I never met the man I’ll refer to as Robert, but I feel like I know him. Tragically, his story is true. Robert was only 20 years old when he was killed in Vietnam. It can be persuasively argued that he died an unnecessary death. Today he is just another heartbreaking statistic like the tens of thousands… [Read more…]
TIME IS THE ENEMY OF CHILDREN IN EXTREME POVERTY. Can you remember what you did 40 days ago? Most of us can’t. In just over a month we forget what we were so preoccupied with, what we were so worried about and what pressures we were under. Whatever seemed so important just 6 weeks ago… [Read more…]
COLLATERAL DAMAGE IS THE “ACCIDENTAL” MURDER OF INNOCENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Tragically, collateral damage is considered an acceptable part of the foreign policy of individual nations as well as international organizations. When it is felt that the time is appropriate, bombs and missiles are unleashed with the full knowledge that defenseless children are going to be blown to pieces,… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
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