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The War on Terror

Central Asia
and the Middle East

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Israeli collaborators (new window)

European and US oil and gas imports

Just another imperialist?
An essay on a US pronouncement leading up to the war against the Taliban and the eviction of Osama bin Laden - 21 September 2001 (pdf format).

Waiting for Godot?
In defense of Palestine and the failure of the US to intervene during the second Intafada - 6 December 2001 (pdf format).

Shared principles and individual bravery.
One does not instill new principles, while abandoning well-established, venerable, old ones - 6 April 2002 (pdf format).

Shades of gray and the wonders of belief.
Terrorism is horrific, but so are many other things - 28 April 2002 (pdf format).

The self-righteous and the just.
The peace that Israel seeks is one of domination and oppression - 31 May 2002 (pdf format).

The Frankenstein monster.
There is something very awry about the US-Israeli friendship -
27 July 2002 (pdf format).

Unaccomplished fait accompli.
It is easy to make war when you have the upper hand. The challenge is to make peace - 11 September 2002 (pdf format).

Anti-Semitic?
In order to erase decades of misleading Israeli propaganda it is useful to dwell on the opposition. This is a story of a national government run amok - 16 October 2002 (pdf format).

There are few innocent people in a democracy
Many people lament the loss of innocent life in the Israeli-Palestinian conflct. How many question the meaning of innocence - 8 December 2002 (pdf format)?

An unfortunate gambit
What to make of the UNSC stand-off regarding Iraq. How President Bush got us into this mess. What US allies could be doing to help us get out of it, but are no. - 9 March 2003 (pdf format - 56 KB).

Three drives to a par five!
Making good on a failed gambit: why one should not be worried about the fate of the UN and a long post-war occupation of Iraq - 6 April 2003 (pdf format - 12 KB).

Good Bush stay, bad Bush go
There is more to democracy than stability and order: an answer to the question about how long the US should remain in Iraq - 24 April 2003 (pdf format - 16 KB).

Enemies of peace, or defenders of Palestine - rivers on a roadmap without bridges
Isreal and the United States must accept the Hamas and other Palestinian paramilitary groups who are party to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as negotiating partners - 28 June 2003 (pdf format - 20KB).

Bad Bush go - That the US stay!
The Bush Administration is no longer worthy. It is time for a new, more credible, less bellicose, president that can live within its means and provide long term vision and world leadership - 8 August 2003 (pdf format -16KB).

It is not what you say, rather what you do not say that counts - An exercise in reverse logic.
President Bush's speech at the opening session of the 58th UN General Assembly. The US-Iraeli quagmire -28 September 2003 (pdf format - 80KB).

Mene, Mene, Tekel: Sharon's Decision Wall
Time is running out in Palestine and the democratic world must act quickly. If reasonable Arabs and Jews do not unite, Sharon and Bush will have their way, and we will all have to pay for it well into the future - 28 December 2003 (pdf format - 32KB).

A very useful link in this regard can be found on the stopthewall.org website.

A failed diplomat, and Israel's failing foreign policy - A conversation in three parts.
For the past 40 years democratic governments around the world have given Israel a free-ride. It is time that we the people put an end to it. This is a critique on Ambassador Mazel's recent act of vandalism at the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm - 28 January 2004 (pdf format with photograph - 164KB).

Five, four, three, two, one, and still counting - This is not an essay about al Qaeda
What many have perceived as a victory for al Qaeda is in the final analysis a victory for democracy. Our hats should be off to José Luis Rodrigues Zapatero and Spain's national electorate - 8 April 2004 (pdf format - 28KB).

The fuel that stokes the fire - USAmerica's enemies within.
The United States has missed two important opportunities to establish a new world order since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Both of them took place under a Bush administation. Unfortunately Senator Kerry can promise little better - 8 June 2004 (pdf format - 36KB).

More democratic folly? Suggested issues for the upcoming presidential debates.
Foreign policy is often decided in a fine mist of detail in which domestic voters can easily become lost. This essay attempts to lay some of the more important issues squarely on the table - 30 September 2004 (pdf format - 92KB).

New perspective for a new administration - In search of a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East.
The United States government must win back the trust of the Palestinian people, the Arab world, and its principal European allies - 1 November 2004 (pdf format - 66KB).

