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My take on what happened in the election.

Belief Over Reason

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Fascism In America

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I wrote this after I got back home Wednesday night, but it took a few days to get it posted. Thanks very much for your support.

Beirut Epilogue

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 Dr. Edward Alam, professor of philosophy and theology at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.
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 This interview with Dr. Alam gives a very good historical context for the war now going on in Lebanon. I feel lucky to have met him. Here are the links to the book he recommended for more in depth study:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Years-War-Palestine-Colonialism/dp/1250787653">The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine</a> by Rashid Khalidi<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Wall-Israel-Updated-Expanded/dp/0393346862/ref=sr_1_1?crid=126L9MR5UMNNC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J19Sa9CxbfJfdAtIMNAvlL3iSmeV_6yh2HKAfs7dBi0rXSeCD-d3C8zZQz2XYvK1pouUKv5g87pPvEOHpzxqgw.7uneS_JeqNRe3XE3F_3IY_J1F-GbFlLM-mJwMrbwNWI&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the%20Iron%20wall%20avi%20shlaim&amp;qid=1729488419&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the%20iron%20wall%20avi%20shlaim%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C212&amp;sr=1-1">The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World</a> by Avi Shlaim<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ethnic-Cleansing-Palestine-Ilan-Pappe/dp/1851685553/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BXJNJFT7GSRE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EcKTXdgbHAMMbwDhLh9M6A.e_y9y5xpPyTRr5XHAxF1wmzoo0ajWBuaid2E78s85lU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the%20ethnic%20cleansing%20of%20%5Balestine&amp;qid=1729488472&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the%20ethnic%20cleansing%20of%20alestine%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C198&amp;sr=1-1">The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine</a> by Ilan Pappe





















 
 







 
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<description>An Interview with Dr. Edward Alam, professor of philosophy and theology at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.
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An Interview with Dr. Edward Alam, professor of philosophy and theology at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.


Beirut Part Six

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Four more interviews with people on the street in Beirut.

Beirut Part Five

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