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Weird Writings of Strobe Talbott
Strobe Talbott has two qualifications to be Clinton's chief adviser on foreign policy, especially Russia, and to be waiting in the wings to succeed Warren Christopher as Secretary of State. He was Clinton's roommate while they were both Rhodes … [Read more...] about Weird Writings of Strobe Talbott
Untangling the Truth About Vietnam
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." The end of the year is a good time to untangle some falsehoods that have crept into our history, specifically, on how the Vietnam War got started. In 1964, this is how the … [Read more...] about Untangling the Truth About Vietnam
New Myths and Old Political Realities — June 1992
Reaganism vs. the New World Order — January 1992
THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
Lessons of the Gulf War — April 1991
Help Perestroika by Doing Nothing
The new line that we are being fed from the Bush Administration and repetitively from the media is: the United States must “help” perestroika succeed. Why we should do this, and what kind of help and at what price we are talking about, are all left … [Read more...] about Help Perestroika by Doing Nothing
Captive Nations Week’s 30th Anniversary
An observer asked the old man, “Why in the world are you wasting your money buying a lottery ticket? Don’t you know your chance of winning is only one in ten million?” To which the old man replied, “Ah, but each ticket gives me a week of … [Read more...] about Captive Nations Week’s 30th Anniversary
Expectations About China
The funniest thing to watch on television during the last two weeks has been the shock and disbelief in the faces and voices of the TV networks’ elite anchors about the rough turn of events in China. In measured, shocked tones, NBC’s Tom Brokaw said, … [Read more...] about Expectations About China
