John Gilman


LATEST ARTICLES BY John Gilman

  • Opinion
    The big lie

    The big lie

    June 20, 2003 By John Gilman

    Opinion More and more each day, the lies and deception spewed from the mouths of George W. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Richard...

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  • Opinion
    Zionism  what it does and does not mean

    Zionism what it does and does not mean

    January 16, 2003 By John Gilman

    Opinion Emile Schepers’ Nov. 16 column about the relationship of Zionism and anti-Semitism presented some useful history that stopped just before the founding of Israel under a UN resolution the Soviet Union sponsored in 1947.

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  • Opinion
    Looking at the past and fighting for the future

    Looking at the past and fighting for the future

    January 9, 2003 By John Gilman

    Opinion Fortunately for me, my strength to survive is derived from my knowledge of dialectical materialism. Dialectical materialism has proven time and again that when the chips are down, historical events and movements make history turn...

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  • Other
    Venezuelan democracy under siege (by U.S.)

    Venezuelan democracy under siege (by U.S.)

    November 22, 2002 By John Gilman

    Opinion Twelve years ago a populist priest named Jean-Bertrand Aristide became President of Haiti, in that country’s first democratic elections. A businessman summed up the attitude of Haiti’s small but stubborn elite: “Everybody who is anybody...

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    The costs of war

    The costs of war

    October 11, 2002 By John Gilman

    Back when the first Gulf War was being debated, I gave a speech at an anti-war rally in Charleston, Illinois. A university student interrupted to heckle. I stopped and looked at him: “You look like you...

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    World War II vet testifies against Bushs Iraq war

    World War II vet testifies against Bushs Iraq war

    October 11, 2002 By John Gilman

    The following are excerpts from remarks to a town hall meeting at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Sept. 30. Gilman, a highly decorated U.S. Army veteran, began his remarks by explaining his experiences in World War...

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    Marxism Lives! Iraq & the elections

    Marxism Lives! Iraq & the elections

    October 4, 2002 By John Gilman

    Opinions Until September, it appeared the elections were moving toward a blow against the Bush administration and its ultra-right policies.

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    George W. Bush: An outlaw president

    George W. Bush: An outlaw president

    August 22, 2002 By John Gilman

    If ever any president of the United States and his administration were guilty of malfeasance in office, it is Bush and his administration. They have lied to the American people; they have stolen taxpayers’ money by...

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