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Writer’s Block: War is hell

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Bill Phillips. Free Press file

BY BILL PHILLIPS

“War, in and of itself, is a crime. Or at least it should be.”

That was the lead for a column I wrote in April, 2022. I was, of course, talking about the horrors that were unveiled in Bucha, Ukraine after Russian troops terrorized, brutalized, and massacred scores of the town’s citizens.

And here we are again, debating what is right way and wrong way to kill people in Israel and Palestine.

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Carolyn Grant

About the Author: Carolyn Grant

I have been with the Kimberley Bulletin since 2001 and have enjoyed every moment of it.
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