There doesn’t seem to be a way to embed the audio I’m asking you to listen to, but please go to the link. The important part of the audio starts at minute 17:25 goes to minute 27:12, and another part … Continue reading →
For a person who tends not to make too many predictions, I’ve certainly been making some lately. So here are a few more, for what they’re worth: I don’t think the Israelis will bomb Iran’s facilities unless they get some … Continue reading →
A quote from Lenin that’s been running through my head, post Iran deal: “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” Several commenters here have pointed out the ramifications of the Iran deal, particularly to … Continue reading →
Anyone who thought Hillary Clinton might part company with Obama was betting on the wrong horse: she’s given tentative approval to the deal, leaving herself a tiny bit of wiggle room. Obama and the MSM will spin the Iran deal … Continue reading →
We knew it was coming. We’ve known it for a long, long time. So here it is (lots of articles and reactions at the link). These are my initial thoughts (I plan to write more a bit later in the … Continue reading →
…and where they stop, nobody knows. But we can be pretty sure it won’t be anyplace good. I’ve written a lot about the current Iran negotiations, but don’t take the fact that I haven’t written about them lately to mean … Continue reading →
Here’s quite a story—a description of one of the very last battles at the close of WWII, one in which the Wehrmacht and the Allies fought together against the Waffen-SS.
Continue reading →…to parse Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s latest remarks in a way that doesn’t make President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry look like fools, dupes, appeasers, or traitors. It’s a difficult task, and I can’t say that the Times succeeds. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a repeat of a post from the 65th anniversary of D-day. I have added a small amount of new commentary to update.] Today is the 71th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII. Here’s a … Continue reading →
I have a few Memorial Day posts that I tend to put up every year. It’s the easy way out, and saves me some work, although I always look at them and revise them if necessary. It’s often necessary, because … Continue reading →
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This:” If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
Emma Sky has written a book entitled The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq. A review can be found here, and it sounds fascinating, although I haven’t read it. A British Oxford-educated progressive with extensive experience in the … Continue reading →