The Ground Zero Outrage
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 22nd, 2010 5:31 am by HL
The Ground Zero Outrage
Scott Pelley, The Daily Beast
Enter your email address:Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas:Message: Mark Lennihan / AP Photo Nearly a decade after the 9/11 attacks, not one project has been finished at the World Trade Center site. This Sunday on CBS, watch 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley take a trip to the seven-story pit.“I describe it as a national disgrace.” Larry Silverstein, the 78-year-old New York City real-estate tycoon, shook his head slowly as we stood over the muddy pit known around the world as ground…
New Afghanistan Strategy Sacrifices Troops
Nolan Finley, Detroit News
Every American soldier should be pulled out of Afghanistan today. It's immoral to commit our troops — our children — to a war without doing everything possible to protect their lives. That's not happening in Afghanistan. The politicians and generals have decided to make the safety of Afghan citizens a higher priority than avoiding American deaths and injuries. They call it a “hearts and minds” strategy, meaning that if the military objectives can be accomplished without inflicting suffering on the civilian population, the people will be more willing to cooperate in…
Broken ‘Engagement’ in Middle East
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
