The Utah Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 16, rebuked growing federal authority with a resolution asserting states’ rights, and some senators arguing for the resolution called their counterparts in Washington “bullies.”

The resolution, SCR3, merely states the Legislature’s feelings on the federal-state split in duties, but supporters said it could send an important message to the federal government to back off if enough states follow their lead.

“It becomes quite significant if you have 40 or 50 other statements like that,” the resolution’s sponsor, Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, said after a 40-minute debate led to a 23-3 vote. “I don’t believe this is [just] a Utah issue.”

It does, however, come amid a barrage of bills and resolutions — 13 in all — that the Utah Legislature is firing at Washington this year. Among them are bills to challenge federal regulation of guns, federal control of lands and federal imposition of health care rules. Adams’ “state sovereignty” resolution wraps the sentiment into one non-binding message, and it passed with only three Democrats dissenting.

The resolution points to the U.S. Constitution’s provision that powers not reserved for the federal government belong to the states. Supporters argued that the Constitution gives Washington control of military and external affairs, but leaves the broadest powers — civil rights, social welfare and others — to the states. Opponents noted the federal government’s constitutional authority over interstate commerce, which Congress has used to enact far-reaching laws.

Democrats who argued against the resolution noted that the state balances its budget and cares for its people through Medicare and Medicaid using federal dollars. They also said the federal government’s civil rights protections are crucial. Sen. Luz Robles, D-Salt Lake City, credited federal protections with enabling her — a Latina — to ascend to the state Senate.

Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City, voted for the bill but questioned whether any one supporting the measure really wants to fund Medicaid and other programs alone, because otherwise the message is hollow.

“If it gives somebody relaxation, makes them feel that they can thump their chest or hike their britches, I guess it’s a pretty good resolution,” Davis said.

Others said it’s not a hollow message, but a crucial one. Sen. Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, called it one of the Legislature’s most important issues because the government system is becoming inappropriately “top-down.” Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, said the federal government is exceeding its constitutional “niche.”

“The federal government is not a sovereign,” Buttars said. “We are. It’s time we stood up to these bullies.”

“The states created the federal government,” said Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, “and it’s really time that we put a leash on the creature.”

Some Democrats supported the resolution but said they can’t support other bills that specifically challenge the federal government in ways that the Legislature’s attorneys believe won’t stand up in court. Ultimately only Robles, Sen. Karen Morgan, D-Cottonwood Heights, and Sen. Ben McAdams, D-Salt Lake City, voted against the resolution.

Senate President Michael Waddoups later said legislative leaders are willing to fund a legal defense of one or more of the states’ rights bills that could lead to constitutional challenges. He said lawmakers should choose the most likely to succeed, though, rather than defending all at once.

China sells $34.2bn of U.S, treasury bonds

March 1, 2010

by Tania Branigan en Beijing y Heather Stewart guardian.co.uk

Analysts fear Beijing’s move may suggest a loss of faith in American government’s economic policy China sold $34bn (£21.5bn) worth of U.S. government bonds in December, raising fears that ¬Beijing is using its financial ¬muscle to signal that it has lost confidence in American economic policy.

US treasury figures for the period ending in December 2009 show that, following the sale, China is no longer the largest overseas holder of US treasury bonds. Beijing ended the year sitting on $755.4bn worth of US government debt, compared to Japan’s $768.8bn.

Since the sub-prime crisis that began on Main Street USA grew to engulf the global economy, China’s leaders have repeatedly expressed concerns about US policy. December’s $34bn sell-off made only a tiny dent in Beijing’s total holdings of US assets, which amount to well over $1tn when stakes in American companies, as well as treasury bills, are taken into account.

But the news intensified concerns about China’s appetite for bankrolling ever-widening American deficits. Premier Wen Jiabao told reporters last year:

“We have made a huge amount of loans to the United States. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I’m a little bit worried.”

When Timothy Geithner, the US treasury secretary, visited China last summer, he sought to reassure his hosts, using a speech to promise that, “the United States is committed to a strong and stable international financial system. The Obama administration fully recognizes that the United States has a special responsibility to play in this regard, and we fully appreciate that exercising this special responsibility begins at home.”

But Allan Meltzer, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University, said China’s bond sales should be a wake-up call for Washington. “The Chinese are worried that we have unsustainable debt levels, and we do not have a policy for dealing with it,” he said.

China’s sales contributed to a record drop in foreign holdings of short-term treasury bills in December: in all, net overseas holdings of short-term bills fell by $53bn. The previous record was $44.5bn in April last year.