Mostly Red - From and to the heart of the United States of America
In the Muslim world fundamentalism is an attempt to preserve the past. In the United States it is an attempt to revive what many in the West have forgotten. These two viewpoints are not so very different - 21 January 2005 (pdf format - 88KB).

Trashing the Globe's Electronic Freeways

Google's free trash delivery service
EARTH prides itself in being frank for the sake of most. Others pride themselves in hurting others without detection. Have you ever heard of Ghostscript - 31 May 2003 (pdf format - 16 KB)?

Importation of Foreign Workers

When in Rome. Adaption and assimilation - Whose burden?
Employers who do not bear the costs of the social problems they create are likely to create more. International graduate teaching assistants (ITAs) at major US universities are a form of imported labor. 13 April 2005 (pdf format - 64KB)

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my region (north america)
moogoonghwa | earth

Post Election 2009

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Citizen's Briefing Book - An Extract
A compilation of letters submitted to President-elect Obama via the Obama Transition Team’s Citizen's Briefing Book in anticipation of the President's 2009 Inaugural Address.

This is an effort to muster support for an immediate end to Israeli brutality in the Middle East and to promote a more proactive, less militaristic, pragmatic role on the part of the United States in bringing peace to the Middle East.

Each letter is dated and titled, makes a statement, and finishes with a brief question, observation, or comment to President-elect Obama - 18 January 2009 (pdf format - 236 KB).

A Dollar a Day - For a Healthy Public Domain
By providing for the uninsured we also provide for a healthier, happier public domain from which we all stand to benefit. 11 September 2009 (pdf format - 110 KB).

There Are No Innocent People in a Democracy -- Only Victims. An Appeal for Additional Support of the A&E 911 Truth Movement
We cannot simply sit back, comment, and criticize our government and the national press. Our government is our responsibility, and it is our obligation to ensure that it behaves properly beyond our borders. 21 October 2009 (pdf format) - 160 KB) NEW!

Post Election 2008

The Big Spend - When the spigot opens, beware of flooding
The pitfalls of emergency federal spending as a means to rescue the economy from pending recession - (revised) 25 November 2008 (pdf format - 146 KB)

Mark My Words! - A few practical suggestions for action
Obama's first international test has already come, but not from an enemy to the United States, rather from its supposed staunchest ally -- the state of Israel. 31 December 2008 (pdf format - 359KB). This document was sent to each member of the US Committee on Foreign Relations with a question. Please feel to write your own message or use mine. In either case, write!

2008 US Presidential Election

Before the Debate Begins
Talking past one another at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions - 7 September 2008 (pdf format - 124 KB).

Say No Evil, Hear No Evil, Know No Blame
An essay about what is not being adequately discussed during the 2008 presidential debates and about special interests that command foreign policy to the detriment of the greater American domestic good - 7 October 2008 (pdf format - 68 KB).

Wealth Creation or Redistribution - A Hockey Mom's Defense of Joe the Plumber
When transferring wealth from the rich to the poor can mean a larger national economic pie - 17 October 2008 (pdf format - 64 KB).

Hope or Fear? - It Is Time to Decide
America has come a long way, but it has much further to go. An essay containing photographs, charts, and links explaining why there is a need for comprehensive change in Washington, D.C. - 1 November 2008 (pdf format - 232 KB).

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my region (east asia)
moogoonghwa | earth

East Asian Trends

Aspiring to be global, or perspiring to be healthy: An essay on form and function in East Asia.
Are there no better ways to spend local taxpayers' money? Governmental departments and privately incorporated institutions that deceive foreigners and themselves, also cheat local taxpayers - 8 November 2003 (pdf document - 12 KB).

The English language in East Asia

English: Bridge or Barrier. The political economy of the English language in East Asia (See under selected work samples and the HKLNA-Project website.

English Language Reform
What a national government might wish to consider with regard to English language reform. An open letter to the new South Korean government - 8 February 2003 (pdf format - 52 KB).

Throwing good money after bad
There is good reason to believe that the English language is not the beginning and end of a successful tourist economy. More on English language reform, but this time in Hong Kong - 9 March 2003 (pdf format - 56 KB)..

