This web blog (blahg) will mostly focus on light and feel good material, but it will also occasionally present articles & photo-journalistic images of current events with the aim of sparking thought on issues you may have skipped or missed.  Attempts to stay balanced will be relatively small, so feel free to jump in and voice your opinion!

If you’ve been staying up to date with the increasing instability in Syria, you may note that there are similarities to other recent conflicts in which the US has chosen to get involved with.  Here is a link to a New York Times article discussing the absence of Western intervention with some valuable perspectives directly from Syrians.

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