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David Stocker’s views on Politics

Letter to President Bush from David Stocker

Dear President Bush,
I wish the war were over. I wish you would stop it. You could, you know. Every time I see another photo of a dead child, dead by our bombs…every sad twisted story of our army… another army gone wrong…I think: Today, there will be even more people who hate us in the [...]

Smoke Screens

So we have a smug trio of misguided privileged white guys, starting with a drink and drug induced college prank, acting out mother rage against another peoples sacred places of gathering - the boldness of their aggression growing in scope and repetition as the awesome power of the destructive act is realized. Unchecked they [...]

Control of Our Ports, The Biggest Snow Job in History

Yet again, as we stare uncomprehending into the abysmal state of world affairs, we ask “Why must we now learn about Dubai?”
We are told by the Bush Administration that this deal was checked out thoroughly and that it would be wrong to discredit an Arab buyer, Dubai Ports World (DPW). Thus, we are exhorted [...]