[lbo-talk] Arundhati Roy's recent speech in Harlem

[Michael Pollak]

The woman can give a speech.  This one was given last week on May 12th at
Riverside Church.  According to Outlook, a broadcast of it will be aired
on C-Span this weekend.

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20030526&fname=Cover+Story&sid=

There are a lot of good lines in it.  Here's one at random from near the
end:

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To argue against US military aggression by saying that it will increase
the possibilities of terrorist strikes is futile. It's like threatening
Brer Rabbit that you'll throw him into the bramble bush. Terrorist strikes
only give the US government an opportunity that it is eagerly awaiting to
further tighten its stranglehold. Anybody who has read the documents put
out by the Project for the New American Century can attest to that. Within
days of an attack you can bet that Patriot II would be passed.

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