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Not by bullets and bombs alone

On June 4, 2018June 6, 2018 By mmshowalter

President Bush has vowed to use financial weapons to attack Osama bin Laden. It will be difficult to do so, but not impossible. by Kerry Dolan, Richard Heller, Luisa Kroll, Deborah Orr, John Pitman, Silvia Sansoni, Francesca Sears and Monica Showalter. Make no mistake, it takes money to run a

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A Volcanic Experience

On May 30, 2018June 6, 2018 By mmshowalter

A Volcanic Experience: Mount Batur Volcano, on the Island of Bali, One hour’s drive from Ubud. The journey up Bali’s Mount Batur volcano begins in a silent cornfield under the moonlight. There a Balinese farmer wearing flip-flops guides trekkers across jagged lava beds. In the silence, the crowing of roosters,