“The following definition is provided by a former Director of Psychological Operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense: ‘Psychological operations may be defined broadly as the planned use of communications to influence human attitudes and behavior…conducted to create in target groups behavior, emotions, and attitudes that support the attainment of national objectives.’ Psychological […]
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Dick Gregory On The Assassination Of Malcolm X
“I was not surprised at all by Malcolm’s murder. I knew it had been planned down to his last breath and that once planned nothing was going to stop the killers. The press gave me the same lie they would feed to the American public for the next thirty-four years. I disagreed then, and I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Who Moved My Cheese?” By: Spencer Johnson
“He knew he had learned something useful about moving on from his mice friends, Sniff and Scurry. They kept life simple. They didn’t over analyze or over complicate things. When the situation changed and the cheese had been moved, they changed and moved with the cheese. He would remember that Haw had also used his […]
Read the rest of this entry »Elsie Law’s Dose Of The Law
“I remember reading a phrase once that said, ‘the freedom of the press belongs to those who own the press.’ We can thus reiterate that the constitution and the legal system in this soceity are not a neutral instrument, and that the law belongs to those who write it, and to those who use it […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 2- “Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War” By: Jimmie Briggs
“It has been estimated that at least 10 percent of the world’s fighting forces are under the age of eighteen. Since the time of the Roman and Spartan Empires, children have been molded into combat-ready soldiers, all the way up to the Civil War and later, World War II, which saw the emergence of a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 1- “Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War” By: Jimmie Briggs
“Though overshadowed by high-profile fighting in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the American Military has maintained a significant presence and role in Columbia for a number of years. In the fall of 2002, the U.S. Congress approved a request from the Bush administration to allow American military aid, previously targeted against the drug trade, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week, “Patti’s Pearls” By: Patti LaBelle
“The ability to live fully in the moment- in the time and place we are right now- is one of the greatest secrets I know of living joyfully. Because once you grasp it, freedom is very close. You stop worrying about the past and stressing out about the future. Enjoying life- not agonizing about what […]
Read the rest of this entry »Definitions Better Than Webster’s: Courage
COURAGE “Courage is not, of course, the absence of fear in the face of danger. The absence of fear under such circumstances would be symptomatic of a mental disorder of one variety or another. Courage, rather, has to do with how one manages fear in the face of danger. Courage, further, is that sensitive, raw […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 2- “Gifts From A Course In Miracles”
“‘What for?’ This is the question that you must learn to ask in connection with everything. What is the purpose? Whatever it is, it will direct your efforts automatically. When you make a decision of purpose, then, you have made a decision about your future effort; a decision that will remain in effect unless you […]
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“What you must recognize is that when you do not share a thought system, you are weakening it. Those who believe in it therefore perceive this as an attack on them. This is because everyone identifies himself with his thought system, and every thought system centers on what you believe you are.” -From, “Gifts From […]
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