Blog Entries by Alex Storozynski

U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground, Will Saddam Hussein Be Next?

4 Comments | Posted November 18, 2009 | 08:43 PM (EST)


After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians began taking down their statues of Josef Stalin, the mass murderer who killed millions of people. Astonishingly, in America, the National D-Day Memorial is honoring Stalin by placing his bust on a pedestal at its museum in Bedford, Virginia.

This misguided...

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Mama Mia! Swedish Rockers Invade Poland to commemorate WWII

16 Comments | Posted August 31, 2009 | 11:11 AM (EST)


On Sept. 1, 1939, Poland was attacked by Nazi Germany. Now, 70 years later, a Swedish heavy metal band is swooping down on Poland lauding the Poles for their valiant effort against the German blitzkrieg that started World War II and captured all of Europe.

The German "lightning war" from...

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The Fiasco of July 4, 1777

5 Comments | Posted July 1, 2009 | 09:27 PM (EST)


On the first anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Army regiment stationed at Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York was drunk with freedom, swilling rum and celebrating their liberty. Little did they realize, that the British Army that had marched down from Canada was slowly...

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A Prince of Tolerance Offers Lessons for the Future of Race Relations

19 Comments | Posted May 18, 2009 | 11:17 AM (EST)


As approval ratings for America's first Black President continue to soar, I'd like to point out that two of our early Presidents, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, owned Black slaves, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish general, tried to buy those slaves -- and free them.

Kosciuszko arrived...
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