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Welcome To The Third World
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Sydney H. Schanberg,
1343 words
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Politics-U.S.:
Having failed to respond to Hurricane Katrina in the manner expected of the world's leading nation--leaving flotillas of bodies winding through drowned streets--the U.S. has finally gained membership in the third world. The membership is only provisional, however, as America has yet to fulfill all the requirements.
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Vietnam, the War That Won't Heal
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Sydney H. Schanberg,
1318 words
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Politics-U.S.:
Three decades have passed since the last helicopter rose from the American embassy roof in Saigon, and in that time, our leaders still feel the need to announce, at regular intervals, that Vietnam is behind us. Yet, they also regularly haul the nation into situations that repeat the bungled thinking behind that war.
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Bush's 9-11 Problem
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Sydney H. Schanberg,
1500 words
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Politics-U.S.:
The administration's credibility problems on the Iraq war could affect not only the election results but the way this presidency will be remembered.
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Turning Point
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Sydney H. Schanberg,
1122 words
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Politics-U.S.:
Many presidents have invoked God in speeches and policy decisions, especially during times of war. And most presidents have told lies. But I know of no president who said he was acting in God's name while telling lies in order to prod the country into a war against an adversary that, though a vile dictatorship, had no significant link to bin Laden.
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When John Kerry's Courage Went M.I.A.
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Sydney H. Schanberg,
2979 words
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Politics-U.S.:
Senator John Kerry, a decorated battle veteran, was courageous as a navy lieutenant in the Vietnam War. But he was not so courageous more than two decades later, when he covered up voluminous evidence that a significant number of live American prisoners were never acknowledged or returned after the war-ending treaty was signed in January 1973.
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