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Joe Parko

Joe Parko is a retired college professor who taught for 28 years in the School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and serves on the steering committee of Cumberland Countians(Tennessee)for Peace and Justice.In 2005, he was the Quaker delegate on a peace mission to Israel and Palestine.

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14 Articles, 3 Quick Links, 21 Comments, 5 Diaries, 0 Polls

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Israeli peace leader prefers Obama
THE PRESIDENT of the United States is the king of this planet. I live on this planet. Therefore, the election of the President concerns me, too. Very much so. These are my reasons for prefering Obama.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
In Defense of Rev Jeremiah Wright
(1 comments) What has some folks so up in arms is not that Dr. Wright was angry and seemingly hostile as many would have us believe but, rather, the implications of what he said. What Dr. Wright did more than anything was to challenge all the accepted illusions that allow citizens of all colors, sex and ethnicity to wrap themselves in a fake patriotism buttressed by made-up religion, which prevents them from looking critically at America.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Listen to mostly untold Palestinian story | tennessean.com |
This imaginative article places Tennesseans in the role of the Palestinians in order to help them relate to the situation there.

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