A Most Important American ValueJuly 2, 2017Mary Ann CallahanAmerica, Humanity, people, politics, sharing, the Fourth of JulyNo Comments It’s the Fourth of July 2017, the 241st birthday of these United States. It is also a time of great division, anger and frustration.…
Want to Win in Afghanistan? Get the Afghans to Do ItJune 30, 2017Mary Ann CallahanAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, Fighting terrorism, foreign policy, International Coalition, isis, ISL, NATO, politics, taliban, us foreign policy, war on terrorNo CommentsTalks 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…
Triangulating News and Perspectives, TooJune 23, 2017Mary Ann CallahanBi-partisanhsip, bias, Congress, Democrats, Facebook, Humanity, Living in the US, media, News Reporting, Political Dialogue, political division, politics, Republicans, US media, US news reporting, ZuckerbergNo CommentsMy son is fond of saying that to properly appreciate the news, one must triangulate it. It is not enough to listen to one reporting…
The Power of PeaceAugust 21, 2014Mary Ann CallahanAfghanistan, afghanistan reconstruction, development, policy, politics, us foreign policyNo CommentsAfghanistan and the US The Power of Peace Earlier in this war torn month of August 2014, an article from Reuters about a little known…
TribesMay 13, 2014Mary Ann CallahanAfghanistan, America, culture, partisan, politics, tribesNo Comments When I went to Afghanistan in early 2003 I believed firmly in many things. I believed that right always conquered wrong. I believed the…
A Different WayMay 7, 2014Mary Ann Callahan9/11, Afghanistan, corruption, Democracy, politicsNo Comments 9/11/2001. The Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Afghanistan. It was a time of rude awakenings and hope. Terrorism had literally…