9/11/01
No More ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Foreign Policy
©2012 Susan Stamper Brown
As truth’s brilliant light breaks through the fogginess of mistruth as to the reason behind the violent anti-American sentiment currently burning its way across the globe, one thing is for sure: An internet YouTube video is not the culprit, and those who say it is are either seriously misinformed, trying to deflect blame, delusional, lying – or a little of each. Read the rest of this entry »
Ground Zero Changes No One Should Believe In
©2012 Susan Stamper Brown.
Life is messy and full of unexpected twists along the way leaving even the most obsessive control freaks among us feeling a bit undone, considering so much of the change introduced into our lives is rarely invited and not always good. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama’s Foreign Policy Communicating Wrong Message Globally
Copyright 2012 Susan Stamper Brown
Awhile back, I drove past a sun tanning salon sharing a property line with a cemetery. The salon posted a sign that, in my opinion, was positioned too close to the cemetery’s property line. The sign read: “Walk-ins Welcome.” Obviously, the owners failed to communicate the message they intended, but did their part to lighten up the normally somber atmosphere around the cemetery. Playwright George Bernard Shaw was right when he said “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion it has taken place.” Read the rest of this entry »
GITMO needs pork ribs served in the courtroom by female soldiers in bikinis.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Now Bormann is defending Walid bin Attash, one of five top al-Qaidaoperatives on trial in Guantanamo Bay for allegedly conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The five men, who have come to be known collectively as the Gitmo 5, were arraigned there Saturday. It was then that Bormann gained national notice, and a measure of criticism, for appearing in court in traditional Muslim clothing that left only her face showing and for asking one woman on the government team to consider dressing more modestly so her client could focus on the proceedings.Bormann would not discuss reports of threats against her.For her, the issue is a simple one of respecting the religious and cultural beliefs of a client. She said that since she was appointed to bin Attash’s case last year, she has always dressed conservatively out of deference to a client who believes he will violate a religious tenet if he looks at a woman who is immodestly dressed.
“My client has never seen my hair, has never seen my arms, has never seen my legs,” Bormann said in an interview Monday. “All of the defense counsel, all of the guards and everybody who works in Guantanamo Bay camp has seen me dressed like this. … I never thought in my wildest dreams that this would become an issue.”
And my response to the attorney in GITMO defending the 9/11 terrorists who requested all females in the room wear traditional Muslim attire:
No thanks. Let’s instead have pork ribs served in the courtroom by female soldiers in bikinis. Respect for those who killed our family members BECAUSE of their religion? Pulllleeese!
Never Forget September 11, 2001
Copyright 2011 Susan Stamper Brown
Recently, I was reminded of the value of the freedom while attending a military retirement ceremony in Washington D.C. Driving down the hill after the ceremony, my soul was stirred as my eyes caught a glimpse of the late-summer sun reflecting across the sea of white-washed stones at the adjacent Arlington National Cemetery — and wondered what it is that defines a person who is willing to give his or her life in exchange for freedom. Read the rest of this entry »
Standing On Another’s Shoulders
© Copyright 2011 Susan Stamper Brown
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” Isaac Newton Read the rest of this entry »