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War up close and too personal
Restrepo comes as close as it gets to seeing what soldiers experience in war. A veteran I talked with suggested I watch the National Geographic documentary, and it mirrored what he had told me of his own experiences. The constant … Continue reading
Victims of violence
The faces and voices of the 9/11 victims on this week’s “Sixty Minutes” was the knock-out punch. There had been the week-long trauma of the Boston Marathon attacks, and I had heard first-person accounts of the toll the Iraq and … Continue reading
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War’s uncounted casualties
How do soldiers survive war? Not how do they stay alive. Rather, how do they do what they must to stay alive, then psychologically adapt when they return home. Sanctioned killing and the constant threats posed by a shadowy enemy … Continue reading
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It couldn’t happen here
When a crime occurs, particularly one that involves loss of life, it seems to strike a little closer to home when it takes place in suburbia. Not that the deaths are any less tragic in a big city, but somewhere … Continue reading
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Flying solo
Like fashions or musical genres, the flavors of terrorism seem to go in and out of style with generations. At the end of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries, anarchism was the rage. Following WWI, there was … Continue reading
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Next step
I’ve just about wrapped up my terrorism research. I’ve learned about some of the commonalities of terrorism across time and cultures, as well as about domestic terrorism, especially trends over the last 50 years. I wasn’t surprised to discover that both … Continue reading
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Nothing is certain except death and …
Yep, taxes. Benjamin Franklin got that right. It’s that time again, so no progress on my American terrorist novel. TurboTax is supposed to make filing easier, and I guess it does, but I there sure is a lot of reading … Continue reading
Will you be my friend?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the role that the media play in providing terrorists with a platform. Terrorists also use the media – both traditional and social – to burnish their “brand” and connect with one another. … Continue reading
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To kill or not to kill
We are socialized to respect human life. Regardless of one’s faith (or lack thereof), people around the world are taught it is wrong to kill. It’s codified in our laws. In fact, when a person is in a kill-or-be-killed situation … Continue reading
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Technology driven
If you fly on US Airways during March, look for my article in US Airways Magazine. “Technology driven.” Although the article highlights Red Ventures’ technology-driven operations in Lancaster County and Wells’ Customer Information Center in Charlotte, it’s basically about Charlotte USA’s “ecosystem” that makes it … Continue reading
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