However, there was little sign that world investors as a whole have lost their confidence in the dollar as the safe-haven currency of choice: overall, the US saw a net inflow of $60.9bn, as investors more than offset sales of short-term debt by buying longer-term securities and shares.

Japan, Britain, Luxembourg and Hong Kong made sizeable purchases, with the UK buying $24.9bn of US government debt.

Some analysts warned that it would be a mistake to read too much into one month’s data, particularly since the current crisis in the eurozone makes investors’ main alternative to the dollar look particularly unattractive.

David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor’s in New York, said: “China may not be too happy with us right now, but you have to ask: what else are they going to do with their money?”

Ho-fung Hung, author of China and the Transformation of Global Capitalism, said it was hard to tell whether China had a long-term strategy for selling US debt. “I think decision-makers know very well that any large-scale selling of US treasuries won’t do any good to the ¬Chinese economy, which still needs a sustained recovery of the US economy to pull up its export sector. Such selling will also devalue China’s existing holdings of treasuries,” he said.

“Dumping treasuries will also entail the problem of what to buy in return – definitely not euro or yen assets at the moment.”

However, America must sell an unprecedented volume of treasuries in the coming years to finance its record deficit, and pay the cost of bailing out Wall Street and kick-starting the economy with a $900bn stimulus package. Any evidence that foreign investors are beginning to doubt Obama’s promises to bring the public finances under control will spread alarm in Washington.

Don’t let freedom slip

March 1, 2010

by Marvin J. Ramirez

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Marvin Ramírez

This long article will show everyone of you our readers how precious is freedom, and we are about to lose it – and I mean lose our free country if we – concerned people, cops, army soldiers, those political fools who don’t know who they are really working or advocating for – don’t wake up now and stop the New World Order taking force now. El Reportero is presenting you with this opportunity to read it for history learning purposes and to aid you to think in making a difference now.

According to the unknown sender of this article, which it may be long, but it is worth reading because if we don’t learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. Praise to God for those who are willing to teach us from their experiences.

This is a story by Kitty Werthmann, a woman from Austria who believes America is truly the greatest country in the world, and does not want us to lose our freedoms the way other people lost theirs. If your only news source is Univision, Telemundo, CNN, Fox News, the Chronicle, etc., you pretty much have been brainwashed into believing what they present you: that things are not bad, that things are getting better. They don’t tell you what the real agenda is. Because of the lack of space, we are going to publish it in three parts. This is the last and fourth part.

The full 63-minute story is available on CD for $15 or $12 with purchase of another item at Realityzone.com.

Don’t let freedom slip – parents lose their kids to government

by Kitty Werthmann

The Final Steps – Gun Laws:

Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their fi rearms. Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The au- thorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily. No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away.

We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.

Totalitarianism didn’t come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria. Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.

After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria. Women were raped, preteen to elderly.

The press never wrote about this either. When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process. They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn’t destroy, they burned. We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population bar- ricaded themselves in their houses. Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized. Those who couldn’t, paid the price. There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians. This is an eye witness account.

It’s true….those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity. America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away.

After America, There is No Place to Run.

IN OTHER NEWS RELATED TO FREEDOM: More states’ rights Another states’ rights bill targeting federal health reform won committee approval Tuesday en route to the full Senate.

Utah’s HB67 would require the Legislature and governor to sign off on any health care programs enacted by Congress before they could be implemented in Utah. It passed a Senate panel 4-1.

Democrats have warned the bill could cost the state hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding. Legislative attorneys have also said it may “violate the Supremacy Clause” of the U.S. Constitution and invite a costly lawsuit. But sponsoring Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, contends those costs pale in comparison to cost of “enslaving ourselves” to the federal government.

“What is the cost of liberty and of sovereignty?” Wimmer asked rhetorically. – Kirsten Stewart (See Utah Senate asserts states’ rights on page 2.)

Undocumented count plunges by a million

March 1, 2010

by Elizabeth Glass

Border patrol agents arrest undocumented immigrants.

Undocumented immigration into the United States decreased substantially between 2007 Released Jan. 9, it estimated the number of persons in this country without papers last year at 10.8 million, down from 11.8 million in 2007.

That coincided with the start of this country’s recession.

The drop takes into account both a reduction in newcomers and those who departed for lack of work.

Differing views are put forth as to whether the decrease will benefit or hinder efforts to advance an immigration reform bill through Congress.

