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BUSHITLER AND WARS OF SHAME: PART ONE (OF THREE)
The insurgent army known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is clearly on the military ascendency. Its blitzkreig has thrown the American-trained Iraqi Army into a panic, with soldiers...
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BUSHITLER AND WARS OF SHAME: PART TWO (OF THREE)
In late April, 1975, Vietnam veterans stared in horror at their TVs as the army of North Vietnam swept toward Saigon. The “peace with honor” that former President Richard M. Nixon had claimed to...
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BUSHITLER AND WARS OF SHAME: PART THREE (END)
Naturally the common people don’t want war, neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it’s the leaders of the country who...
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THE LIE OF “VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER”
Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 Walt Disney animated Technocolor feature film released during World War II. It’s based on the book–of the same title–by Alexander P. de Seversky. Its thesis is...
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NO “VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER” IN IRAQ
With forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launching a blitzkreig throughout Iraq, President Barack Obama seems to have caught the “Victory Through Airpower” disease. ISIS has thrown the...
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WHAT “AMERICAN SNIPER” DOESN’T TELL: PART ONE (OF THREE)
Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, American Sniper, has become the most controversial film being considered for Best Picture at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremonies. The Oscars telecast is scheduled for...
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WHAT “AMERICAN SNIPER” DIDN’T TELL: PART TWO (OF THREE)
In late April, 1975, Vietnam veterans stared in horror at their TVs as the army of North Vietnam swept toward Saigon. The “peace with honor” that former President Richard M. Nixon had claimed to...
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WHAT “AMERICAN SNIPER” DOESN’T TELL: PART THREE (END)
Naturally the common people don’t want war, neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it’s the leaders of the country who...
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THE LIE–AND TRAP–OF “VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER”
Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 Walt Disney animated Technocolor feature film released during World War II. It’s based on the book–of the same title–by Alexander P. de Seversky. Its thesis is...
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BARBARISM ISN’T GOOD P.R.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been in the news a great deal lately–and for reasons most organizations try to avoid. Or at least cover up. It has been designated as a terrorist...
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TERROR AND TRUTH(LESSNESS): PART ONE (OF TWO)
The headline on the CNN website said it all–or seemed to: “Religion’s Week From Hell.” Then came the first paragraph: “Whether you believe that religious violence is fueled by faith or is a symptom of...
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TERROR AND TRUTH(LESSNESS): PART TWO (END)
During World War II, British singer Vera Lynn comforted her war-weary fellow citizens with a poignant rendition of “The White Cliffs of Dover.” A portion of its lyrics goes: There’ll be love and...
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A FADING GLORY
Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg’s 1998 World War II epic, opens with a scene of an American flag snapping in the wind. Except that the vivid red, white and blue we’ve come to expect in Old Glory...
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NEVER FIRED, ONLY DROPPED ONCE: PART ONE (OF TWO)
From 1965 until 1973, the United States lent its full military power to aiding the dictatorship of South Vietnam against the dictatorship of North Vietnam. Despite this, veterans of combat with the...
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NEVER FIRED, ONLY DROPPED ONCE: PART TWO (END)
The relationship between the United States and Iraq has become dangerously similar to the one that existed between America and South Vietnam from 1955 to 1973. From 1955 to 1963, the United States...
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FORGET ABOUT “VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER”
Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 Walt Disney animated Technocolor feature film released during World War II. It’s based on the book–of the same title–by Alexander P. de Seversky. Its thesis is...
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THE WRONG QUESTION ABOUT IRAQ: PART ONE (OF THREE)
It’s the question feared by every Republican seeking to become President in 2016: “Would you have invaded Iraq in 2003 if you had known then what we know now?” And when Republican Presidential...
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THE WRONG QUESTION ABOUT IRAQ: PART TWO (OF THREE)
In late April, 1975, Vietnam veterans stared in horror at their TVs as the army of North Vietnam swept toward Saigon. The “peace with honor” that former President Richard M. Nixon had claimed to...
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THE WRONG QUESTION ABOUT IRAQ: PART THREE (END)
Naturally the common people don’t want war, neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it’s the leaders of the country who...
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THE CHICKEN KIEV IS COMING HOME TO ROOST
On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin started launching airstrikes against Syria. The objective: To bolster the dictatorship of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is now caught up in...
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