War News You Won't See in the Mainstream Media

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Saturday, April 2, 2005

Remarks by commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division

(offered without comment of my own) 1st CAV DIV Commander's Comments Subject: Division Commander's Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Subject: Fw: [VHFCN] Real news from Iraq At an AUSA dinner last night at the Ft. Hood Officers' Club MG Pete Chiarelli, CG of the 1st Cav Div shared the following. He and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 28, 2005

War news you won't see in the mainstream media

. Morale, Sense of Accomplishment High, Enlisted Leaders Report By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar, March 25, 2005 – Morale is high among troops deployed to Southwest Asia in support of the global war on terror, but many feel frustrated that the American public... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 28, 2005

Why We Fight

I have been wanting to revive this blog, and after being asked quite enthusiatically by another blogger "What for, WHAT FOR????" concerning the war in Iraq, now is the time. The following answer, while long, is as elegant and thorough an answer as I have seen. It was written by Raymond Kraft, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 12, 2004

Haim Harari on the nature of terrorism and the war against it

Subject: A VIEW FROM THE EYE OF THE STORM HAIM HARARI, a theoretical physicist, is the Chair, Davidson Institute of Science Education, and Former President, from 1988 to 2001, of the Weizmann Institute of Science. During his years as President of the Institute, it entered numerous new scientific... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 11, 2004

This letter was forwarded to me by a friend. No further comment from me is needed. THE WORLD SITUATION - A LETTER TO MY SONS This was written by a retired attorney, to his sons, May 19, 2004. Dear Tom, Kevin, Kirby and Ted, As your father, I believe I owe it to you to share some thoughts on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 25, 2004

The headline of a recent op-ed column in our local paper stated, “Our leaders have made us barbarians.” Our leaders have not made us barbarians. Reacting with dispassionate boredom as terrorists saw off innocent men’s heads for worldwide viewing while, like her, we reserve our outrage for our own... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 24, 2004

As our war on terror – indeed, the what should rightly be the civilized world’s war on terror – moves forward, there are a lot of people who are losing heart. Either they saw no reason for war to begin with, or their concern and commitment is wavering. Regardless, far too many people have forgotten... Sign in to see full entry.

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