If there ever was a speech that seemed calculated to start a war, it was Henry Kissinger's speech in Zambia calling for the overthrow of the government of Rhodesia, Delivered the day after Tanzania threatened that "the war has started" for Rhodesia, … [Read more...] about Kissinger in Africa
Build B-1 and Cruise Missile
The CIA, which has a consistent record of always underestimating Soviet actions and capabilities, discovered this spring that the Soviet Union is devoting two and a half times as much of its Gross National Product to military expenditures as the CIA … [Read more...] about Build B-1 and Cruise Missile
Speck and Early Parole
A recent resolution introduced into the Illinois Legislature dramatically illustrates the injustice of failing to impose the death penalty for heinous crimes. In Chicago on the night of July 14, 1966, a vicious criminal named Richard Speck … [Read more...] about Speck and Early Parole
Communist Threat in Italy
Italy is the home port of the American Sixth Fleet. Italy hosts a network of American bases and NATO facilities, and is at the center of NATO political and military planning and operations. Italy is also a charter member of the NATO Nuclear Planning … [Read more...] about Communist Threat in Italy
Conservative Victories
Are you a person who says a glass is half full or half empty? When you ask the score of a ball game, do you ask "who's winning?" or "who's losing?" The same facts exist in both examples, but your comment is all in your point of view. Most news … [Read more...] about Conservative Victories
Primary Issues
Under the parliamentary system as they have in England, if the government loses a vote in Parliament on a major issue, a general election is called to sustain or change the party in power. The issues may determine the timing of the election, whereas … [Read more...] about Primary Issues
Conventional Military Comparisons
The powers that be in governmental, academic and communications fields are fond of telling us that nuclear war is "unthinkable," that there is a "balance of terror" between the major superpowers, and that nuclear weapons will never be launched … [Read more...] about Conventional Military Comparisons
Alger Hiss Case
The 27-year campaign by Alger Hiss and his friends to convince the American people that he was not guilty of giving secret State Department documents to a Russian espionage agent, and then lying about it under oath, may have been permanently laid to … [Read more...] about Alger Hiss Case
The Teaching of Writing
In our current era of consumerism, it is a wonder that Ralph Nadar or some public interest law firm hasn't investigated the shoddiest consumer product or service on the market today -- the teaching of writing by the public schools. When Detroit … [Read more...] about The Teaching of Writing
Colonialism
Thirty three years ago, thousands of American boys died to chase the Italians and Germans out of North Africa. Nobody thanked us for our blood, sweat and tears, and a pro-Communist dictator took over in Libya after we left. Since World War II, our … [Read more...] about Colonialism