The Swimmer: A failed communication
Racism is a world-wide phenomenon that expresses itself differently according to the society, country, and even region in which one is present - 28 November 2003 (pdf format - 56 KB).

Hong Kong's Window Dressers: What sound reasoning would not dictate.
Some people care about Hong Kong; others appear to have different political and personal agendas - 31 December 2003 (pdf format - 40KB).

Northeast Asia

Paying the Bully: What can the US hope to achieve in Northeast Asia?
A few reasons why negotiating with North Korea is a bad idea - 8 January 2003 (pdf format).

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my locality (Hong Kong)
moogoonghwa | personal history | earth

Business

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

LETTER (31 July 2002) - Business Registration Office, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong S. A. R. (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts | English only)

A letter requesting the legal basis for the department's refusal to allow residentially based e-businesses from claiming their post office boxes as their official places of business. Included is a brief examination of the economic inefficiency in which this government policy results.

Environment

Sunshine City, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong

Shatin Wai, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

LETTER (04 June 2002) - Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong, S. A. R. (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts | English only)

A letter explaining the abominable living conditions that have resulted from poor coordination between private developers and local government.

Renovation Termites - Hong Kong, A Renovators' Paradise

An essay on the misery that Hong Kongers must endure in the absence of proper legislation to control renovation work in Hong Kong's residential high-rise apartment complexes - (pdf format 100 KB) .

Information Access Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Privacy for the privileged - (pdf format 20 KB - English).

Hong Kong's privacy law is a double edged sword that protects Hong Kong citizens from abuse on the one hand, and the Hong Kong government from accountability on the other.

Immigration

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Rebound (31 August 2002) pdf format - English)

An ever so slightly positive, non-fiction short story about Hong Kong immigration policy and the obstruction of justice. Submitted to the South China Morning Post 2002 Short Story Contest.

Jurisprudence

Eastern District Magistracy

The Swimmer - Part II: Trial without jury - Hong Kong's jurisprudence

How admistrative pool negligence, an uncaring athletic community, and Hong Kong's jurisprudence can turn a dedicated recreational athlete into a common criminal - 8 March 2004 (pdf document - 24KB).

Public Facilities Use

Ma On Shan Park, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong

LETTER (14 November 2001) - Senior Amenities Assistant (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts | English only).

A letter requesting better park management with regard to the use and abuse of an outdoor adult training course.

LETTER (25 November 2001) - Senior Amenities Assistant (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts | English only).

A follow-up letter to my first letter and initial conversation regarding the use and abuse of park facilities.

LETTER (05 April 2002) - Senior Amenities Assistant (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts | English only).

A letter of thank you for the park's cooperation in helping to make the park's outdoor adult training course a useable public facility.

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my locality (Seattle, Washington, USA)
moogoonghwa | personal history | earth

Shelters
for the Homeless

LETTER (26 March 2007) - Ms. Chris Gregoire, Governor of the State of Washington, Downtown Emergency Service Center (3rd Avenue Shelter). (pdf format - 64 KB)

The protection of personal belongings in Seattle shelters for the homeless.

Springboard
Diving Facilities

LETTER (14 April 2007) - Steve Vela, Aquatics Coordinator, Queen Anne Pool. (pdf format - 84KB)

Springboard Diving - The state of the sport in the city of Seattle.

LETTER (18 June 2007) - Medgar Edgars Pool, Michele Finnegan, Interim Operations Director, Seattle City Parks and Recreation (pdf format - 72 KB).

Springboard Diving - The state of the sport and a city responsible for the state of the sport in the state. Letter of resignation.

Homeland Security

LETTER (30 April 2007) - Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Office, State of Washington (pdf format - 64KB).

Breakdown in communication between government and citizen in the face of xenophobic attitudes among FPS employees.

LETTER (22 June 2007) - Patrick Zitny, Area Commander, Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Office, State of Washington (pdf format - 273KB)

Commander Zitny offered a verbal apology for any "inconveience" suffered by a US citizen because of his department's handling of entry into a federal building.

1) Does an Inspector of the Homeland Security Office have discretionary power over what documentation is permissible for entry into a Federal office building?

