The last few hours have been a flurry of news reports on the President’s supposed decision on troop levels for Afghanistan. First, CBS News reported that the president planned to send roughly 40,000 troops to Afghanistan for about four years. Then, CNN reported that the White House angrily denied CBS News’ assertions, with two unnamed [...]
Archive for November 10, 2009
The Death Star Strategy in Afghanistan
Posted: November 10, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Cesar Chavez, Death Star, escalation, Jesus of Nazareth, Martin Luther King, McChrystal, Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr, to Gandhi, troop increase
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Nonviolence Training in Austin Concludes
Posted: November 10, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Creating a Culture of Peace, nonviolence, nonviolence training, St. Matt's Austin
This has been a great week. From Thursday – Sunday, I co-facilitated a Creating a Culture of Peace nonviolence training for four participants at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. It was a wonderful experience, and I hope to repeat it again very soon. The attendees worked hard and made it through a difficult [...]
