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"for there are many ways to kill a man they say…"
Salon writer Alex Seitz-Wald asks the question, Would Lincoln use drones? http://goo.gl/mag/4aTdCvh He acknowledges that Lincoln would have liked the concept of drones as he was “obsessed with military technology”. Surprisingly, Seitz-Wald even admits that Lincoln suspended “habeas corpus and … Continue reading
Posted in drones, History, Politics, Terror!!, The Empire, War and Peace
Tagged Afghanistan, Alex Seitz Wald, civil war, drones, Emancipation Proclamation, lincoln, Seitz Wald, war
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Judge, Jury, and Executioner
A Department of Justice white paper titled “Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who Is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa’ida or An Associated Force” has been leaked to the public via NBC News. This 16-page … Continue reading
Posted in drones, Good and Evil, Government overreach, Terror!!, The Empire, War and Peace, Worship of the Military, Worship of the State
Tagged children, DOJ, drones, government, kill list, OK, predator drones, war
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Consent and corporate action…
Well, Doug Wilson is at it again. It seems whenever either curmudgeon grudgingly accepts one of his posts, he feels compelled to write something to reverse that appraisal. In a recent post, he delves into the vile practice of majority … Continue reading
People With Facial Hair Can't Argue Against War
Apparently I missed this on LRC yesterday, but today LibertarianChristians.com reposted Laurence Vance’s “The Most Ridiculous Arguments and Criticisms I Have Ever Received”. It goes along with my post from this morning. My favorite criticism from Vance’s article is: “You … Continue reading
Blaming Hitler
I’ve been accused of being too harsh in some of my posts, specifically related to criticism of the military. One instance cited was my treatment of Lu Lobello, regarding his killing of innocent people in Iraq. By the way, I … Continue reading
Posted in War and Peace, Worship of the Military
Tagged Iraq, Lu Lobello, military, prison, soldiers, war
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Morality is contraband in war. – Mahatma Gandhi
Will Bunch, on philly.com: Let’s face it: Drone killings have become the Staples’ “Easy Button” of what we used to call foreign policy. Ah, now that the voters have elected the correct guy, we can discuss terrible policies and murder … Continue reading
Eternal Missions
On this Armistice Day, a day which most certainly saw the veneration of soldiers in churches across the country, I’ll simply post this quote from Jean Lasserre. Lasserre and Dietrich Bonhoeffer met at Union Theological Seminary in 1930 and became … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not Commit Logical Fallacies, Doug
I hate to rain on Aaron’s parade for Doug Wilson (not really), but I have to take issue with this: While we are the subject, the other day I tweeted this about Gary Johnson, the libertarian candidate for president. “Gary … Continue reading
Lu Lobello Replies To My Criticism
Lu Lobello (I’m going to assume it’s him although I have no way to verify) replied to my post about his NPR interview. He writes: I understand your blog is meant to be curmudgeoning, however, if you listened to the … Continue reading
Posted in War and Peace, Worship of the Military, Worship of the State
Tagged Iraq, Lu Lobello, US, war
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Revisionist History
I am currently working my way through Robert Graves’ I, Claudius and came across a snippet I thought most apt as a reminder for those of us struggling with the weight of conscience: “But don’t be a fool about popular … Continue reading
