‘Commentary’ Archives
Disparities between White Supremacists, Somali-Americans today, and Dakota people 153 years ago
BY FRANK ERICKSON How can White Supremacists who actually tried to kill people, who actually put bullets into five Black men of Black Lives Matter, not be charged with attempted murder”¦yet five Somali”“American men are fighting charges of attempted murder and they never shot anyone; they tried to plan a terrorist attack where they would try to kill people””they only tried to go to Syria to fight for ISIL. How can White Supremacists who were part of the group who tried to kill people, get to go home after being questioned by the police, because they were not “at the scene of the crime” yet the five Somali-American men were not at any scene of a terrorist act, but they do not get to go home.  They may face decades in prison. How can Whites who tried to kill people get lesser charges than Blacks who didn”'t try to kill anyone, but only tried to join a terrorist group? (more…)
Enter the Corner Store
By Peter Molenaar At the height of his manhood, our Jesus would lead a nonviolent resistance to the Roman occupation. Then, three centuries later, the early period of Christian martyrdom would come to an end. 1189 ”“ 1192”¦ In the Third Crusade, evidently as a matter of convenience, Richard the Lionheart would slit the throats of 3,000 Muslims, children included. 1936”¦ George Dimitrov famously stated: Fascism is the open terrorist dictatorship of the most reactionary, most chauvinist and most imperialist elements of finance capital. 1963”¦ The CIA facilitates the systematic murder of Iraqi communists ”“ including hundreds of doctors, teachers, and technicians. 1979”¦ Saddam Hussein assumes the Iraqi presidency (and is handed a fresh slate for execution) even as we (yes, “we”) arm Osama Bin Laden in his war against a secular “socialist” Afghan government. 2001”¦ 2003”¦ “Shock and Awe.” November [...]
