I’m embarrassed by how weak and fatuous western culture has become. Studying World War I entails reading the memoirs of soldiers. A century ago civilized societies were far more realistic about life. They recognized that some people have to be killed in order to benefit the world. Here’s a story that I don’t buy on…
Yemen explosion explained?
May 5, 2015
In 2008 I read about a weapon that made me laugh hysterically. It seemed almost too grotesquely lethal to be real. But it’s not only real, a variant of the weapon may be what caused the massive Yemen explosion that I wrote about here and here. It was only today that I remembered this weapon….
The Kurds get the help they need
February 23, 2015
Sit back, and I’ll show you something truly incredible. I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime, but it’s happening. The Kurds are getting the help they need on the ground—but not from the US. That’s a good thing in the long run. We’re seeing cultures give up ancient enmities and religious bigotry in…