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What does the U.S. know about the Middle East?
Nothing. The U.S. has a flatline learning curve about the Middle East. The U.S. can not register a pulse at all in Middle East politics and Islamic culture. It’s like the U.S. is a catatonic vampire salivating for the next … Continue reading
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Space Force, to defend a free and democratic America and world
At last Congress has voted to fund the much needed Space Force, a branch of the U.S. Air Force. This has come none too soon in a world increasingly bedeviled by enemies known and unknown. There are enemies known, enemies … Continue reading
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The problem of authoritarian religious/ racial nationalism
The problem of authoritarian religious/ racial nationalism has assumed pandemic proportions. In the case of Iran, it is based on theocracy, but is more commonly based on an implicit or explicit political alliance with religious authority and tradition, i.e. Saudi … Continue reading
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How the dawn’s light releases the sweet rose
How the dawn’s light releases the sweet rose; O how my heart recalls what love she bestows. But now, O now I am adrift on pounding wave; what I once held in my arms has become a rave. The girl, … Continue reading
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Ishi was the last of his people in a world gone mad
Ishi was the last of his people in a world gone mad; the gold rush of forty nine had sealed their fate plenty bad. He was the last, the only one, stumbling in abject grief; tribal genocide, in his person, … Continue reading
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Open the door, and let us in to embrace
Open the door, and let us in to embrace Your reluctance to bestow your grace. We have been banging with our tender fist, And wonder why you our ardor still resist! The Beloved, we have heard, is never so cruel, … Continue reading
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Make it new. Sing a song that revives the dead
Make it new. Sing a song that revives the dead, That creates gold from dull, black lifeless lead. Sing a song that breathes life into a cadaver, That rouses the spirit from corporate blather. Rise up, and sing. Sing a … Continue reading
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We call out your name as we lift the glass of desire
We call out your name as we lift the glass of desire; Ages have past, but the heart does not burst into fire! Speech cannot find the words to offer an excuse- The mind is too busy with the business … Continue reading
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A Suggestion To AMBPPCT On Infrastructure: Bagh-e-Sheriar
The Trust’s recent whirlwind tour of America to inform the public of its long range infrastructure plan occasions this suggestion, which is an idea that first came to me over ten years ago. The Trust has three major concerns in … Continue reading
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Green grows the heart’s longing, vines on fire
Green grows the heart’s longing, vines on fire Breathing your name in love’s ascending gyre. Green grows the longing heart skyward, bright Tongues of flame praising the sweet Word of light. Your name, your bright name is our dawn laughter … Continue reading
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