Category Archives: peace

Free Tibet Now And Then

August 26, 2021 – 11:05 am

Back in 1998 I went down to Washington with my father. The ostensible purpose was to visit my cousin Cindi in Annapolis. My secondary reason was to protest against the World Bank with the Free Tibet Society. My father was comfortable situated with my cousin, her daughters, and husband. He had his crossword puzzle and […]

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A Red Line In The Afghan Sand

August 23, 2021 – 8:00 pm

Throughout April 1975 the NVA and Viet Cong drove the ARVN from every province. Troops threw away their uniforms. Artillery was abandoned on the road. M16s were tossed into rice paddies. It was Thân ai nấy lo or ‘Every man for himself’ and all combatants and civilians fled the countryside for Saigon hoping that the […]

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The Path From Palestine

May 11, 2021 – 3:01 pm

Click on image to enlarge. How can you create peace in Palestine without understanding the fact that the land was stolen from the original owners? It would be like someone coming into your house and saying my great-great-great to the 10th power grandfather lived in this house and now I’m moving into it. “You get […]

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Memories Of Palestine

May 11, 2021 – 11:31 am

Several years ago I was getting gold chains on 47th Street to show a customer at the Plaza Hotel store opened by Richie Boy. Business was slow at the exchange and the older gold dealer asked with a Levantine accent, “Where are you from?” “Boston.” No one in the Diamond District had ever asked my […]

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FREE THE WORLD

May 11, 2021 – 2:49 am

In 2011 gold soared to record prices and a steady flow of customers entered our diamond exchange on West 47th Street to sell their precious jewelry and family heirlooms. They were of all ages, nationalities, and races. Most of them were honest, but buying stolen merchandise or swag was a crime. Richie Boy, his father […]

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