By: Gary D. Barnett It is tempting to say that war with Iran is inevitable, and that may certainly be so, but this terrible situation has become a political and media game. A deadly game to be sure, but a… Continue Reading…
Politics • Terrorism • War • War on Terror
August 23, 2019
Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay By: Gary D. Barnett “To see others suffer does one good, to make others suffer even more: this is a hard saying but an ancient, mighty, human, all-too-human principle [….] Without cruelty there is no festival.” ~ Friedrich… Continue Reading…
August 7, 2019
Photo-Wikimedia Commons By: Gary D. Barnett “I come and stand at every door But none can hear my silent treadI knock and yet remain unseenFor I am dead for I am dead I’m only seven though I diedIn Hiroshima long agoI’m… Continue Reading…
Military • Nationalism • War
July 16, 2019
Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay By: Gary D. Barnett “Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.” ~Jean Rostand– Pensées d’un biologiste How has a nation that boasts… Continue Reading…
Military • Politics • Torture • War • War on Terror
July 5, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett “The joy of killing! the joy of seeing killing done – these are traits of the human race at large.” ~Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World Why do men gain delight in killing? Why… Continue Reading…