On this Sunday, the handshake I extend is gentle, but of unmistakable granite. It is from a simple American to another American with the great call of crucial duties, to the one nestled on pinnacles. I write these words from a soul that is famished, a vision that is troubled. To my fellow American, Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch, I remind of the common bond, what separates us from the rest of the world, what makes us different, and why we are the faithful flag carriers, despite the haze and terrors of battle, potency of enemy. As a courtesy, this is also addressed to Mr. Alistair Routledge, Exxon’s Guyana Country Head.
What those of us who lived through the Vietnam War era know is that our government lied to us. Over and over. About body counts. About whether the U.S. was winning. About how long the war would go on. This.
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Readers should realize I’m liable to lose my liberal license over my Dec. 4 column on affirmative action. Seriously, it goes without saying, or should, that I am a retired