by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 8, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis I spent Memorial Day morning at the ceremony at the Veteran’s National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico which honored America’s service men and women who gave their lives fighting for this country as well as those who became disabled as a result....
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 29, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeSatire, shock, ugly facts—since 9/11 the U.S. has tried practically every psychological approach to discourage young people from joining up with Al Qaeda and ISIS, according to Greg Miller and Scott Higham in the Washington Post. A Tale of...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | May 26, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis What ever happened to the professional American diplomat? Or can the world’s second oldest profession even still be considered a profession in these United States? Is the State Department, the country’s oldest cabinet department which is tasked...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 20, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe Some news stories have legs. Some don’t. Sometimes when the latter happens, the non-interest is deserved. But sometimes the disinterest is very hard to understand. Here’s a headline that appeared late last month: “U.S. Weighs Training...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | May 16, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Even during the darkest days of the Cold War, leaders of the US and the Soviet Union met to discuss areas of agreement and disagreement to keep international conflicts from escalating out of control. Such was Secretary John Kerry’s recent...
