It is fitting that we pause today to remember the events of September 11, 2001 in New York, NY and Washington, DC. It was a day in which a small group of terrorists once again reminded us just how much ideology and religious fervor can so blind the eyes of men to right and wrong to the point that they will turn aircraft loaded with innocent people into missiles to be used to commit deliberate acts of barbaric, cold-blooded murder against thousands of other innocent civilians.
It was also a day in which firefighters, police, rescue workers and even ordinary citizens committed selfless acts that taught us the meaning of heroism. Through the coverage of 9-11 memorials and tributes, the media has done a good job of reminding us of all of this. It has also reminded us of the deep sense of loss and the threat we face. We’ve been called on to remember the soldiers who volunteered to fight against the terrorist threat and did not come home. Nearly 4500 coalition forces have been killed in Iraq, and 1800 in Afghanistan (source). The number that have been maimed or psychologically scarred is even larger.
As Americans, however, we must realize that 9-11 was a global tragedy and we were not the only ones affected…
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Mother's Day for Peace
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Happy Mother’s Day! Have you visited your mother yet? Maybe taken her out to eat? Or sent her flowers? Chocolates? A card? Or even bought her jewelry? Your wife too, if she’s a mother or mother to be. On Mother’s Day we honor our mothers, and this is how we do it. You have no excuse for having forgotten. Television commercials have been reminding you since Easter!
Unfortunately the economy sucks right now and a lot of in this country are out of work, underemployed, struggling with tuition increases at our colleges, paying off student loan or credit card debt, stretched thin because we are trying to help family and friends get by, trying to get by on insufficient retirement assets, or whatever. If that’s the case, just go see or call your mother. Mothers are always happy to hear from their children.
But if you want to be creative and distinct, tell your Mom you are going to take her to celebrate Mother’s Day in the way it was historically conceived, and take her to a peace rally!
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Six Killed, Sixty Year a Refugee
More than 80% of people from Gaza rely on UN aid ©BBC
BBC News reports:
Israeli troops have killed six Palestinians – three in the Gaza Strip and three in the West Bank.
The Israeli military said three Palestinians suspected of trying to infiltrate from Gaza were killed in an air strike near the Erez crossing.
Separately, Israeli forces said they killed three men in the West Bank city of Nablus who are suspected of shooting dead a Jewish settler two days ago.
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The UN agency which looks after Palestinian refugees commemorates its 60th anniversary this month. But there’s no celebration.
Prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement look dim and the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is keenly aware that its “temporary” mandate could continue for years, even decades.
Imagine that! A Palestinian refugee born that year would be close to retirement and still a refugee.