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Feeling good while children are dying

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This is from a Facebook note that I wrote:

Society has built us to think that we need all these great things, that are killed and plundered for. Right? You need your phone. Right? How could you help that poor Palestinian if you didn't have your IPhone? It helps you organize events and communicate information so quickly.  Read More »

Potential War with North Korea: Good Or Bad for the United States

Over the past several weeks there has been an increased level of both condemnation and saber rattling between the United States and its ally, South Korea, and the People Republic of Korea (i.e. North Korea).  Read More »

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G.I. Joe: From Plumber to War Correspondent

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Eenshallahtohr?” (Hebrew for plumber), thinks a member of the Israeli Defense Force in Gaza as he stares, puzzled, at Pajama Media war correspondent Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, more popularly known as “Joe the Plumber.”  Read More »

The Things They Carried - Soldiers and Vietnam

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The draft and Selective Service process for all U.S. soldiers as well as African-American soldiers can only be understood and recognized by those who truly cared about the lives of the young men and women sent to Viet Cong to fight the internal and external enemy. I find that the enemy is determined by the experience of the person.  Read More »

Stories from the dark continet, who really cares?

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The contrasts between the so called third and first worlds are so stark one often wonders if this is the same planet. We have sent men to the moon but there are still children in Africa dying of preventable diseases. Women in the west are more and more progressive in society while in the Congo women are the battleground with rape used as a weapon of war.  Read More »

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Thank You, Veterans.

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I'd like to use this blog entry to thank all the war veterans everywhere, and not just in America. War soldiers fight for our safety all the time. Whether we agree with the wars they are waging or not, it is definitely worthy of something to put your life on the line for a cause that you believe in.  Read More »

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Two new wars

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The United States, today, attacked Syria. Three men, one woman and four children were killed. Syria's state news agency "SANA" says 4 helicopters from Iraq crossed border about 5 miles into Syria, and hit a farm.  Read More »

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Patriotism

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I am a true patriot. My definition of patriotism is loving my country and supporting what is best for the nation, not blind obedience to my country's government. That is different definition than most people have. People tend to confuse "country" with "current government."  Read More »

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