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9/11 – Remembering Aram Iskendarian
In 2006 I took part in the 2,996 project. A project to have bloggers remember an individual that died on that horrific day 12 years ago. I was assigned Aram Iskendarian. This is a repost of my tribute:...
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Obama hasn’t learned the most important lesson of 9-11
Flashback: Obama ridicules the GOP for worrying about women and children refugees: President Obama is lashing out at Republican politicians who oppose allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S.,...
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Could torture have prevented the Brussels terror attacks?
In wake of the Brussels attack, media (including center-right polibloggers monikered “wordsmith”) once again are drawing focus on Trump; because how do you keep a narcissist happy? Feed them the...
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Zubaydah Media Myths
Zubaydah, characterized as “the poster child” and “guinea pig” for the CIA Interrogation Program, made his first public appearance on Tuesday before a GITMO parole board: The hearing is part of the...
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Never forget
I can’t forget this. I lost friends and patients that day. Too many look back and are highly critical of events that followed without recalling the emotional and mental state of the nation in the...
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Is America’s Foreign Policy and U.S. Military Interventionism the Cause for...
The Intercept: A SECRET FBI STUDY found that anger over U.S. military operations abroad was the most commonly cited motivation for individuals involved in cases of “homegrown” terrorism. The report...
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“‘Give me a pack of cigarettes and a couple of beers and I’ll do better.’”
Unofficial drafts of executive orders on reviewing current terrorism interrogation practices and examining the possibility of reopening CIA blacksites for business were leaked to WaPo and the...
View ArticleOn this Day in History: President Bush’s address to Congress Sept. 20, 2001
WordsmithA former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University...
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Don’t Let the 18s and Under Forget; and be sure the 18s and Over Remember…
It’s strange to know young adults now, who have no personal recollection of the 9/11 attacks. Even stranger still to know people who lived that day and seem to have “moved on”, without interest to...
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Had Trump been President in 2000 the world would be a very different place today
He can be unpredictable. He is certainly unconventional. He is boorish at times. But he is highly effective. The US is energy independent. The economy is doing very well. There are no new wars. A...
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