The words “Remember 9/11” are hardly necessary—how could we ever forget? In a few days Americans will be observing the 24th anniversary of September 11th, 2001. Some of the most televised events of that terrible day happened in New York City. Three skyscrapers collapsed in what looked like controlled demolitions—that is, straight down into their... Continue Reading →
#50 Massacres and Genocides
Jamestown Massacre, March 22, 1622 The other day, while surfing the internet, I found this image. It depicts Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy brutally attacking poor innocent English settlers in Jamestown, Virginia. But they aren’t just slaughtering men (people their own size), they are also stabbing, slicing, and dicing defenseless women and babies—The Savage Beasts!... Continue Reading →
#49 The Dictatorship of the Military-Industrial Complex
Who or what is in control?That is the first question you need to ask if you want to be control savvy. I have been searching for the answer to “Who controls the Gaza Genocide?”. I went on to ask, “Cui bono?”, “Who benefits from the Gaza Genocide?”. That led me down a very dark path... Continue Reading →
#48 Liar, Liar
“Did you write these letters on the wall with your red crayon?” “No!!!” “Who did it, then?” “My little sister.” This conversation between my mother and me took place when I was three or four years old. My little sisters had not yet been born, and there were no other children in the house. I... Continue Reading →
#47 America-backed Israel
“You’re my father! You’re supposed to be on my side!”“There are as many sides as there are people, sweetheart.” My father did have very definite beliefs and opinions of his own. However, as a defense attorney, he had learned that if he didn’t know all the facts of the case, one of those facts could... Continue Reading →
#46 Angel Unleashed
On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Refaat al-Areer was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his sister's home that also killed his brother, sister & four of her children. He had committed the unforgivable crime of poetry. Do the killers realize that by silencing the poet they have unleashed an Angel? Thank you Moon of Alabama... Continue Reading →
Genocide Is Bad
Responding to email from Congressional Representative: Thank you for your email entitled “Responding to Your Message”. My message to you was: “Stop the Genocide in Gaza”. It still is. I had no hope at all that my voice would carry any weight whatsoever in the hallowed halls of Congress. You do not represent me or... Continue Reading →
#42 Genocide
Mothers and Children by Kathe Kollwitz Genocide. Children are dying and mothers are crying. Genocide. I have tried to write about it, but my brain is frozen with horror. Genocide. I want it to stop. Genocide. Gaza. Genocide. Gaza. Genocide. Gaza. I can’t make it stop. Genocide. The killers don’t want me to use that... Continue Reading →