Archiv vom August 2012

[col. writ. 8/8/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal

A lone gunman invades a space frequented by people of color.
Carnage ensues.
And hours later, we learn that the slaughterer of the Sikhs is a veteran, not just of the U.S. Army, but of right-wing, racist groups.
Days after the Sikh Massacre, we learn that Wade Michael Page killed himself rather than suffer arrest or imprisonment.
But we learn more. This massacre-maker […]

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[col. writ. 8/6/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 And here we go—again.
A man walks into a temple, a holy place, and unleashes hell.
He kills 6 people and wounds others, before his own life is taken.
The Temple is the gathering place of Sikhs, a faith founded in India some 5 centuries ago, which reveres the teachings of its Gurus (or teachers), and the writings that followed.
A holy place; […]

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