Posted by George Polley on Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
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Poetry
I wrote this poem after having watched the salesman on the news one evening. His presentation still sends chills running up and down my spine. Ramzy Baroud, the editor of The Palestine Chronicle kindly published it in the September 15th 2010 issue of his online newspaper. The poem is reprinted below in its original format, with the last two stanzas revised.
The SalesmanA manufacturer's rep at a cluster bomb trade show
explains on camera how these weapons are designed
to avoid civilian targets an... Continue reading ...
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