Month: January 2007

In Dire Need of Creative Extremists

It’s been hard trying to pick a favorite speech or piece of writing by Dr. Martin Luther King for today, the actual anniversary of his January 15, 1929 birth. In past years, I’ve quoted heavily from his landmark...

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Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 458

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war we love and support our troops, just as we love and support the Iraqi people – without exception, or precondition, or judgment we have no sympathy for the devil we...

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Four Star Gaffe: Jack Keane ‘the Surge’

. The military thinker for Kagan e.a. and the proposed and by Bush implemented ‘surge’ plan for victory in Iraq. Think Again: The “Surge” and the “Purge” “The surge belongs to the...

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Revisiting the First Gulf War

Historical events require time before their real impact can be judged accurately. Throughout the 1920’s the Allied nations thought that World War One, then known as The Great War, had brought victory. Yes, victory had come...

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What is in a Name? Buday or Bijon ©

What is in a family surname, a first name, or a middle moniker?  Today as I reflect on a current court case, I am reminded of my own history, my Mom’s, and several stories told by former President Gerald R. Ford....

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