Quote of the half-century: Captain Ted L. Shipman, American intelligence officer, “Only the fear of force gets results. It’s the Asian mind.…
Quote of the day (1): “Our military operations have as their object the defeat of the enemy, and the driving of…
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was a British film of my youth. Such a title makes no sense today when…
Quote of the day: “‘They attacked and they were killed,’ General [Peter] Pace [vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] said…
Aid and comfort to himself: “Administration officials said Bush enjoys surprises and showing himself in charge, and Thursday’s whirlwind trip involved…
Quote of the half-century: Senator J. William Fulbright, 1966: “Power has a way of undermining judgment, of planting delusions of grandeur in…
More than two years after the World Trade Center towers came down and the President declared his “war on terrorism,” it seems…
Quote of the day: George Bush to British journalists, “I travel in somewhat of a bubble.” (Caren Bohan, “Bush to Keep Distance…
Withdrawal maneuvers: Throw into this mix the first rumors of the return of the draft (see, e.g., Toronto Star, 11/5/03), add…
Here are parts of a rather ordinary summary report on 24 hours in Iraq from Slobodan Lekic of the Associated Press. They…
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