Dear CCI Friends,

In our frustration to get our points-of-view to major media outlets, let’s follow David Speedie’s example below by sending “Letters to Editors” to publications that have tens of thousands of readers.

On May 12, David sent “Letters to Editors” to the Financial Times. To his surprise, his letter was printed and he has received emails back supporting his comments.

Please consider emailing “Letters to Editors” to The New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post when they post articles with which you disagree … or agree. Be sure submissions are short, preferably 150 words or less.

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Dear CCI Friends,

Innumerable Americans are speaking out today on the near insurmountable issues we as a nation face from 2020 forward. It’s near impossible to keep up with all of them.

One voice of considerable importance has come to my attention recently: that is former West Point graduate, 20-year U.S. military, Colonel during the Vietnam War and prolific author, Andrew Bacevich. He is now the first President of the new think-tank,  The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Remember Bacevich’s name. I believe he will be a major voice in the near future. His latest book, The Age of Illusions, has just come out.

Please watch his 12 minute video, Andrew Bacevich On America’s Long-Standing Wars, before reading the following article. After both, let us know what you think.

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Dear CCI Friends,

Whether we are Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents or non-party persons, we can feel gratitude and thanksgiving in knowing that these two Presidents of the most powerful nuclearized nations in the world stand together in making this joint statement.

Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives

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Dear CCI Readers,

The New York Times has descended into political expediency and pressure for years. Finally, on April 23, the Times printed this article below, chronicling America’s tragic and likely irreversible decline. It comes from Berlin’s NYT Bureau Chief, Katrin Bennhold, a lovely and assertive young woman who can take the hits, if necessary.

This Berlin article may be the turning point in U.S. print media acknowledging and facing the consequences about what America has turned into over the past several decades. A number of elements are dealt with below; some with sadness, some with relief, others still questioning … but the verdict of all seems to be, “what we thought had been … and was, is gone forever.”

Over 1800+ comments to this article were registered following the first few hours after release, thus showing the reader’s concurrence. I read through dozens of them. They carried loss, regret, blame of Trump, deep concern … but none had hope of return to America’s glorious past. To me it seems like a coming-to-grips-with … what is.

My question of the moment is, why has the NYT allowed it to come out in this manner, at this time?

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Dear CCI Friends,

What a strange thing that America’s two major parties, Democrats and Republicans, don’t want to see decent relations between the world’s two great nuclear powers??? Can you believe this?

The article below is written by a third U.S. Party member, a Libertarian. Please scan and ponder … What rational mind could go along with both U.S. parties intentions to create bad relations between two nuclearized giants!

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