http://mgx.com/blogs Pondering global affairs Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:53:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/07/24/computer-on-the-fritz-so-experimenting-wblackberry/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/07/24/computer-on-the-fritz-so-experimenting-wblackberry/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:02:57 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/07/24/computer-on-the-fritz-so-experimenting-wblackberry/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/07/24/computer-on-the-fritz-so-experimenting-wblackberry/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/05/31/4645/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/05/31/4645/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 15:12:28 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4645 These images were taken by the Marines with cell phones and digital cameras during my son's deployment to Ramadi. Many men died and many more were wounded and more, like my son, suffer from traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder. Some of these men died close by my son and one died in his arms and each one's passing have left a deep mark.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/05/31/4645/feed/ 7 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/08/democracy-now-investigates-the-wikileaks-video-of-us-troops-firing-on-civilians/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/08/democracy-now-investigates-the-wikileaks-video-of-us-troops-firing-on-civilians/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:36:21 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4460 As the mother of an Iraq combat veteran these video confirmations of what many know to be a common occurrence in any war zone is painful to watch and painful to write about. Yet, it is critically important that we as a nation fully understand what is we are asking our youth to do and what we are asking them to become. The WikiLeaks video at the bottom was released Monday and I preferred to wait for calmer and more thoughtful heads to evaluate it because I may not be as objective as I would like but it is imperative we get past the DOD suppression of these events and evaluate the rules of engagement. ]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/04/08/democracy-now-investigates-the-wikileaks-video-of-us-troops-firing-on-civilians/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/05/iraq-war-veteran-shannon-meehan-runs-for-state-legislature-on-pennsylvania/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/05/iraq-war-veteran-shannon-meehan-runs-for-state-legislature-on-pennsylvania/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:07:17 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4287 This is an especially moving story for me. This young Army sargeant, Shannon Meehan, is suffering from severe PTSD and TBI and had a similar experience of taking the lives of Iraqi civilians, as my son did, is fighting through the fog to find some meaning in his life. His politics are unclear but I hope he makes it.]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/05/iraq-war-veteran-shannon-meehan-runs-for-state-legislature-on-pennsylvania/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/04/maddow-liz-cheney-flips-the-scoop-her-dad-is-al-qaeda/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/04/maddow-liz-cheney-flips-the-scoop-her-dad-is-al-qaeda/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:40:35 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4282 Liz Cheney through her 'Keep America Safe' political action committee has connected the dots from al Qaeda to her dad, Dick... No wonder Bush ignored the intelligence memo alerting him to the 9/11 attacks! This would be funny if it weren't for the almost 5,000 Americans killed in Iraq and 30,000 plus wounded]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/04/maddow-liz-cheney-flips-the-scoop-her-dad-is-al-qaeda/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/03/the-hurt-locker-not-such-a-great-movie-for-those-who-have-been-there/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/03/the-hurt-locker-not-such-a-great-movie-for-those-who-have-been-there/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:47:35 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4270 http://mgx.com/blogs/2010/03/03/the-hurt-locker-not-such-a-great-movie-for-those-who-have-been-there/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/11/08/speaking-on-blogtalk-radio-tomorrow-regarding-the-ft-hood-tragedy/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/11/08/speaking-on-blogtalk-radio-tomorrow-regarding-the-ft-hood-tragedy/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:06:31 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4065 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/11/08/speaking-on-blogtalk-radio-tomorrow-regarding-the-ft-hood-tragedy/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/10/24/leaving-some-veterans-behind/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/10/24/leaving-some-veterans-behind/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:49:27 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4049 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/10/24/leaving-some-veterans-behind/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/09/27/maddow-gop-fixing-fake-problems/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/09/27/maddow-gop-fixing-fake-problems/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:07:34 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=4002 GOP trying to scare veterans into believing the VA benefits will be taxed in health care reform bill continue the sham despite being proven false]]> http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/09/27/maddow-gop-fixing-fake-problems/feed/ 0 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/08/25/oregon-end-to-end-in-a-day-and-a-half/ http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/08/25/oregon-end-to-end-in-a-day-and-a-half/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:27:24 +0000 magix http://mgx.com/blogs/?p=3861 http://mgx.com/blogs/2009/08/25/oregon-end-to-end-in-a-day-and-a-half/feed/ 1