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William Rivers Pitt: Out of History Into History

Tuesday, 24 September 2002, 10:34 am | William Rivers Pitt

Some will tell you the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Others will say it ended when the Soviet Union finally collapsed, when their breed of communism was cast aside in favor of free-enterprise democracy. In truth, the Cold War finally ... More >>

William Rivers Pitt: Murder for Profit

Tuesday, 17 September 2002, 11:38 am | William Rivers Pitt

Some will tell you that the sudden, seemingly inexplicable rush to war with Iraq is nothing more or less than a ruse to get economic scandals off the front pages and out of the nightly news cycles. July was a catastrophically bad month for the ... More >>

Think the Days of the Draft are Gone? Think Again

Thursday, 12 September 2002, 10:11 am | William Rivers Pitt

2.7 million Americans served in Vietnam. 304,000 of them were wounded in action, and over 75,000 of those were disabled by their injuries. As of Memorial Day 1996, there were 58,202 names listing the dead on the long, black monument in Washington, ... More >>

William Rivers Pitt: A Bright September Morning

Monday, 9 September 2002, 10:24 am | William Rivers Pitt

The sky above me today is as hard and bright and blue as it was one year ago. The air carries that same hint of crisp autumn that lies in wait within the yellow becomings on the green leaves shivering in the breeze outside my window. It seems, somehow, ... More >>

William Rivers Pitt: The Other American Dream

Monday, 2 September 2002, 10:10 am | William Rivers Pitt

No other nation on the face of the earth uses the words "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" as the premise for their foundation in government. More >>

"We Are Not The Enemy!" - The Battle of Portland

Sunday, 25 August 2002, 12:07 am | William Rivers Pitt

The image is chilling. A middle-aged woman, plainly dressed, with a puff of auburn hair, is clutched in a hammer-lock by a Portland police officer dressed in full riot gear. His riot baton is jammed high under her chin. Around her, three more armor-clad ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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