Spanish conquest

Oct 30, 2023 | lawliberty.org | Paul Schwennesen |Spanish conquest |Dave Barfield |Elizabeth Amato

Unwelcome as it may be for many to hear, Ukraine should save itself the heartache and give up on its hopes of ever joining NATO. As Peter Brookes has written, Ukrainian membership in NATO “will have to wait until after the war, at least.” “At least” is a Western politic way of saying “never.” Such a fact of life need not be a calamity, however. Ukraine, in fact, has the potential to be much safer than by placing itself under the presumed shelter of what is an increasingly ineffective alliance.

Oct 5, 2023 | lawliberty.org | Paul Schwennesen |Spanish conquest |Dave Barfield

October 5, 2023 He was a lover of kittens, and a crusader to the core. Editor’s Note: Some fifteen Americans, primarily veterans, have died in Ukraine since hostilities opened in 2022. The following is an account of the most recent battlefield casualty. “Cat” was the target’s name, a Russian machine gun positioned at the zero-line near Donetsk. A fitting name, I suppose, for Gideon to meet his end. Gideon was many things to many people: a son, a brother, a father, a comrade.

Aug 23, 2023 | lawliberty.org | Paul Schwennesen |Spanish conquest |David R. Upham |Stephanie Slade

As I wing my way toward a fifth mission in Ukraine, I find myself challenging (if not exactly questioning) my motives. On the one hand, it may simply be that “war is fun” as one retired Army officer pointed out. And yes, there is a certain thrill in running toward the sound of gunfire, living life at peak focus, and picking through the carnage of war. The Dutch call it ramptoerisme. But that’s not entirely convincing: there are scores of wars the world over which seem distinctly not-so-fun.