Advocates for greater border enforcement and a freeze on legal quotas see the drop as an indicator that the problem can be resolved without letting persons who crossed the U.S. border without documents remain here.

Latino and other humanitarian advocates point to the contributions these immigrants make and warn of the harsh impact on families, businesses, established communities and our society in general that would result by forcing their departure.

For more information on the report, visit http//www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf.

Women on board: Does forced diversity hurt firm performance?

March 1, 2010

by the Universidad of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—New SEC rules will require public firms to disclose what role, if any, diversity plays in appointing members to their corporate boards, but University of Michigan researchers say any forced restructuring of boards in the name of equality could hurt companies.

“Boards are chosen in order to increase shareholder wealth,” said Amy Dittmar, associate professor of finance at Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “Placing restrictions on the composition of a board will reduce value.”

Currently, there is no SEC-mandated definition of what constitutes diversity and there are no restrictions on who companies can appoint to their boards.

Corporate nominating and governance committees may consider such factors as professional experience, education, gender, race or national origin.

A new study by Dittmar and Ross School colleague Kenneth Ahern, assistant professor of finance, analyzes the impact of a 2003 Norwegian law requiring all public-limited firms to have at least 40 percent representation of women on their boards of directors by 2005. At the time, only 9 percent of board seats in Norway were held by women. After voluntary compliance failed, the law became effective Jan. 1, 2006, with a two-year transition period. Firms that did not comply by January 2008 would be forced to dissolve.

Using a panel of 130 publicly listed Norwegian firms from 2001 to 2007, the researchers found a negative impact of the mandated board changes on firm value—a result that may be applicable to the United States and Britain since Norway’s system of governance is similar. A few other European countries are also considering gender quota laws or initiatives.

Dittmar and Ahern found that the stock price of an average firm dropped 2.6 percent in the three days following the first announcement of the new law and 5 percent for firms that had no women on their boards at the time of the February 2002 announcement.

The researchers also used a common market-based measure of corporate governance to determine firm value: Tobin’s Q, a ratio of a company’s market capitalization to the replacement cost of its assets (the sum of total assets and market equity less common equity divided by total assets).

They found that when a firm experienced at least a 10-percent increase in the proportion of women on its board, Tobin’s Q dropped 18 percent.

“The negative effect of the regime shift supports the hypothesis that board structure affects value,” Ahern said. “Firms that were required to make the most drastic change to their boards also suffered the largest negative returns. Our results indicate that boards do matter and that constraining the selection of board members has a large negative impact on value.”

Dittmar and Ahern are quick to point out, however, that a loss in firm value was not caused by the gender of the new board members, but rather by their young age and lack of high-level work experience. In fact, gender effect is not significant once you account for these other experience-related differences, they say.

“The constraint imposed by the 40-percent women quota led firms to recruit women board members that were younger and had different career experiences than the existing directors,” Dittmar said. “It is reasonable to suggest that these changes led to decreases in firm value because new directors did not have the same monitoring or advising capabilities of the other directors before the imposed change.

“When firms were free to choose directors before the rule, they tended to choose women that were similar to men directors. This is consistent with the idea that the large demand and small supply for women directors after the adoption of the 40-percent quota forced firms to choose directors that they would not have chosen otherwise.”

Hispanic voters likely to play decisive role in determining control of Congress

February 27, 2010

by Luis Carlos López

Momentum for candidates in 37 competitive congressional races and three gubernatorial contests this coming fall will hinge heavily on Latino voter turnout, a report released Feb. 8 by America’s Voice reveals.

On average over the years, Latino voters have supported Democratic candidates in presidential race years by at least two-to-one margins. The Latino turnout for the November 2008 presidential election shot to 10 million — up nearly 2.5 million over four years earlier, with a similar or stronger preference for Democratic candidates in congressional races.

Exit surveys by the Bendixon polling firm found that Latinos cast their presidential ballots for Barack Obama over the GOP’s John McCain by a 75 -25 percent margin.

The strong presence or absence of Hispanics in the coming November mid-term elections can keep Democrats in power on Capital Hill or yield a shift to Republicans, says AV executive director Frank Sharry.

Eight Senate and 29 House seats spread across 12 states, plus gubernatorial contests in California, Texas and Colorado, are particularly at play, he says.

The expected candidates for California are Democrat Jerry Brown, the current state attorney general who served two terms as governor, (’75 -’83) and former EBay CEO Meg Whitman. In Colorado, Denver’s Democratic Mayor John Hickenlooper will face off against either Scott McInnis or Dan Maes both of whom served in Congress.

