Another 9/11 anniversary is here. Predictably, my Facebook newsfeed is filled with the obligatory cheap and disposable patriotism that emerges on this day now. It’s always amazing to me how people can treat patriotism like a t-shirt; put on and pulled off at need. Like a young adult getting dressed for a night of partying, […]
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Tag Archives: Terrorism
Why didn’t Osama bin Laden get a trial?
May 20, 2011 
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On May 1st, 2001 I checked my smartphone phone before I went to bed and saw that the President of the United States was preparing an important press announcement and would be addressing the nation live. A late-night, unplanned, Presidential address; something big was happening. Feelings of dread filled me as crawled out of bed, […]
Continue reading Cancer is a Terrorist
February 24, 2011 2 Comments
On September 11, 2001 a group of determined terrorists shocked, horrified, and angered the nation by killing over 2,000 people on our own soil. America found out that where we thought we were safest, we were vulnerable. We learned that where we thought ourselves strong, we were weak. It was a critical blow to our […]
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The Binary Biker 