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A group of soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are bringing smiles to the faces of local children by
handing out soccer balls from the USSF Passback program in partnership with Eurosport.
Some good food for thought as we start the week.
Tom Englelhart asks an important question this week in his excellent article "Is America Hooked On
War?"
And lest you think this is a jab at either major party, you'll find that Engelhart finds this
addiction started long before Bush and seems to have broad approval by both parties.
The decision of Manchester United and Liverpool not to have an embroidered red poppy on their
shirts has caused quite a fuss. United have said that the poppy will not show up on their shirts
and with all the work and charity they already do for the armed forces, don't feel that joining
other Premiership clubs in having a poppy on their shirt will add to the contribution.
You might have noticed a new advert at the bottom of the page. It's for the Homeless World Cup
which kicks off in a couple of weeks in Milan. 48 teams of homeless people from around the world
will travel to Italy.Milan is the seventh tournament and the event has grown and grown since it
sprang to life in Graz in 2003.
I do not normally comment on non-soccer related items on this blog. While I have mentioned good
causes to support in the past, they have all been soccer related somehow. This is a little
different, no soccer involved but something I am supporting.There is a group known as Soldier's
Angels. They help the wounded who arrive in Germany and the States from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Dona may be a joke among us, but to the children in Afghanistan, he is still La Mejor / via
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