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Category Archives: war
Getting into Putin’s mind
Two interesting and excellent analyses: (1) New Yorker Hour on NPR for 3/11 Stephen Kotkin on Ukraine (20 min – Apple Podcast) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/id1050430296?i=1000553758866 It’s impossible to understand the destruction and death that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding … Continue reading
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Why Start a War with Iran? Trump in his own Words…
Posted in foreign policy, Iran, Trump, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized, war
Tagged Iran, iraq, Soleimani
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Bombing Hospitals in Syria: a Crime against Humanity
I just saw a documentary on a Syrian underground hospital: The Cave. It should be compulsory viewing for everyone. INCLUDING Rep. Lee Zeldin. He too lived thru a period where his premature born twin girls where in the NICU. Might … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, foreign policy, GOP, New York Times, Trump, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized, war
Tagged bombing, crimes against humanity, documentary, hospitals, Syria
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Drumbeat of War
John Bolton is at it again. Watch the video and then please share ! From: https://www.facebook.com/moveon/videos/2379403038949493/?v=2379403038949493
Posted in Trump, Uncategorized, war, Zeldin
Tagged bolton, Iran, israel, saudi arabia, yemen
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Zeldin on Yemen
By Ken Dorph Amal Hussein, the seven-year-old in the two photos below, died of starvation last week in Yemen. I am working with a Yemeni team here in Cairo and I can’t help but despair over the never-ending war there. … Continue reading
Posted in foreign policy, Iran, israel, perry gershon, Trump, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized, war, Zeldin
Tagged genocide, saudi arabia, yemen
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Depressing Half-hour Meeting with Lee Zeldin
Ken Dorph 7:05pm Oct 27 I wrote this letter to a Long Island newspaper in reaction to my depressing half-hour meeting with our local Congressman, Lee Zeldin, to discuss the Middle East. Let’s hope it gets published. Feel free to … Continue reading
Posted in israel, perry gershon, Trump, Uncategorized, war, Zeldin
Tagged foreign policy, iraq, israel, middle east, saudi arabia, yemen
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Bolton War(s)?
It is unambiguous! Any war ensuing due to the Bolton appointment can now be squarely blamed on Zeldin and his fellow Republicans who have endorsed Bolton for National Security Adviser. The reations from different law makers were recently reported in … Continue reading
Posted in GOP, Iran, israel, Religion & tolerance, Trump, Uncategorized, war, Zeldin
Tagged Iran, israel, john bolton, nuclear war, syrian
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Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal: War?
Netanyahu in the Golan Heights looking out at Syria and warning Iran not to “test” Israel’s resolve, on Feb. 6, 2018. From his twitter feed. Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal (or JCPOA as it is formally called) is likely to … Continue reading
Posted in israel, Trump, Uncategorized, war, Zeldin
Tagged Iran, john bolton, netanyahu, nucelar deal, war
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A Mom Speaks Out: Wake up America, we are at War!
Speaking at Tuesday’s Feb 20 Rally on gun violence and international security: Mara Gerstein Thank you for being here. I’m Mara. I’m a mom, a lifelong New Yorker, and a constituent of Lee Zeldin. And I’m here to tell my … Continue reading
Posted in foreign policy, GOP, Guns, National Security, Russian connection, Trump, Uncategorized, war, Zeldin
Tagged florida, mass shooting, parkland, rally, school, secruity, shooting
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Holocaust Seen Through the Eyes of a Child
Letter published in the Newburyport News, Massachusetts, by Steve Ludsin of R&R Very moving’ article about local author’s book, Oct 12, 2017 To the editor: The article “Local author writes about Holocaust through her father’s eyes” by Dyke Hendrickson, [Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, mental health, Religion & tolerance, science, Torture, Uncategorized, war
Tagged children, epigenetics, holocaust, PTSD, stress, survivors, war
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