By Gwynne Dyer, December 21, 2023 #1 – Gaza: The Bombed, the Bombers, The Limits? Today (or yesterday, or tomorrow), the known death toll of Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th will reach 20,000. The deaths of Hamas fighters are included in the numbers that the Hamas-run health ministry releases, and in past clashes with … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Wars in Gaza & Burma—Will They Ever End?
The Guardian — Dec. 20, 2023 I’m Israeli, my ex-husband is Palestinian – and our union has never been stronger At this moment, no one understands our pain better than one another. My ex-husband and I are both clinging to what’s most familiar: the two of us, our kids, our family It’s a Monday afternoon … Continue reading An Israeli-Palestinian Family Faces The War, Clings Together
Mediaite — Dec. 19th, 2023: Something remarkable happened on Fox News’ Special Report Monday evening: long-time conservative darling and former Fox contributor Liz Cheney urged Fox News viewers to ditch former President Donald Trump, arguing that other candidates won’t “torch the constitution” or try to “seize power.”
Kansas & Wyoming, 1958-1960 In those old days of the (pre-Vatican Two) Catholic Church, they used to say of people like me that we had “lost our faith.” In my case, it wasn’t quite true. That year, 1958, as I turned sixteen,I didn’t lose my faith. Instead, I discovered I just didn’t have any. I … Continue reading Early Abortion & The Priest With Two Stethoscopes
