Why do only some lives matter?
by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 25, 2018
3 minutes
What would it take for everyone's life to matter as much as Jamal Khashoggi's?
I ask this question over at the edge of the news, looking for a doorway into the human conscience.
Consider:
"The U.S. sold a total of $55.6 billion of weapons worldwide in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 -- up 33 percent from the previous fiscal year, and a near record. In 2017, the U.S. cleared some $18 billion in new Saudi arms deals."
This is from two weeks ago. No big deal, just a look at the U.S. weapons
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