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American Wars – The Secrets of Vietnam and Afghanistan

December 6, 2018 Comments Off on American Wars – The Secrets of Vietnam and Afghanistan
The recent movie The Post (about the Washington Post newspaper and its involvement with the Pentagon Papers – see below) poses interesting reminders of the power of the US government to rain death on countries that fall under our imperial domain and simultaneously keep the American people in the dark --->> read more -->>
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Remarks on President Obama’s Speech on Accepting The Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 12/10/2009

December 21, 2009 Comments Off on Remarks on President Obama’s Speech on Accepting The Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 12/10/2009
President Obama’s speech on accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2009 has generally been reviewed in the US with much glow about its rhetorical heights and appreciation of its depth of thought. I did not watch Obama give this speech. Instead, I turned to the text which I --->> read more -->>
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A Fog of War or a Fog of Ethics?

December 18, 2003 Comments Off on A Fog of War or a Fog of Ethics?
Through our friend Esther Hanig we attended a showing of Errol Morris’s new documentary, The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara  at the Kennedy Library in Dorchester MA on December 14, 2003. This documentary is an extended adventure into the historico-biography of Robert S. McNamara, --->> read more -->>