Part 2: Killing Fields Part 3: Iraq's Lost Generation Chilling words at the end, and I have to agree - the real tragedy of Iraq is what will unfold when this generation grows up... … [Read more...]
A Bug? Or a Feature?
I'm going to steer clear of the issue of whether it is morally right to acknowledge it with the word 'genocide.' (For the record, I think it is morally right plus long overdue, and it should be done while some people who lived through … [Read more...]
Better Leaders, Fewer “Benchmarks”
The Boston Globe also recognizes the empty rhetoric of Bush's benchmarks:The most obvious deficiency of the benchmarks is that Congress provided no penalties for failing to meet them. Bush opposed such penalties; the absence of any explains … [Read more...]
Why We Need War Kids Relief
According to statistics published by Human Rights Watch, there are over 300,000 children around the world serving as armed soldiers - some as young as 8-years-old. And, as Human Rights Watch notes, most of these children become soldiers out … [Read more...]
Race for War Kids
John is enrolled in the Janus Charity Challenge. Sponsored by Janus, this competition was designed to motivate Ironman athletes to use participation in any of the U.S. full distance Ironman races to increase awareness and raise money for … [Read more...]
Westborough Ongoing Weekly Peace Vigil – Globe Item
I've been there a few times myself, and I enjoy talking to the folks there (usually at least a dozen or so, and sometimes as many as thirty) about the war, politics, local restaurants, etc. The first time I joined them, I spoke to … [Read more...]
Wasted Lives
It's quite understandable. For a parent who has lost a child; ahusband or wife who has lost a spouse; a child who has lost aparent in that war, the pain is just so great. And there is theaccompanying impulse to at least provide … [Read more...]
The Grace Period is Over – even in Massachusetts
We need to actually get all of our congressional delegation on record to see where they all sit. It's not as easy as it looks to find everyone's position - how they would support a pull out, what kind of time table, etc. So let's use this … [Read more...]
Do we get Senator Kerry back?
Their first reaction: censor! Or, more charitably, "we must protect the children from porn!" Senators Exon (D-NE) and Gorton (R-OR) introduced the "Communications Decency Act" in February of 1995 - a law that would've prohibited … [Read more...]
Romney’s urge for “The Surge”
At this late date everyone should see Iraq as a lost cause. The President is trying to throw a Hail Mary pass to win the game. If there was some chance of success then I could understand backing this strategy. But the game … [Read more...]