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Safe and sound

July 20, 2006

Well, I made it just fine and am now writing this blog entry from my mom’s sofa in Virginia on my brand new laptop using WiFi. Oh, rapture! Speaking of rapture, there was a church group going to Malawi for a three week mission on my flight from Newark to DC that just confirmed once [...]

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Adventures in Potsdam

July 8, 2006

I began this morning wondering if I should bring my camera with me on my trip into Potsdam, but decided that since I was just going to the City Hall, there was no need. You know that that means I’m going to run into many photo-worthy moments, don’t you? So we first need to go [...]

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Is World Peace Even Possible?

September 8, 2004

Russian military has stated today that it will now respond to terrorism preemtively, anywhere in the world. It will not negotiate with terrorists, it will not look to a political solution of the problem in Chechnya. The BBC reports that this is highly supported by the Russian people. They also interviewed several people who suggested [...]

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Terrorism and Islam

September 6, 2004

I’m happy to notice that the major news outlets now make mention of the attack on Russia on their homepages. Furthering my earlier discussion of religious extremism, there have been some surprising reactions to the attack in Russia by Middle Eastern newspapers and clerics. Here are some excerpts from a CNN article: “Our terrorist sons [...]

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Beslan, Russia

September 4, 2004

I have to say I’m disappointed in the news coverage that this is receiving in the US. It was not even on the homepage of most major news websites. Is it being reported on in the television news? It is all over the news here. CNN International and BBC World have been reporting non-stop on [...]

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