"The Family of Man"

My best friend's great, great uncle is the man seen here comforting the other soldier, this being taken in September of 1950, the opening days of the Korean War.

This famous photograph was published in "The Family of Man" photography exhibition found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_of_Man

Clinton Warns of ME Arms Race if Iran Gets Nukes

I usually stay away from politically-charged articles...
But Nukes are an important issue, ya'll..

VOA News-- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told senators Wednesday that if Iran obtains a nuclear weapons capability, it would trigger an arms race in the Middle East and beyond.

She said the Obama administration is pursuing a diplomatic track on the issue with Iran but within a specific time-frame.
Clinton said the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran has created what amounts to an "alliance" among Israel and many Arab states, and she is hoping the shared interests will give impetus not only to diplomacy with Iran but also a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee nominally devoted to the foreign affairs budget, she said the Obama administration - which promises diplomatic outreach with Iran - hopes to persuade the Tehran government that it will actually be less secure if it succeeds in what U.S. officials believe is an effort to acquire a nuclear weapons capability.

"A nuclear-armed Iran with a deliverable weapons system is going to spark an arms race in the Middle East and the greater region. That is not going to be in the interests of Iranian security and we believe that we have a very strong case to make for that," she said.

Clinton spoke in response to questioning from Republican Senator Judd Gregg, who called Iran a terrorist state, and noted Washington comments earlier this week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that preventing a nuclear Iran should take precedence over Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

The Secretary of State, echoing remarks by President Obama to the Israeli leader, said diplomacy on both issues can proceed at the same time.

"The president made it clear that he is committed to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons with all of the consequences that that would entail. But at the same time we cannot wait on the Palestinian-Israeli efforts regarding peace. So we think they have to proceed simultaneously," she added. (rest of article)

From Backdated LJ Entry..

Random thought: Just how many heroic lives of youth from all across our nation will be cut short before there is an end to all of the madness? I pity the poor souls lost of their simple freedom to live, and over what? A simple self-righteous belief belonging to a another being that is different, and because of his actions, evil.

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