Thursday, September 13, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia
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Yesterday at Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa, Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama provided his plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq.
“The best way to protect our security and to pressure Iraq’s leaders to resolve their civil war is to immediately [...]
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia
Signor Machiavelli was acquainted with Maestro Leonardo da Vinci. They were friends who also collaborated on projects for the Florentine Republic. Surprisingly, most of these endeavors failed, which is difficult to imagine with these two great intellects.
“Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli probably first met in the town of Imola during 1502. Their paths crossed [...]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia
In a passionate defense of his Iraqi War policies at the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Kansas City, Missouri, President Bush dove head first into one of the taboo political pools of American history: The Vietnam War.
“Accusing Congress of planning to ‘pull the rug out from under’ American troops in [...]
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia
Niccolo Machiavelli was a contemporary of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Actually, they share the same final resting place at the famous Florentine church of Santa Croce, which means “Holy Cross” in Italian. Galileo, the famous astronomer, along with Giacomo Rossini, a famous composer, are also buried at Santa Croce.
In life, their paths crossed for a less than [...]
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia
We have read many stories of military personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan for multiple tours of duty. In an article today, which was originally published by the Associated Press, in the International Herald Tribune, Lt. General Douglas Lute, had the following opinion about the restoration of a military draft (which was abolished in 1973 [...]
Posted by Steve Amoia
Niccolò Machiavelli was born on 03 May 1469 in the city-state of Florence, in what is now present day Italy. His father was named Bernardo, and was a lawyer by profession. His mother was named Bartolomea. If we examine the scope and detail of his future writings, he most likely studied Latin, military history, and [...]