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I just recently caught A Bronx Tale on cable and was re-acquainted with what a good movie it is. Not a great movie, (some stilted dialog and a plot which is a bit too neat prevents that), but still a movie which offers a great contrast in the choices in life. Robert Di Nero plays [...]

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Robert Kaplan has written a terrific essay on whether America still believes in itself enough to fight wars to defend its values. The entire article is worth a read, but here is the money quote: the real threat to our national security may be our own lack of faith in ourselves, meaning not just faith [...]

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Today marks a special anniversary in US history. 20 years ago, one of this nation’s greatest leaders heightened the pressure on what was then the most dangerous threat of our time. On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan uttered the now famous words “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” while speaking at the Brandenburg Gate. There [...]

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Lawrence Wright’s essay, which appeared in the New Yorker last September, is essential reading if you want to have an understanding of the scope of the Islamic jihadist; their efforts are wide and disturbing. The twenty year plan was initialized on September 11th and will be followed by six stages with the last concluding with [...]

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New York Times June 7, 1944 Normandy, France A disastrous day on Normandy beach yesterday, as an estimated 10,000 allied troops have been cut down by German forces firing from waiting positions overlooking the beaches. The failures in operation “D-Day” were wide and complete, leaving many Pentagon sources livid at Eisenhower’s lack of preparation. It [...]

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Often we hear the term “sectarian violence,” and think its futile to try to prevent or end such a conflict since “they been killing each other since ancient times.” This is patently false, as Juan Cole, certainly no supporter of Saddam’s toppling, explains: I see a lot of pundits and politicians saying that Sunnis and [...]

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You know film producer Jerry Zucker from the Airplane & Naked Gun movies. Now at National Banana, he has a video-cast which is very funny, while also important. In the 40′s we used to regularly poke fun at our enemy  (the Spike Jones song on the soundtrack of this went to #2 then) , and [...]

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