THE MICHAEL SLATE SHOW

By Anonymous (not verified), 15 June, 2011
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Ethan McCord, former US Army specialist & current anti-war vet, talks about being in the middle of the carnage depicted in the Collateral Murder video, the first video released to the public by WikiLeaks, and depicts his journey from patriotic gung-ho soldier to dedicated anti-war veteran. McCord movingly tells the truth of what happened on that day in Iraq, why he had to rescue the children severely wounded in the unprovoked attack against Iraqi civilians by US troops and in the explains how he lost and regained his humanity in the process.

Keith Knight, cartoonist, talks about his new book, "Too Small to Fail" and about the politics and humor of editorial cartooning and the unique experience of being a young Black cartoonist in a place like America.