"Enjoy your dream of peace just one more day. Hawaii, you will be caught like a rat in a trap." Those were the words of Japanese Admiral Matome Ugaki, Yamamoto's chief of staff, on the day before Pearl Harbor, 32 years ago. That was how the … [Read more...] about PEARL HARBOR ANNIVERSARY
John F. Kennedy
Many memorials have been given this month on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It is good to recall the historic events of his life, but it may be more important to reflect on the causes of his … [Read more...] about John F. Kennedy
DETENTE/SOYBEANS
At the recent AFL-CIO Convention in Miami, George Meany told his laughing audience that "detente is a French word which, in case you didn’t know, means relaxation." It has led, he said, to "Russian-made tanks relaxing on the Golan Heights, and … [Read more...] about DETENTE/SOYBEANS
What Our POWs Can Teach Us About America — November 1973
THE MIDDLE EAST
Three years ago, members of President Nixon's own Blue Ribbon Defense Panel warned that the growing Soviet nuclear superiority would cause the Kremlin to become "hostile, disruptive and imperialistic," and might result in "a Soviet-inspired and … [Read more...] about THE MIDDLE EAST
DEALS WITH FOREIGNERS
Some 77 Senators and 285 Congressmen are co-sponsors of the Jackson-Vanik-Milis Amendment which would bar most-favored-nation tariff benefits to the Soviet Union. In the face of this clear Congressional intent, President Nixon met at the White House … [Read more...] about DEALS WITH FOREIGNERS
END JUSTIFY MEANS?
What moral rule is most violated by those in high places? Probably the answer to that question is the moral principle that the end does not justify the means. The men involved in Watergate did not have any previous criminal records. Yet, … [Read more...] about END JUSTIFY MEANS?
MOSCOW TEST BAN TREATY
"We are keeping Russian secrets even more jealously than we are keeping our own. Under these conditions, the American people can never really understand the danger." This statement by one of Americans most distinguished scientists, Dr. Edward Teller, … [Read more...] about MOSCOW TEST BAN TREATY
The Soviet Military Threat to the Free World — October 1973
SAKHAROV’S WARNING
One of the bravest men in the world recently summed up what is wrong with American policy toward the Soviet Union, in a sensational press conference in Moscow, Russian H-bomb scientist Andrei Salcharov referred to the way the Soviets are importing … [Read more...] about SAKHAROV’S WARNING
