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Bay of Pigs
Latin America

65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms

'There were sobering lessons,' JFK said after the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961. There is still time for the current president to learn them.

JFK: A man on the brink of revelation
QiOSK

JFK: A man on the brink of revelation

In the months before his assassination 60 years ago his thoughts on war and peace went farther than mere campaign rhetoric.

Is warfare a human destiny?
Washington Politics

Is warfare a human destiny?

They didn't know if it was real or satire, but 55 years ago "Report from Iron Mountain" offered up very dire conclusions about civilization.

What Ike's military industrial complex speech didn't say
North America

What Ike's military industrial complex speech didn't say

Eisenhower's embrace of covert operations helped to seed the complete breakdown of Americans' trust in its institutions today.