Do you care? I do. Here’s the reason why: And when bunkers get hit the occupants perish without distinction. The truth is that the families of enemy leaders die during a time of war. It is often unavoidable. But therein … Continue reading →
Steven Metz wonders whether Libya marks the end of NATO’s effectiveness. What he describes is a military action by committee, which doesn’t make sense as a way to fight even a limited war. But what he fails to address is … Continue reading →
It’s not been a good day for the Libyan rebels, whoever they might be. Despite air support from the coalition, they have lost some ground. Qaddafi has some words to say on their identity. There’s no reason to believe him, … Continue reading →
There is a famous quote from Lenin that shows a remarkable understanding of the West: The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them. Lenin was talking about the urge to do business. And of course … Continue reading →
It’s not just a committee that’s “running” the Libyan excursion, it’s an international committee. Not only that, but Professor Obama is refusing the chairmanship, as Charles Krauthammer points out: And as for the United States, who knows what American policy … Continue reading →
It used to be fairly easy to determine why the US decided to intervene in conflicts in the third world. Whether a person agreed with such actions or supported a more isolationist policy, the answer to the question “why?” was … Continue reading →
David Warren isn’t exactly a fan of the intervention in Libya. However, he provides an answer (but is it true?) to my oft-repeated question about who the Libyan “rebels” might be: …[I]n point of fact, the most promising internal opponents … Continue reading →
…what the fog of war looks like, it looks like this.
Continue reading →I haven’t yet written about the demonstrations and turmoil in Egypt, because I keep trying to find a report that seems to have a handle on what is actually occurring there—and even more importantly, what might be about to happen … Continue reading →
Perhaps you’ve heard of Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was a lyric poet of great renown during the 1920s and until her death in 1950, known mostly for her sonnets. Her fame as a poet was of a magnitude difficult … Continue reading →
Floyd Abrams, one of the lawyers who defended the NY Times in the Pentagon Papers lawsuit, differentiates between Daniel Ellsberg’s actions in releasing those documents and Julian Assange’s in Wikileaks. Ellsberg, he says, was mindful of the damage that could … Continue reading →
Most of us know about the famous July 1944 Hitler assassination plot that failed, led by Claus von Stauffenberg and code-named Operation Valkyrie. The co-conspirators paid with their lives, and their families were punished as well. I became interested recently … Continue reading →