In Texas, former Houston Mayor Bill White will faceoff against US Senator Kay Bailey-Hutchison and Governor Rick Perry. The America’s Voice study notes that Hispanics now comprise at least 25 percent of the population in 79 of the nation’s 435 congressional districts.

Of those, 54 are represented by Democrats and 25 by Republicans.

and four are Republicans. They are concentrated in three states.The success of either party is largely based on how well it addresses the issue of immigration, Sharry states.Currently, of the 27 Hispanic voting members in Congress, 23 are Democrats,

“All these things have to play out,” he explains. “There’s going to be a major mobilization in favor of immigration reform. The final chapter has not been written as to whether immigration reform is going to happen in 2010.”

Sharry and the panel that participated in releasing the report do not speculate on how many Latinos will turn out this fall.

However, they point out that Latino participation significantly increases even in nonpresidential election years.

Eliseo Medina, executive vice president of Service Employees International Union, says, “Latinos want to see comprehensive immigration reform and they’ll fight to get it… If any party thinks that not acting is going to work to their advantage by depressing turnouts, they are mistaken.

“And any party that believes they have a lock on this community because they don’t have anywhere to go is also mistaken,” he said. “This constituency is highly motivated and will participate.”

Looking for that special someone on the eve of Valentine’s Day

February 26, 2010

by Ernesto Morales

Eddie Santiago y Su Orquesta, y Julio Bravo y Su Orquesta Salsabor

Then come to Roccapulco Supper Club, 3140 Mission St., in San Francisco. Puerto Rican salsa singer Eddie Santiago y Su Orquestra will be rocking his tunes on Saturday, Feb. 13. Also performing are Julio Bravo y Su Orquesta Salsabor, who will be playing some of their greatest hits, and Pepe y Su Orquestra will feature music from its newest album, Mas Fuerte Que Nunca. Admission to the club is $35. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more info call 408-507-6519.

Mission Cultural Center to feature music and card-making workshop at Open House

Two youth musical bands will play salsa music and Latin beats as the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) will host its yearly Open House. Los Chiles Verdes and Futuro Picante will perform outside the center’s Mission District offices, located on 2868 Mission St., and Isabel Barraza will provide the public with a do-it-yourself card making workshop in time for Valentine’s Day. Refreshments and cake will be provided, and the event will conclude with a Carnaval-style dance class. On Saturday, Feb. 13 from 12:30 -3:30 p.m. For more info please contact events coordinator Jason Wallach at 415-643-2796 or at Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St. in San Francisco events@missionculturalcenter.org.

Newest S.F. Poet Laureate to be honored

Diane DiPrima

San Francisco’s newest Poet Laureate Diane di Prima will be honored. The City’s previous Poet Laureates – Devorah Major, Jack Hirschman, and Janice Mirikitani – will read from their respective works. Poets throughout San Francisco will partake in the readings. Roberto Vargas, co-founder of the Cultural Center and poet, will serve as Master of Ceremony at the event, which will take place. Di Prima, a native of New York City, has written 44 poetry books, including Pieces of Song, Loba: Books I and II, Recollection of My Life as a Woman, and most recently, Revolutionary Letters. The event is free for the public, but seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Those interested on attending, contact Jason Wallach at 415-643-2790 or at events@missionculturalcenter.org. On Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m., at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St. in San Francisco.

Commonwealth Club to discuss the current state of journalism

The Commonwealth Club of California will host a panel of experts addressing the current state of media in California. Moderated by Louis Freedberg, director of California Watch, a division of the Center for Investigative Reporting, speakers from various media outlets will offer insights newer journalism models are changing the media landscape, the downsizing of new media, the financial crisis affecting California’s media, the declining of revenue plaguing today’s mainstream news, and discuss ways traditional media can compete in the world of online journalism. Speaking at the event include Sandy Close, executive director at New American Media; Stuart Drown, executive director of Little Hoover Commission; Mark Katches, editorial director with California Watch; Martin Reynolds, editor at the Oakland Tribune, and Davan Maharaj, managing editor at the Los Angeles Times. The event will take place Friday, Feb. 19 at the Club’s office located at 595 Market St. in San Francisco. For more info please call at 415-597-6712.

