No more politics until January. I promise. The pain is too deep.

Posted on September 9th, 2003 by Zsallia
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I have been a good girl. I have avoided politics and world events for some time now, concentrating on what I most desired to write when I started this site. Still, there have been some tentative questions sent my way from those who found this site when I was initially dealing with the upcoming war [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2003 by Zsallia
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Having studiously avoided commentary on world affairs for some time I feel it is proper to weigh in briefly on the situation in the Middle East in general, and Iraq in particular. The current situation in Iraq comes as no surprise to anyone who takes a realistic view of the challenges ahead. While the military [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2003 by Zsallia
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Time for another view of developments in the Iraq campaign. I note that the general American public seems to be reacting to events with a degree of sophistication that the modern media usually assumes them incapable of. There are lessons to be learned there. I noted last week that it is very difficult to form [...]

Posted on April 2nd, 2003 by Zsallia
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What constitutes mercy? Under what circumstances does mercy become an ill-afforded luxury? Is there intrinsic value in sacrificing soldiers in order to retain a moral imperative? Does that value persist if exercising mercy may prolong the combat and prevent an immediate peaceable solution, post conflict? These two posts on Weekend Pundit and The Truth Laid [...]

Posted on March 27th, 2003 by Zsallia
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