Category Archives: politics
On the Way to Homs
“Syria will rebuild,” Antoun told me. “No one in the world will stop the will of the Syrian people. For eight years, almost every country in the world was against us, but we worked together to get rid of our enemies, and we will work together to make the country great again,” he said. Continue reading
Syria: Ten things you can do right now to stop the bombs and stop the war.
Let’s show the whole world that We, the People, have the power to stop our government from waging war. We’ve destroyed Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, but Syria is still standing. Enough is enough. No more senseless war. Continue reading
Media Analysis: Still, no facts, no evidence, no proof. No justification for war.
Standing up and saying, “they did it, they did it. I know that they did it,” isn’t proof of anything (except perhaps, that you have no proof). Continue reading
No facts. No war.
n Syria, we are defending an organization called the Army of Islam. Is this how we want our tax dollars spent? Is this our foreign policy? War, no matter what. Please call your congressional representatives. Tell them, “no facts, no war.” Continue reading
Life goes on. Thank God.
Talked to my brother and sister in Syria today. Pretty happy to get through to both of them on the same day. Doesn’t happen very often. My sister is at her in-laws right now. There’s not enough heating oil available … Continue reading
A short update on my family and village.
I haven’t posted here in awhile. I’ve been so upset about the US bombing Northern Syria, which I just see as their entry point into the country to bring down the Syrian government, their only real goal since they started … Continue reading
Congress votes tomorrow to send more weapons to ISIS and other terrorist groups
My recent comments to the President: Does the President realize that the new bill to arm Syrian rebels doesn’t exclude arming people with terrorist links?! From the article: “The bill would not exclude rebels with links to terrorist groups from … Continue reading
160 – 0. Where are the U.S. government calls for Netanyahu to step down?
“Ignoring international appeals for a cease-fire, Israel widened its range of Gaza bombing targets Saturday to include civilian institutions with suspected Hamas ties. One strike hit a center for the disabled, killing two patients and wounding four people. In a … Continue reading
Because today, one post just isn’t enough. Or, calling all moderate Syrian rebels.
I just reposted a blog from a US citizen who has spent a lot of time in Syria and had a clear understanding of life there before the war. I opened wordpress today to post a different blog, and so … Continue reading
A comment and two replies
Regarding an article “Obama’s war on ISIL could reach beyond Iraq into Syria.” http://news.yahoo.com/obama-s-war-on-isil-could-reach-beyond-iraq-into-syria-202211336.html Here are three of over three thousand comments that basically say the same thing. United States citizens know what they want. Is anyone in our government … Continue reading
O.K. look, here's the deal. 