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May 2, 2025
“History reveals that when humanity is faced with new challenges that cannot be solved with old thinking, new capacities at mental and biological levels will evolve. We are now living at a point in history when changing life conditions are of such a magnitude that a new worldview with a…
May 2, 2025
Thomas Jefferson once said, “If the members are to know nothing but what is important enough to be put into a public message and indifferent enough to be made known to all the world; if the executive is to keep all other information to himself and the House to plunge…
May 2, 2025
The Dark Side, a Frontline documentary recently broadcast on PBS, is the latest expose? to shed light on how the Bush Administration, led by “Lord Cheney,” duped the American public into supporting the invasion of Iraq – a war that has now cost the lives of 2,500 U.S. soldiers and…
May 2, 2025
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May 2, 2025
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. — Khalil Gibran A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops. — Amos Oz After a brutal six-week war, the Lebanese are trudging back to their burned-out cities…
May 2, 2025
“As I walked through countries at war from the Indian Ocean to the shores of the Mediterranean over the last 25 years, I often asked myself whether there are leaders who can lead without an enemy.”—Giandomenico Picco, former U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs “It has always been a mystery…
May 2, 2025
But the tube says 5oz.” –anonymous TSA official while confiscating a rolled up tube of toothpaste after the passenger squeezed out all but the last 3ounces as required by the airlines after the latest terrorism scare. Time may be of the essence, but so is timing. Hence, it was my…
May 2, 2025
“Madness is rare in individuals – but in groups, political parties, nations, and eras it’s the rule.”—Friedrich Nietzsche“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values.For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood…
May 2, 2025
“I am going to explain to you why we went to war. Why mankind always goes to war. It is not social or political. It is not countries that go to war, but men. It is like salt. Once one has been to war, one has salt for the rest…
May 2, 2025
After a brief appearance on Al Jazeera, I was walking out of the studio feeling relieved until I briefly reviewed the interview in my head. I suddenly realized that I had actually made a statement in the second question that contradicted my initial message about America’s foreign policy strategy in…
Tricia’s Take: THINKING BEYOND WAR AND VIOLENCE
May 2, 2025
Peace in the Middle East? Maybe, That Is If the West Stopped Sitting On the Sidelines!
Read full article at CommonDreams.orghttp://www.commondreams.org/views06/0720-32.htmMay 2, 2025
Justice for All, or Bombs for All?
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. — Khalil Gibran A conflict begins…May 2, 2025
Integrating International Policy
“As I walked through countries at war from the Indian Ocean to the shores of the Mediterranean over the last…May 2, 2025
Dehydrated Defense
But the tube says 5oz.” –anonymous TSA official while confiscating a rolled up tube of toothpaste after the passenger squeezed…May 2, 2025
A Wonderland of Wedge Issues
“Madness is rare in individuals – but in groups, political parties, nations, and eras it’s the rule.”—Friedrich Nietzsche“We are not…May 2, 2025
An Ode to War
“I am going to explain to you why we went to war. Why mankind always goes to war. It is…May 2, 2025
Good Morning Heartache – Ossetia
After a brief appearance on Al Jazeera, I was walking out of the studio feeling relieved until I briefly reviewed…May 2, 2025
Saddleback Forum – Faith and Politics
I must say that I am one person who is not conformable with the Saddleback Church, or any other church…May 2, 2025
The H Factor: Could Hillary Clinton save Women?
Like most political wonks, I’m spending my week watching the Democratic National Convention and, like most Obama supporters, I am…May 2, 2025
Governor Sarah Who?
I got up this morning hoping to talk about the success of the Democratic National Convention. Let’s face it, it…May 2, 2025
Oh those Europeans, they don’t even pay taxes…
Despite all the campaign rhetoric, the US is still at war in two countries. As our young men and women…May 2, 2025
Aimless Air Strikes in Afghanistan
Today media sources revealed that US investigators are looking into a deadly raid conducted by US forces in the Afghan…