August 10-16, 2006

Slant

Editor's Letter by Duane Swierczynski

Just Watch Me
God help me — I think I'm having one of my occasional lapses into fascism again. Two weeks ago, the city installed surveillance cameras at Seventh and Girard.

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel

Of Arms and Angry Young Men
Y oung black men are shooting each other at record rates this summer, and for some leaders the way to stem the violence is to remove the weapons.

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Blank Check
Despite the undisguised support of the U.S. government for the Israeli obliteration of Lebanon, the 25,000 Americans who suddenly found themselves in the middle of a war zone were initially told they would have to foot the bill for their own rescue.
by David Faris

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