We Were So Close: Life After Conscience and the Abraham Accords
“We were so close,” Cassandra Dixon wrote, from Malta -where she had hoped to board Conscience, the aptly named Freedom Flotilla ship which two weaponized drones bombed on May 2, 2025, almost certainly launched by Israel. Cassandra had traveled to Malta after spending six weeks in Masafer Yatta, the West Bank region where, for two … Continue reading "We Were2025-05-09 | Uncategorized
US Change in Tone May Not be to Ukraine’s Benefit
The Trump administration warned recently that, if progress is not made in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, they could walk away from the talks. On April 18, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say, ‘you’re foolish, you’re … Continue reading "US Change2025-05-09 | Uncategorized
Trump Interview Puts Iran Negotiations in Jeopardy
Donald Trump’s unexpected answer on Sunday to an interviewer’s question has thrown his administration’s nuclear negotiations with Iran into confusion. U.S. President Donald Trump has consistently said that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program are limited to preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon: “You know, it’s not a complicated formula. Iran cannot have … Continue reading "Trump Interview2025-05-07 | Uncategorized
The Myth of Conquest: Why Gaza Will Never Be Subdued by Israel
To conquer a place is to fundamentally subdue its population. This must be clearly differentiated from ‘occupation’, a specific legal term that governs the relationship between a foreign “occupying power” and the occupied nation under international law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention. When Israeli forces were ultimately compelled to redeploy from the Gaza Strip in … Continue reading "The Myth2025-05-01 | Uncategorized
Arbaeen Day 1
Post 53. Today I started my journey on Arbaeen, a 53 mile walk from the city of Najaf to Kerbala. An annual event that marks one of the largest human gatherings in the world. I am at the 1/3 mark and I have experienced the best of the human spirit. The selfless giving camaraderie and the connection to the human2017-10-28 | Shi'a Crescent, The Pillars of Faith, Ali ibn Abu Talib