TERRORISM This word terrorism appropriately labels what happened to those involved with yesterday’s Boston Marathon. The American people on Patriot’s day had their basic freedoms violated because of terrorism. Contrary to news anchors, some politicians, reporters, and others, this word does not require a modifier. Whether it is revealed as domestic or foreign it is still incredibly destructive, terrorism yesterday resulted in the death, injured, and carnage of traditional freedoms people have enjoyed for decades. I retain no sympathy for those that perpetrated the crime, be they plotters, a system, or any motivator that took the life of a young eight year old with the others injured or killed. Call it what it is, whether you are a news anchor, media analyst, crime commenter, or anyone, terrorism is the word. The horrible act in Boston was criminal terrorism, plain, pure and simple, an attack on basic American freedoms. Media and internet outlets are filled with comments today like, reprehensible, brutal, carnage, innocents, etc., certainly those comments are warranted. Yet some in leadership and public position refuse to even use the word “terrorism,” in describing the brutal event that took place in Boston yesterday. Why is terrorism overlooked as a word in our national vocabulary by many notable individuals. Have we disregarded our history and freedoms for items of personal or political expedience? Does terrorism when used to describe the injury and death of innocent Americans offend someone’s friend, nation, system or faith system? Not really, terrorism calls death and injury of innocents by labeling the act for that which it really is, cowardice, immorality, lack of feeling, gross brutality, having no regard for human life, butchery performed without mercy. I label the awful event in Boston and the great Americans injured and killed as an act of terrorism which should be eliminated from the globe. My hope is that we find and dispense justice to any and all those cowardly perpetrators responsible for these deaths and injuries. God bless America, Dr. Alan Phillips

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, April 10, 2013 Strategic patience will not work with North Korea isolated from much of the global nations trying to prove their technological strength. They must know the consequences of their belligerent threats if translated into action. The North Korean military would be eliminated from the face of the earth. We cannot stop this paranoid nation without devastating action. Pre-emption is a must in our strategy. Sad that so many people will lose their lives, even possibly stationed American troops. Our administration and its Pentagon must know this is not a game. I support our nation's leaders in their actions. Dr, Alan G Phillips, Sr

AN ATTACK BY NORTH KOREA WOULD BE A FATAL MISCALULATION The American people are highly resilient when attacked without cause by a dictatorial regime. They immediately coalesce in support of their president regardless of party affiliation. They are immediate in their support and volunteering to ramp up the nation’s military readiness for the conflict at hand. The American people will support the course of our president’s action. If the commander in chief calls for regime change their will be national support for it from all citizens. If the president determines an end to the country known among nations as North Korea it will cease to exist. Americans are no longer interested in entertaining irrational consultation, threats, and aberrant actions from North Korea. The time has arrived to confront its military leaders and the madness in particular of one. Like fellow citizens I will totally support and endorse the actions of our president and our military in dealing with this dictatorial regime. Alan G Phillips, Ed. D. FROM THE ECONOMIST, APRIL 4

NY TIMES, April 1 The danger of isolation and miscalculation seem in world affairs to reenforce each other. We currently have a young, isolated, limited individual acting as a leader for a large military population. Even the North Korean generals seem quick to agree with their leader and accept verbal assurances as their reward. In spite of China being a supposed friend they refuse to accept advice from the world's largest nation. Correspondingly they ignore the signs given to them by the world's strongest military power. They basically follow their young leader, an isolated self appointed dictator whose main line of thought is totally predicated on one dimensional stimulated response thinking. He and his followers will have to be dealt with overwhelming power at the sign of the slightest infraction, provocation orirrational movement toward the U.S. and it's allies. There is no alternative. Dr. Alan G. Phillips, Ed. D.