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Afghanistan: In War, Winners can be Losers

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear War, Civil Liberties, World War I, War Winners, Vietnam War, Caesarism, War Losers, World War II, Casualties, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Lawrence Wittner

Supporters and opponents of President Obama's Afghanistan decision focus on whether it is possible to secure a military victory in the conflict; however, in war, even a winner can be a loser.

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Red Baron's Death Certificate Found By Historian

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 12.07.2009 | World

Read More: Maciej Kowalczyk, Germany, World War I, Poland, Red Baron, Richthofen, Red Baron Death Certificate, World News

WARSAW, Poland — A Polish historian says he made a surprising find when poring through World War I archives – the death certificate of Man...

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"The Marne 1914": A Bold New Account (PHOTOS)

Holger H. Herwig | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: History, Military History, Historians, Wwi, World War I, Writing, Authors, New Books, Battle of the Marne, Books, Nonfiction, The Marne, Slideshow, Books News
Holger H. Herwig

I wanted to write about the Battle of the Marne because I regard it as the most decisive land battle since the Allies defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. I regard its impact to have been spectacular.

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In a Chilly London November, War and Remembrance

Michael Winship | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Hood, "The War Horse." "The Sun, World War I, Jamie Janes, Rupert Murdoch, " Gordon Brown, Remembrance Sunday, Helmand, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Michael Winship

Remembrance Sunday fell just a couple of days after the horrendous shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 soldiers dead and 30 wounded, many of whom were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.

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"15 Minutes" vs. 90 Years: How the Algonquin Round-Table Went Viral Before the Internet

Nat Benchley | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Twitter, Algonquin Round Table, World War I, Writing, Criticism, Speeches, New York City, New York Events, Algonquin-Hotel, Journalism, New York News
Nat Benchley

Anywhere there is printing these days (ink or pixels), you will find references to the Algonquin Round Table. So, what is it with the adulation of a bunch of "tipsy quipsters"?

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Veterans Day: How Many Days are Enough

Jim Thomas | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: GI Bill, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Gratitude, Veterans, Veterans Day, Armistice Day, World War I, Denver News
Jim Thomas

More so even than the debt the nation owes our veterans, I owe two vets, my parents, for my existence and for inspiring my accomplishments.

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Britain's Last World War I Veteran Shuns Remembrance Day For "Glorifying War"

Telegraph | Bonnie Malkin in Sydney | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Veteren, World War I, England, Remembrance Day, Claude Choules, World War, World War One, World News

In July Claude Choules, 108, became Britain's sole survivor from the 1914-1918 war, following the death of Harry Patch, aged 111. ...

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Armistice Day, the Great War, and Brains: A Tale of Woe

Dan Agin | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Neuropsychiatry, Shell-Shock, War, Armistice Day, World War I, Electroshock Therapy, Veterans Day, Politics News
Dan Agin

Had the politicians of various countries been obligated to live in combat on the front lines, it's doubtful that the ferocious carnage of the First World war would have occurred.

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The Twin Brother of Annihilation

Robert Koehler | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: World War I, Time Magazine, Nuclear Weapons, Doomsday Clock, War, Nobel Peace Prize, Russell-Einstein Manifesto, World War II, Mutually Assured Destruction, Albert Einstein, World News
Robert Koehler

The argument: In a world held hostage by nuclear weapons, there are smaller aggregate numbers of war dead; therefore, God bless nukes. Or maybe not.

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Turkey, Armenia Agree To Establish Diplomatic Ties For First Time

AP | AVET DEMOURIAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Ankara, Turkey Armenia, Armenia, World War I, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Diaspora, World News

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final...

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Harry Patch, Britain's Last WWI Vet, Honored At Funeral (SLIDESHOW)

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: England, Wwi, Wwi Vet, Harry Patch, World War I, Harry Patch Dead, Harry Patch Funeral, Slidepoll, Harry Patch Last Tommy, Funeral Harry Patch, Patch Britain Funeral, Britain's Oldest Warrior Dies, Harry Patch Funeral Photos, Harry Patch Funeral Pictures, World News

WELLS, England (AP) — Church, state and hundreds of warriors of other battles were according last honors Thursday to Harry Patch, Britain's last...

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Diamonds Are Not Forever

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | World

Read More: Poverty, Africa, Cape Verde, World War I, Diamonds, South Africa, Hiv, Namibia, Conflict Diamonds, League of Nations, Madagascar, Mauritius, Botswana, World News
Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

Botswana is an example of how to wisely administer a natural resource endowment.

