: About Me

R.J. Giuffre was born in Lawrence, MA, in 1973, and grew up in the Merrimack Valley area. As a child he was struck by a drunk driver and as a result lost the use of his left arm. He worked tirelessly for several years to recover, and still today uses his unique brand of ingenuity to find ways to do everything in life with one hand literally tied behind his back. This dedication earned him the moniker "The One Armed Bandit". He is a novelist and poet who believes that artistry, be it with words, paint, or steel, is a product of the heart, and should be treated as one of nature's finest gifts to the world. Through perseverance, dedication, and blind stubbornness he became well acquainted with the use of several types of bladed weapons; knowledge which he now incorporates into his writing. Though injuries now keep him from competition, he has found that sharing the Way of the Warrior through his writing fulfills his need to be the very best at what he does.

He still lives in the Merrimack Valley area with his wife Michelle, who is a special education teacher for children with severe special needs, and the next generation of Warrior, his daughter Paige.

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Is WikiLeaks release of classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents a crime or a public service?

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Over the course of the past several weeks there has been much debate over the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. The website—a part of the “alternative media” which is a source for information often referred to as the new press—has published on the internet, hundreds of thousands of documents which had been leaked by whistle blowers from inside several governmental agencies. Those agencies, mainly of the US Government, have been quick to condemn Wikileaks for such publication. The US Government as a whole has attacked Wikileaks, claiming that the website’s pub...

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