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February 13, 2008 at 8:40 am · Filed under 9-11, America, Christian, Christianity, God, History, Iraq, Opinion, Society, The Good Samaritan, Thoughts, War, World, afghanistan, arroyo, commitment, cynicism, dictatorship, duty, enlightenment, faith, filia, fulfillment, happiness, hate, heart, inspirational, life, love, obligations, osama bin laden, pain, peace, reform, relationships, suffering, tranquility, work
Tirelessly, and with no reward in sight, they will still work to care for people. They come off as traitors, and fools. How could they love people with so much hate? How could they give their lives to people who would readily sacrifice it to murder innocents? “I don’t care how many lives he’s killed. So long as he’s here, he’s my patient.” “God taught us to love everyone. Even those who hurt us.” “We are equal before God. Everyone deserves a dignified life.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 8, 2008 at 7:40 pm · Filed under 9-11, America, Blitzkrieg, History, Iraq, New York, Opinion, Southeast Asia, US politics, War, World, afghanistan, bojinka, insurrection, issues, legitimacy, military, osama bin laden, politics, post-Cold war, revolution, terrorism
In the post-Cold War world, Usama bin Laden was hardly in anyone’s thoughts. But he had high-flung dreams. And in the years that the world ignored him, he would brood, plot, train and struggle to gain recognition, and legitimacy…
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February 6, 2008 at 8:18 am · Filed under 9-11, America, Clinton, Democracy, Iraq, New York, Opinion, Society, Super Tuesday, Superbowl, Thoughts, US election, US politics, World, election, issues, politics, reform
But, owing to the luck of time zones, one with a keen and patient eye could watch the election event known as “Super Tuesday” unfolds from east to west. Read the rest of this entry »
February 5, 2008 at 1:47 pm · Filed under 9-11, New York, Thoughts, cloverfield, commitment, cynicism, entertainment, faith, inspirational, life, love, movie, movies, relationships
Part Godzilla, part Blair Witch, and part Bug War (for Alien—or better yet, Starcraft fans—you’ll get what I mean), it’s an extraordinary love story set against the backdrop of chaos, and mayhem. I was surprised myself, but whittled down to its bare essentials, it was the story of separation, and the journey of one soul back to its true love… Read the rest of this entry »
