{Foreword]. This is a test of whether this post will be published
in its entirety. For three days now I have tried to publish it
only to find the last sentence deleted, including my handle,
which are “Surely I need not define sin. Islander.”
“As an American, if you go abroad with no understanding of
your country’s “foreign policy”, then you proceed at your own peril,
particularly if you venture anywhere near the Middle East.
Like it or not, you represent America.
If you lose your head, and some have, it is too late to realize
that you are but a partial payment on a “debt”, if you will,
that your Government has incurred.
Debt is an interesting word, my Funk and Wagnalls offers
four definitions. Def. no. “4. Theol. A sin.[OF L debere, to owe]
Surely I need not define sin.
Islander.