Ghoul's glossary: "migrants" or "refugees" or "anchor babies"?
Refugees: Those who are forced out of their homes, because of political persecution or natural disaster or a chronically bad economy. and have no choice but to try to make a new life elsewhere.
Illegals: (N.B. slang, usage error, since human beings are born with certain inalienable rights, are made in the image of God, and cannot be illegal.) Actions can be illegal, people cannot.
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"The lucky ones"
It’s 4:00 am, stars fill the velvet night sky and the Aegean Sea is perfectly still. A few journalists gather at the beach in Greece’s resort island Kos, waiting in silence on an unlikely frontline of Europe’s worst migration crisis since World War II.
Today, like every other day, scores of refugees and migrants fleeing war and misery will reach the shore on inflatable boats, dreaming of a better life in Europe. “Hush, we won’t be able to hear the motor if we talk,” says photographer Angelos Tzortzinis, who has been taking some incredibly powerful and humane pictures of the survivors for AFP.
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The Iran deal from an Afghan-American perspective
The nuclear deal with Iran, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, faces acrimonious debate in the United States with two opposing sides running constant public campaigns. Many of its supporters have noted how a deal with Iran will bring the country into the fold of wider global cooperation. In particular, commentators focus on Iran’s fight against ISIL and how that aligns with US interests. Iran’s influence and aid in Iraq has been invaluable and proponents of the agreement are hoping that post-deal Iran will bring stability to the conflict-ridden country.
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