Note to Editors: This is the first of two columns looking at the legacy of the Ludlow Massacre on its 94th anniversary.
Ninety-four years ago on April 20, America made international news when a government-sanctioned paramilitary unit murdered Colorado union organizers at a Rockefeller-owned coal mine. The Ludlow Massacre was "a story of horror unparalleled in the history of industrial warfare," wrote The New York Times in 1914 — and the abomination was not just the viol ...
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Posted by: liz
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Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:25 PM
Bush justifies all his "deals" as urgent for our national security. If he would stop putting our security at risk, the situation wouldn't be so "urgent". He cut this agreement with the full knowledge our unions and people in general are against it. He counts on the fact so many American's aren't knowledgable regarding Columbia and expects to run roughshod over those who have knowledge and do not agree with his decisions. To say that we are "sending the wrong message" is ludicrous. "We" aren't sending the wrong message, he sent it when he made an agreement not supported by the people of the country he represents. Here's hoping your column(s) will enlighten and educate
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Posted by: Bret Hughes
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Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:34 AM
Now that you see that there is evil within our government, not in shame, but just in deceit of the American people, see how deep the rabbit hole goes:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-275577066688213413
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We are being lied to; know the truth:
http://www.ExcaliburBooks.com/RedAlert/
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