November 11, 2024 This week we observe the end of the `War to End All Wars,’ also known as World War I. The memorial week will be filled with the usual platitudes and patriotic guff designed to benefit the politicians who sent millions of young men to their deaths in […]



October 18, 2024 I was visiting Japan’s defense HQ about a decade ago. The official I was to interview was very late and left me cooling my heels in his office. I kept walking about until I noticed a large diagram on his desk. I looked more closely and was […]