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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Against all odds.
You never know what you may come across reading comments left in a public blog. Sometimes, there are nasty surprises. But, most of the times, there are new and pleasant surprises… like the one I read today. The author of … Continue reading
Posted in Soldiers
Tagged Afghanistan, amputees, Iraq, military, Soldier heros, Soldiers
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Socialism=evil.
Having lived in the Soviet Union for a couple of years, I cannot abide the false romanticism of those who pine over communism and/or socialism, believing that these systems are a necessary counterpoint to the excesses and abuses of capitalism. … Continue reading
Entropa: “We wanted to prove that 20 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, there is no censorship,” said Alexander Vondra, former Czech dissident.
Meet Entropa, sculpted by David Cerny. This is the commemorative sculpture that marks the Czech Republic’s assumption of the presidency of the European Union. The sculpture represents EU countries. These representations are whimsical, childish, funny, offensive, sophomoric, depending whose viewpoint … Continue reading
US Ambassador Ryan Crocker receives the highest honor.
Ambassador Crocker is a career Foreign Service Officer who has just been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was nicknamed by President Bush “Sunshine” because of his bleak assessments on Iraq. As a biased observer, I was especially touched … Continue reading
Photo taken by a colleague of Kenneth’s, who was in Moscow with us many moons ago.
Posted in Hunting, Iraq, Poland
Tagged Diwaniyah, hunting club, Iraq, Minsk Mazowieck, Polish signs
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Christmas in Iraq.
This is the Christmas Card we received from Kenneth. This was our first Christmas apart. Kenneth and his Iraqi well-wishers could not say it better: This is my first Christmas away from family in my 30 years of marriage. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Service, Hilla, Iraq
Tagged Babil, Christmas, Foreign Service, Iraq
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