Interesting "color piece" on life in a tank and the perils and outcomes. In this case the reporter is soon out to mingle with Iraqis who give food and with their children who try on a helmet. But since EFPs (explosively formed projectiles) have become a reality, they can also be an incinerator. Explosives melts the hatch lock and they can't get out. |
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At www.salon.com
Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.