Comments for jeb sharp - work in progress http://jebsharp.wordpress.com Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on UN Security Council by euandus http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/un-security-council/#comment-335 euandus Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:24 +0000 http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-335 Thanks for your post. I just wrote one about what it means when such brutality is "normalized" by virtue of simply being used on a regular basis...when in fact it ought to be regarded still as beyond the pale. I am providing the link in case you are interested. http://euandus3.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/using-rape-against-political-protesters/ Thanks for your post. I just wrote one about what it means when such brutality is “normalized” by virtue of simply being used on a regular basis…when in fact it ought to be regarded still as beyond the pale. I am providing the link in case you are interested. http://euandus3.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/using-rape-against-political-protesters/

]]> Comment on Armistice Day by worldwar1letters http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/armistice-day/#comment-324 worldwar1letters Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:11:20 +0000 http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-324 Readers will also enjoy Soldier’s Mail: Letters Home from a New England Soldier 1916-1919 which features the writings of U.S. Sgt. Sam Avery during the American involvement in the Great War. A compelling eyewitness narrative from the hot sands along the Rio Grande to the cold mud along the Meuse. http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com Readers will also enjoy Soldier’s Mail: Letters Home from a New England Soldier 1916-1919 which features the writings of U.S. Sgt. Sam Avery during the American involvement in the Great War. A compelling eyewitness narrative from the hot sands along the Rio Grande to the cold mud along the Meuse.
http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Gorazde and Foca by Amra K http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/goradze-and-foca/#comment-287 Amra K Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:38:32 +0000 http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-287 Hi, I just want to thank you for this blogg. I was born in Gorazde and lived there for 22 years. Just moved to united states about 2 yrs ago. Its really nice to se those photos of yung people over there /by the way Mirza Muslic, the guy on the left went to high school with me/. I was there during the war time, only thig I can say Thanks God that we are alive, or some of us. Here in states people can't believe that we went thru all of that and we are still normal.. Thats something in our nature, what doesnt kill us make us stronger! We are stronger now, we have enough love in our hearts to forgive! But we should not forget! Every one of us moved on, we are going to school, having a kids, building our careers, families.. Life is going on... Thank you again, Amra p.s would love to hear your radio pieces if possible! Hi,

I just want to thank you for this blogg. I was born in Gorazde and lived there for 22 years. Just moved to united states about 2 yrs ago. Its really nice to se those photos of yung people over there /by the way Mirza Muslic, the guy on the left went to high school with me/.
I was there during the war time, only thig I can say Thanks God that we are alive, or some of us. Here in states people can’t believe that we went thru all of that and we are still normal.. Thats something in our nature, what doesnt kill us make us stronger! We are stronger now, we have enough love in our hearts to forgive! But we should not forget!
Every one of us moved on, we are going to school, having a kids, building our careers, families.. Life is going on…

Thank you again,

Amra

p.s would love to hear your radio pieces if possible!

]]> Comment on Appomattox by zeusiswatching http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/appomattox/#comment-242 zeusiswatching Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:15:40 +0000 http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/?p=169#comment-242 Very interesting thoughts from Prof. Ayers. I'd love to have a few good recommendations for books to read about the reconstruction era. Very interesting thoughts from Prof. Ayers. I’d love to have a few good recommendations for books to read about the reconstruction era.

]]> Comment on About by jebsharp http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-228 jebsharp Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:42:16 +0000 #comment-228 Thanks very much! I hope I can keep it up too. It's always great to hear from podcast listeners and it's fine to leave comments here. You can also send podcast-related messages to howwegothere at gmail.com and for Facebook members there's also a How We Got Here Facebook Group page here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73351279128 The advantage of the Facebook page is that there's a discussion board where you listeners can talk to each other as well as to me. Cheers, Jeb Thanks very much! I hope I can keep it up too. It’s always great to hear from podcast listeners and it’s fine to leave comments here. You can also send podcast-related messages to

howwegothere at gmail.com

and for Facebook members there’s also a How We Got Here Facebook Group page here:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73351279128

The advantage of the Facebook page is that there’s a discussion board where you listeners can talk to each other as well as to me.

