Exclusive: Memorial Day is exploited by politicians glorifying war and armed services recruiting new soldiers, but it should be a time to reflect on the ugly reality of warfare and the tragic valor of the combatants, says war correspondent Don North.
Category: Lost History
New Nukes for a New Cold War
Ticking Closer to Nuclear Midnight
Eerie Silence about a New World War
America’s Worst Laid Plans
Blaming ‘Too Much Democracy’ for Trump
More Game-Playing on MH-17?
How Israel Out-Foxed US Presidents
From the Archive: A century ago, the British-French Sykes-Picot deal carved up the Mideast, setting in motion conflicts made more complicated when Israel emerged and mastered American politics, as Morgan Strong described in 2010.