Iraq is not Vietnam, but …what about Chechnya?

Iraq is not Vietnam, but …what about Chechnya?

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Fragilecologies Archives 9 January 2004 By Dr. Michael H. Glantz and Dr. Igor Zonn I would think that President Bush would like to take back some the words he spoke in May 2003, that the…

Ants, Lemmings, Ostriches, or Sheep?

Ants, Lemmings, Ostriches, or Sheep?

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Fragilecologies Archives 19 December 2003 Guest Editorial: By Dr. Ilan Kelman ilan_kelman@hotmail.com Ants, lemmings, ostriches, or sheep. Which most suits your palate? For imitating, not for eating. When it comes to disasters, we often emulate…

Sierra Leone and the United States: The Same Voyage

Sierra Leone and the United States: The Same Voyage

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Fragilecologies Archives 17 December 2003 Guest Editorial: By Dr. John Shepherd, M.D. jcscmstas@msn.com Walk together, talk together O ye people of the earth, Then and only then Shall ye have peace. –Sanskrit proverb John Shepherd,…

Déjà vu All Over Again … But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way

Déjà vu All Over Again … But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way

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Fragilecologies Archives 1 December 2003 Nothing generates interest in the weather more than a weather or climate extreme. This year is one of those years when droughts, floods, bush and forest fires, and vector-borne diseases…

Do We Need Nature?

Do We Need Nature?

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Fragilecologies Archives 18 November 2003 Do we need nature? Paraphrasing William Shakespeare, is nature to be or not to be? That is the question. It seems simple and straightforward. But is it? Who, for example,…