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Reflections on 9/11
Has it really been ten years? September 11, 2001 sticks in the American psyche like a recurring nightmare. It changed everything. It changed our foreign policy, it changed how we travel, and most significantly, it changed how we view our … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, New York City, Posttraumatic stress disorder
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War; What is it Good For? Absolutely Profit$
Many apologies to Edwin Starr for co-opting the title of his 1969 classic. When President Dwight David Eisenhower delivered his farewell address to the nation on January 17, 1961, he advocated keeping an established military always ready for action. Eisenhower … Continue reading
Torture is Patriotism
One of the curiosities noted on this blog in the aftermath of the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden (aside from detailing the media’s penchant for providing the platform) has been the previous administration’s defense of and justification for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Al Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, Jack Bauer, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Osama bin Laden, Torture
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A Tale of Two May Days
May 1st has several events associated with it. Great Britain is formed (1328), Pluto (considered the ninth planet at the time) is officially named (1930), Empire State Building is dedicated (1931), Hitler is confirmed dead (1945), North Korea is established … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, Iraq, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism
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In My Back Yard
Terrorism has always seemed so far away from me. It always seemed like something that only happened in areas of the world riddled with political strife. But then 9/11 came and went. I remember being in a state of paranoia … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Federal Bureau of Investigation, North Korea, Oregon, Somalia
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
Since 9/11, there has always been a little gnome in the back of my mind gnawing at my conscience regarding the formation of the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). I’ve always been too busy to devote any brain space to the … Continue reading
Fighting the Next War
This isn’t directly about politics, but the implications will have an impact on the political landscape of the coming decade. The United States is pretty good at fighting the last war, but has been increasingly bad at fighting the next. Case … Continue reading
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