The Heroes Among Us
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It has been exactly a week since the storming of the Congressional Halls of the United States of America. Stormed not by a foreign invader,…
US Politics
Our Country Went Down to Georgia
Last night, the country was again presented with the dichotomy that we have become in the time of Trump. This time it was Georgia, and…
They, the People
I have been listening to some very interesting dialogues on the news lately regarding Afghanistan. It seems that the latest US Administration is anxious…
Want to Win in Afghanistan? Get the Afghans to Do It
Talks are going on as I write in Brussels regarding NATO’s troop contributions to the revamping fight in Afghanistan, that endless conflict that sucks the…
It’s Getting Ugly for ISIS in Raqqa and It’s All Because of the People
News coming out of the territory of the Islamic State has not been so good for them lately. Their “kingdom” has been shrinking rapidly. Military…
A Cloud the Size of a Fist
In the Old Testament of the Bible, the Prophet Elijah is praying for rain after a long drought. He sends his servant out to look…
Triangulating News and Perspectives, Too
My son is fond of saying that to properly appreciate the news, one must triangulate it. It is not enough to listen to one reporting…
It’s Hard to Say Your Yogurt is Sour
It’s a rare thing when I can see a direct connection between the folk wisdom of Afghanistan and current events in the US. Today, however,…
The Rules of the Garden
My garden used to be my mother’s garden. As I was working in it recently, it occurred to me that I had made great changes…