Douglas Mattern

August 6-9 marks the 59th anniversary of the atomic bombs that obliterated the Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the instant slaughter of over 100,000 individuals, with tens of thousands of others dying in the days that followed. People who were outside at the time of the blast simply disappeared, leaving only a shadow on … Continue reading “Remembering Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Dark Cloud Over Civilization”

Terrorism of the 9/11-type tragedy is a serious and dangerous problem that people understand, and they take caution when the color alerts are issued. What’s amazing is that the same people ignore a far greater terrorism that is on Red Alert everyday with millions of lives and a billion tears but an hour away. This … Continue reading “Red Alert Everyday”

On the eve of another war, Norman Mailer has it right: "We are a conservative property-loving nation obsessed with the passion to destroy other nations’ property." Sure enough, the four horsemen of the apocalypse – war, famine, disease and death will be strewn across Iraq for second time by the world’s most powerful nation. And … Continue reading “On the Eve of War, Once Again”