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Chapter Three — the story of the Umbrella Man, Stone Soup, Red Chief, Tom Sawyer, Miss Rumphius and you.Read more“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.”
Chapter One — You Against the World This course shows how to use the skills of a war zone reporter to excel in life and succeed in any part of the world while keeping your back safe. But, more importantly, it is designed to show students how they can communicate clearly and uniquely, both inRead moreChapter One, The Western Cross
It felt great. Cold had never called to him. Ever. and now, it was no other stronger draw. Atop the ship, as it pushed closer to that far south, it was the cold right on his chin as his leaned up to stars he had never seen before. completely disoriented. and completely atRead moreBut those laces….
No debate. They are the best red high tops ever made. Raymond was very happy.Read moreGuns for the Guys
The idea of arming the Syrian rebels is being chatted up once again. The debate will wander and focus in many theoretical directions. Yet essentially the decision will focus on one key pivot: is the goal a short-term or long-term victory? The safe bet: short-term considerations will win out. The U.N. proclamation that the oneRead moreA “So-Mali” Solution?
With the French military intervention in Mali shifting to a more sustained action, the reality of the long, hard slog in the Mali region has triggered inevitable questions by diplomats, policy planners and many others as to what defines success – and what comes next? Most mouthed answer: “Somalia.” That’s correct. The place where humanitarianRead moreArchitects without Umbrellas
For decades there have been conversations, tough questions, “ah-ha” moments, deep insights and common sense shared in one-on-one exchanges with John Kerry and Chuck Hagel. In all those times interacting with them, watching them, analyzing them, not one umbrella has been spotted. These men are not appeasers or pleasers. They are not those who seekRead moreMr. Assad, meet Mr. Milosevic….
Bashar Assad, let me introduce you to Slobodan Milosevic. Technically, you cannot shake his hand – at least today. Milosevic died in his cell in The Hague, after the nation that he led into war and ruin emerged to form a tentative democracy. The new Yugoslav leadership traded Milosevic for economic and political benefits withRead moreThe Old Geezer returns, thank goodness
After a few years of absence, sadly, the Old Geezer returns with all his wisdom to help me understand in my traditional end-of-year column: There are automatic lights where my office is now. You walk in the room, the lights come on. Then, if there is no movement for a period of time, they go out.Read moreName changes, killing continues
It was Zaire then. As I sat along the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Bujumbura, Burundi, I marveled at the moment. Baby hippos splashed playfully in the water as their adults looked carefully from across the way. The sun set with purples and yellows and pinks, in rays shooting up to the sky in sharpRead moreMayhem from heaven
It was only two months since the fighting ignited in Bosnia. Scary but not yet out of control. But food was already getting tight so the spring air – and rumors of bread available – brought the citizens of Sarajevo out to the market for a hastily formed bread line. That was May 27, 1992,Read more
It was only two months since the fighting ignited in Bosnia. Scary but not yet out of control. But food was already getting tight so the spring air – and rumors of bread available – brought the citizens of Sarajevo out to the market for a hastily formed bread line.
That was May 27, 1992, when the bread was available – and so was the opportunity for slaughter. The bread arrived and then the mortar shells arrived. When the attack ended, 16 were dead. It shocked the city and much of the world – although the world did nothing at the time.
Last week, 20 years and almost seven months to the exact day, hundreds of Syrians were in line for bread outside of a factory in Halfaya when mayhem again came from the sky. Syrian air strikes killed dozens, perhaps more, at the only functioning bakery in the region.
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