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Category Archives: War
The Erratic President and FBI Director
by Heather Cox Richardson (thanks to Pam P.) Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet … Continue reading
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This War Has Not Gone Putin’s Way
By Serge Schmemann Mr. Schmemann, an Opinion writer, is a former Moscow bureau chief of The Times.See more of our coverage in your search results. The Iran war has been an economic windfall for Russia, pushing oil prices sky-high and loosening … Continue reading
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A minute after posting the image of himself as Jesus, Trump posted an image of a Trump tower on the moon
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson By the end of 2024, inflation in the U.S., which had soared in the aftermath of the Covid-19 lockdowns, was almost back to the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%. Even so, during the 2024 presidential … Continue reading
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Commentary on the Ceasefire
by Heather Cox Richardson The ceasefire President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday night fell apart almost immediately. Israel complained that it hadn’t been consulted, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel did not accept an end to its bombardment of … Continue reading
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“The story is the president himself and his obvious mental deterioration”
from Heather Cox Richardson “It’s really difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is,” journalist Aaron Rupar of Public Notice told George Grylls of The Times about President Donald J. Trump. Rupar explained that political journalists are trained to … Continue reading
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‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Iran
Ed note: I listened to this conversation on “The Daily,” a New York Times podcast. It’s a very powerful conversation about what appears to be ahead of us in Iran. David French talks with the retired general about the “great … Continue reading
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A look at Iran’s imposing geography
Please click here to watch a short video of the barriers that an Iran invasion would face. It’s a country about the same size as western Europe or Alaska!
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Invoking God in war
Thanks to John R. (and Leo)
Why Attack Iran? Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption
TIMOTHY SNYDER (thanks to Jim S.) Note: Timothy Snyder is an American Historian currently holds the inaugural chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. From 2017 to 2025 … Continue reading
Josephine Baker – Performer, Spy and Civil rights icon (1906-1975)
Honoring Women’s History Month By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017 — (thanks to Ann M.) World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist are few of the titles used to describe Josephine Baker. One of the most … Continue reading
Employing Military Force Against Iran
Thanks to Pam P. Ed note: Think about war — easy to start, hard to finish. Not unusual for a more radical regime to take over. The students have no weapons. The Iranian government structure is broad and deep. There … Continue reading
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The Boys of Terezin
Thanks to Ann M. Don’t miss this deeply moving documentaryabout courageous teenage boys and thesecret magazine they dared to create in Terezín Between 1942 and 1944, about 100 teenage boys imprisoned in the Terezín concentration camp created a secret magazine … Continue reading
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A Superpower is Dying by Suicide
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S. National Security Council had sent to European ambassadors in Washington a message that President Donald J. Trump … Continue reading
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FACISM – commentary by Heather Cox Richardson
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S. Army personnel in the European theater of World War II. Titled Army Talks, the series was designed “to help [the personnel] become better-informed men and women and … Continue reading
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Journey to American Democracy: The Battle of the Bulge
Ed note: As a subscriber to Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter, this arrived in my inbox today. It’s inspiring to remember our history and battle against Facism–a battle that must be renewed today. The second post today (thanks to MaryLou P.) … Continue reading
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Battles and Prayers
from New Church Life by Bruce Henderson Luxembourg American Cemetery (my photo from 2014) War is the ultimate challenge to the Christmas prayer: “Glory to God in thehighest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” (Luke 2:14)Even in war the … Continue reading
In Flanders Fields
Thanks to Mike Ca. The poem “In Flanders Fields” was written by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in May 1915 during World War I. It is one of the most famous war poems and is closely associated with the poppy … Continue reading
Observing Yom Kippur in a time of war
This Yom Kippur, I am running out of prayers, out of feelings, out of words, the author writes. Pictured are strips of fabric bearing the names of Palestinians who have been killed during a rally on the eve of Yom … Continue reading
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The new name for Defense–The Department of War
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson Today President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, although the 1947 abandonment of the Department of War name was not simply a matter … Continue reading
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A summit to nowhere for a photo op
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson on August 16th Yesterday, military personnel from the United States of America literally rolled out a red carpet for a dictator who invaded a sovereign country and is wanted by the International Criminal Court for … Continue reading
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Trump’s World War III
From The American Prospect by Robert Kuttner (thanks to David B.) What happens when a failing dictator is on the ropes? He imagines winning World War III. Donald Trump is besieged on several fronts. His Ukraine policy has failed, as … Continue reading
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A Popemobile Will Ride Again, This Time Into Gaza
In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. By Adam Rasgon in the … Continue reading
It’s a dirty job, but Ukraine’s women are doing it for the war effort
“We really wanted to help and to replace those men who went to fight and to protect Ukraine,” Nadiya Moskalenko told NBC News. By Richard Engel and Gabe Joselow PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine — They are Ukraine’s “Rosie the Riveters,” rolling up their sleeves and doing a … Continue reading
Violation of the Espionage Act?
Heather Cox Richardson Mar 25 Today the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, dropped the story that senior members of the Trump administration planned the March 15 U.S. attack on the Houthis in Yemen over Signal, a widely available encrypted … Continue reading
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