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More sick than mean

The Rev. Jesse Jackson testifies Jan. 19 in a lawsuit alleging that he and his son had threatened a conservative minister. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
The Rev. Jesse Jackson testifies Jan. 19 in a lawsuit alleging that he and his son had threatened a conservative minister. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
The Rev. Jesse Jackson testifies Jan. 19 in a lawsuit alleging that he and his son had threatened a conservative minister. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

MOSCOW, Idaho — Whoever left a backpack bomb on the route of Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day march last month “was more sick than mean,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Monday.

“We must address the issues that drive us to sickness.” The civil rights leader is in Moscow, Idaho, where he will speak at 7:15 tonight at the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center.

During a news conference in advance of his address, Jackson spoke of the conditions in the United States today that make unthinkable violence thinkable. Law enforcement continues to hunt for clues to the apparently racially motivated bomb attempt in Spokane. Kevin Graman, SR

Do you agree with Jackson’s statement?

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