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A time for war, a time for peace

The ball is now rolling. Measures are being put into place to hunt down Osama bin Laden and an entire slew of terrorists, some connected to bin Laden, some not. At this point it doesn’t really matter. More than likely America will be at war very soon whether we like it or not. Continued


Interpreting Islam
Only three weeks have passed since that dire September morning of our dismay. Three weeks since our nation and our world witnessed the very best of humanity and the very worst.
Today the American flag flies wounded at full staff overlooking its mourning children as the dreadful list of casualties escalates to absurd numbers. Our heroes incessantly search for a breath of life through the rubble of a world that evanesced in a thick cloud of smoke and ash.Continued

Heroes for the home of the brave

In the aftermath of the tragic terrorist attacks Sept. 11 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, there have been many acts of heroism. There are the 343 firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who are missing or dead, last seen where the twin towers used to stand. They gave their lives in the line of duty.
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Duty now for freedom’s future

Do you see now? I do. Outside of the mostly peaceful society Americans have strived to create there is still a world of aggression. The Western world and the Eastern world have come face to face and not for the first time, but it is a new conflict that will predictably mark this new age of information when we no longer fight wars with violent weapons alone. For once the powers that be are going to attempt to talk this out and form coalitions before any fighting begins. It can be hard to grasp the issues, but this crisis is calling on all of us to rethink our lives here in America and forces us to realize the chance that hostile enemies could strike again. Continued


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