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I wrote this for Foreign Policy three years ago. Unfortunately, it is as current today as it was then. The Taliban use “counter terrorism” as cover for killing their enemies, among them former military personnel who fought alongside US & NATO troops until the August, 2021, withdrawal. Read on:

What Happened to the Taliban’s Pledge to Fight Terrorism?
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“Jesus said loving in this way is a commandment – as serious a command as the command that we not commit adultery or steal or kill.”

My latest piece is a reflection on the Pedilavium of Holy Thursday.

The Foot Washing of Holy Thursday

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Money, Mass, and intentions - good and bad
Kathy Valentine's avatar

feels like I’m just the edges of a hollow, ravaged hole and I hate this fate.

but.

this is a spectacular guy, when he lived and always forevermore. the Clem Burke I knew and loved

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Who was Georges Chevrot?

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The Beginning of the End for Trump

Shout out to David Muir and Linsey Davis for how well they moderated this debate. I think we saw that not every single lie needs to be corrected, but chiming in when especially egregious untruths were uttered by Trump made a difference. It's quite rich that conservatives are upset because David Muir corrected Trump's ridiculous assertion that immigrants are eating pets, instead of being upset that Trump made the claim in the first place.

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