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On the first anniversary of the start of the Kosovo war, I present below my first column – then called “Wartime Diary.” It preserves, I think, the sense of outrage I felt at the time – and still feel – while at the same time giving the reader a sense of the irony of the … Continue reading “Allied Farce: A Wartime Diary”

Thomas Edward (T.E.) Lawrence, a.k.a. “Lawrence of Arabia” (1888-1935), British soldier and author, whose works include The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, achieved world renown for his exploits as Britain’s military liaison to the Arabs during the rebellion against the Ottomans. Sent to Mecca on a fact-finding mission when the Arabs rose in revolt, in 1916, … Continue reading “A Report on Mesopotamia by T.E. Lawrence”

To most Americans of the classes which consider themselves significant the war [World War I] brought a sense of the sanctity of the State which, if they had had time to think about it, would have seemed a sudden and surprising alteration in their habits of thought. In times of peace, we usually ignore the … Continue reading “War Is the Health of the State”