Showing posts with label War-Peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War-Peace. Show all posts
September 11, 2017

9/11 Numbers

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The initial numbers are indelible: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes . Time they took to ...
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November 11, 2015

History of Veterans Day

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I never served in the military. There are many villagers like me who never wore a uniform nor faced the unknown terror of war fought on...
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September 13, 2014

President Obama: 'We Will Degrade and Destroy ISIL'

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In this week’s address , the President reiterated his comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy to degrade and ultimately des...
March 4, 2014

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

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Drumbeats from AfroSpear blogger Bruce Dixon provided us with the text from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. President L...
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April 4, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr., 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence' - April 4, 1967

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One reason that I operate this blog is to share information that impacts on people of African descent. I'm convinced that it is a mistak...
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June 29, 2012

OURStory: Wartime Propaganda Posters

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Drumbeats from Jamie inform us about an aspect of OURstory that is rarely told. The Smithsonian has a current exhibit of posters and one...
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September 22, 2011

President Obama to United Nations: 'Peace is Hard, But We Know That It Is Possible'

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President Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday ( transcript / video ) . He used his speech to talk about the numer...
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March 19, 2010

7th Anniversary of Iraq War: Thousands Dead, $747.3 Billion Spent And Not Any Safer

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Soulclap to the BraveNew Foundation for continuing to champion social justice issues by using media to inspire, empower, motivate and teac...
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December 10, 2009

President Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize and Shares His Thoughts on 'War and Peace'

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This morning the President spoke at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall. His speech accepting the prize was well worth re...
November 18, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: Soldier or Mom?

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Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson and her son, Kamani.
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November 5, 2009

Dona Nobis Pacem: BlogBlast for Peace

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Welcome to BlogBlast For Peace ! Dona Nobis Pacem in the blogosphere is upon us again . These three Latin words which literally translate ...
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October 22, 2009

Dona Nobis Pacem: BlogBlast for Peace

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This blog supports the 2009 BlogBlast for Peace scheduled to take place on November 5, 2009. I hope that others will join this cause as we...
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April 4, 2009

American Casualties of War

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It appears that the war in Iraq continues to move towards its end. We only had nine American troops killed in Iraq during March , the lowest...
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March 25, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: Is This Still Unthinkable?

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February 27, 2009

Obama Announces End of Iraq Combat Mission (Video)

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President Obama continues to keep his campaign promises. Obama declared that the United States would end its bloody and costly combat missio...
January 27, 2009

Am I Not Human? Torture on the Dark Side

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The Electronic Village is pledged to post about human rights abuses as part of the 'Am I Not Human?' blog campaign on the 27th of ...
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November 27, 2008

Am I Not Human? Child Soldiers

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We support the ' Am I Not Human?' blogging campaign that lights up the 27th of each month. I encourage all villagers to find a way ...
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October 2, 2008

Update on Sgt. Darris Dawson Murder by Army Soldier in Iraq

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UPDATE : Video update on Sgt. Dawson's funeral held in Florida last week. Drumbeats from the Army Times provide us updated information...
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September 21, 2008

Military Cover-Up of Darris Dawson Murder?

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Drumbeats from PurpleZoe pointed us to disturbing news that Army Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson and another soldier were killed in Iraq this we...
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July 19, 2008

Justice For Darfur, Sudan President Bashir Accused of Genocide

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There is so much going on in the world today. It is difficult to keep up. Did you see that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Cour...
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