Special Edition
JUNE 17, 2014

ARRESTING RESPONSES
TO THE NORMANDY ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Scroll down for Tony Gorry's essay on his father's struggles with his wartime heroism and his own with medical challenges, and for Steve Buck's saddened view of Iraq.


War Stories

By Tony Gorry



I was fourteen when I discovered my father's medals in a concealed drawer of an old chest. Amid a few papers and photographs were five black rectangular boxes stamped with gold letters: Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, another Silver Star and finally, Distinguished Service Cross. Each held a medal attached to a colored ribbon ...

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Unintelligence

By Steve Buck

Ed. Note: Steve gave us permission to reprint his recent reply to a friend who asked for his opinion on Iraq.

What do I think about Iraq? A huge crisis.

We went into Iraq supposedly because there were al-Qaeda links, when anyone who knew anything about Iraq and its ruling Baath party would have told you that there were none. Now, by destroying Iraq (we drove out the middle class by not letting Baath party members work and by emphasizing Sunni/Shia differences), we have produced...

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