06.03.13 | 11:40 am
Who Are The Turkish Police?
I got in touch with my correspondent on things Turkish and my main question – in addition to where is this going? – is who are the police? Read More
06.03.13 | 10:22 am
The End Of An Era
Most of the obituaries of Frank Lautenberg duly mention that he was the last World War II veteran serving in the Senate. It might be tempting to take that data point merely as proof that Lautenberg was really old (he was 89). But it marks the end of nearly 70 years in which a WWII vet has held a Senate seat.
Here’s a photo of Lautenberg during World War II, where he served in the Army Signal Corps from 1942-46 (no exact date is given for the photo): Read More
