Dear Friends (I realize that I am being optimistic here):
It was suggested to me that I defer my post to be titled "VALUABLE LINKS FOR U.S. EXPORTERS" until 21 December, 2006. Not surprisingly, there is an overwhelming preponderance of useful sites that I have been investing time in evaluating (thank you, my co-contributors and co-editors for your invaluable assistance)...the challenge is to pare the list down to non-redundant and critically useful content, which requires a great deal of individualized reviewing of sites. I believe that the additional time will make for substantially better utility in the final post. Having said that, I also believe that there will still be no shortage of mean-spirited, inherently-critical persons (some of them not even members of my immediate family) who will find some basis for complaint. To them I say, pre-emptively, go back to your televisions and watch reruns of Adam-12...you shouldn't be here!
In all seriousness, I think the product will be worth the wait, and, as always, I thank you.
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And in the spirit of the Season,
"INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAVES THE WAY FOR NON-VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION"
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"BUILD MORE BRIDGES AND ERECT FEWER WALLS."
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Faithfully,
Douglas E. Castle,
Internationalist
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p.s. A special thanks to internationally-acclaimed artist and visionary Lin Evola-Smidt for the beautiful sculpture pictured above, and for affording me the honor of being a part of The Peace Angels Project.
