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The Rebirth of a Nation
Image courtesy of Pixabay and Marsel Majid Some in silence and some in tears, the souls of great empires and the brave hearts of nations have left the stage of humankind never again to reappear. It is not for us, those who have lived and walked on an earth soaked in blood to decide the…
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Rewriting History
Many who fell for the Soviet propaganda and accepted an invitation by the Soviet government to repatriate felt betrayed. The Soviet Constitution, Stalin’s Constitution of the 1930’s, by law guaranteed a Soviet citizen work, free medical care, and free education. That was the Soviets’ promise to those who would return. Instead, those who went found…
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War, Not Peace?
It was Churchill who noted that facts are better than dreams. For we can dream all we want of jobs, or a national health care program, or financial security, or peace, if we do not work for those ends, it just won’t happen. To hope is good, but the word is too subjective. I can…
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A Message to the Kurdish People
My dear, dear, Kurdish friends…you may not remember me, but I can’t forget you. I am that “insane American” who, when hungry, you shared your bread and mason with. You may not remember me but one of your elders may. He is the one who called me crazy because he knew I was an American…