Lauren Sandler | The Nation

Fears grow, hopes dim, in occupied Iraq.

In Hicksville, Long Island, on any given Sunday afternoon, pierced and
tattooed teenagers in black clothing gather to listen and watch as
groups of kids like themselves tear their fingertips on

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