The War Prayer

By borderlinebarbie

Mark Twain originally wrote "The War Prayer" in response to the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902. I find it to be quite relevant today. It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, ...

2007 Campaign Promises: BUT WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN? How Many ...

By java2hot

United States presidential election, 1900 - Republican promises to end the Philippine-American War quickly; The British Liberal Party's pledge to cut military spending, before embarking on the Dreadnought arms race with Germany ...

PURPLE PATCH: The War Prayer —Mark Twain

Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan... Paine's anthology, Europe and Elsewhere.

The story is in response to a particular war, namely the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902, which Twain opposed.

Maybe we could have done without the CIA

Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA

Similarly, and despite the experience of the Philippine Insurrection and the Korean and Vietnamese wars, the nation's military has never learned how to ...

Presidential Candidates to Address VFW Convention

By admin

The VFW was founded in 1899 by Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection veterans who came home to a government that bore no responsibility to care for their wounds or for their families. Since then, the VFW has been the top ...

Subprime Superpower by Patrick J. Buchanan

By Snuffysmith(Snuffysmith)

Abroad, the United States fights two guerrilla wars that have not yet taken the lives of as many soldiers as we lost putting down a Philippine insurrection a century ago. Yet, an ex-chief of staff says the US Army is "breaking." ...

Ninoy Aquino beats Rizal in Singapore I-vote pilot-test

By emacusi

The rest of the heroes in the winning 12 chosen by the 311 on the overseas absentee voters' (OAV) list in Singapore are: Jose Abad Santos (Apple Party), Andres Bonifacio (Katipunan), Emilio Aguinaldo (Magdalo), Emilio Jacinto ...