Category Archives: War

The Art of the Hit Piece…

Posted on May 22, 2017 by bsixsmith

Here are some assertions any leftist would have rightly deplored as irrational, dishonest smears: The Soviet Union opposes free market capitalism. Therefore, Western opponents of free market capitalism are obectively supporting the Soviet Union. Al Qaeda opposes US foreign policy. … Continue reading →

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On the Domestication of Victims…

Posted on January 25, 2017 by bsixsmith

The victim is a romantic figure in Western thought: Gandhi, resisting British imperialism; Mandela, enduring South African apartheid; Aung San Suu Kyi, surviving her house arrest in Burma. We admire victims who are weak in a material sense but have … Continue reading →

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On Normality…

Posted on July 26, 2016 by bsixsmith

Even before the killing of Father Jacques Hamel the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, said that France “is going to have to live with terrorism”. Regular atrocities have become the “new norm”. Imagine, if you will, going back in time. … Continue reading →

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Iraq and Responsibility…

Posted on July 6, 2016 by bsixsmith

Advocates and sympathisers of the invasion of Iraq have long observed that most civilian deaths were caused not by Coalition troops but by jihadists and sectarian guerrilas. This does not absolve our elites of responsibility. Dismantling the civil infrastructure of … Continue reading →

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