The Attack We Do Not Speak Of

June 8th, 2012
by F. Grey Parker

45 years ago today, the U.S. suffered a brutal military humiliation as the result of a sneak attack.

Most Americans have never heard of it.

The conspiracy-minded traffic in fringe theories about it.

What little discussion there actually is of the event often results in accusations of racial or cultural bias against those who have the nerve to bring it up at all.

But it did happen...

A Year After Tucson

Jan 8th, 2012

We never have had the dialogue that should have followed the hail of gunfire which shocked our nation one year ago today. The least we can do is remember the victims.

Those killed: Christina Taylor Green, 9; Dorothy Morris, 76; Arizona Federal District Judge John Roll, 63; Phyllis Schneck, 79;  Dorwin Stoddard, 76; and Gabe Zimmerman, 30.

Those wounded: Mavanell Stoddard, 75; George Morris, 76; Pamela Simon, 63; Randy Gardner, 60; James Eric Fuller, 63; Bill Badger, 74; Ronald Barber, 65; Susan Hileman, 58; Mary Reed, 52; Kenneth Dorushka, 63; Kenneth Veeder, 75; and, of course Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Quote Of The Day - Here and Now Edition

Dec 18th, 2011

"One sometimes hears of people who try to model their writing or their persona on Christopher Hitchens’ example.

The results are usually absurd and sometimes perverse. Christopher did not offer a model of what to think.

He offered a model of how to think – and how to live. Fully. Fearlessly. Joyously. And then, alas too soon, of how to die: without bluster but without flinching, boldly writing until the fingers moved no more."
-- from David Frum's remembrance of the late Christopher Hitchens

Priorities and Politics Vs. Remembrance On 9/11

Sept, 21st, 2011
by F. Grey Parker

I am re-posting this very disturbing portion of my 9/11 round-up for a reason. That reason is outlined below the video. The video is not safe for work or children.



I am still going through reader correspondence from the last few weeks. My apologies. Some of the mail I am reading is actually quite startling. In particular, I have been taken aback by the sheer level of venom and vitriol directed at me regarding the choices I made while marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Apparently, a larger number of my readers than I am frankly comfortable with were disappointed that I didn't take that time to write some anti-militarist screed. More disturbing were the dozens who railed at me for not promoting outright "trutherism."

With all due respect, what the hell is wrong with you?

The legitimacy of these arguments and the veracity of conspiratorial claims were not on my mind that day. Nor should they have been. I have written, in excruciating detail, on these subjects. The only thing that mattered on that day was to remeber the human toll.

Period. End of story.

I am hoping that just one or two of the people who felt the need to condemn my "failure" to capitalize on such horror will watch this.