National Journal has run an excellent story on the financial aspect of Osama bin Laden’s death. Frankly, it’s pretty sobering to think about. The article begins: “By conservative estimates, bin Laden cost the United States at least $3 trillion over the past 15 years, counting the disruptions he wrought on the domestic economy, the wars…
It’s amazing to think that Time magazine named Adolf Hitler “Person of the Year” in 1938 – I was reminded of that the other day – hence my decision to go with the Osama bin Laden (OBL) cover at right. In reading opinion pieces the past week and a half since OBL’s death, I’ve come…
The image at right was in place this past Sunday (NZ time) morning, roughly 36 hours before Osama bin Laden was confirmed dead by President Obama. It’s a cricket field adjacent to the NZ National Botanical Gardens, where my brother Kevin and I would go to take Army physical fitness tests weekly while he was…