FREEDOM, INC

You can hear the sound of freedom from the beach.  It’s the low rumble of explosives, the chatter of helicopter blades or the tandem footsteps of young men with the distinctive “high and tight” haircuts as they jog down the tide line.  Nearly inaudible reminders that soldiers are being prepared for war, blending with the [...]

SEVEN YEAR ITCH - enough already, bring the troops home!

Yesterday was the first day of spring.  After a cold, wet winter, we are beginning to enjoy temperatures in the 70′s.  I wore shorts to work Friday for the first time since last year.  What we took for granted during our eight years in the tropics – sparse wardrobe, open windows and lettuce – have [...]

GREEN DREAMS

In my dreams I wake up tomorrow, to find that three years have passed and the world is changing for the better. Halfway through their first term, the Nader/Kucinich administration has already seen many milestones, among them:

All American troops have been withdrawn from Iraq
The Defense Department has been replaced by a Department of Peace
A single [...]