[Magdalen] Son Christopher "in the news"

Ginga Wilder gingawilder at gmail.com
Sat Aug 29 14:02:00 UTC 2015


Thank you for posting this article, Chad.  I can only imagine the lifelong
impact that witnessing the joyful celebration turned into death and
destruction will have on Christopher and Claire.  And, I am struck with the
hope that abounds in the young Turkish liberals that equality will
eventually come to this rigid, warring culture.  Lord, have mercy.

Ginga

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Charles Wohlers <
charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> Yes indeed - Adana is only about 150 miles from where the suicide bombing
> took place, and, I'd guess, the closest US consulate to Syria.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> East Bridgewater, MA USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Ginga Wilder
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:15 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Son Christopher "in the news"
>
>
> Chad, our daughter-in-law's sister just became Principal Officer of the
> U.S. Consulate in Adana.  She is a career Foreign Service Officer, and God,
> I pray for her safety and the safety of all who serve on hostile foreign
> ground.
>
> So thankful, Christopher and Claire were safe.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Here’s an article about younger son Christopher’s recent trip to Turkey.
>> The author is a friend of Christopher’s from college and apparently
>> Christopher “suggested” he write it. I would assume it’s online only and
>> not in the print version of The Nation:
>>
>>
>> http://www.thenation.com/article/turkey-is-using-isis-as-cover-for-its-war-against-kurdish-activists/
>>
>> Much of this we already knew and (IIRC) I had already shared with you. I
>> hope the real reason they didn’t plan on going into Syria is *because he
>> promised his parents he wouldn’t*.
>>
>> Sweating from attacking the Japanese knotweed yet again -
>>
>> Chad Wohlers
>> East Bridgewater, MA USA
>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>
>>
>


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