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• street roots 15 April 13, 2012 Lying Is The Most Powerful Weapon In War By Mike Hastie A blindfolded man throws a dart at a large map of Vietnam; and where it lands a war crime was committed by the U.S. Government. When American history is buried, the war crime is repeated. And repeated. And repeated. And repeated. Whenever the truth threatens one’s belief system, there is a strong tendency to deny its reality. When young soldiers come back from war, they carry with them a rucksack of secrets. As the years go by, these secrets turn into betrayal. Betrayal is the lethal drug that kills more soldiers when they come home, than were killed on the battlefield. Betrayal is a form of political incest, soldiers used for the profits of the fatherland. I did not serve in Vietnam for the cause of freedom, I served Big Business in America for the cause of war profiteering. This truth is what ultimately destroys the veteran. I see this agony in the faces of American veterans every time I am at a VA hospital. Support The Troops, is the great lie that has great silence. Duped, for the glory of Wall Street. When you discover the truth through the door of betrayal, and become a global citizen, it is as if you acquired a quantum leap in intelligence. The world you once lived in is no longer your primary residence. Ben Rubin Answers on page 6 By Cole Merkel Crossword Across 1. =Opposite/Adjacent 5. Speck in the ocean 10. Like some boats 14. Diva’s solo 15. Nigerian cash 16. Two-dimensional extent 17. In an upsetting manner 20. More cunning 21. feeble minds 22. Joint with a cap 25.1960 Olympics site 26. C.E.O.’s degree 29. Resigned remark 31. Flattened at the poles 35. Parenthesis, essentially 36. Solvents 38. Walkie-talkie word 39. Delicate dishes presented well, en France 43. Infinitesimal amount 44. Some hospital procedures 45. “Hold on a ___ .!” 46. Cylindrical flower clusters 49. ___Kringle 50. Legendary Giant 51. Furies 53. Keeper case, en francais 55. Core value 58. Receded 62. Excited exhalation of words 65. One devoted to life of pleasure 66. Antipasto morsel 67. “___Karenina” 68. Priest’s vestments 69. PG-13, e.g. 70. Breakfast, lunch or dinner Down 1. Small frogs 2. Husk 3. Not yet final, at law 4. Bacteria responsible for endocarditis The objective of Sudoku is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers, from 1 to 9. Every row, column and square must include all digits, 1 through 9, in any order. 5. Holiday___ 6. Amniotic___ 7. Emulated Pinocchio 8. It may get you to first base 9. Indelible ink 10. Hybrid citrus fruits 11. Impulse 12. Hair goops 13. Articulate 18. Showy 19. Poetic foot 23. Twelfth Jewish month 24. Noblemen 26. Frenzy 27. Witch’s ride 28. Not chronic 30. Smidgen 32. Dispatch boat 33. Article of faith 34. Upright 37. Close call 40. Disappears 41. The “U” inl.C.U. 42. Mint, e.g. 47. Arborist’s concern 48. Electric eye, e.g. 52. Milan’s L a ___opera house 54. Construction girder 55. Carbon compound 56. Receipt, e.g. 57. Give off, as light 59. “Harry Potter” centaur 60. Europe’s highest volcano 61. Lentil stew 62.401 (k) alternative 63. First Lady 64. Fourposter, e.g. This woman works. So does Street Roots.
