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According to a report in January of this year “the number of Syrian refugees stands at 2,386,087.”  It is estimated that 844,000 are in Lebanon; 593,000 in Jordan; 580,000 in Turkey; 217,000 in Iraq; and 133,000 in Egypt. There are also “6.5 million people who have been displaced from their homes but remain within Syria’s borders.”…

It’s good to have an idea of a country which is the subject of great discussion. It’s also nice to read about it prior to the present days when people may have reasons for putting a spin on it.  A group calling itself the Unrepresented Nations and People Organization put out this history about eight…

It isn’t often you have two columnists writing about the same subject on the same day who claim to have roots in South Boston. Both hold Whitey Bulger and the wrongfully incarcerated FBI Agent John Connolly in high disdain. One, Peter Gelzinis of the Boston Herald, has the luxury of being able to tell things straight up; the…

Watching CNN Piers Morgan the other day he wanted us all to know about how Bill Clinton felt about Putin. He told us back in September 24, 2013, he met with Clinton in New York. He wrote that he asked Clinton if he trusted Vladimir Putin. He said Clinton replied: “Putin’s a hard man. A very hard…

I used to attend the St. Patrick’s day parade in South Boston as a child with my parents, then as I slipped into my teens when it became inappropriate to be seen with one’s parents with my friends, and finally with my wife when my children were young. I think all of these times the…

Today, Farah Stockman, an editorial writer for the Boston Globe, decided to throw her two cents into the Ukrainian situation. You can read what she had to say here. I felt compelled to respond to her. I sent the following letter to her email: “Ms Stockman: You either have a lack of knowledge about the…