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  • His parents hoped that he would join the family firm andgain an architectural qualification, butby the age of 18 Vann was determined to become a musician.

    Stanley Vann obituary 2010

  • Indoing so, we shall be sanctioned by, not only bythe long-neglected Universal Declaration ofHumanRights, butby our ownhistoricoracles of freedom: the AmericanBill of Rights and Declaration of Independence that we as a people urgently need to reclaim for the benefit of all humanity.

    A Declaration of Human Wrongs 2009

  • So, the April 2002 2-dayoverthrow of Venezuelan democracy was not essentiallyan overthrow by domestic forces, butby an foulact of US imperialist aggression against the democratic government of Venezuela.

    Five reasons why readers should disregard the Global Property Guide... 2009

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