Musician, Entertainer Promoter in the Los Angeles area. I grew up as in Arlington and Alexandia Virginia on the shores of the Potamac, with a former POW father who was assigned to Naval intelligence for some time, and who later became a speechwriter on a Senate staff, followed by a career lecturing and writing on national and international affairs. A knowledge of the deep intrigues behind our cartoon American news is ingrained in me. It is not a simple game of black and white and good and bad guys. Looking beyond parties and even ideological camps opens up a doorway to greater, and deeper truths and fuller assessment and understanding of the forces seeking to manage our destiny. So a OpEd News is on my read list.