Major General Smedley D. Butler (Commandant of the US. Marine Corps) testified before the McCormack-Dickstein Congressional Committee of a recruitment campaign to enlist him to lead a military takeover of the United States Government, supported by wealthy backers who would payroll an armed force and bankroll the necessary armaments, it was December 1934. Freedoms, Liberties

The United States continues to support the use of child soldiers unfettered and unsanctioned. Child Soldier recruitment, training and deployment are universally condemned. In fact, the United States Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 (CSPA) provides fundamentally that no nation that uses child soldiers can receive US military aid or assistance. This includes sales of

“Everyone is responsible to everyone for everything.”   -  F. Dostoevsky These words I found during my visit to the headquarters of the Red Cross / Red Crescent in Geneva Switzerland.   I was at the time visiting the “RC” as the global displaced population was beginning to spiral upwards beyond anyone’s contemplation.  With me during the

It was 100 year ago August 1914, all it took was one bullet to start World War One. November 1919 marked the end of the Great War by way of an armistice, the Treaty of Versailles. It was celebrated as the Treaty that was to end all wars – and gave birth to the League