Listen to the lyrics. All of us who are blessed with mothers who are still here, and those who still carry their departed mothers in their hearts, will appreciate the lyric of this old song. Listen to the words: FOOTNOTE: My mother Helen Gandelman is 89 and has had a very tough year but we were all blessed because she rebounded, almost miraculously so. This morning I … [Read more...] about For Mother’s Day: My Mother’s Eyes
U.S. Increasing Pressure on Pakistan in War on Terror?
Is the U.S. greatly increasing pressure on Pakistan in the war on terror? There are a variety of indications that this is happening, not the least of which are comments in news reports from officials about the fact that the late, unlamented terrorism chief Osama bin Laden was found living a stone's throw from Pakistan's West Point. I don't usually quote the site Debka, but this … [Read more...] about U.S. Increasing Pressure on Pakistan in War on Terror?
Iranian Power Struggle? Is Ahmadinejad On His Way Out?
Will Christmas come really early for Americans this year? It already has but maybe...not quite. First, there was the long-awaited, long-prayed for death of Osama bin Laden -- and via American bullets, not by natural causes, yet. And now there are an increasing number of reports that Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be on his way out -- due to defying Iran's … [Read more...] about Iranian Power Struggle? Is Ahmadinejad On His Way Out?
Bad Move America!
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a systems glitch (the correct byline WAS put in) this went under the wrong byline (of someone not even a writer on TMV). It has now been corrected. We regret the system error. Lawrence Wright suggests that maybe our relationship with Pakistan was a screw-up from the start. It’s the end of the Second World War, and the United States is deciding … [Read more...] about Bad Move America!
How bin Laden Hid in Plain Sight (Cartoon)
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Another ‘Me and My Mom’ Picture
Perhaps one of the (few) perks of being a contributor to The Moderate Voice is being able to post your own personal Mother’s Day message---picture of your mother and all. There have been some very nice pictures, thoughts and messages already about this special day. So here goes a picture of “my Mom and me.” But not before hoping that all those who for one reason or … [Read more...] about Another ‘Me and My Mom’ Picture
Quote of the Day: We’re NOT Evil for Killing Evil
Our Quote of the Day comes from New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, responding to criticism this week of the way Al Qaeda terrorist chief Osama bin Laden was killed: I don’t want closure. There is no closure after tragedy. I want memory, and justice, and revenge. When you’re dealing with a mass murderer who bragged about incinerating thousands of Americans and … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: We’re NOT Evil for Killing Evil
Mom
The day of cards, candy and phone calls restores the debate over the most-analyzed figure in American society--Mom--and recalls my intense relationship with Feminism's "Mother of Us All"--Betty Friedan. In early 1957, as a free-lance writer, she suggested an idea: At her fifteenth college reunion, she would pass out a questionnaire asking classmates how they felt about their … [Read more...] about Mom
Osama bin Laden Reads His Last Will and Testament (SNL VIDEO)
Osama bin Laden reads his last will and testament...on Saturday Night Live, that is: … [Read more...] about Osama bin Laden Reads His Last Will and Testament (SNL VIDEO)
Mother’s Day (Cartoon)
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Another birth-certificate
So, Bobby Jindal preempted any birther-type controversy by releasing his birth certificate just in case he finds himself campaigning for higher office in the near future. This examples the sad state of affairs American politics finds itself in. The very fact that President Obama had to prove that he was born in America, simply because a loud group of racists, fronted by … [Read more...] about Another birth-certificate
Me & My Mom
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware -- 1949 … [Read more...] about Me & My Mom
Mother’s Day Began as A Plea for Peace: May All Mothers Deployed and All Mothers on the Homefront Be Blessed Always
The collective unconscous remembers everything that modern culture has forgotten and covered over. So here, let us go behind the Hallmark card displays, where there is a little door, and entering through, we find ourselves in a muddy field where the land has been fed by boys’ blood and the bloodshed of citizens. And, just this then whilst standing here on this field meant to … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Began as A Plea for Peace: May All Mothers Deployed and All Mothers on the Homefront Be Blessed Always
Mother’s Day
This is me and my mother 63 years ago. Then she took care of me now I gladly take care of her. She is 88 years old. She cooked, cleaned and looked out for my every need for 20 years. She was always there to support me. She let me help even though it would have been easier if I didn't. I now do the same for her. My way of saying thank you Mom. … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day
Happy Mothers Day
A collection of cartoons to celebrate the amazing being that is a Mom. Dedicated to all the Moms out there, and most especially to my own. … [Read more...] about Happy Mothers Day
Osama Now Being Licked by the ‘Hottest Flames in Hell’ (Al-Seyassah, Kuwait)
Is the death of Osama bin Laden the beginning of the end of al-Qaeda? Ahmad Abdal Aziz Al Jarallah, editor and chief of Kuwait's Al-Seyassah, writes that the terror group is about to disintegrate, and its members will soon face justice, if not in this world, then the next. For Al-Seyassah, Ahmad Abdal Aziz Al Jarallah writes in part: The world breathed a sigh of relief at … [Read more...] about Osama Now Being Licked by the ‘Hottest Flames in Hell’ (Al-Seyassah, Kuwait)
Bin Laden Aftermath: Pressure Waiting to Explode
Osama bin Laden’s elimination though truly welcome is feeding new pressure for conflict between Pakistan and India. That would greatly complicate President Barack Obama’s efforts to drawn down US troops from Afghanistan starting July. A visit to India and reports from Pakistan give reason for concern. It is quite likely that Pakistan will engineer a terrorist attack within … [Read more...] about Bin Laden Aftermath: Pressure Waiting to Explode
Osama’s Death Photo: ‘The Impossible Truth’ (Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alsace, France)
Is it wrong for the United States to keep the last photograph of Osama bin Laden to itself? Olivier Picard of France's Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace writes that compared to the state interests of America and its allies, the desire of people around the world to see it, in the words of Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, amount to little more than a hill of beans. For Les … [Read more...] about Osama’s Death Photo: ‘The Impossible Truth’ (Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alsace, France)
Pentagon Releases Videos of Private Osama bin Laden Seized During Killing (VIDEOS)
More info from the "historic..generational...treasure trove" as ABC puts it of materials seized when terrorist chief Osama bin Laden was killed is coming out: the Pentagon has released five videos. Some show Osama bin Laden watching himself on video. Here are the three parts from the ABC news report: Part I shows him delivering a message with his beard dyed and watching … [Read more...] about Pentagon Releases Videos of Private Osama bin Laden Seized During Killing (VIDEOS)
Quote of the Day: Michael Moore Plays the “You Must Hate America” Card
Our political Quote of the Day comes from filmmaker Michael Moore who sparks a great sense of deja vu when you read his quote: A guest on Piers Morgan Tonight, Moore contrasted the assassination with the post-World War II Nuremburg trials. He claimed that America then, unlike now, put itself above the level of its enemies by trying their leaders instead of simply executing … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Michael Moore Plays the “You Must Hate America” Card