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Listen To Me

December 4, 2010

The revelations by Wikileaks point for me to a personal nexus. Because of this, I ask you to trust me; to trust my take on this entire brouhaha. It’s easy to go with the overwhelming push by the government, the media, the powers that be. If one side is all you have ever heard, it [...]

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Look At U.S.

December 10, 2009

By some quirk in my thought process, thinking about our involvement in Afghanistan brought to mind an encounter I had in Edinburgh. Here in the U.S. we have been focused on the war in Afghanistan. In my recent post on General McChrystal I attempted to clarify some issues of that subject. There are, of course, [...]

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From My Armchair

December 2, 2009

In a very busy schedule I devote some time and effort to a blog for which I receive no monetary remuneration. Why? I have a degree of knowledge and experience in some of these areas. My intent is to share the resulting, hard won perceptions on matters I consider important. Others have different backgrounds and [...]

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How Not To Be A Journalist

August 26, 2009

Edward R. Murrow was a role model for me, as well as many others. Sadly, he is no longer a figure of significance to what is now called journalism. The following highlights just how far journalism has fallen. The impetus for this post are the antics of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the recently released [...]

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