Essays

Mar 2015

Sifting Dresden’s ashes

WN: Sixty years after the Allies' bombing of Dresden enveloped the city in flames, controversy persists over whether…

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Mar 2015

Secret World of US Jails

By Jason Burke The Observer U.K. An excerpt: The United States government, in conjunction with key allies, is…

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Mar 2015

RAMSEY CLARK: THE TRAGEDY OF WAR AS AN END IN ITSELF

WN: This is illustrative of all war. An excerpt: Above all, it is the premeditated attack on life,…

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Mar 2015

“Pardon Me?!”

"Pardon Me?!" A one-time friend, Lloyd Billingsley, years ago confidently told me that “the left” by definition is…

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Mar 2015

Onward, Moderate Christian Soldiers

By JOHN C. DANFORTH An excerpt: By contrast, moderate Christians see ourselves, literally, as moderators. Far from claiming…

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Mar 2015

Only Then… Hasidic

A rabbi asked his students, “When is it at dawn that one can tell the light from the…

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Mar 2015

One War is Enough

By Edgar L. Jones picturequotes.com WN: This is a very sobering piece by a war correspondent and a…

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Mar 2015

Militarism Leads to Torture

By Scott Galindez WN: There is no Empire known to history not guilty of "militarism." An excerpt: I…

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Mar 2015

Mercy, Mr. Harper, Not Sacrifice (Jesus)

WN: Canada's Prime Minister Harper has consistently chosen to "enemize" the other in response to Canada's domestic (criminals)…

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Mar 2015

Just War Theory Revisited

by Olga Bonfiglio WN: In light of what has happened since in the region, this article shows a…

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Mar 2015

Jarhead, Montréal Shooting Spree, and Western Civilization

It was while descending from a hike up Elk Mountain in the eastern Fraser Valley of British Columbia…

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Mar 2015

Is War the Real [U.S.] National Pastime?

These are excerpts from an interview with Eugene Jarecki, director of the documentary: "Why We Fight". For consideration:…

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