AMERICAN HISTORY

Like everything else I do in my life lately, I get to the newspaper a day late. At least. Most of the time it doesn’t matter, except for the sports scores it all seems “been there done that�. But yesterday’s (9 May 2006) column by Jon Carroll of the San Francisco Chronicle got my attention right fast. Think “right� as in “right uppercut�. It’s Carroll’s take on the Moussaoui trial and why we haven’t seen more prosecutions of people allegedly involved in the 9/11 bombings. Because We the People, in excruciating disregard for practically our entire history as a nation up until now, have tortured these "suspects". The article is “must� reading.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN - BETTER THAN SRI RAMA

Lincoln is not new to the Americans or to the populace of the world. Hence no repetition of what he did to the US. A little comparison is being attempted.

What is common between Lincoln and Sri Rama?

Lincoln, peculiarly had very long limbs and abnormally shaped chest. It is believed that he suffered from Marphan Syndrome, a syndrome which Charles Degaulle (Former French President) also suffered. Details are available at Wikipedia.org.

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