Iraq and Wounded Knee-- Over 130 Years of US Criminal Behavior and Erosion of Democracy

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_070527_iraq_and_wounded_kne.htm

I just watched the HBO docu-drama, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. It is impossible to not compare the story of the treatment of America's indigenous people, the behavior of the military and the leadership of the nation, with what we've been subjected to by the Bush administration and the Republican hawk leadership.

It is also a bit wierd that Fred Thompson, much touted soon to be GOP prez candidate was casted as the President of the United States in this movie-- as Ulysses S. Grant.

But let's stay with the comparison. We see, repeatedly, treaties that are broken, rules that are changed, the indigenous people provided with far less than they are supposed to get, far less than they are funded to receive. There are crooked businessmen, hateful soldiers, and to balance things out, members of the tribes who are stupid, dishonest and foolish.

It is a tragedy squared that we face today-- a tragedy on its face and a tragedy that we must repeat the stupidity of history-- again and again and again.

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1. US has a long history of plutocracy screwing people

As a 1/4 native American, that story left me feeling very sad this morning. Nothing has changed in a 125 years. In the end, the wealthy and the corporations get what they want by fucking over who ever stands in their way.

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2. Indeed Iraq just jsut another version

of previous slaughters absed on lies, propaganda and spin. There is no respect for the lives of non-white people on this planet.