
Gallipoli was a failure that haunted Churchill as much as supporting the Iraq War haunts many politicians today. Yet he was right about Hitler when others hid from the truth. Churchill, like Netanyahu and unlike Barack Obama, worried more about victory than pride.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Mar 2015, 4:43 AM PST0

Turkey and Armenia schedule conflicting WW I centennial commemorations; China continues its double-digit military spending increases
by John J. Xenakis5 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited world leaders, including Armenian President Serzh Sarkysian, to participate in festivities to be held in Turkey to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli on April 24. Coincidentally, that is the very day when Armenians are preparing to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Jan 2015, 8:57 AM PST0