It is often hard to gauge how a person will react during a crisis let alone one like September 11th. After such a destructive and devastating event, a person’s first instinct is to fight back hard and fast making whoever is in the way feel the agony. Punishment or revenge no matter who it affects [...]
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Ramadan: A Time for Peace or Another Month of War?
September 18th, 2009
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After being embroiled in years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans have now heard of Islam’s holiest month, Ramadan, which began on August 22nd this year. (Note: Ramadan is based on the position of the moon and may differ depending on time zone, so some mark the first day as the 21st. The [...]
Who is playing God?
August 29th, 2009
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I am a bit sad today. It gets tiring watching the rise in intolerance and anger that is happening in the world. Today, I read about two paragraphs about the people who died in the hospitals because they could not be evacuated during hurricane Katrina. The story was in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. I [...]
Afghanistan: Casualties of War – Is it worth it?
May 12th, 2009
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Every military commander has echoed the words of US defense secretary Gates, the current wars “can not be won militarily.” The solution, they say, is political and will take a massive civilian and diplomatic effort. Yet, the US keeps raising the military stakes and strikes, particularly in Afghanistan. In April alone the US military reportedly [...]
