Poor William's Almanack, April 3, 2008, Psychological Warfare

franklin-bifocals-60 Thursday, April 3, 2008

[1783 - Washington Irving, author, born in New York City]

[1837 - John Burroughs, writer, essayist, born near Roxbury, New York]

Pony Express Rider
[1860 - Pony Express mail service begins from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California]

[1865 - Richmond falls to the Union]

[1898 - George Jessel, producer, actor, comedian, born in the Bronx]

Actor Marlon Brando head shot Marlon Brando in The Wild Ones
[1924 - Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor, born in Omaha, Nebraska]

President Truman signs the Marshall Plan
[1948 - President Harry S. Truman signs Foreign Assistance Act (Marshall Plan)]

Psychological Warfare

USS Pueblo - crew in captivity

How many light bulbs does it take to change a person?

prisoner torture

William's Whimsical Words:

Having scuttled the Geneva Conventions and embraced torture, our leaders use all the light bulbs they care to on those labeled as enemy combatants. So much for the moral high ground.

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