Category Archives: war

Getting into Putin’s mind

Posted on March 13, 2022 by David Posnett

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 on January 9, 2020 by David Posnett

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Bombing Hospitals in Syria: a Crime against Humanity

Posted on October 13, 2019 by David Posnett

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 →

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Drumbeat of War

Posted on May 26, 2019 by David Posnett

John Bolton is at it again.  Watch the video and then please share ! From:  https://www.facebook.com/moveon/videos/2379403038949493/?v=2379403038949493  

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Zeldin on Yemen

Posted on November 5, 2018 by David Posnett

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 →

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Depressing Half-hour Meeting with Lee Zeldin

Posted on October 28, 2018 by David Posnett

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 →

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Bolton War(s)?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by David Posnett

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 →

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Scrapping the Iran Nuclear Deal: War?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by David Posnett

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 →

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A Mom Speaks Out: Wake up America, we are at War!

Posted on February 21, 2018 by David Posnett

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 →

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Holocaust Seen Through the Eyes of a Child

Posted on October 19, 2017 by David Posnett

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 →

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