Thursday afternoon
I had intended to post some thoughts on my Africa trip early in the week but it has been much busier than I anticipated. The nature of the workshop combined with the international variety of the participants has created lots of challenges. Although English is the common language used, many of the participants are challenged by that.
I cannot be descriptive of the work we are doing because I am under a non-disclosure agreement. The best description for it I can think of is grueling. It has been a very long week. We plan to end at 2pm Friday because most of the Europeans leave Friday evening. The rest of us leave Saturday morning. Because of the time difference, my arrival in Phoenix should be around 9pm Saturday.
I will plan to put some Africa thoughts up tonight or Friday night.
On another subject, last night when I turned CNN on in my room, the news was all about the hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. Before I went to bed, 23 people were reported dead. Today, 57 are reported as dead. And now Al Qaeda in Iraq has taken credit for this cowardly act of terror. No big surprise.
How can we defend against an enemy who is willing to die for such a warped cause? The only defense is a strong, unyielding offense. Feel free to respond.
I cannot be descriptive of the work we are doing because I am under a non-disclosure agreement. The best description for it I can think of is grueling. It has been a very long week. We plan to end at 2pm Friday because most of the Europeans leave Friday evening. The rest of us leave Saturday morning. Because of the time difference, my arrival in Phoenix should be around 9pm Saturday.
I will plan to put some Africa thoughts up tonight or Friday night.
On another subject, last night when I turned CNN on in my room, the news was all about the hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. Before I went to bed, 23 people were reported dead. Today, 57 are reported as dead. And now Al Qaeda in Iraq has taken credit for this cowardly act of terror. No big surprise.
How can we defend against an enemy who is willing to die for such a warped cause? The only defense is a strong, unyielding offense. Feel free to respond.
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