Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés is a Psychoanalyst and Specialist in Critical Incident and Post Trauma Recovery, who developed psychological recovery protocol for the Armenian earthquake rescue, served at Columbine High School and community for four years after the massacre. She continues to work with 9-11 survivor families on both coasts. This morning, Dr. Estés released the … [Read more...] about Recovery From Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, 911 Massacres: Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Baghdad Marathon
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Baghdad Marathon
Center of Attention
A round up of recent reporting and commentary by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. Editor's Note: Today's CoA intentionally focuses on topics other than the Va. Tech massacre and Don Imus, given the wide range of material that has already been written and will be written on those topics. Sean Aqui looks at a different angle of the US Attorneys scandal, … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
(Updated) Guns, Hypocrisy and Forgiveness
I caught some grief yesterday for my insta-post tying the Virginia Tech massacre to America's sick obsession with guns. Several folks accused me of trying to make political hay and one right-wing critic harrumphed that I had not even let the bodies get cold before piling on. It turned out that this hypocritic was mightily stirring the pot at his own blog, but he had a … [Read more...] about (Updated) Guns, Hypocrisy and Forgiveness
Wolfowitz Mission
Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria … [Read more...] about Wolfowitz Mission
Help
Kevin Andre Elliot's Slant Truth is one of my favorite blogs. I regret that I'm not linking to him under happier circumstances, but. His brother has gone missing. Literally, missing, and they think he might be dead. His name is Michael Patrick Vaughn, and they think he might be on the West Coast somewhere. It's obviously a long-shot, but if anyone has any information on … [Read more...] about Help
France’s Advance Warning to US About 9/11
French intelligence warned their American counterparts, eight months before the September 11, 2001 attacks, that Al Qaeda planned to hijack a US-bound plane, according to documents seen by AFP, reports Khaleej Times. "Details of the plot by Osama bin Laden’s group was passed to the Central Intelligence Agency’s Paris bureau chief eight months before the attacks on New … [Read more...] about France’s Advance Warning to US About 9/11
Campaign Promise: Cashew Chicken on Every Plate
UPDATE: Apparently Tommy goofed up even more than initially reported. This cries out for one of Joe's jokes about Chinese food! Tommy - L'Chaim! Republican presidential hopeful: Money making a Jewish tradition WASHINGTON - Former Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson told Jewish activists Monday that making money is "part of the … [Read more...] about Campaign Promise: Cashew Chicken on Every Plate
Another Tragically Predictable Tragedy?
It lessens the horror not one iota and I take no pride in a prescience borne of long experience, but I will not be surprised in the least that the wacko who gunned down 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus this morning before killing himself was a white male armed with street legal weapons who was not part of a well-regulated militia but had a head full of problems. It is … [Read more...] about Another Tragically Predictable Tragedy?
Numbers Racket
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State reports on the Reclaiming America For Christ Conference. There's a lot of interesting (in all senses) stuff in there, but I'm more curious about this passage from the FRC's Tony Perkins: How is it that in our nation where Muslims account for about 6 million of the 300 million living in this country, and Christians comprise … [Read more...] about Numbers Racket
Demand for US Pull Out: Six Iraqi Ministers Resign
Radical Islamic cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his six ministers out of Iraq's beleaguered coalition Government yesterday as he pushed his demand for the rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country, reports The Australian. "The Shia hardliner, who has not been seen in public since October, was angered last week when street protests failed to persuade Prime Minister Nouri … [Read more...] about Demand for US Pull Out: Six Iraqi Ministers Resign
Got Time to Spare?
If so you should consider helping Delara Darabi (and other women): a twenty year old young woman, and artist, currently on death row in Iran. You can get involved by contacting Ali Eteraz. I have sent Ali an e-mail already, please consider doing the same. … [Read more...] about Got Time to Spare?
Hispanics Lose Religion in U.S.
Quite an interesting article in the New York Times: A wave of research shows that increasing percentages of Hispanics are abandoning church, suggesting to researchers that along with assimilation comes a measure of secularization. Several studies show that Hispanics are just as likely as other Americans to identify themselves as having “no religion,â€? and to not … [Read more...] about Hispanics Lose Religion in U.S.
Richard Gere: Caught Between Kiss & Indian Truckers
Gere (Left) kisses Shetty during an AIDS awareness programme in New Delhi April 15, 2007. (REUTERS/Tanushree Punwani) Thousands of truckers cheered wildly as American actor Richard Gere kissed (Indian) actress Shilpa Shetty on her cheeks during an event to promote safe sex and raise AIDS awareness among a high-risk group, writes Prithwish Ganguly of the … [Read more...] about Richard Gere: Caught Between Kiss & Indian Truckers
VA Tech Shooting WAS Mass Murder
Planet Blacksburg WaPo has a Blog Roundup here Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said there would be another press briefing at 7:30 p.m. Live-blogging from The Lede of the New York Times. VA Tech News Conference has been going on for about 1/2 hour now. VAT President Steger and Police Chief Flinchum are taking questions. It is not yet clear if the two shooting attacks … [Read more...] about VA Tech Shooting WAS Mass Murder
No Meat or Fish: Thank you!
Almost three decades ago there was sufficient wildlife in the forests for those interested in hunting. And there was enough fish too in the clear gurgling waters of the rivers. I am quite fed up buying the tasteless meat/fish products from the market, and soon going to opt for a life without meat. In fact I now rarely have meat dishes at home, and I am very fussy about what … [Read more...] about No Meat or Fish: Thank you!
On the Road to Reform: An Interview with Kate Whitman
In 2005, former EPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman published a book, It's My Party Too. The front jacket flap of the hard-cover edition summarizes her premise. Relentlessly pushing their rigid demands on abortion rights, stem cell research, the environment, and go-it-alone foreign policy, the far-right groups, whom [Whitman] calls social … [Read more...] about On the Road to Reform: An Interview with Kate Whitman
War or Occupation?
Eclectics Anonymous has quite an interesting post up about the war in Iraq. Well, war? If you want to extract America from the failed neo-con experiment in the Middle East, there is something very simple. You can do it today, tomorrow, until the boys and girls come home: stop calling it a war! The ‘war’ in Iraq simply wasn’t. What started as an invasion quickly … [Read more...] about War or Occupation?
Citizen Sonia Gandhi: Case in India’s Supreme Court
(Photo courtesy the Outlook magazine) The detractors of Sonia Gandhi, said to be 'the real power behind India's political throne', have reasons to smile. The country's Supreme Court has reopened the old debate by asking the government for its opinion on whether a 'registered' citizen of foreign origin could hold constitutional posts like those of the President and the … [Read more...] about Citizen Sonia Gandhi: Case in India’s Supreme Court
Donors Linked to the Clintons Shift to Obama
It seems more and more that Barack Obama will truly be able to put up a fight: not just regarding support of voters, but also regarding the big bucks. As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks to reassemble the Democratic money machine her husband built, some of its major fund-raisers have already signed on with Senator Barack Obama. Among the biggest fund-raisers for Mr. … [Read more...] about Donors Linked to the Clintons Shift to Obama