In my latest editorial for CGTN, I wonder what the current crisis in Ukraine might look like if only Western leaders had heeded an important piece of advice. No man is perfect, but good luck finding someone who understands geopolitics better than Henry Kissinger. The man celebrated most especially in the U.S. and China for … Continue reading CGTN: The Ukraine crisis: The West’s provocative culpability
Month: March 2022
Spine
Imagine having no spine No toughness No grit How relieved I am To not be you
Perch
Sitting high on a perch Safe, content and comfortable But knowing This cannot last Seasons change People come and go Soon there will be another Sitting high on a perch
Youth
Youth is wasted on the young The saying, of course you know Never more true these words When to war, they are told to go All youth, we do send? Please, do not be so daf' Those with means and money Theirs stay home, and laugh Fight for flag and country Honor, on you we … Continue reading Youth
Order
Dutiful soldiers Line up to fight To protect an order For which they have no say
CGTN: U.S. senator swings, misses in criticism of China
In my latest editorial for CGTN, I explore why one U.S. senator needs to rethink his let's-sanction-China strategy. Returning to Rubio, we must acknowledge that in attempting to validate his bona fides as an anti-Communist, he is ignoring reality. Any sanctions the U.S. would issue against China would be met with a response by the … Continue reading CGTN: U.S. senator swings, misses in criticism of China
Courage
The boy looks up at the man He sees it, feels it He cannot spell the word He doesn't even know what it means But he hopes when he becomes a man He will show it at the right time Like the man is right now When it matters most Courage
Knowledge
Knowledge shared Dispensed from a thimble From he who is obviously smarter than the mere peons And ants Both of which he crushes under foot
Climb
You climb ever higher One step in front of the other Yet all around People do not see you They see a slithering snake