Monday, July 21, 2014





Another Week that Was


One hundred years ago, nearly to the day, the world collapsed into a chaos that changed everything. With the tragic events of this past week, hopefully we are not on the brink of most disastrous global consequences.
Malaysia flight 17 – shot down in what appears to be cold-blooded violence compounded the already escalating violence between Israel and Palestine does not augur well for a peaceful summer of 2014. Just as the alliances and ententes of 1914 clashed under the gathering storm of World War I, the Middle East from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the still horrific Syrian situation, and now Russia and Ukrainian separatists unleash terror upon innocent civilians escalate towards global terror.
I would like to write about the wonderful places to visit, the earth flows with beauty spots, historical monuments worthy of visits, not excluding the wonderful diversity of people throughout the globe. We are shrinking, communication makes us a smaller world, there is much to see and appreciate. The soul yearns to visit Mount Nimrut in Turkey, Petra in Jordan, the pyramids in Egypt, the wonderful Greek and Roman ruins throughout the Mediterranean countries just to name a few memorable places. Terrorists and terror have no place in a world meant for beauty, for people of every country and civilization to share themselves and their diverse cultures.

Let’s remember the beauty available to all, and cooperate with global efforts, governments, and others to help bring about a world where we can enjoy the wonders of history, glories of magnificent geographical wonders, and luxuriate in cultural diversity. We don’t want to lose any more valuable artifacts from the past, or be afraid to travel to these spots because some refuse to abandon radical views. World War III is NOT an option!

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