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Category Archives: War
In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected
by Thomas Friedman in the NYT Every war brings surprises, but what is most striking about Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine — and indirectly against the whole democratic West — is how many of the bad surprises, so far, have … Continue reading
One flower begets others
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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The inside story of Putin’s rise to power
Thanks to Basil F.
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The War in Ukraine Could Change Everything
From Skyline resident Basil F. “Living in our community many people are asking me about my opinion about the present situation in Ukraine. I have some difficulty to explain my take about the war, all I remember the most is … Continue reading
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Waiting for the innocents
Thanks to Pam P. Moms in Poland left their baby strollers in rail road stations for the Ukrainian moms that fled carrying their children.
How to help war refugees – Judy Mayotte’s suggestions
Following Judy Mayotte’s inspiring presentation on refugees and internally displaced people last Monday, she responded to residents’ request for recommendations and provided a list of organizations involved in helping refugees. (The greatest need at this time is money) The International Rescue … Continue reading
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Let’s pray, hope and help
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Tom Lehrer redux
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Ed note: It’s once again a scary time as Putin rattles the nuclear option. How far into a corner do we dare to push him?
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Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here’s how you can help
NPR’s Rachel Treisman contributed to this report. As the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has unfolded, so too has a humanitarian crisis that has forced civilians to flee their homes or take refuge in bomb shelters and subway stations throughout … Continue reading
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Ukrainian woman offers seeds to Russian soldiers so ‘sunflowers grow when they die’ – video
A woman is being hailed on social media after she confronted a heavily armed Russian soldier and offered him sunflower seeds – so that flowers would grow if he died there on Ukraine’s soil. ‘You’re occupants, you’re fascists,’ she shouts, standing about … Continue reading
Update from Heather Cox Richardson
Thanks to Diana C.
Democracy not violence: Americans, please take this pledge
Thanks to Put B. If you would like to see who has signed on already, the list is available at www.democracynotviolence.us by clicking on “Signers.” By Brian Baird Special to The Seattle Times On the anniversary of the worst attack on … Continue reading
Cascading climate consequences
In describing climate consequences—the ones more serious than hotter summers—I feel as if I am describing top-down cascading failures. The classic example is the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, which in 2001 had collapsed, floor after floor, down to the … Continue reading
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A daughter remembers her father’s brush with baseball greatness
By Pam Peterson in the Seattle Times’ Don Shelton’s column Ed Note: Thanks to Skyline resident Pam Peterson for sharing this memory. As a 10 year old my dad frequently took me to the Lakefront Stadium in Cleveland to watch … Continue reading
From the pilot of an SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever
Thanks to Sybil-Ann
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“A VAST CRIMINAL RACKET”: SEBASTIAN JUNGER ON HOW THE U.S. CORRUPTED AFGHANISTAN
Four successive American administrations utterly betrayed the public trust—and lost a righteous war. BY SEBASTIAN JUNGER in Vanity Fair The Taliban delegation to Jalalabad in the summer of 1996 was a dour bunch of old men who took their meals together … Continue reading
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The Ides of August – an analysis of the tragedy in Afghanistan
by Sarah Chayes at https://www.sarahchayes.org/post/the-ides-of-august I’ve been silent for a while. I’ve been silent about Afghanistan for longer. But too many things are going unsaid. I won’t try to evoke the emotions, somehow both swirling and yet leaden: the grief, … Continue reading
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Opinion | Why Afghan Forces So Quickly Laid Down Their Arms
Ed note: Having lived in Afghanistan for two years in a time of peace, I learned several lessons: westerners are considered Kafirs (non-believers) and generally not trusted; Afghans are severely independent; they bargain differently and use different logic; they are … Continue reading
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Retreating from Afghanistan – a lesson from 1842
Ed note: Afghans remain fiercely independent, resenting control by any foreign power. Just ask the British, Russians and now the Americans. What’s historically been called “The Great Game” is entering a new, sad and treacherous chapter. Negotiations with the Taliban … Continue reading
A hero remembered
May 30, 2021 (Sunday) Heather Cox Richardson May 31 I wrote the following last year for a dear friend who had recently passed. She was the middle sister in this story, and as we grew up, she told us … Continue reading
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At the Khyber Pass
A lesson about how departing conquerors were treated by Afghans: “On January 13, 1842, a British army doctor reached the British sentry post at Jalalabad, the lone survivor of a 16,000-strong Anglo-Indian expeditionary force that was massacred in its retreat … Continue reading
The Candy Bomber at age 98 reminds us of the importance of NATO
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The Candy Bomber story with Tom Brokaw
Thanks to Sybil-Ann for this dramatized but true story
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