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September 5, 2002

Commentary

Cynthia McKinney’s Honorable Defeat

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

If you believe the torrents of propaganda spewing from the corporate media, Cynthia McKinney’s congressional loss in Georgia signals the end of Blacks as an effective political opposition in the U.S. That is the goal of the Hard Right’s New Black Strategy, the ultra-conservative game plan inaugurated last January with Cory Booker’s multi-million dollar attempt…

If you believe the torrents of propaganda spewing from the corporate media, Cynthia McKinney's congressional loss in Georgia signals the end of Blacks as an effective…

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Commentary

America Held Hostage – by Bush

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

We want Span to get the money for the Community Land Security proposal, lots of it. There is nothing threatening about the program except Span’s marketing strategy. With each day, George Bush draws a tighter circle of hate around the United States, and it becomes more likely that some of Them will strike in ways…

We want Span to get the money for the Community Land Security proposal, lots of it. There is nothing threatening about the program except Span's marketing…

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Commentary

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By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Third, there is a special relationship between blacks and Jews that cannot be destroyed by AIPAC or anyone else. The relationship is sustained by both good and evil. As long as Jews and African-Americans remember their shared heritage of slavery and oppression we will be tied together in our shared and perilous journey to freedom.…

Third, there is a special relationship between blacks and Jews that cannot be destroyed by AIPAC or anyone else. The relationship is sustained by both good…

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Commentary

A letter to our readers: Mugabe in the cross-hairs

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Dear Reader, George Bush is out to make Robert Mugabe into the Saddam Hussein of Africa, a life-threatening condition. When top State Department officials declare that “the political status quo is unacceptable,” that Zimbabwe’s government is “illegitimate,” they are announcing U.S. intentions to remove Mugabe by force, if necessary. Although there is plenty of old-style,…

Dear Reader, George Bush is out to make Robert Mugabe into the Saddam Hussein of Africa, a life-threatening condition. When top State Department officials declare that…

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