2) Does the Homeland Security Office have an obligation to investigate matters of individual importance beyond the superficial examination of required documentation?

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The War on Terror Central Asia and the Middle East Links Documents Israeli collaborators (new window) European and US oil and gas imports	Just another imperialist? An essay on a US pronouncement leading up to the war against the Taliban and the eviction of Osama bin Laden - 21 September 2001 (pdf format). Waiting for Godot? In defense of Palestine and the failure of the US to intervene during the second Intafada - 6 December 2001 (pdf format). Shared principles and individual bravery. One does not instill new principles, while abandoning well-established, venerable, old ones - 6 April 2002 (pdf format). Shades of gray and the wonders of belief. Terrorism is horrific, but so are many other things - 28 April 2002 (pdf format). The self-righteous and the just. The peace that Israel seeks is one of domination and oppression - 31 May 2002 (pdf format). The Frankenstein monster. There is something very awry about the US-Israeli friendship - 27 July 2002 (pdf format). Unaccomplished fait accompli. It is easy to make war when you have the upper hand. The challenge is to make peace - 11 September 2002 (pdf format). Anti-Semitic? In order to erase decades of misleading Israeli propaganda it is useful to dwell on the opposition. This is a story of a national government run amok - 16 October 2002 (pdf format). There are few innocent people in a democracy Many people lament the loss of innocent life in the Israeli-Palestinian conflct. How many question the meaning of innocence - 8 December 2002 (pdf format)? An unfortunate gambit What to make of the UNSC stand-off regarding Iraq. How President Bush got us into this mess. What US allies could be doing to help us get out of it, but are no. - 9 March 2003 (pdf format - 56 KB). Three drives to a par five! Making good on a failed gambit: why one should not be worried about the fate of the UN and a long post-war occupation of Iraq - 6 April 2003 (pdf format - 12 KB). Good Bush stay, bad Bush go There is more to democracy than stability and order: an answer to the question about how long the US should remain in Iraq - 24 April 2003 (pdf format - 16 KB). Enemies of peace, or defenders of Palestine - *rivers on a roadmap* without bridges Isreal and the United States must accept the Hamas and other Palestinian paramilitary groups who are party to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as negotiating partners - 28 June 2003 (pdf format - 20KB). Bad Bush go - That the US stay! The Bush Administration is no longer worthy. It is time for a new, more credible, less bellicose, president that can live within its means and provide long term vision and world leadership - 8 August 2003 (pdf format -16KB). It is not what you say, rather what you do not say that counts - An exercise in reverse logic. President Bush's speech at the opening session of the 58th UN General Assembly. The US-Iraeli quagmire -28 September 2003 (pdf format - 80KB). Mene, Mene, Tekel: Sharon's Decision Wall Time is running out in Palestine and the democratic world must act quickly. If reasonable Arabs and Jews do not unite, Sharon and Bush will have their way, and we will all have to pay for it well into the future - 28 December 2003 (pdf format - 32KB). A very useful link in this regard can be found on the stopthewall.org website. A failed diplomat, and Israel's failing foreign policy - A conversation in three parts. For the past 40 years democratic governments around the world have given Israel a free-ride. It is time that we the people put an end to it. This is a critique on Ambassador Mazel's recent act of vandalism at the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm - 28 January 2004 (pdf format with photograph - 164KB). Five, four, three, two, one, and still counting - This is not an essay about al Qaeda What many have perceived as a victory for al Qaeda is in the final analysis a victory for democracy. Our hats should be off to José Luis Rodrigues Zapatero and Spain's national electorate - 8 April 2004 (pdf format - 28KB). The fuel that stokes the fire - USAmerica's enemies within. The United States has missed two important opportunities to establish a new world order since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Both of them took place under a Bush administation. Unfortunately Senator Kerry can promise little better - 8 June 2004 (pdf format - 36KB). More democratic folly? Suggested issues for the upcoming presidential debates. Foreign policy is often decided in a fine mist of detail in which domestic voters can easily become lost. This essay attempts to lay some of the more important issues squarely on the table - 30 September 2004 (pdf format - 92KB). New perspective for a new administration - In search of a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East. The United States government must win back the trust of the Palestinian people, the Arab world, and its principal European allies - 1 November 2004 (pdf format - 66KB). Mostly Red - From and to the heart of the United States of America** In the Muslim world fundamentalism is an attempt to preserve the past. In the United States it is an attempt to revive what many in the West have forgotten. These two viewpoints are not so very different - 21 January 2005 (pdf format - 88KB).
Trashing the Globe's Electronic Freeways	Google's free trash delivery service EARTH prides itself in being frank for the sake of most. Others pride themselves in hurting others without detection. Have you ever heard of Ghostscript - 31 May 2003 (pdf format - 16 KB)?
Importation of Foreign Workers	When in Rome. Adaption and assimilation - Whose burden? Employers who do not bear the costs of the social problems they create are likely to create more. International graduate teaching assistants (ITAs) at major US universities are a form of imported labor. 13 April 2005 (pdf format - 64KB)


