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Recently I heard from an old friend who has moved to Alaska, and the mention of the volcanoes that stand in sight of him reminded me of the enigmatic `Mt.Katmai' eruption. The eruption of Mt. Katmai Alaska began on a day that in later decades would take on greater immortality, June 6th. But this was not 1944, and the D-Day invasion, but 1912. Of course that year boasted another famous event, the

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This week started with the tragic and senseless shooting of more than thirty students at Virginia Tech by a deranged and selfish student himself. Let me preface by saying the other day Dennis Miller opined a most useful and wise outlook -- to `give a pass for the first 48 hours' to any emotional outbursts or frustrated rage at a senseless mass killing, whether a Virginia Tech or 9/11. I think

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I am shocked, only two days after posting an example of a noble thief, of a perpetrator with a heart, now this morming we are hearing of a heartless gunman killing as many as 15 students so far at Virgina Tech campus. :(The gunman should *not* be taken alive, simply shot down upon sight if they send in rescue troopers. A standoff is apparently in progress, and one wonders if it might be

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This is so unusual I chose to make it a subject about where its vital to not follow the letter of the law, but a nobler spirit of brotherhood.WFTV has posted a startling surveillance video from a convenience store in Florida, with the caption: "An apologetic Florida thief allowed the store clerk he was robbing to call 911 when the 60-year-old said she thought was having a heart attack. (April

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At the present time a most interesting and revealing clash involving the movie "Loose Change" -- apparently the latest installment in 9/11 revisionist/re-inventing nonsense -- is raging between Mark Cuban (the owner of both Magnolia Pictures and the Dallas Mavericks) and various TV and radio pundits, not to mention the public. At issue is the fact that Cuban's distributor Magnolia Pictures -- a

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Scene from "Le Sacre" coronation book shows Napoleon I at the moment of self-crowning on 2 December 1804. The coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French on 2 December 1804 was an event as portentous as it was lavish. Though Napoleon had in fact held that title since the middle of the year, the public ceremony, presided over with Pope Pius VII among those present, confirmed to the world the

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Welcome! Today have added some changes to format and layout commensurate with broadened objectives for this blog. - Antony

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With the election of the Democrats to (slight) majorities in both houses of Congress this November, Congressman Charles Rangel of New York's 15th District has once again submitted a bill (as he did in 2003) for re-instatement of the military draft.Congressman Rangel states among his reasons two points that are particularly interesting in how they appear to triangulate a Viet-Nam era mentality

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Upon my return, clearly the most immediate and current public event is the ongoing avid discussion of the possible meaning (besides the obvious one of `wanting change') behind the almost complete expulsion of the Republican majority from both houses of Congress by the Democrats, albeit recognizing that the margin in the Senate remains very slim. Its all the more significant that the victors, the

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Though there has been a precisely four-month hiatus while many things piled up on my plate in professional and personal life, fresh focus and the recent dramatic events pertaining to the mid-term Congressional election all prompt my return. Furthermore, this return accompanies a soon to be expanded and ambitious launch of a domain dedicated to providing a `cliff notes' version of historical

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Right now we are beset by dire headlines and reports involving North Korea's mulish determination to test fire long-range missiles, and Iran's drive for nuclear weapon capability in the face of strong European pressure to stop, not to mention Iran's involvement with Hezbollah in escalating violence in the Lebanon/Israel/Gaza zone. Which, if either, is "an international crisis" , or are both?First

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This past week has seen the theological chaos and genuine debacles on the part of both the The Episcopal Church USA and the Presbyterian Church - USA, as both rather readily and startingly have begun to cave in to social activist mentality and varying strains of political-correctness at expense of doctrine and Scripture.Though it is true that those more closely acquainted to the recent trends of

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Friday June 16, 2006 saw a heartening step away from blatant and obvious corruption seen all too commonly these days with members of Congress and Executive branch. They voted to take away Congressmen William Jefferson's seat on the powerful Ways and Means Committee in the wake of deep implication in a rather embarrassing bribery scandal and FBI discovery of $90,000 stashed in his

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The announcement of the successful discovery and killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi this past Tuesday was a major success and achievement in the difficult fight to quell the terrorist-insurgency in Iraq. By an interesting coincidence, it roughly coincided with an anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WW II. One couldn't help but reflect on the contrast in both official and press

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Memorial Day seems an appropriate one to note a recent and historic reminder of the whole point and true cause and catalyst of our current struggle in the Mid East. This past week saw a small episode that passed almost unnoticed mostly due to the current brouhaha over illegal worker and border control reform. However, it was of potentially historic importance if legitimate, and the initial

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Today happens to be the 219th anniversary of the beginning of a relatively unknown, yet awe-inspiring event in the annals of civil history and public power to make change for the better.In the present time of seeming inertia and inability for frustrated citizens to make much impact on government conditions this is a particularly instructive story. There is a little known and truly inspiring

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New Orleans re-elected incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin in a close runoff election this past Saturday. Despite some of the criticism and controversy leveled at him during the ongoing hurricane Katrina disaster and the response fiasco that followed it, his re-election not only seems important, but the right thing.For one thing, as Mayor Ray Nagin pointed out in his dignified and generous victory

