It has only been 24 hours since I went public with my story. I had emailed Dr. Helen Smith several weeks ago to thank her for a posting she had […]
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Can the Air Force Be Reformed?
Can the Air Force Be Reformed? June 30, 2008Ivan Eland During the tenure of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, the Army was the military service in the doghouse. Under his […]
Read moreAdmitting It: When a Woman is the Rapist
TRIGGER WARNING FOR SURVIVORS This blog entry contains a warning that usually does not accompany my writings. If you are a rape/CSA/SA survivor and are in a bad place right […]
Read moreKilling the Golden Goose
Killing the Golden Goose June 25, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—We tend to judge this year’s food crisis, marked by seemingly indomitable prices, from the point of view of those who […]
Read moreOpposition to the FISA Amendments Act, H.R. 6304
Oppose Bill to Expand Government Surveillance: Coalition Letter to Senators June 25, 2008 Re: Opposition to the FISA Amendments Act, H.R. 6304 Dear Senator: As organizations that are […]
Read moreLessons for Iraq from the Former Yugoslavia
Lessons for Iraq from the Former Yugoslavia June 23, 2008Ivan Eland President George W. Bush recently visited Slovenia for a summit between the United States and the 27-nation European Union. […]
Read moreIreland’s “No”
Ireland’s “No” June 18, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—European governments are aghast at the decision by Irish voters to reject the Treaty of Lisbon, the new attempt—three years after the collapse […]
Read moreUngrateful Allies
Ungrateful Allies June 16, 2008Ivan Eland Recently, hundreds of thousands of South Koreans filled the streets of Seoul near the U.S. Embassy to protest the South Korean government’s decision to […]
Read moreOil Prices—Who Are the Culprits?
Oil Prices—Who Are the Culprits? June 11, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Who is responsible for the astronomical price of oil? Most of the blame, as exemplified by the recent shenanigans in […]
Read moreIs the Real Problem “Isolationism” or Bipartisan Aggression?
Is the Real Problem “Isolationism” or Bipartisan Aggression? June 9, 2008Ivan Eland President George W. Bush and Democratic and Republican luminaries broke ground recently at the future gleaming home of […]
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