Tortures of a Simple Faith

Tortures of the Simple Truth

Obama—War Criminal

Questioning "pride in the deeds of blood"
I can well understand the fear and hatred that mordant words inspire in the reptilian complex of the American mind. Nobody likes a boat-rocker, a loose cannon, a freely thought and given opinion, which might be a sneer rather than a cheer for Captain Crocodile and the home hoplites. But it is now out of guilt (from dumping the duty-to-defend on poor proxies) rather than an understanding of what

Heroes—Always A Dangerous Fantasy
I have occasion to post a certain speech from a certain movie, that being the anti-hero speech written by the great screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky, and put into the mouth of James Garner in his role as the quintessentially American coward, Charlie Madison, in The Americanization of Emily.The Photogenic American Killing Machine (& Hero)—Audie MurphyIn this speech, Charlie Madison is explaining to a

Major Hasan And His Colleagues
One thing is clear, when it came time for Major Malik Nadal Hasan to kill, he had no problem doing it, morally or otherwise, and he had no confusion about which side was the enemy.If, as this article suggests, American Muslim sentiment about the US military is "split down the middle", with one side being opposed to it, there is good reason to suspect that a portion of that opposition has the will

An Inspirational Massacre
Many interest groups will find inspiration in the massacre of US troops at Fort Hood yesterday.Not the least of these will be any other US troops, of certain faiths and predilections, who will now also want the pleasure of yelling "Allahu Akbar" as they gun down their formerly fellow soldiers.Also seeking a boost in their faiths will be the right-wing nuts of America, who will note that the US

Reading The Fine Print
While this is a tiny bit of good news, this is definitely not good news at all.And if you read the fine or buried print, you see some of the reasons that the Great Recession is being made even more painful for people than it needs to be.Fo example: “I just sent in my form requesting my last unemployment check,” Jim Schmitt, 58, of Apple Valley, Calif...“I have always voted Republican, and now I'm