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The build up and now arrival of today's (May 1st) `protests' regarding `Immigration Policy' as it is termed has revealed a startling range of folly and muddled thinking on all sides. The demagoguery and hype associated with the issue is all the more perplexing for its blatant disregard of reality and true facts. This is spectacularly true on both sides of the fence, both literally, and

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The title states the question. The growing gulf between any sort of balance and objectivity in the mainstream televised media (and to a lesser degree the newspapers) and the actual facts and true character of the subject being reported strongly suggest such a forum would indeed be useful, even necessary.What prompts this in addition to prior musings on the matter is the recent feedback and

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The past several days has seen a perplexing and continuing spin and odd phraseing of the debate on the illegal immigration problem. This brings to mind that recently some members of the press, particularly the White House Press Corps, and several leading newspapers, were complaining that the American public was in a frame of mind to "simply shoot the messenger", to blame the media for the bad

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An observation came to mind listening to the Mark Davis show this morning with the forthcoming movie on 9/11 about Flight 93 being discussed. The drama and impact of the movie was mentioned with much speculation about what angst or other emotions it might release or rekindle regarding 9/11 and the War on Terror (as it is called). It was said that "many need to be reminded of WHY". The question

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The shocking news released today that the fourth highest official of the Homeland Security Dept, Deputy Secretary Brian J. Doyle, has been charged with online seduction of a minor, a presumed fourteen-year old girl, serves notice of the continuing Public Relations shipwreck the administration is making. Coming on the heels of the impotent response in rhetoric and action regarding revamping border

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The Wall Street Journal created a bit of a flutter this week by coming out and putting into direct words ideas that many otherwise supportive Republicans have been feeling of late. Namely, that far too long, President Bush has carried on with nearly the exact same team that he entered office with, and this despite a barrage of crises and a full-blown war which are the types of events that

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Today was Ash Wednesday, inaugurating the Catholic season of Lent with the ritual laying on of ashes. It is a time of reflection and abstinence, as the solemn time of Easter approaches for Christians. However, it so happens this week there has occurred a minor set-to between the Reverand Jerry Falwell and the Jerusalem Post, regarding which Rev. Falwell released a statement this day.The point of

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This weekend the White House has signaled agreement to submit the controversial so-called "Ports Deal" to a new and fuller review. This was the business deal whereby a United Arab Emirates company based in Dubai, was to take over significant operations at six leading American ports. The reconsideration is the result of an obliging offer by the Dubai company to submit the planned transaction to

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The vastly overblown incident of Vice President Cheney's accidental injuring of fellow hunter Harry Whittington with his gun the past weekend unleashed a truly startling display of folly. This writer has been rather critical toward press behavior and emphasis in the past, but even so, was still surprised by the sheer tomfoolery and descent into condescending hysteria by members of the White

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In the space of two weeks, the world has seen an uproar raised by the actions and drawings of cartoonists. In the first example, a seemingly insensitive portrayal of a crippled U.S. veteran was used to take jabs at the policies and perceived indifference of Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. It predictably angered and vexed many veterans, conservatives, and myriad Republican supporters.

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The commentary and rancor accompanying the passing of yet another anniversary of the ill-conceived Roe vs Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court brings to mind a more neglected, but possibly even more fundamental truth about the controversy:From the pov of outside looking in, the fact is that Abortion Advocacy of the hardline type is in fact the greatest stain by far on Liberalism's (or if one

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Its no secret that `playing the race card' rhetoric seems to have reached new lows in the past few years, with members on the political stage, not just from the left, but also the right, ever-ready to react with off-the-cuff stereotypes and remarks designed to appeal to their audience or `push' certain buttons.This week that began with the commemoration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther

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Today has been a historic day. With preliminary estimates indicating a voter turnout of some 11 million, well over the lower projections and indicating a high turnout, this month's election in Iraq is yet another step forward toward success, and the difficult goal of providing an alternative example of free choice to people of the Mideast that are still burdened by despotism and violence.Without

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"Hitler's Death: Russia's Last Great Secret from the files of the KGB"by V.K. Vinogradov, J.F. Pogonyi and N.V. Teptzov.Chaucer Press, London, England July 2005.This is the most recent work to come out regarding the endlessly interesting and elusive story of the last days of Adolf Hitler and his regime in the Berlin bunker in 1945. Already chronicled in many books, these are the events captured

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I had a few thoughts on this that I wanted to share, because they stand outside the debate of how "moderate" or "liberal" or how "conservative" current selections for the Supreme Court, or indeed, any judge's chair, should be these days. In my opinion the question of whether one is an originalist or strict-constructionist comes closer, but even this barely grazes the main issue.The real issue

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I have been following this squabble with some interest because it has the unfortunate facet of stemming from the pen of a commentator who apparently was intending to address a real issue, but chose the most unfair and undeserving target. The real issue was the growing hype and even near demonizing of the complicated matter of illegal immigration from Mexico across the ludicrously open border.

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Welcome,This is my first post in what is intended to be a place where various historical musings, reviews, and comments on current events will be written and offered for discussion. Those familiar with my historical writings on the naval actions of the Pacific War in World War II will find here a broader approach, but of related depth and emphasis on accuracy. I have for my first post chosen to

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