Feb 09 2013
The Evolution of Irregular War By Max Boot, February 5, 2013 Pundits and the press too often treat terrorism and guerrilla tactics as something new, a departure from old-fashioned ways of war. But nothing could be further from the truth. Throughout most of our species’ long and bloody slog, warfare has primarily been carried …
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Feb 04 2013
Photographs (modified) of an old tree on the Blue Heron Trail. Lake Degray State Park, Sunday, February 3, 2013.
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Feb 03 2013
Makers, Takers, Fakers By Paul Krugman, January 27, 2013 Republicans have a problem. For years they could shout down any attempt to point out the extent to which their policies favored the elite over the poor and the middle class; all they had to do was yell “Class warfare!” and Democrats scurried away. In …
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Jan 27 2013
‘So What?’ The Nightmare Christians Should Be Having By Derek Penwell, 01/25/2013 11:51 am I used to have a recurring nightmare about presenting a paper at a conference. In the dream I would conclude my presentation in front of my colleagues, and then I would do the requisite “Question and Answer.” Invariably, a bespectacled …
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Jan 27 2013
Chuck Hagel is the right man for the job. I’d walk point with him any time By Max Cleland, Sunday 27 January 2013 07.00 EST In 1968, Chuck Hagel was in the jungles of Vietnam. He and his brother, Tom, were grunts – US army infantry. From time to time, Chuck and Tom would …
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Jan 27 2013
Torture is trivial By Robert Jensen, 27 Jan 2013 13:53 The great American torture debate has been rekindled by the nationwide release of Zero Dark Thirty, the hot new movie about the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden. But all the fussing over whether or not the movie condones, glorifies, and/or misrepresents torture is …
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Jan 21 2013
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence Speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City. I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with …
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