODAY--- TWO VIEWS Desert Peace   (Ben Heine © Cartoons) July 1, 2007 It's been about two weeks now since the 'new government' has been declared in the West Bank. A government not ne... (6588 more chars)
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A REQUIEM FOR DEMOCRACY IN PALESTINE
(Wednesday, 20 June 2007) By Desert Peace
  (Ben Heine © Cartoons) First it was referred to as street fighting. It then was called a Civil War. Now that the boundaries seem to be established by the rival factions, it is now referred by some in the West as post-revolutionary times. It... (9273 more chars)
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CAN ISRAEL CONTEND WITH TWO PALESTINES?
(Sunday, 17 June 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) CAN PALESTINE AS WELL? The past 60 years have shown that Israel does not want to 'share it's space' with Palestine. Forty of those years have shown that occupation is the only way they would even consider the questi... (1027 more chars)
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DOES ANYONE EVEN GIVE A DAMN?
(Saturday, 16 June 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) For almost 60 years everyone but the Palestinians have had a say in 'what is good for Palestine'. Six decades of being treated as a non entity in the world community has led to a collective frustration compared to none. Pale... (2684 more chars)
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HAMAS PLEDGES NOT TO DISSOLVE GOVERNMENT
(Friday, 15 June 2007) By Desert Peace
Ben Heine © Cartoons) Israel is doing it's bit to guarantee that Fatah and Hamas never reunite to lead the Palestinian people. They are, as usual, showing favouritism towards Fatah by considering paying them tax funds which are owed . This Israel see... (1661 more chars)
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ISRAELI APARTHEID AT A CROSSROAD
(Tuesday, 12 June 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) There has been lots of talk recently throughout the world about the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. A week of worldwide demonstrations against the Occupation just ended.... where do we go now? The situation remains the same, getti... (1710 more chars)
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ANTI ZIONISTS TARGETED
(Monday, 11 June 2007) By Desert Peace
Ben Heine © Cartoons) It's ok (kosher) in the eyes of the Australian Anti Defimation League to speak out against hatred..... but NOT if it's zionist hatred, then it becomes anti semitism. Sheesh! I'm getting tired of that song already. Ziop... (3383 more chars)
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FORTY YEARS OF ENDURING OCCUPATION: PALESTINIANS UNDER SIEGE IN THE WEST BANK
(Monday, 04 June 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) On the eve of Passover a traditional feast is held in Jewish homes. It is customary for the youngest at the table to ask four questions of the eldest, beginning with "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Thus begins t... (6451 more chars)
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SHOW COMPASSION BEFORE YOU CONDEMN CINDY SHEEHAN
(Saturday, 02 June 2007) By Desert Peace
Cindy Sheehan is, in true Talmudic terms, a Woman of Valor*. A woman whose dedication to peace cannot be questioned. A woman who paid a price for her principles. Yet, when she 'dared' to respond to critics she was attacked in a way that is unforgivable. W... (4979 more chars)
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OLMERT IS A MAN OF HIS WORD.... SOMETIMES
(Monday, 28 May 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) When it comes to war, when it comes to threatening the Palestinian Authority, Olmert is a man of his word as can be seen in the following linked articles... HERE ... and HERE ... Meanwhile, Ehud Barak, a leading candid... (654 more chars)
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ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY~~ MAKE WAR A MEMORY
(Sunday, 27 May 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) Since Memorial Day 2006 until today, one thousand U.S. Troops were killed in Iraq . My question, that many people seem to be asking is, FOR WHAT? In World Wars 1 and 2 brave young men and women went off to distant shores to... (1220 more chars)
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LIVE FROM GAZA~~ FEAR AND HOPES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL
(Wednesday, 23 May 2007) By Desert Peace
Fear and apprehension have become the norm on both sides of the wall in the areas in and near the Gaza Strip. Innocent civilians are bearing the brunt of terrorist attacks on both sides. The western press has been concentrating and reporting on the rocke... (7003 more chars)
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DESPAIR IN GAZA DESPITE CEASEFIRE
(Monday, 21 May 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) The infighting seems to have come to an end as both factions ordered a halt to the street fighting that was going on. Despite that, groups not related to either Hamas or Fatah continue their bombardment of innocent Israelis in nearb... (2375 more chars)
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THE SELF HATING JEWS OF TODAY
(Friday, 18 May 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) The following excerpt is taken from a HaAretz article which will be linked at the bottom.... 'The killing of the unborn child, Daoud, by Israel Defense Forces troops raises a series of moral, legal and philosophical questions. I... (1300 more chars)
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LIVE FROM PALESTINE~~ GAZA IS BURNING
(Thursday, 17 May 2007) By Desert Peace
(Ben Heine © Cartoons) Between the factional fighting going on in Gaza and the Israeli 'retaliations' for recent rocket attacks from militants, there just might not be a long term struggle left to establish a Palestinian State. The possibilities of that... (814 more chars)
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HAPPY 95th BIRTHDAY STUDS TERKEL
(Wednesday, 16 May 2007) By Desert Peace
It's always a great feeling to find out that one of your heroes, that you thought was long gone, is still around, alive and well. Today I was told that it's Studs Terkel's 95th birthday today. He is one of those heroes I was referring to. In my teens his ... (730 more chars)
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