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...admits, “I’m very proud of my accomplishments … [but] I made errors.” However, he goes on to argue that error in war is unavoidable: “We all make mistakes. What ‘the fog of war?? means is that war is so complex that it’s beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend all the variables...
...voice-over narration device that guided the unfolding events of “My So-Called Life” is echoed in The Last Samurai, as well as in Glory. In the two films, however, the narrator is mostly reading from personal letters written about war??s hardships and rewards. Zwick believes that the voice-over technique is not just a narrative device, but also a vehicle for authenticity...
...quote the futurists’ Manifesto point #9, “We will glorify war??the world’s only hygiene—militarism, patriotism, the destructive gesture of freedom-bringers, beautiful ideas worth dying for, and scorn for woman...
Elizabeth Laskin, a lecturer in the history department who teaches History 71a, “America: Colonial Times to the Civil War?? notes that the jumbling of eras in Salem creates a skewed version of history: “In front of the witch museum, they have that marvelous statue of Roger Conant. It’s sort of oversized, and he’s got this great billowing cloak...I think a lot of people look at him and think ‘Salem witch trial judge right there.’ In fact, Conant was dead...
...people have argued in favor of a U.N.-controlled occupying force to help bring stability and democracy in Iraq. Yet the U.N. has repeatedly proven itself to be nothing more than a fig-leaf for U.S. imperialism, providing the veneer of international support for naked U.S. aggression. Since the war??s official end, the U.N, has only served to justify the U.S.-controlled occupation. The unanimous Security Council vote on Thursday approved the U.S. plan for Iraq, ensuring that the Coalition Provisional Authority will remain the main power in Iraq for some time to come. The architects...