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"Breaking the War Mentality" by Barack Obama (1983)
The
essay, which appeared in
Sundial while Obama was attending Columbia University, certainly does not evince any of the writing flair shown in Obama's much-lauded, bestselling books,
Dreams of My Father and
The Audacity of Hope.
Over at
News Real Blog, Matthew Vadum
has written a scathing review of Obama's essay and concludes his review as as follows:
If you’re having trouble getting to sleep one night, I recommend you read the article.
You’ll be out before you finish the first page.
Anyway, if you want to read what seems to be actual writing by Obama during his college years, the first link in this post leads to that rarity.
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Obama And The Term Islamic Terrorism
Recently I stumbled across the New York Post article entitled "Obama was as clueless about 9/11 as he is about ISIS" (February 28, 2015). The essay points out that, in 2004, Obama added a new preface to his 1995 memoir Dreams from My Father. Excerpt...
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No One, Out Of A Class Of 150 Polisci Majors, Remembers Meeting Barack Obama At Columbia - Not A Single Person
From Wayne Allen Root: Barack Obama: The Ghost Of Columbia University I just returned from New York, where I attended my 30th Columbia University reunion. I celebrated with my esteemed classmates. Everyone except Barack Obama. As usual- he wasn’t...
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Obama's Books Banned From Us Prisons-- Too Radical
From Gateway: But, he's a moderate. Thank You State-Run Media For Vetting This Radical Before the Election. Barack Obama's books were recently banned from the US government's most secure prison. The radical language in the books make them...
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Indoctrination Watch: University Of Washington Makes Obama's Dreams From My Father Required Reading For Incoming Freshman
From the Seattle Post Intelligencer Blog: Obama's "Dreams from My Father" picked for UW Common BookThe University of Washington picked a hot topic for its 2009 "common book," which all incoming freshmen will be asked to read next fall.Barack Obama's...
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Obama's Three Week Trip To Pakistan In 1981
Obama said, "I traveled to Pakistan when I was in college -- I knew what Sunni and Shia was [sic] before I joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee." This last part -- a college trip to Pakistan -- was news to many of us who have been following the...
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