TIPTOEING FORWARD… (…into some semblance of peaceful co-existence) Regardless of his twitter-feed style of personal invective and incivility, President Trump must be given credit for his performance at the recent historic summit meeting in Singapore with North Korea’s leader Kim
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THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN FEUD ENDURES (…as common sense efforts for peace fade away) For nearly three quarters of a century now the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has defied all attempts at resolving it. The primary cause for that failure being neither party to
IN THE CONTINUUM OF HUMAN AFFAIRS… (…it’s that constant seesaw between cultural progression and cultural regression which causes conflicts) The world’s condition today seems to be one of never-ending economic, cultural, and political conflicts and upheavals of one kind or
ONCE AGAIN THEY’RE BOTH RIDING THAT CAROUSEL (…of Assinus Assinum Fricat…) As that old Latin expression put it several millennia ago…one stupid ass irritates another stupid ass…the wrong way. For almost three quarters of a century the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has
WHY NEITHER E.T.…NOR ANY OF HIS KIN HAVE EVER COME BACK… (…our planet may no longer be the most attractive destination to visit…) It’s an irony of ironies that at this time of the year…when we pause to give lip
PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL FOR ALL… (…depends a lot upon who really wants it) It’s that time of the year when most of us, Christian or otherwise, consider setting aside the frazzles and hassles of daily life as a
IF SYRIA ISN’T A FAILED STATE… (…what is?) The chaos and slaughter in Syria continues unabated. As for the international community, by and large, it continues to sit vulture-like on the sidelines, watching and waiting to see what part of