Over the past few months there have been both successful attacks as well as failed attempts by suicide bombers on universities in Iraq, I wondered about the insanity of it all. Who would choose universities to target? I found myself empathetic to the plight of Iraqi students struggling to get an education amidst [...]

Iraqis marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to American military forces by mass demonstrations. They were apparently protesting the presence of the American occupying forces, rather than celebrating the ouster of Saddam. Although Iraqis were seemingly exercising a right that we enjoy in our own democracy, freedom of speech and assembly, it could [...]

According to an article in this weekend’s Washington Post, President Bush once again reaffirmed his commitment to veto the House and Senate versions of a bill that would create a deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from Iraq. This seems to be a daily ritual of his that we have all become accustomed to. For [...]

Nancy Pelosi, the strong-willed Speaker of the House, has come under attack this week for her diplomatic visit to Syria. Yes, that’s right, her “diplomatic” travels are under scrutiny by the current administration because President Bush doesn’t believe in speaking to people he doesn’t agree with. Fight them, yes. Speak to them, no. Ms. [...]

Another Tsunami was reported to have occurred yesterday, again in the South Pacific producing both physical devastation as well as loss of life in the Solomon Islands. It’s difficult to comprehend how such large-scale natural disasters are so easily dismissed as an anomaly of sorts. Especially, with credible facts so widely available from [...]

One of our most well respected “peacemakers” is the Dalai Lama. I believe that part of his charm comes from his ability to laugh with ease and quite loudly! For me, this is significant since he deals with a hectically paced schedule, the burden that comes with responsibility of campaigning for human rights and [...]

As we come closer to entering the full on political season, the media has already bombarded us with wannabe presidents readjusting their historical decisions to go to war in Iraq and creating addendums to previous statements captured in the media, all the while “youtube” creates a cyberspace “gothcha” reality show of the ‘08 presidential [...]

“Lagniappe” is a category all it’s own for this blog. The word means “a little something extra” in a good and unexpected way. I’ve heard lagniappe described by others as a random act of kindness of sorts, like when you buy a dozen donuts and after arriving home your realize the baker gave you 13, [...]