Tag: war

‘The Red Tape Diaries: Veterans’ Benefits’ (Jon Stewart video)

Last evening on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart was brilliant while being hilarious concerning the shabby treatment the US government provides for our returning war veterans. in case you missed it, here’s an excerpt–please overlook the lack of my embed success:

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Astrology of Syria

Here is what I wrote about Syria last spring.”Let us pray for as many ceasefires as possible, because this is a long, drawn-out struggle. I really hate to be pessimistic, but it seems to me there is a strong potential for civil war, whether Assad …

Gaza: The Quality of Mercy

After I gave birth to my first daughter in a London hospital, I shared a room with three other women – a Palestinian, an Israeli, and a London Iranian. No kidding.There was some awkward negotiating around drips, cots, nurses and nappies. But the…

Syria: The Blood-Dimmed Tide

A member of the Free Syrian Army, an avatar of Pluto wearing his helmet of invisibility.This poem was written by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats in the 1919 in the aftermath of World War 1 and the Easter Rising in Ireland. As well as being a poet, …

Afghanistan, Britain and the Uranus Cycle

Second Afghan WarSix British soldiers were killed in Kandahar province this week. The oldest was 33, the same age as Jesus when he died, and the youngest was 19.The Afghan War has been going on for 10 years and 153 days. World War Two lasted just under…