Posts Tagged ‘War’

El Niño and War

By Carl Prine on Thursday, August 25th, 2011

El Niño and War

A new study sheds light on weather events in one part of the world and violence elsewhere on the planet. And it’s the light that’s doing it!

The Killed Man

By Carl Prine on Sunday, August 14th, 2011

The Killed Man

Poet David Wojahn writes of war and loss and death and America at the end of one bloody century and the beginning of another. Read him.

I’ll Probably Regret This

By Carl Prine on Friday, August 5th, 2011

I’ll Probably Regret This

Courtney Messerschmidt takes a part-time job at Line of Departure. I told her she has to be in at 10 p.m. And that’s in the house and not on the porch, young lady!

Henry and Ducky and War

By Carl Prine on Monday, August 1st, 2011

Henry and Ducky and War

A lifetime ago Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sat down across from each other in a Paris apartment. Both understood Clausewitz. We sure should try to understand all three. And ourselves.

A Woman for All Reasons

By Carl Prine on Thursday, July 21st, 2011

A Woman for All Reasons

Line of Departure gets a lot younger, smarter and prettier. Ladies and gentlemen, live from Athens, your future Secretary of State, Courtney Messerschmidt! With a cameo by Starbuck. Photos might not be work friendly.

Framed and Shot in Afghanistan

By Carl Prine on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Framed and Shot in Afghanistan

A vagabond Irish bounder steals Tate’s London show. Sounds like one of my ancestors! A peek at the photos of John Burke and Simon Norfolk.

Thieu for one deal in Afghanistan

By Carl Prine on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Thieu for one deal in Afghanistan

President Obama is going to give a speech about troop reductions in Afghanistan. But it’s largely meaningless. Five points to consider.

It’s Juan awful

By Carl Prine on Sunday, June 19th, 2011

It’s Juan awful

What’s the deal with Juan Cole? He wanted the war in Libya he got. I guess in the end, Cole just wanted a whole lot more war.

Sargon’s songs of war

By Carl Prine on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Sargon’s songs of war

It took nine decades to finish the Akkadian dictionary, but the words from those who spoke it are still with us today. And so are the military innovations that made the Assyrians, and their language, great.

A noble, heavenly office

By Carl Prine on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

A noble, heavenly office

Cato’s Chris Preble arrives for a Prine of Departure interview. We talk Libya, Afghanistan, future Pentagon budget cuts and the death of Osama bin Laden.