B-Man Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 One of the last true "Ladies" Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Passes Away at Age 96 cartercenter.org https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-rosalynn-carter-111923.html 57 minutes ago — ATLANTA (Nov. 19, 2023) — Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a passionate champion of mental health, caregiving, and women's rights, caregiving, and women’s rights, passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:10 p.m. at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. She died peacefully, with family by her side. Grant to them eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. May her soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) It has been my experience that long married spouses do not last long after one passes. Here is hoping that President Carter has peace in his last few days. . Edited November 19, 2023 by B-Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 END OF AN ERA: Henry Kissinger, America’s most famous diplomat, dies at 100. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-diplomat-nobel-obituary-031478 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, B-Man said: END OF AN ERA: Henry Kissinger, America’s most famous diplomat, dies at 100. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-diplomat-nobel-obituary-031478 . The worst part is his little disciples are out creating/promoting wars following his theory about "stopping big wars with regime changes and small wars" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/henry-kissingers-bombing-campaign-likely-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cambodians-and-set-path-for-the-ravages-of-the-khmer-rouge/ar-AA1kKRJzhttps://theconversation.com/henry-kissingers-bombing-campaign-likely-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cambodians-and-set-path-for-the-ravages-of-the-khmer-rouge-209353 The United States assisted the Pinochet regime in consolidating, through economic and military aide, diplomatic support and CIA assistance in creating Chile's infamous secret police agency, DINA. At the height of Pinochet's repression in 1975, Secretary Kissinger met with the Chilean foreign minister, Admiral Patricio Carvajal. https://bnn.network/politics/henry-kissinger-the-architect-of-us-policy-that-aided-pinochets-dictatorship-in-chile/ Nulan and Clinton are disciples. The world burned when Clinton was SOS. Edited November 30, 2023 by Tommy Callahan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/30/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-war/ From 1969 to 1973, as secretary of state and national security adviser under President Richard M. Nixon, Kissinger ordered the carpet bombing of large swaths of Cambodia that U.S. officials at the time claimed were sanctuaries for communist insurgents from South Vietnam as well as North Vietnamese soldiers. Ben Kiernan, a historian at Yale University and a leading scholar on the U.S. legacy in Cambodia, has estimated that around 500,000 tons of U.S. bombs were dropped on Cambodia during this period and that these indiscriminate attacks killed as many as 150,000 civilians. The scale of this bombing campaign, internally called Operation Menu, was kept secret from the American public for many decades, though leaked and declassified records have revealed that Kissinger personally “approved each of the 3,875 Cambodia bombing raids.” In 1970, according to declassified transcripts of his telephone conversations, Kissinger spoke to Nixon about the situation in Cambodia before relaying the following order to his deputy Alexander Haig: “He wants a massive bombing campaign in Cambodia. … It’s an order, it’s to be done. Anything that flies, on anything that moves. You got that? ” Rise of a genocidal regime Historians have also widely credited the U.S. bombing campaign with contributing to the rise of the totalitarian Khmer Rouge regime, which carried out a host of atrocities during its four-year rule, including the genocide of minority groups. Between 1.5 and 3 million people — or about 1 in 4 Cambodians at the time — were killed under the Khmer Rouge, led by dictator Pol Pot. Of 5 million survivors, at least a quarter live with trauma, say local researchers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 I'm making it to 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Sandra Day O'Connor https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/12/01/sandra-day-oconnor-supreme-court-justice-dead/ Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, whose independence on a court that was often ideologically divided made her the pivotal vote in numerous closely contested cases and one of the most powerful women of her era, died Dec. 1 in Phoenix. She was 93. The cause was complications from advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease, and a respiratory illness, according to an announcement by the court. Justice O’Connor had said in October 2018 that she had dementia and was exiting public life. In her nearly quarter-century as a justice, sworn in on Sept. 25, 1981, after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan, to her retirement on Jan. 31, 2006, to care for her husband, who had Alzheimer’s, she tried to avoid what she called “giant steps you’ll live to regret.” She rejected the idea of eliminating the right to abortion, for example, in part because “an entire generation has come of age” relying on it, she wrote. Instead, she co-wrote the principal opinion in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992), setting a new standard for judging abortion cases but reaffirming the core holding of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Obituary without a political narrative. Sandra Day O'Connor, former Supreme Court Justice, dead at 93 Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the nation's high court, has died, the Supreme Court announced. She was 93. O'Connor died Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer's, and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a statement. In a statement, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. praised O'Connor as a history-making justice with a fierce independent streak. "A daughter of the American Southwest, Sandra Day O’Connor blazed an historic trail as our Nation’s first female Justice. She met that challenge with undaunted determination, indisputable ability, and engaging candor," Roberts said. "We at the Supreme Court mourn the loss of a beloved colleague, a fiercely independent defender of the rule of law, and an eloquent advocate for civics education. And we celebrate her enduring legacy as a true public servant and patriot." https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sandra-day-oconnor-former-supreme-court-justice-dead-93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Creator of Archie Bunker, the character who presaged Trump by decades, has passed Norman Lear, the TV writer and producer who transformed the bland porridge of situation comedy into a zesty stew of sociopolitical strife and brutally funny speech and who gave the world such embattled comic archetypes as Archie Bunker, Fred Sanford, Maude Findlay and George Jefferson, died Dec. 5 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/12/06/norman-lear-dead-tv-obituary-archie-bunker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 11/30/2023 at 9:13 AM, Tiberius said: I'm making it to 100 Both my parents did. I'm hoping longevity skips a generation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) Actor Ryan O'Neal age 82. Finally gets to be with Farrah again. Edited December 9, 2023 by Wacka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 1:14 PM, B-Man said: One of the last true "Ladies" Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Passes Away at Age 96 cartercenter.org https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-rosalynn-carter-111923.html 57 minutes ago — ATLANTA (Nov. 19, 2023) — Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a passionate champion of mental health, caregiving, and women's rights, caregiving, and women’s rights, passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:10 p.m. at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. She died peacefully, with family by her side. Grant to them eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. May her soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. . She looked like my mom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Toby Keith has passed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Joseph I. Lieberman, Senator and Vice Presidential Candidate, Dies at 82 He served four terms in the Senate from Connecticut before Al Gore chose him as his running mate in the 2000 election. He was the first Jewish candidate on a major-party ticket. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/us/politics/joseph-i-lieberman-dead.html A patriot, a good man who always looked for compromise, and a staunch defender of Israel. Too bad more senators aren't like him. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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