How carelessly imperial power vivisected ancient civilizations. Palest…

Arundhati Roy
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How carelessly imperial power vivisected ancient civilizations. Palestine and Kashmir are imperial Britain's festering, blood-drenched gifts to the modem world. Both are fault lines in the raging international con�icts of today. ✨ Transcription of Arundhati Roy reading and Ms. Roy and Howard Zinn in conversation Lensic Performing Arts Center Santa Fe, New Mexico, www.scoop.co.nz. November 8, 2002.
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