The country was distraught; the world was shocked when it heard that man with no flaws and impeccable integrity was found to have been
Category: Military
Deadly leftovers: Unexploded mines and bombs
Imagine this. Dusk is falling. You’re in your kitchen getting ready to put dinner on the table for your family. The kids are outside
Nobel Peace Prize winners slam NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes”
NBC has a new un-reality series, featuring celebrities competing in military-style challenges. It’s called “Stars Earn Stripes.” The series pairs up celebrities with military
Romney /Ryan and America’s veterans: Does support go both ways?
A Gallup poll indicates that America’s male veterans lean towards the Romney/Ryan ticket at a 58% to 34% margin. The reasons are uncertain, but
Picasso’s Guernica and the horrors of war: 75 years later
War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the
Afghanistan: Has America ever lost a war?
If it was possible to assemble all American presidents who have ever presided over a war, it’s conceivable that none of them would acknowledge
Drones: Coming to a neighborhood near you
Remember back in 2007 when we were freaking out at Google Maps photographing our neighborhoods? We were worried, and rightly so, about the invasion
Obama’s courageous plan to cut nuclear weapons stockpile
When I was in high school in the early 1960s, I shared a fear with most of my contemporaries about the arms race between
Illinois struggles to help returning vets
Illinois has been trying to assist veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. On December 14th, 2011, Governor Quinn signed into law the “Welcome Home