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We have lost Howard Zinn. Luck­ily he spoke his mind and it was cap­tured in video and in print. This is just one of many enlight­en­ing lec­tures he gave not that long ago — 2008.

His writ­ings have changed the con­scious­ness of a gen­er­a­tion, and helped open new paths to under­stand­ing and its cru­cial mean­ing for our lives. When action has been called for, one could always be con­fi­dent that he would be on the front lines, an exam­ple and trust­wor­thy guide.“
– Noam Chomsky

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Great. Just thrilling. The guy who went to the UN and spun a tale to jus­tify our war in Iraq, a mouth­piece for George W. Bush, has endorsed Obama. That makes me feel bet­ter. I think Pow­ell has excel­lent judg­ment. {sarcasm}

Then, Obama responds: Obama said that if he wins the White House, Pow­ell will have an advi­sory role. “Whether he wants to take a for­mal role, whether that’s a good fit for him, is some­thing we’d have to dis­cuss,” Obama said on NBC’s “Today” show Monday.

Do I want the guy who swal­lowed every­thing the Bush admin­is­tra­tion gave him and spit it back out to the pub­lic, a pub­lic that trusted him more than the pres­i­dent of the united states, in any advi­sory role?

Not on your life.

Pow­ell at the UN. [pho­tos]
Powell’s speech [tran­script]

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