Two Spanish-language nominated films didn’t win at the Golden Globe Awards

February 26, 2010

by Antonio Mejías-Rentas

La naña y Los abrazos rotos

EMPTY-HANDED: Neither of two Spanish-language nominated films won in the foreign language category at the Golden Globe awards held Jan. 17 in Beverly Hills. The award went to the German film The White Ribbon. It bested the entries from Spain and Chile – Pedro Almodóvar’s Los abrazos rotos and Sebastián Silva’s La nana. It was the sixth Golden Globe nomination for Almodóvar, who has won the award twice. La nana was the first film from Chile ever nominated. A third nomination did not bring a win, either. Spanish actress Penélope Cruz had been nominated in the best supporting category for the film Nine. That award went to Mo’Nique, for Precious.

BACK TO BROADWAY: Antonio Banderas is due to return to the New York stage in a revival of the musical Zorba, according to a story in the New York Post. It would be the Spanish actor’s first performance on Broadway since his Tony-nominated turn in the 2003 revival of Nine. The paper did not offer details as to when the musical would open or in what theater. It would be the second time Banderas would take over a role made famous by another Latino actor. The 1982 original production starred Puerto Rican Raúl Juliá and although the original Zorba on Broadway was Herschel Bernardi, the namesake character was most famously portrayed on film and in a 1983 Broadway revival by Mexican Anthony Quinn.

ONE LINERS: Olga Tañón has asked the U.S. government to grant visas to Cuban athletes expected to compete in the Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe to take place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, this summer; the Puerto Rican singer has been asked to compose and perform the international athletic competition’s theme song… actress LaLa Vásquez said on The Wendy Williams Show she will marry Denver Nuggets small forward Carmelo Anthony after the NBA finals. The couple have a two-year-old son…. and Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana are among presenters scheduled to appear at the Jan. 31 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

San Mateo health program wins prestigious award

February 26, 2010

by Ernesto Morales

Laura Wells

The OASIS Program, which offers mental health services to seniors, gained national recognition.

Recently, two high-level geriatric mental health organizations, The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry awarded the OASIS Program the GMHF/AAGP Deidre Johnson Award, a $10,000 grant for its outstanding service to the community.

The OASIS Program, which has been around for over 20 years, has provided at-home mental health services to older adults dealing with multiple health issues, such as complex medical conditions, substance abuse and other challenges.

The San Mateo organization will receive its award on March 5th when they get recognized at the AAGP Annual Meeting in Georgia.

Oakland resident to run for Governor

An Oakland resident held a kicked off party to announce her intentions to run for Governor for 2010 as member of the Green Party.

Laura Wells, 62, spoke to a group of people at La Estrellita Restaurant in Oakland on Feb. 1, where she discussed, among other things, her plan to fi x the state’s fi nancial mess, universal healthcare, the environment, education, and job growth.

Wells, a former fi nancial and business analyst, is an expert in stock, bonds, pension funds, and real estate. In 2002, Wells received 420, 000 votes, the most by any Green candidate, when she ran in the partisan statewide race.

Latin American airlines AVIANCA, TACA merge

In a move to provide its passengers more and better services, Colombia’s AVIANCA Airlines and El Salvador’s TACA Airlines officially merged operations. Airline offi cials plan to create the largest and most comprehensive passenger and cargo networks in Latin America, with the hope of offering more destinations from its hubs in Bogota, El Salvador, San Jose de Costa Rica, and Lima.

AVIANCA and TACA produce nearly $3 billion annually. The airlines currently fly to over 100 destinations worldwide, including 75 cities within Latin America.

Roberto Kriete, newly elected president of theboard of directors for the joint venture, said the merger adds to the vision the airlines are seeking.

“This joint work will allow us to consolidate the integration spirit that has always inspired our presence in the commercial aviation,” said Kriete.

Don’t let freedom slip

February 26, 2010

by Marvin J. Ramirez

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Marvin Ramírez

(The full 63-minute story is available on CD for $15 or $12 with purchase of another item at Realityzone.com)

by Kitty Werthmann

Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail. The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination.

The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free. We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.

My mother was very unhappy. When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn’t do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun – no sports, and no political indoctrination.

I hated it at fi rst but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing.

Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time unwed mothers were glorifi ed for having a baby for Hitler. It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly.

As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn’t exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.

Equal Rights Hits Home: In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn’t work, you didn’t get a ration card, and if you didn’t have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn’t have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.

Soon after this, the draft was implemented. It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps. During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys. They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines. When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat. Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service. (Next week, Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare).

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