"MLK: A Call to Conscience" (From Democracy Now!)

[skeptical cynic]

An excerpt of Tavis Smiley’s PBS film “Beyond Vietnam” ("MLK: A Call to Conscience"):

"I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight, because my conscience leaves me no other choice. A time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Vietnam." ~ MLK


"Why are you speaking about the war, Dr. King? Why are you joining the voices of dissent? Peace and civil rights don’t mix, they say. Well, such questions mean that the inquirers have not really known me, my commitment or my calling. Indeed, that question suggests that they do not know the world in which they live." ~ MLK

More: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/29/as_obama_visits_afghanistan_tavis_smiley

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With regard to our invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, "A time comes when silence is betrayal."

This is a great interview, well worth a listen/read.

How long will the war on terror last? Ask the children of our collateral damage. They are the next generation of jihadists. Or will they just be legitimately seeking justice?