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Cassandra's Tears: XI. Exiting Afghanistan
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Amid the Hope and Sadness of Public Policies. Friday, June 8, 2007. The Economist (6.24.10):. To Mr Obama's credit, his place has been filled by General David Petraeus,. The star of the war in Iraq and the man who wrote the manual on COIN. Even so, the dismissal leaves America's campaign pitched on the edge of failure. And if so, how? Barack Obama has sacked his commander in Afghanistan. But the real worry is that the war is being lost. Leader Section, The Economist. I was ready to address the case for e...
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What God?: Choices
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Life and Identity with the One Who Calls Us. Thursday, May 10, 2007. You might well conclude, then, that the natural condition of man is an utter lack of freedom, the absence of real, voluntary personal choices—or, put another way, that any sense of freedom exists only in ignorance. A blueprint for personal change. And the scope of the alternatives you entertain and the particular choices you make also define your freedom, don’t they? So, even if you are not open to the freedom of the One who calls you, ...
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Beyond Life's Boxes: September 2007
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Sunday, September 30, 2007. Out of the Box. Couldn’t Take You With Me. 169; Gregory E. Hudson 2007. Naples, FL and East Greenwich, RI. Links to this post. Out of the Box. I want out. Out of the box. Out of whatever box people have me in. My heart and mind and soul call me out. The Christ of my faith calls me out. Save me from the dance, the. Can’t I support or not support—or change my mind about supporting—an answer or solution without instigating. Disparagement of people in various boxes, even me? More ...
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What God?: The Arts
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Life and Identity with the One Who Calls Us. Thursday, May 10, 2007. So much of all deistic worship and communication stands on the gifting of the arts for expression and transcendent understanding. To the extent that music, drama, poetry and prose, paintings, icons or sculptures are media used to make more meaningful our apprehension or worship of God, to the extent they mediate our understanding of His identity, His message or His work, they are truly the highest expression of the arts. Love Is No Game.
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Cassandra's Tears: XIV. End Game: Pakistan & Its Taliban Strategy
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Amid the Hope and Sadness of Public Policies. Friday, June 8, 2007. XIV End Game: Pakistan and Its Taliban Strategy. First, some quotes from. At least we have something in common with America," the [Taliban] logistics officer says. "The Pakistanis are playing a double game with us, too.". Pakistan's ongoing support of the Afghan Taliban is anything but news to insurgents who have spoken to NEWSWEEK. With Friends Like These. By Ron Moreau, with John Barry, Newsweek (7.31.10). Where is Mullah Omar? Let me ...
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Cassandra's Tears: VIII. The Late, Great Post Office? Implications for Health Care Reform?
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Amid the Hope and Sadness of Public Policies. Friday, June 8, 2007. VIII The Late, Great Post Office? Implications for Health Care Reform? The Late, Great Post Office. I'm paying more attention to what we find in our mailbox. And also what we mail out. I'm thinking about it a lot, too. I have good friend, Denny, to thank for that. What do we mail out? Not much, other than payment of a few bills and occasional, seasonal packages or returns. Oh, and Christmas cards. We send a lot of them, too. ...Doesn't e...
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Hyde Park's Corner: November 2013
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Commentary on life, society, national and international issues, and spirituality. Thursday, November 28, 2013. A Thousand Mornings, Three Poems, Mary Oliver. I’d been intending to share and speak about a few poems in Mary Oliver’s 2012 collection, A Thousand Mornings. 8212;but somehow just lost track of those good intentions. Here, now, three of those poems. First, “. In his pearl-gray coat. And his white-windowed wings. From the hedge to the top of the pine. And begins to sing, but it’s neither. Where o...
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Hyde Park's Corner: It's What the Healthiest Societies and Economies Do
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Commentary on life, society, national and international issues, and spirituality. Sunday, January 5, 2014. It's What the Healthiest Societies and Economies Do. With benefits cut off, long-term unemployed brace for a new year,. 8221; in plain sight: poverty in america, NBCNEWS.com. Link to article here or above:. With benefits cut off, long-term unemployed brace for a new year,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Modern Chinese Leadership and Governance: The Evolvi. Naples, FL, United States.
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Hyde Park's Corner: The Remarkable Pope Francis: TIME's Person of the Year
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Commentary on life, society, national and international issues, and spirituality. Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The Remarkable Pope Francis: TIME's Person of the Year. It is worth reading and learning more about him. TIME's Person of the Year 2013 Pope Francis, The People's Pope TIME.com. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Remarkable Pope Francis: TIMEs Person of the . Naples, FL, United States. View my complete profile. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Cassandra's Tears: XVII. On Public Goods: Providing Education & Healthcare
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Amid the Hope and Sadness of Public Policies. Friday, June 8, 2007. XVII On Public Goods: Providing Education and Healthcare. This is a rather extensive, composite response edited from a dialogue related to a friend's healthcare blog,. So what do you think about that? I'm addressing points made and issues raised by yet another friend about public education and healthcare as public goods. We are all in the same. Discussion group in Naples, FL.]. Is the postal service. Which enjoys a constitutional mandate...
