Women at Arms - A Combat Role, and Anguish, Too - Series - NYTimes.com
In this New York Times article (see below) we see emotionally compelling stories of women soldiers/veterans coping with the stress of war during and after the end of their tours.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/us/01trauma.htmlThe US military, facing the realities of personnel rotation (and the unsound policy opening a second front in the war on terror), have had no choice but to place women in combat, bypassing sexist regulations compelling them to do just the opposite.So, our female warriors have achieved, at least relatively, equality in all aspects of life in the military. That includes PTSD or Pos

Clinton Calls Israeli Concessions 'Unprecedented' : NPR
In this NPR story (see thr link below) Secretary of state Hillary Clinton calls the Stafe of Israel's lukewarm reduction of settlement building in the West Bank 'unprecedented'.Wow! Unprecedented; imagine that! So how come it feels no different in terms of tangible outcomes. Palestinians and Israelis are not conversing and the settlements are getting built notwithstanding the reduction. How unproductive is that?Speaking of unproductive: how about the Palestinian leadership gets into some serious talks with Israelis, at least that way they can tell them to their face that what they're doing (building settlements while "negoti

A deep nail in the coffin of this Island-Nation: the assault on PR's Bar Association and other refle
On the evening of October 13 (Black Tuesday) governor Luis Fortuño signed into law a nefarious piece of legislation, which eliminated compulsory membership fees for Puerto Rico's Bar Association. See coverage from El Nuevo Día, Caribbean Business, and El Vocero. It is a punitive measure directed at this institution for expressing solidarity towards laid-off government

A derogar hoy colegiación compulsoria de abogados - El Nuevo Día
Sinking this Island-Nation further into hopelessnesshttp://www.elnuevodia.com/aderogarhoycolegiacioncompulsoriadeabogados-625875.htmlSent from my iPhone

Mercedes Sosa: 1935-2009
A fitting obituary for one of Latin America's greatest voices (see the link below).May your beautiful voice fill the halls of heaven. Our loss is God's gain, for now He has you for Himself. May He be moved by your compelling lyrics. We will remember...Argentine Folk Singer Mercedes Sosa Dieshttp://www.npr.org/templates/text/s.php?sId=113479453&m=1Sent from my iPhone