Tag: war
group name: makeadifference
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May 07, 2007 02:20 PM EDT --
I know I write a lot of articles opposing the war in Iraq. But until our loved ones are out of that nightmare, I don’t see how I can stop. Each week I watch the memoriam on ABC’s “This . . . more
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July 24, 2006 10:35 AM EDT --
I have heard many people say that Israel is just conducting strategic air strikes in Lebanon. Well, That is :
1. not true
2. Not possible
3. Violence begets violence
There is no way that Israel's . . . more
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July 13, 2006 05:31 AM EDT --
Today is my birthday, and I would have written this musing even if it weren't the beginning of my fifty-seventh year on this planet, but birthdays remind me of something very important.
You see, every . . . more
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June 07, 2007 05:04 PM EDT --
Notes from today's speech on National Security:
As a political "frame," it's been used to justify everything from the Iraq War to Guantanamo to illegal spying on the American people. . . . more
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September 11, 2006 10:52 AM EDT --
In Colorado there is a device that kills Prairie Dogs, called the Rodenator. It basically blows up holes that the animals live in with an ignition of propane and oxygen. Of course, there . . . more
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April 17, 2007 12:41 PM EDT --
On Monday Morning a Virginia Tech. Senior committed the worst act of gun violence in the history of our nation. Including himself, thirty three are dead and many wounded remain in area hospitals. The incident . . . more
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October 19, 2007 10:05 AM EDT --
In a remarkable episode from the Civil War that is not as widely known as it might be, General Ulysses S. Grant issued Order No. 11 on December 17, 1862 expelling all Jews from Kentucky, Tennessee, . . . more
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April 28, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
I puked up yesterday
all its vile venoms' taste
spent much time praying
O stop this human waste.
In my name was called a war
in retaliation for just one day
we had egged on the charge
heated . . . more
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January 10, 2007 09:31 PM EST --
President Bush's plan will send more americans to die in Iraq. And that is the only thing that will happen. The plan will not work.
Here is a plan that will work: Declare victory. . . . more
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April 03, 2007 09:05 AM EDT --
Another compelling story to show how the US seeks to keep people around the world under its heel. I am so ashamed at the way we treat other people.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ . . . more
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May 20, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
Is President Carter the only high level politician or ex-politician who tells it like it is?
He has been a constant and lonely voice reminding us of the plight of the Palestinians under the restrictive . . . more
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June 14, 2007 03:01 PM EDT --
In a recent article posted to Gather, someone ended a comment with the following:
"..Its evident from what we have seen in Iraq we are not very good at fighting small wars."
I totally disagree! . . . more
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December 06, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
Please take note: the picture on this article was deliberately posted as an icon to illustrate how weak our rights have become. Although, the picture may provoke ideas that need . . . more
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April 04, 2007 02:42 PM EDT --
It was almost surreal as I watched President Ahmadinejad announce that he was freeing the British sailors and marines captured 2 weeks ago by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The announcement took Prime . . . more
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April 30, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
I don’t think anyone with eyes can forget the sight of that Banner that read “Mission Accomplished.” It was the backdrop as President Bush made that now infamous announcement. But four . . . more
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May 17, 2007 08:46 PM EDT --
“I’m the decider” were the words uttered by President Bush when confronted with overwhelming poll numbers in opposition to the war in Iraq. I think if I hear one more politician say they . . . more
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July 09, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
This was partially written, then languished as a draft until largely irrelevant to this specific incident. However, I suspect this is not the last such situation we will face, and offer it as . . . more
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January 09, 2007 12:46 PM EST --
Speaking as a Regular Army & Army National Guard veteran from the immediately post-Vietnam era (1975-1983), I had mixed feelings about the amount of time President Bush set aside for consultation on . . . more
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July 20, 2006 12:26 PM EDT --
The Iraqi Prime Minister formally denounced Israel's actions in Lebanon. This is the first time that Iraq has now formally taken a position that breaks it with the USA. What will this mean for our . . . more
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February 17, 2008 06:42 PM EST --
Some of you were asking me for some photos - so here they are.
This is about all the green you'll see on post. Not surprisingly, it's right near the Post HQ.
Outside . . . more
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