"To the average American, the price of 'New Democracy' abroad is the death of real democracy at home." ~~~Arundhati Roy

Go hunt down the audio file for a speech she gave a few years ago: "Instant-mix Imperial Democracy - Buy One, Get One Free". It's longish, but well worth the time spent listening.

Oh, and since I turned off the killfile for a few minutes earlier today, and saw bannedfroggleggs trying to goof on someone else...Leonard Peltier, FTW!

If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. ~~~John Kenneth Galbraith