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Jules Crittenden
Annapolis: Peace In Someone Else’s Time
On the face of it, the Annapolis peace parley that starts today looks like a colossal waste of time, says Jules Crittenden. Still, this gathering will make clear who in the Middle East seeks peace and who does not - and that's worth something.
G.I. Suicide and Cultural Suicide
Is there really an 'epidemic' of suicides among the US military, as a CBS report recently stated? Jules Crittenden, who has been in war zones, looks at what the numbers actually mean and reflects on the personal impact of close combat.
The Armenian Genocide Bill: The Right Move At The Wrong Time
The Armenian genocide was a real historic tragedy, writes Jules Crittenden. Still, the U.S. cannot pursue the Pelosi-led policy of enabling a new genocide in Iraq through a symbolic assignment of blame on the murders of 90 years ago.
O Blessed Day. For Gore is Anointed!
Jules Crittenden sees the "spiritual" ramifications of Al Gore's Nobel.
Anoint Him!
An enthusiastic advocate of awarding Al Gore a Nobel Peace Prize, PJM columnist Jules Crittenden contends that anointing the "fiery prophet of global warming" would continue the Nobel's committee's grand tradition of honoring "empty, fraudulent or hypocritical gestures."
From the Mouths of News Babes
It's remarkable how Katie Couric, in her effort to be viewed as more than a perky face, has emerged as an unexpectedly honest voice in the mainstream media, says Jules Crittenden. "Maybe it's because she is a lightweight, a news neophyte promoted over her abilities, that she's willing to strip the emperor."
That’s Propa-tainment!
What accounts for Hollywood's failure to capture the reality of war? Jules Crittenden contends that Tinseltown's "moralistic monkey has climbed back up on its shoulder," resulting in films that have nothing to do with combat and everything to do with politics.
A Masterpiece of War?
Ken Burns' long-awaited World War II epic, The War, airs tonight on PBS. Jules Crittenden calls the 15-hour documentary mandatory viewing, even if it might be a "magnificent failure."
A Bleak Summer’s Trip into Fall
As their Sept. 15 date with teacher looms in the form General Petraeus, will the Democrats finally be willing to admit their mistakes about the war, give up their summer hopes of military failure, and come to grips with the fact that we are winning in Iraq? According to Jules Crittenden, "It has to be a bleak August, when the anti-war faction has to think about that 'What I did on My Summer Vacation' essay and realize it is a dreary list of failures and blanks."
A World-Changing Anniversary
August 6th, 1945 was a day that suddenly and dramatically impacted hundreds of thousands of Japanese and American lives. Those who perished during the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August of the last year of World War II were the victims of undeniable human tragedy. But, as Jules Crittenden writes, "Today, they are just martyrs who should be honored, for the unwilling sacrifice they made that saved so many millions of lives."
