Patriot Paradox

AFP – Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan’s Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked a high-risk test for President Barack Obama’s new war plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Deep in the woods along the ridge of Maryland’s South Mountain rests this monument to the men of North Carolina who gave their lives during the Confederate’s first campaign into the north. Dedicated only 3 years ago, it highlights the darker sides of war often painted over by a preferred romanticism. The inscription reads:
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