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Shame on Zinn.


Howard Zinn's "Our War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act " (November issue) is a recipe for despair.

His claim that "no major political figure has pointed out [that] a war on terrorism is profoundly self-contradictory" is transparently false. While David Cobb For the 18th century U.S. Congressman, see .

David Keith Cobb (born December 24, 1962 in San Leon, Texas) is an American activist and was the 2004 presidential candidate of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS).
, the Green Party's candidate this year, may not be a major political figure, Ralph Nader This page is currently protected from editing until (UTC) or until disputes have been resolved.  most certainly is.

Zinn also referred to the Democratic Party as the opposition party. Pretending that it is, even potentially, an opposition party is a morass in which large parts of what passes for the left in America has allowed itself to be trapped for generations.

Shame on Howard Zinn Howard Zinn (born August 24, 1922) is an American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller, A People's History of the United States. .

Brett Portman

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Author:Portman, Brett
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Dec 1, 2004
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