On North Korea

The detainment and subsequent release of the two American journalists was big news, yet the politicizing of their release surprised me. As a country, North Korea is an isolationist. The United States does not have an embassy in this country and has diplomatic communications with is typically through a third party.
The North Koreans asked for [...]

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On Iraq and Afghanistan

As a reaction to 9-11, the U.S. targeted Afghanistan. As the action was swift, the Bush administration took their eye off the ball and shifted their focus to Iraq. Although many Americans initially supported the invasion of Iraq, time demonstrated a changing public sentiment as the public had little patience on continual use or our [...]

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On a View of Iran

I like to travel – and that includes watching Rick Steves travelling. Not that long ago (2008) Steves went to Iran, and as he normally does, he incorporates people and culture into his thoughts and shows.
Today, we’re keeping an eye on the demonstrations resulting from the country’s election process. Journalists had been a source of [...]

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On Iranian Demonstrations

People want freedom.
As the world watches the post-election events in Iran, I can’t help to think about those words that President Bush (43) echoed so many times. Yet, as we watch from this country, the political partisans align against one another as if the Iranians are mere pawns of our politics. On one side we [...]

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