Well, trying to kill all the members of the Mahdi Army in Basra hasn’t quite worked out the way Prime Minister Maliki expected, even with the help of US air and ground support. So now Maliki has gone to Plan B to get the...
Read MoreHere are the stories that got my attention this week. 1. Robin Wright and Joby Warrick, “U.S. Steps Up Unilateral Strikes in Pakistan,” Washington Post, Thursday. Wright and Warrick note that U.S. strikes on...
Read MoreIf we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace. -Thich Nhat Hanh
Read MoreIt doesn’t look like Iraq is going to cooperate with the president and John McCain’s excellent plan to have Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker testify that the surge is working. I think that whole narrative will...
Read MoreWhy do we show any mercy when discussing the villains who knowingly pollute, exploit, wage war, steal, and treat all living things as if they were expendable?I did something unexpected the other day: I watched a little of The...
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