Memory . . .

. . . issues. . .

(based upon http://www.alternet.org/story/140137/american_amnesia%3A_we_forget_our_atrocities _almost_as_soon_as_we_commit_them)
. . . Torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise-latter of which is . . .  surprising. Guantanamo was a torture chamber; a place used in violation of a treaty forced on Cuba.  Torture has been routinely practiced; the least of the many crimes of aggression, terror, subversion, and economic strangulation darkening the history of the U.S. and many other great powers. Surprising is essentially the reactions to the release of those Justice Department memos, even by some of the most eloquent and forthright critics of Bush malfeasance: Paul Krugman, Hans Morgenthau, who as a scrupulous scholar, also recognized that the historical record was radically inconsistent with that "transcendent purpose." . . .

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Have kids . . .

. . . today lost all respect for their elders?  Is this REALLY the major problems with the world today?  I don't think they all have.  And, I don't think so (in that order) . . .


(http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/World-War-I.htm)
The spark that started World War I was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Although Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the nephew of Austria's emperor and heir-apparent to the throne, was not very well liked by most, his assassination by a Serb nationalist was viewed as a great excuse to attack Austria-Hungary's troublesome neighbor, Serbia.

However, instead of reacting quickly to the incident, Austria-Hungary made sure they had the backing of Germany, with whom they had a treaty, before they proceeded. This gave Serbia time to get the backing of Russia, with whom they had a treaty.

The calls for back-up didn't end there. Russia also had a treaty with France and Britain.

This meant that by the time Austria-Hungary officially declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, an entire month after the assassination, much of Europe had already become entangled in the dispute.

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OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD)

My latest solo release, '2014' of original, instrumental piano music, can be downloaded digitally at:

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