15 March 2010 Sixty-five years ago, the 5th US Marine Amphibious Corps, made up of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions, assaulting the heavily fortified volcanic island of Iwo Jima in one of World War II’s most dramatic battles. The outcome was a given. The collapse of Japan’s […]
8 March 2010 NEW YORK – As if President Barack Obama did not have enough on his plate, he will shortly issue a Nuclear Posture Review -which is, in fact, a month overdue. Each new American president must by law review his nation’s nuclear weapons and strategy. Accordingly, Nobel […]
1 March 2010 NEW YORK – The blizzard that hit New York last week dumped 24 inches on the city and paralyzed almost all surface transport. But New York’s subways, which were begun in 1904, kept on zipping along, heedless of the tempest above. The city’s subways carry […]
