Month January 2009

Give to the United Palestinian Appeal

UPA provides both emergency humanitarian relief and long-term development programs to Palestinian communities striving for economic and social development in the wake of ongoing conflict. UPA is also registered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a private…

Gaza war. Two weeks and still going

AFP photo from BBC From Hope man. He is Israeli and lives near Gaza. He blogs with Peace man, who is Palestinian and lives in Gaza. We are now 2 weeks into the war. 1 week since the ground incursion…

Army holds ‘Mad Scientist’ conference

Sounding very 4GW and 5GW, the Army held a “Mad Scientist” seminar last August, to “investigate proliferating technologies with the potential to empower individuals and groups in the next 10-25 years.” Quoting from the seminar summary The U.S. must accept…