Archive for August, 2011

What Causes Wars?

Hasan A. Yahya, Ph.Ds What social aspects are parts of a war system and what aspects contribute to peace?  Four concepts are the answers for these questions, they are: the idea of nationalism and patriotism, the military-industrial complex,  the idea of domination (feeling of superiority) and cultural promotion in isolation.  Nationalism and Patriotism: In the [...]

British Government Apologises to gay war hero Alan Turing

Prime Minister Gordon Brown issues a posthumous apology to the World War ll code breaker following an online petition of over 30,000 signatures. In a statement issued to The Telegraph Gordon Brown has apologized for the “utterly unfair” treatment Alan Turing and thousands of other gay men suffered at a time when homosexuality was deemed [...]

Camel Cavalry – Civil War History

Discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Dec. 1848 set off a rush for California. Eager miners had to choose from three difficult and dangerous routes to get there. The fastest, but expensive, was a sea journey to Panama, a portage to the Pacific and another trip by ship to San Francisco. A mid-continent route [...]