Among all the upheavals of war with al Qaeda, the surest indicator of the historic stakes is the ongoing rotation of top U.S. government managers - scores at a time - into a bunker deep underground and far from Washington. Barton Gellman bunkerdeepgovernment share on social
No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary suffering; it simply performs its job horrifyingly well. Sebastian Junger battlecrimegun Change image and share on social
In war, people find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, and in those circumstances, they act in extraordinary ways. In war, you see people at their very best and their very worst, acting in ways you could never imagine. War is human drama at its most epic and most intense. Dexter Filkins actbadcircumstance share on social
The war to rein in Wall Street excess is never over. Timothy Noah excessreinstreet Change image and share on social
There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare. Sun Tzu benefitinstancenation Change image and share on social
I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edinburgh Festival. I was 18 and it was the first time that people I knew and loved and respected came up to me after the show and said, 'You know, you could really do this if you wanted to.' Tom Hiddleston edinburghendfestival share on social
In a war, no matter the outcome of a certain skirmish or battle, the winner is the party whose attitudes, behaviors and preoccupations come to dominate the postwar landscape. By this measure, the outcome of the gender wars, if wars they were, is clear: women won. Marcus Buckingham attitudebattlebehavior share on social
After a Polish Pope, whose country was first to be invaded by the Germans in World War Two, we now have someone from the generation drafted at the close of the war. Horst Koehler closecountrydraft Change image and share on social
Have we so soon forgotten those four years of terrible carnage, the greatest war of all time; forgotten the millions of men who gave their lives, who made the supreme sacrifice and who today, beneath the soil of France and Belgium, sleep the eternal sleep? Frank B. Kellogg belgiumbeneathcarnage share on social
World War II brought the Greatest Generation together. Vietnam tore the Baby Boomers apart. Jim Webb babyboomerbring Change image and share on social