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Category Archives: War
The woman helping amputees rebuild their lives in war-torn Ukraine
Zhanna Bezpiatchuk and Anastasiya Gribanova BBC 100 Women and BBC Ukraine Thanks to Pam P. Serhiy Petchenko lost both hands while defending Ukraine from Russian invaders in June 2023. After surviving the bitter months-long battle for the city of Bakhmut, … Continue reading
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Update on Syria
by Heather Cox Richardson Late last night, the White House said in a statement that “President Biden and his team are closely monitoring the extraordinary events in Syria and staying in constant touch with regional partners.” Early this morning, the … Continue reading
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Masterpiece Story: Statue of Liberty
Anastasia Manioudaki (thanks to Ann M. who notes I think the Lady must now be weeping. Please note her imagined damage (head knocked off) in the WW1 poster on display in our Art of the Month + her history below. … Continue reading
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The all-female mobile health team working against the odds in Afghanistan
From the International Rescue Committee in August 2022 (after the Taliban took over in 2021) Despite countless hurdles, all-women teams of medical doctors are braving long distances and treacherous terrain to bring health care to the remotest villages in Afghanistan, … Continue reading
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What I’m Thinking About on the First Anniversary of the War
By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist in the NYT So what am I thinking about on this first anniversary of the Hamas-Hezbollah-Iran-Israel war? Something my strategy teacher, Prof. John Arquilla of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, taught me: All wars come … Continue reading
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A Russian dissident speaks out
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66 Photos From The 1960s, The Decade That Rocked The World
By All That’s Interesting | Edited By John Kuroski Whether it’s the burning monk, the JFK assassination, or Woodstock, these images are still seared into the American consciousness 50 years later. This now iconic image of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara depicts him … Continue reading
Ukraine’s bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit
Thanks to Pam P. KHARKIV, Ukraine — After a Russian missile strike in May, one of Ukraine’s largest book-printing plants looked like a massacre. Seven employees were dead, with more than 20 wounded, their blood on the walls that had … Continue reading
Bring Them Home: A Broadway Prayer
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Mossback’s Northwest: The day Germany bombed Seattle
Determined to keep America out of WWI, German saboteurs blew up a ship in Elliott Bay. by Knute Berger from Crosscut Years before the United States entered World War I, the war came to the U.S. As conflict exploded in Europe, … Continue reading
‘I Love You. I Am Sorry’: One Jew, One Muslim and a Friendship Tested by War
A Los Angeles program that connects Muslims and Jews has been strained by the war in Israel. But the group’s leaders found that it has strengthened their bond. By Kurt Streeter in the NYT (Thanks to Marilyn W.) The two women … Continue reading
I’m Going to War for Israel. Palestinians Are Not My Enemy.
By Nir Avishai Cohen (Thanks to Mary Jane F.) Mr. Cohen, a major in the reserves of the Israel Defense Forces, is the author of the book “Love Israel, Support Palestine.” I was in Austin, Texas, for work on Saturday when … Continue reading
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How Musk’s Starlink became a security liability for the U.S.
Here on Earth, the satellites that make up Starlink look like a string of stars traveling across the night sky. More than 4,000 of them are circling Earth in low orbit right now. They’re part of the private venture that’s … Continue reading
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The Lethal Details Left out of “Oppenheimer”
By Dan Chasan in the Post Alley Newsletter – (Independent Writing and Editing Professional. Harvard University. Vashon, Washington) The blockbuster release of the popular film Oppenheimer gives Americans a chance to re-visit the complicated history of this nation‘s development, testing, and use … Continue reading
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Memorial Day – a bit of history
The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s, Americans in various towns and cities had begun … Continue reading
In Flanders Fields
The poppy’s association with the fallen began with this poem, written after a WWI battle in 1915.
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Guns Don’t Kill People, Americans Kill People
On the 20th Anniversary of “Bowling for Columbine” winning the Oscar, you can watch it for free-by Michael Moore. Thanks to Pam P. Twenty years ago tonight, on March 23, 2003, our film, “Bowling for Columbine”, received the Academy Award … Continue reading
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Notes from Heather Cox Richardson (thanks to Pam P.)
Holocaust survivor Francine Christophe shares her story
Thanks to Pam P. In this video interview with Francine Christophe, a Holocaust survivor, you will learn about her experience as an eight-year-old Jewish girl at Bergen-Belsen camp. You’ll be amazed to learn about her selfless act, and the great reward that she … Continue reading
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Theater of War
Thanks to Ann M. PARTICIPATE IN THE LIVE HYBRID BROADCAST! RSVP to tune in via Zoom: The Suppliants Project: Ukraine on October 3 at 7:00pm EDT The Suppliants Project: Ukraine, Notre Dame ForumOctober 3, 20227:00 pm – … Continue reading
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A quiet hero
Thanks to Pam P. From Wiki: Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian who helped to rescue children who were at risk of oppression by Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at … Continue reading
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This Memorial Day, remember the young lives cut short
Opinion from the Washington Post A prominent journalist of the World War II era complained once about the frequent use of the word “boys” when speaking of U.S. troops in the field. After what they’d been through, he said, they … Continue reading
Watch the Ukrainian President Award Medal to Patron, the Hero Terrier Who Sniffs Out Hundreds of Explosives
Thanks to Pam P. Along with finding land mines, Patron the Russell terrier also educates children and serves as a symbol of Ukraine’s fortitude against Russia. Click here for the article.
Update from Heather Cox Richardson
The “Ghost of Kyiv,” an ace pilot who heartened the Ukrainian resistance by shooting down a number of Russian aircraft on the first day of Russia’s invasion, was real after all. According to The Times of London, he was … Continue reading
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