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Palme d'Or Winner of Cannes 2009: Michael Haneke's "White Ribbon"

Karin Badt | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Palme D'Or, White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, Cannes Film Festival 2009, Civil War, World War I, Cannes, Weimar-Germany, Protestants, Film, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

The intent of the movie is to show how the imminent war -- or any imminent war -- results from the sickness of a culture as well as from inherent human malice.

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AFS: World Peace Begins in High School

Jim Luce | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: E.E. Cummings, Brian Atwood, French Fellowships, Ernest Hemingway, A. Piatt Andrew, Youth for Understanding, United Nations, Jaroslava Moserova, World Peace, Cady Coleman, Harvard, AFS Intercultural Programs, Facebook, American Hospital in Paris, Global Citizens, Rotary Exchange, CéSar Gaviria, W. Somerset Maugham, Hans Schlegel, Afs, Council on Foreign, Fulbright Scholars, American Field Service, Eduardo RodríGuez Veltzé, World War I, Orphans International Worldwide, American Red Cross, Tadatoshi Akiba, R. Nick Burns, Thought Leaders, Grayson Kirk, World News
Jim Luce

I would not be who I am today -- and the organization I founded, Orphans International Worldwide -- would not exist, if it were not for my life-impacting experiences with AFS.

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France Exhumes British, Australian War Dead

Telegraph | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: France, World War I, Australia, United Kingdom, England, Foreign Affairs, Wwi, World War I Dead, Advocacy, World News

Work has begun in France to exhume the remains of up to 400 British and Australian soldiers who died in the Battle of Fromelles during the First World...

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Summon Us to Service: Ask Americans to Grow Victory Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Eat the View, World War II, World War I, Victory Gardens, Childhood Obesity, Gardening, Gardens, Green News
Rose Hayden-Smith

Mr. President, we're hungry for change, and the revival of a national Victory Garden campaign can give us the kind of change we can dig into. Please, Mr. President: Summon us to service.

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The Woman Behind the Bell Ringers

Kate Kelly | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, World War I, Evangeline Booth, Community Aid, Dough Boys, Salvation Army, Politics News
Kate Kelly

As Salvation Army bell ringers spend the last few days before the holidays singing carols and ringing their bells to gain donations for the Salvation ...

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Unusual, Sometimes Preposterous and That's What Makes it so Effective

Michael Russnow | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Jason Flemyng, Eric Roth, Brad Pitt, F Scott Fitzgerald, Cate Blanchett, World War I, Russnow, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Michael Russnow, Russia, Hurricane Katrina, David Fincher, Robin Swicord, Tilda Swinton, Taraji Henson, Movies, Julia Ormand, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Reviews, Movie Reviews, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

What unfolds is episodic and at times a bit long, but a good deal of the sequences are quite original, some very funny, most important extremely intriguing, much of which holds our attention.

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A Salute to Those Who Have Fought For Us

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: War Wire, France, Alan Seeger, Flanders Fields, John McCrae, World War I, Memorial Day, Poppy, Belgium, Veterans Day, Willy McBride, Tim Sullivan, Armistice, Waterloo, Kaiser, Politics News
John Tepper Marlin

Our honoring of Veterans Day suffers by comparison with Memorial Day, which has a similar purpose and is more widely observed as a holiday because it starts the U.S. summer season.

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How to Save the Global Financial System

Diane Francis | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Property Crisis, Sec, World Trade Organization, Wall Street Crisis, Global Economy, Stock Exchanges, World War I, Stock Market, Housing Markets, U.S. Real Estate, Market Meltdown, World War II, Business, Housing Crisis, Economy, Federal Reserve, Recession, Lehman Brothers, Henry Paulson, Personal Finance, Business News
Diane Francis

This crisis is not about the failure of capitalism, globalisation or free enterprise. It is about the fact that there are two economies: the financial economy and the "real" economy.

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Russia is Still a Threat to America and to Europe

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Neorealism, World War I, Kenneth Waltz, Terrorism, South Ossetia, International Relations, Iraq, South Ossetia Fighting, World War II, War in Iraq, Politics News
Sean Gilfillan

Our relative power is determined by two things, the strength of our economy and the strength of our military. How weak is our economy? How stretched and broken is our military?

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