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Re: RE: Invading Iraq…

I think that you should view this still-born plan and the debate sparked by Franks in the context of other events, like the cancellation of the US Army’s $11-Billion Crusader program (the Crusader is a really big self-propelled 155-mm howitzer). Increasingly,...

Re: Israel’s Red Herring

I think both sides have some good points. I think that Israelis and Palestinians as societies share a lot in common. They are both really very frightened, and ultimately they both just want to have a nice home where their families can be safe. And neither society has...

Re: Questions from Hanson (Carnage & Culture)

Re: http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson031502.shtml It is rare to see such a disturbing piece of isolationist fluff these days, mostly because I don’t usually take the time to read deeply conservative, revisionist rags like the “National...

FW: Black Hawk Down: The Real Battle of Mogadishu

—— Forwarded Message From: Patrick Redding Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:40:26 -0800 To: Ian Andrew Bell Subject: Re: @F: Black Hawk Down: The Real Battle of Mogadishu There is much about this incident that is often glossed over in the current media discussion...

Black Hawk Down: The Real Battle of Mogadishu

http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story4013 Black Hawk Down: Shoot first, don’t ask questions afterwards In October 1993, 18 US soldiers died during a botched mission in Mogadishu. The incident is the subject of a new film, Black Hawk Down. But, asks Alex...