America and shared sacrifice

Apr 18, 2007 11:20 PM

Not too long ago I made a couple of comments here pointing out the dissonance between those who serve in Iraq, who fight and die on our behalf, and those of who stay home...shopping. In light of the mass murder at Virginia Tech, and the ongoing carnage in Iraq, how is that a gap in blackberry service makes the front page of New York Times?

Virginia Tech: What the hell?

Apr 18, 2007 03:45 PM

I went to take a look at my traffic this afternoon and discovered something very interesting. A lot of traffic to my site coming from two things: people searching google on the term "What does it feel like to kill" and this old article from Alternet.

What Does it feel like to kill?

Apr 04, 2007 12:00 AM

What does it feel like to kill?

For some reason, that question’s been on my mind a lot lately. With Chris going off into the Marine Corps later this year, it came up at my brother’s party last weekend. We were talking, and I said to him, “The one thing you have to be prepared for, is you may be put into a position where you have to kill someone.”

But what does that mean?

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