Phillip Butler  PhD
Three Lives of a Warrior

Writings

"On Torture, From Someone Who Knows" (6/28/09)
An article posted recently on the ACLU Blog, and other sites before.
"The Vietnam War" (7-4-09)
A warrior's reflections.
"To Support and Defend" (12/3/08)
Open letter to Congress calling for criminal charges to be filed against Dick Cheney and George Bush.
Songs played on "Hanoi Hannah"
Some memorable songs from the 60s and Vietnam era about war and country. All were played on "Hanoi Hannah," the North Vietnamese propaganda radio broadcast, to lower our morale and make us homesick. They became very meaningful to me later.
"Torture, It's Illegal, Immoral and it doesn't work" (1/17/08)
An article posted on numerous blogs about the criminal senselessness of torture.
JFK's graduation speech to the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1961  (6/7/61)
President Kennedy's unforgettable and eerily farsighted speech to my graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy.
"Why I Won't Vote for John McCain"  (6/18/08)
An article posted on numerous media and internet sites.
"Why I Volunteer" (6/96)
An article in "Internet Monterey Bay" and Monterey Bay Community Links.
"Response to 'Swift Boat' and Bud Day lies & distortion about John Kerry" (6/9/06)
An article posted on numerous media and internet sites.
Poetry One  (various dates)
My poetic attempts are a way of expressing thoughts and feelings while hopefully leaving room for readers to experience their own.
"Laws Prohibiting Torture"  (as of 5/24/04)
Posted on the internet by Human Rights Watch
Poetry Two  (various dates)
In poetry I try to express ideas or emotions in a more imaginative and concentrated style.
"No Tanks In Monterey July 4th Parade"
(Monterey Herald article - 6/27/99)
"The Briar Patch"  (8/16/86)
Sitting on my wooden bunk, staring out through the barred window, I saw a single flower... - a haunting memory of a prison in Hell.

"From Nationalist to Humanist"
(The Humanist Magazine - March/April 1986)
"50th Reunion Speech" (9-30-06)
My speech to classmates at our Will Rogers High School 50th reunion in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
"Internet Myths about Jane Fonda"
A reply I've sent to many well-meaning friends who might believe the continuing internet mythology about Ms Fonda.
"AIDS Awareness"
(Monterey Herald editorial  - 2/13/92)
   
 

















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Monterey, California