Dr. Hakim

It’s frustrating that whereas all human beings wish to live meaningful lives, we seem helpless in the face of a few individuals waging wars and exploiting our world. But we can each do something about this insensible status quo, as ordinary folk of the People’s Peace Movement (PPM) show us by taking one barefoot-step at … Continue reading “In Afghanistan, Our Need To Rethink the Institution of War”

President Obama has authorized "a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned". Imagine that, like the late U.S. war veteran Jacob George, you’re sent on this "more expansive mission". Your military helicopter is landing on farmland amidst mud-house villages, like a futuristic war machine inserted into an agricultural community … Continue reading “Not Again, Mr. Obama! On ‘A More Expansive Mission’ in Afghanistan!”