If You’re in Juneau, Check out WWII

If you’re looking for a fun time on February 1st, why not check this out?

PRESS RELEASE

The Alaska State Library’s Historical Collections is proud to present “Alaska at War!” its latest exhibition of images from their photographic collection.
This exhibit of newly-revealed images witnesses the Alaskan people and places affected by the [...]

Wait for the Lord

As a Catholic Christian, my church’s Sunday readings are determined by a three year cycle during which we read most of the old and new Testaments. As someone who writes fairly often about peace, war and occupation, this Sunday’s passage from Habakkuk stopped me in my tracks:

Reading 1Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4
How long, O LORD? I [...]

Be Provoked, True Meaning of Turn the Other Cheek

I’ve added Provoke Radio, a Catholic podcast out of Baltimore, to my podcast listening. Whether or not you subscribe yourself, I suggest you listen to episode 60, available from the show archives. Show 60 is titled Pax Christi - Preaching Non-Violence and is notable for three things — a clear description of why “turn the [...]

Regular Flu more deadly than Bird Flu

Here is some good plain talk about risk perception. Fear the plain old flu - in terms of human death it gives us TEN 9/11’s each and every year.

Perceptions of Risk

via Schneier on Security on Aug 22, 2007
“Bird flu was called the No. 1 threat to the world. But bird flu has killed no [...]

Don’t let Democrats and fool you

For whatever reason, Congressional Democrats and the traditionally liberal media outlets want you think Democrats are helpless and unable to end the occupation in Iraq. This quote from McClatchy newspapers via WaPo’s Dan Froomkin, seems typical to me:
Bush now seems likely to prevail when Congress resumes wrestling about Iraq in September, for reports of limited [...]

Iraq and Al Qaeda: Allies or Not?

An overview of the history (or lack therof) between Iraq and al-Qaeda from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Report also considers current thinking on al-Qaeda’s role within the Iraqi resistance.

Iraq and Al Qaeda: Allies or Not?
In building a case for invading Iraq and ousting Saddam Hussein from power, the Administration asserted that the regime of [...]

Mr. President, PLEASE do math on Iraq

In a news conference on July 12, 2007, President Bush stated:
To begin withdrawing before our commanders tell us we are ready would be dangerous for Iraq, for the region, and for the United States. It would mean surrendering the future of Iraq to al Qaeda.
As I’ve written before, this is not reasonable, demographically speaking. al-Qaeda [...]

Iraq for Sale: Tell your friends

The other day my wife and I watched the movie Iraq for Sale. This film focuses on the hundreds of thousands of private contractors in Iraq, the problems they face, the problems they cause and the corporations who profit from them and in many cases, exploit them.
The film draws on interviews with truck drivers, [...]

Rethinking Insurgency

Rethinking Insurgency is the title of a new monograph issued by the Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College and was written by Dr. Steven Metz, a professor with the Army War College.
It looks to be well worth reading. If it wasn’t the Institute wouldn’t bother publishing it. It offers a different [...]

Iraq lacks maritime boundary with Iran - CIA

I was happy to read that Iran had freed the British sailors it had captured. I know there’s been talk of how Iran “knew” that the Brits had been in Iraqi waters but took them anyway.
Like much else in the Middle East, the truth is a little murkier. Even the CIA admits there is no [...]