Post Election 2009 Caution: In order to open these articles you must have Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher installed on your computer. It costs nothing but a few minutes of your time, and it will open many doors to a wealth of new information. Just follow the simple instructions.	Citizen's Briefing Book - An Extract A compilation of letters submitted to President-elect Obama via the Obama Transition Team’s Citizen's Briefing Book in anticipation of the President's 2009 Inaugural Address. This is an effort to muster support for an immediate end to Israeli brutality in the Middle East and to promote a more proactive, less militaristic, pragmatic role on the part of the United States in bringing peace to the Middle East. Each letter is dated and titled, makes a statement, and finishes with a brief question, observation, or comment to President-elect Obama - 18 January 2009 (pdf format - 236 KB). A Dollar a Day - For a Healthy Public Domain By providing for the uninsured we also provide for a healthier, happier public domain from which we all stand to benefit. 11 September 2009 (pdf format - 110 KB). There Are No Innocent People in a Democracy -- Only Victims. An Appeal for Additional Support of the A&E 911 Truth Movement We cannot simply sit back, comment, and criticize our government and the national press. Our government is our responsibility, and it is our obligation to ensure that it behaves properly beyond our borders. 21 October 2009 (pdf format) - 160 KB) NEW!
Post Election 2008	The Big Spend - When the spigot opens, beware of flooding The pitfalls of emergency federal spending as a means to rescue the economy from pending recession - (revised) 25 November 2008 (pdf format - 146 KB) Mark My Words! - A few practical suggestions for action Obama's first international test has already come, but not from an enemy to the United States, rather from its supposed staunchest ally -- the state of Israel. 31 December 2008 (pdf format - 359KB). This document was sent to each member of the US Committee on Foreign Relations with a question. Please feel to write your own message or use mine. In either case, write!
2008 US Presidential Election	Before the Debate Begins Talking past one another at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions - 7 September 2008 (pdf format - 124 KB). Say No Evil, Hear No Evil, Know No Blame An essay about what is not being adequately discussed during the 2008 presidential debates and about special interests that command foreign policy to the detriment of the greater American domestic good - 7 October 2008 (pdf format - 68 KB). Wealth Creation or Redistribution - A Hockey Mom's Defense of Joe the Plumber When transferring wealth from the rich to the poor can mean a larger national economic pie - 17 October 2008 (pdf format - 64 KB). Hope or Fear? - It Is Time to Decide America has come a long way, but it has much further to go. An essay containing photographs, charts, and links explaining why there is a need for comprehensive change in Washington, D.C. - 1 November 2008 (pdf format - 232 KB).


East Asian Trends	Aspiring to be global, or perspiring to be healthy: An essay on form and function in East Asia. Are there no better ways to spend local taxpayers' money? Governmental departments and privately incorporated institutions that deceive foreigners and themselves, also cheat local taxpayers - 8 November 2003 (pdf document - 12 KB).
The English language in East Asia	English: Bridge or Barrier. The political economy of the English language in East Asia (See under selected work samples and the HKLNA-Project website.
	English Language Reform What a national government might wish to consider with regard to English language reform. An open letter to the new South Korean government - 8 February 2003 (pdf format - 52 KB).
	Throwing good money after bad There is good reason to believe that the English language is not the beginning and end of a successful tourist economy. More on English language reform, but this time in Hong Kong - 9 March 2003 (pdf format - 56 KB)..
	The Swimmer: A failed communication Racism is a world-wide phenomenon that expresses itself differently according to the society, country, and even region in which one is present - 28 November 2003 (pdf format - 56 KB).
	Hong Kong's Window Dressers: What sound reasoning would not dictate. Some people care about Hong Kong; others appear to have different political and personal agendas - 31 December 2003 (pdf format - 40KB).
Northeast Asia	Paying the Bully: What can the US hope to achieve in Northeast Asia? A few reasons why negotiating with North Korea is a bad idea - 8 January 2003 (pdf format).


