There was a time, just a few generations ago, when one war was considered the Great War, The War to End all Wars, the most terrible of wars. Men died by the hand of fellow men, and even more by the hand of God as they struggled in the mud and filth and wretchedness that …
Category Archives: War and Peace
Suicide Bomber responsible at Mosul
On the surface one might think that this is better than a direct rocket attack… but dig deeper and you realise that this was the worst possible cause of this tragedy. When I first heard the reports from the Pentagon (at all the usual places) that the attack on the base at Mosul was carried …
Ongoing US prison scandals
Over the past couple days more allegations have surfaced about the US using Abu-Graib style interview techniques in their prisons in Iraq and Guantanamo. Why is this such a problem when it’s the modus-operandi of most Middle Eastern nations? Well, to blunt… The United States of America is not a Middle Eastern nation. I find …