by Rich Wandschneider | Feb 8, 2023 | Diyarbakir, Turkey
One. Earthquakes: Monday’s giant earthquake in Turkey has me thinking back to the time when I was in Turkey. And to a six-week stint building “houses”—4×5 meter A-frame buildings without electricity or plumbing, in villages without electricity or plumbing—in the...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jul 7, 2020 | Atlantic pipeline, Boldt decision, Celilo Falls, Columbia River, Dakota Pipeline, Dalles Dam, Diyarbakir, Grand Coulee Dam, Hasankeyf, Missouri River, Turkey
There was a story in the New York Times yesterday about the flooding of the village of Hasankeyf in Southeast Turkey.Some say the village is 12,000 years old, and certainly it and the surrounding area have stories of ancient civilizations that are part of a historical...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 18, 2016 | Alcatraz occupation, Aleppo, Alvin Josephy, Burns, Cuba, Diyarbakir, Donald Trump, Indian Country Today, Iran, Kurds, martin luther king, Middle East, MLK, President Obama, Shiites, Sunnis, Turks, Vietnam
So take courage! Friends here in Northeast Oregon are upset with the goings on in neighboring Burns. One group “occupied” a local Oregon Wildlife Refuge one evening with binoculars and beer. Most of “my” friends would like to see the government stand up and oust the...