Business Wan Chai, Hong Kong	LETTER (31 July 2002) - Business Registration Office, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong S. A. R. (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts \| English only) A letter requesting the legal basis for the department's refusal to allow residentially based e-businesses from claiming their post office boxes as their official places of business. Included is a brief examination of the economic inefficiency in which this government policy results.
Environment Sunshine City, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong Shatin Wai, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong	LETTER (04 June 2002) - Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong, S. A. R. (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts \| English only) A letter explaining the abominable living conditions that have resulted from poor coordination between private developers and local government. Renovation Termites - Hong Kong, A Renovators' Paradise An essay on the misery that Hong Kongers must endure in the absence of proper legislation to control renovation work in Hong Kong's residential high-rise apartment complexes - (pdf format 100 KB) .
Information Access Office of the Privacy Commissioner Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Privacy for the privileged - (pdf format 20 KB - English). Hong Kong's privacy law is a double edged sword that protects Hong Kong citizens from abuse on the one hand, and the Hong Kong government from accountability on the other.
Immigration Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Rebound (31 August 2002) pdf format - English) An ever so slightly positive, non-fiction short story about Hong Kong immigration policy and the obstruction of justice. Submitted to the South China Morning Post 2002 Short Story Contest.
Jurisprudence Eastern District Magistracy	The Swimmer - Part II: Trial without jury - Hong Kong's jurisprudence How admistrative pool negligence, an uncaring athletic community, and Hong Kong's jurisprudence can turn a dedicated recreational athlete into a common criminal - 8 March 2004 (pdf document - 24KB).
Public Facilities Use Ma On Shan Park, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong	LETTER (14 November 2001) - Senior Amenities Assistant (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts \| English only). A letter requesting better park management with regard to the use and abuse of an outdoor adult training course. LETTER (25 November 2001) - Senior Amenities Assistant (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts \| English only). A follow-up letter to my first letter and initial conversation regarding the use and abuse of park facilities. LETTER (05 April 2002) - Senior Amenities Assistant (pdf format - requires CKJ fonts \| English only). A letter of thank you for the park's cooperation in helping to make the park's outdoor adult training course a useable public facility.


Shelters for the Homeless	LETTER (26 March 2007) - Ms. Chris Gregoire, Governor of the State of Washington, Downtown Emergency Service Center (3rd Avenue Shelter). (pdf format - 64 KB) The protection of personal belongings in Seattle shelters for the homeless.
Springboard Diving Facilities	LETTER (14 April 2007) - Steve Vela, Aquatics Coordinator, Queen Anne Pool. (pdf format - 84KB) Springboard Diving - The state of the sport in the city of Seattle. LETTER (18 June 2007) - Medgar Edgars Pool, Michele Finnegan, Interim Operations Director, Seattle City Parks and Recreation (pdf format - 72 KB). Springboard Diving - The state of the sport and a city responsible for the state of the sport in the state. Letter of resignation.
Homeland Security	LETTER (30 April 2007) - Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Office, State of Washington (pdf format - 64KB). Breakdown in communication between government and citizen in the face of xenophobic attitudes among FPS employees. LETTER (22 June 2007) - Patrick Zitny, Area Commander, Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Office, State of Washington (pdf format - 273KB) Commander Zitny offered a verbal apology for any "inconveience" suffered by a US citizen because of his department's handling of entry into a federal building. 1) Does an Inspector of the Homeland Security Office have discretionary power over what documentation is permissible for entry into a Federal office building? 2) Does the Homeland Security Office have an obligation to investigate matters of individual importance beyond the superficial examination of required documentation?