NPR (All Things Considered) is devoting an entire hour of programming today to the war in Afghanistan. The show was prefaced with a comment something like "We don't have all the answers." Well, I have the answer: Get out! Get out now before one more Afghan dies,...
Vietnam: Still an Unjust War
Military enthusiasts in Pennsylvania have begun re-enacting, not the Civil War, but the Vietnam War. The stated purpose is to honor and pay tribute to Vietnam veterans. "It was time for us to be proud of what were called on to do, even though it turned out to be a...
The Wisdom of Harry Patch
Harry Patch was buried today. He was Britain's last combat veteran of World War I. He died on July 25 at age 111. He was also the oldest man in Europe. Patch, who rarely talked about his war experiences, boasted that he hadn't killed anyone in combat. "War isn't...
Why Are British Troops in Afghanistan?
So, more British soldiers have now been killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq. Why are British troops in Afghanistan? We know why American forces are in Afghanistan--to fight the Taliban terrorists "over there" so we don't have to fight them "over here,"Â to find Osama...
War Criminal or Hero?
Former U.S. soldier Steven Dale Green was just sentenced to life in prison for his war crimes while "serving" in Iraq. It seems that Pfc. Green and three of his soldier friends went to the home of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, killed her family, gang raped her, shot...
The Greatest Blunder in British History
It was 70 years ago on March 31 when Great Britain committed the fatal blunder that led to World War II: issuing a war guarantee to Poland. This was the war, as Pat Buchanan says in his recent book, Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War, that “led to the...
Enlisting Homeschoolers
It is disheartening to see that the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is promoting service in the Army National Guard. According to a recent Home School Heartbeat: More than ever, homeschool graduates are finding that their education has prepared them for...
Is Obama a Terrorist?
If so, it's not because he has associated with Bill Ayers.  He did, however, order a terrorist attack on Pakistan that resulted in the deaths of civilians. That is a hard statement because we have been conditioned to believe that governments don't commit acts of...
U.S. Army Recruiting at the Mall with Videogames
You never know who you might run into at the local mall--perhaps even an Army recruiter. At the Franklin Mills shopping mall in Philadelphia the U.S. Army Experience Center has 60 computers with military videogames to ensnare young people. Prospective soldiers can...
The Problem with the Blackwater Indictments
So, five Blackwater guards have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed. Blackwater hired guns should be held accountable for their actions—actions that Iraqis call premeditated murder. However, I see a major problem with...
