Category Archives: WAR & PEACE

Indeed, according to “them” we must forget the fact that it’s been nutty Muslims that have terrorized us for the last couple of decades and that it’s been radical leftists that have aggressively eroded our constitutional liberties. Parts of our … Continue reading →

When I was living in Albania I had a friend who was one of the finest persons I ever knew. He was an Italian of English ancestry. His mother and his maternal ancestors for many generations had been English. He … Continue reading →

One of the major ways in which U.S. Christian Evangelicals are manipulated and controlled by the establishment is the cultivated lie that there is a “liberal” media. Of course, on issues that ought to matter more to Christians, that is … Continue reading →

This is a good summary column on the fight that has begun in the Republican Party: Ten Years After Iraq War, Neo-Cons Struggle to Hold Republicans by Jim Lobe — Antiwar.com. But why must the Neocons insist on fighting for … Continue reading →

File this under: probably too good to be true, but still… Robert Dreyfuss thinks Obama’s recently revealed policy of supporting Iraqi security forces through the CIA so they can fight al-Qaeda affiliates there and cut off the flow of fighters … Continue reading →

The US war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans. But the cost could grow to more than $6 trillion over the next four decades when interest payments are included, according to … Continue reading →

Today, I was reading a story about Iranians who are in trouble and could even be executed in Iran because they converted to Christianity. I’m sure this threat is real and pray they will be delivered. But I had to … Continue reading →

Here‘s the story from the Boston Globe, not the Onion: WASHINGTON (AP) — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops who launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable … Continue reading →

I have written on why I think drones are unethical, here. I spelled out a scenario: Let us imagine I have a repair guy come over to fix my furnace. It turns out he is moonlighting as a terrorist. Homeland … Continue reading →