American Views Abroad

 
Was I a Good American in the Time of George Bush? asks Rebecca Solnit at www.commondreams.org/views07/0314-25.htm.

Meanwhile: A Soldier's Last Flight Hits Home by John J. McSheffrey, Jr.

'Most Americans are insulated and protected from the hard realities of the war because the US government tries very hard to hide from us what I witnessed that night. ....On most flights, as soon as that bulk-head door opens, there is a scramble to get off the plane. On Flight 1220, even though the door was open, an entire planeload of adults sat silently, waiting for the body to be removed. ....I did not witness a single dry eye on the plane.'
www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/16/opinion/edmcsheff.php
- posted by Gloria @ 4:28 PM