Tag Archives: Iraq

9/11 and the Enduring Sorrow

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Callen Harty

(Note: This was originally posted on 9/11/12. The post has been slightly updated with some current information) Nine. One. One. On an autumn morning so vivid it seems like yesterday and so foggy it seems a lifetime ago our nation … Continue reading →

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To Mom on Your 90th Birthday

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Callen Harty

You were born in 1925. February 19, 1925 and you came into this world as the youngest of nine children. And now, it is 2015. It is nine decades later. It is ninety years later and you are still smiling and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, Cold War, compassion, empathy, generosity, Great Depression, Happy Birthday, Iraq, justice, Korea, laugh, laughter, love, Mom, moral compass, mother, ninety years, smile, Vietnam, World War II | 2 Comments

Thoughts on “The Interview”

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Callen Harty

The Sony Pictures cancellation of the premiere and other showings of “The Interview”, a new film that revolves around two Americans recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean President Kim Jong-un has citizens on all points of the political … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Adolf Hitler, America, American public, animal rights activists, anti-abortionists, anti-Semitism, artistic choices, artists, assassination, Barack Obama, beheading, bomb threats, box office, boycott, California, Charlie Chaplin, Christmas Day, CIA, computer hack, Death of Klinghoffer, Disney, enemy nations, FBI, freedom of speech, George Bush, Guardians of Peace, Hollywood, homophobic jokes, intellectuals, Iraq, James Franco, Jon Stewart, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-un, lawsuits, Metropolitan Opera, New York, nobility, North Korea, political discourse, right-wingers, Salman Rushdie, same-sex partners, Seth Rogen, Shakespeare, Sony Pictures, South Park, Team America, terrorism, The Great Dictator, The Interview, toilet humor, U. S. military, vegetarians, Wikipedia | 1 Comment

Peace on Earth

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Callen Harty

In the Christian tradition this is among the holiest of eves. But one does not have to be a Christian to appreciate the man of peace who was Jesus. If one simply takes him at face value, as a man … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, arms, believers, Bible, borders, Buddhists, Christian, Christmas, Gandhi, generosity, glory, God, Golden Rule, hearts, Hindus, humanity, Iraq, Jesus, Jesus wept, kill, kindness, love, Martin Luther King Jr., Mexico, Mohammed, Muslims, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Pakistan, patriotism, peace, Somalia, spirit, Sudan, Syria, teachers, unbelievers, understanding, United States, war, weapons, Yemen | 1 Comment

To President Obama on the Next Four Years

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Callen Harty

November 13, 2012 Dear President Obama, Congratulations on your election to a second term. I sincerely hope that as a nation we can set politics aside and all work together to move this country forward. It was your campaign theme … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Peace

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Callen Harty

As Memorial Day 2012 winds down I do not think of the parades, barbecues, the biggest sales of the season, or even the unofficial start of summer. I think of soldiers lost to war whose families will never celebrate any … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, Faces of the Fallen, imperialism, Iraq, Memorial Day, militarism, peace, war | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Iraq

9/11 and the Enduring Sorrow

To Mom on Your 90th Birthday

Thoughts on “The Interview”

Peace on Earth

To President Obama on the Next Four Years

Let There Be Peace

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