Posted on September 13, 2016. Tags: 9/11, America, Falling Man, First Responders, Idealism, Islamophobia, Patriotism, Politics, Racism, Remembrance, September 11, September 12, Tolerance, Unity
My seventeen-year-old brother doesn’t remember 9/11 – but it’s a day my country can’t forget. Nor should it. Many “millennials,” myself included, will only have vague memories of the day itself and the outpouring of patriotism that followed. Every year, we are reminded of the men and women that died so needlessly and so courageously […]
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Posted in Conflict, Security Issues, Terrorism, US
Posted on March 28, 2015. Tags: America, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestine
Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election. Under immense pressure, Netanyahu displayed his winner mentality and insatiable desire to govern Israel by seemingly pulling out all the stops to assure another Likud victory, but at what cost? First there was Netanyahu’s Republican-hosted speech to U.S. Congress where his apparent aim was to display […]
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Posted in Conflict, Middle East, Security Issues, UN, US, World