Cheers,

Jeb

]]> Comment on About by G. Thomas http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-227 G. Thomas Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:40:30 +0000 #comment-227 Hello Ms. Sharp. You once mentioned after a podcast that you wanted to hear from your listeners. I couldn't find any other convenient way to respond. (Sorry.) I listen to you only in podcasts, because I can't get you on radio here (Germany). I have "found" you in different corners of the podcast "world" and have always been quite impressed with the way you are able to get to the core of a topic and then (more importantly) get that idea across to "us". I find it quite important in a world of 3-sentence news to have a chance to get the background to the things happening in today's world and am especially thankful for the "How we got Here" series. In my particular case getting any information in English is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for your hard work. I hope you can keep it up and sustain your high-quality journalism. Yours sincerely, G. M. Thomas Hello Ms. Sharp.
You once mentioned after a podcast that you wanted to hear from your listeners. I couldn’t find any other convenient way to respond. (Sorry.)
I listen to you only in podcasts, because I can’t get you on radio here (Germany). I have “found” you in different corners of the podcast “world” and have always been quite impressed with the way you are able to get to the core of a topic and then (more importantly) get that idea across to “us”. I find it quite important in a world of 3-sentence news to have a chance to get the background to the things happening in today’s world and am especially thankful for the “How we got Here” series. In my particular case getting any information in English is a breath of fresh air.
Thank you for your hard work. I hope you can keep it up and sustain your high-quality journalism.
Yours sincerely,
G. M. Thomas

]]> Comment on FRUS by FOIA http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/frus/#comment-209 FOIA Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:16:15 +0000 http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/?p=808#comment-209 Douglas Selvage has posted yet another update at <a href="http://hnn.us/articles/64114.html" rel="nofollow">History News Network</a>. Douglas Selvage has posted yet another update at History News Network.

]]> Comment on About by jebsharp http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-208 jebsharp Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:17:52 +0000 #comment-208 Thanks for the thoughtful comment Tim. I like the thought of exploring it in the context of HWGH. For anyone who wants to explore the history of prohibition this is sure to be a good starting point: http://www.backstoryradio.org/2008/12/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Tim. I like the thought of exploring it in the context of HWGH. For anyone who wants to explore the history of prohibition this is sure to be a good starting point:
http://www.backstoryradio.org/2008/12/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/.

]]> Comment on About by Tim Covey http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-207 Tim Covey Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:43:44 +0000 #comment-207 The picture the news briefs give us indicate the drug trade is seemingly out of control. The Mexican and Peruvian governments are in an outright war with the cartels operating out of their countries and the poppy trade out of Afghanistan is at its highest level. I have a belief that U.S. history has a parallel with alcohol during prohibition in that it was a period where organized crime made money hand over fist, mafia activity exploded and the government authorities had very little affect. When the 21st amendment was ratified, seemingly overnight the mafia lost their means to an extremely large cash generating operation. How was that possible given they were deeply involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol? It seems to me the mafia wouldn't have just walked away from an endeavor that generated so much money, yet it seems that's exactly what happened. In the spirit of "How We Got Here", maybe the answer could shed light on how we can quell the drug trade and what effect drug legalization would have on modern day organized crime, if any. The picture the news briefs give us indicate the drug trade is seemingly out of control. The Mexican and Peruvian governments are in an outright war with the cartels operating out of their countries and the poppy trade out of Afghanistan is at its highest level. I have a belief that U.S. history has a parallel with alcohol during prohibition in that it was a period where organized crime made money hand over fist, mafia activity exploded and the government authorities had very little affect. When the 21st amendment was ratified, seemingly overnight the mafia lost their means to an extremely large cash generating operation. How was that possible given they were deeply involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol? It seems to me the mafia wouldn’t have just walked away from an endeavor that generated so much money, yet it seems that’s exactly what happened. In the spirit of “How We Got Here”, maybe the answer could shed light on how we can quell the drug trade and what effect drug legalization would have on modern day organized crime, if any.

]]> Comment on Compensation for Banja Luka’s destroyed mosques by jebsharp http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/compensation-for-banja-lukas-destroyed-mosques/#comment-206 jebsharp Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:17:52 +0000 http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/?p=1052#comment-206 Yes--a crucial question! Yes–a crucial question!

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