Between 1962 and 1971, under President John F. Kennedy’s approval, the U.S. military sprayed more than 19 million gallons of herbicides and defoliants over five million acres in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. This effort, known as Operation Ranch Hand, aimed to expose North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters by destroying jungle cover. The effects of these chemicals continue to be felt today.
Defoliants as a ‘Legal Tactic of Warfare‘
Wher it Began: British Army soldiers firing artillery at Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) guerrillas during the Malayan Emergency, 1955. (Photo Credit: Unknown Author / Imperial War Museums / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)
During the Malayan Emergency from 1948 to 1960, the British military explored the use of defoliants against the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). Frustrated by the frequent roadside ambushes that endangered Commonwealth troops, they considered that destroying vegetation could reduce potential hiding spots for guerrillas. Additionally, the chemicals would eliminate crops used by the MNLA as a food source. Reports indicate that many Commonwealth soldiers who handled these chemicals suffered from serious exposure, and upwards of 10,000 MNLA guerrillas and civilians were affected by their impacts.
Environmentally, prolonged herbicide use throughout the conflict has been associated with increased soil erosion. This costly and life-changing campaign influenced the Kennedy administration’s belief that the use of such chemicals in warfare was legal. Continue reading
It should be of some great interest to many American patriots that the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing arguments concerning semiautomatic rifle bans put into “law” by Illinois and Connecticut on December 2nd 2026. Notoriously slow to act, we may not see their ruling until next summer, but hopefully they will in fact prove me wrong and act sooner. 
At the core of our country rests many millions of these same type of strong-willed independent Americans willing to do any and everything to ensure that their families and communities remain safe and free. And although I still believe America will not be saved until we fight another bloody, violent full-blown civil war at some point in the not too distant future, I do believe that we will see a very large percentage of Her patriots emerge on the other side in victory, still ready to get on with the necessary work to keep the engines of this country humming along strong and sound and get on with the business of working, loving, and livin’ free for all the rest of their days. 
A news blurb on back-to-school sales gave me a tough dose of reality the other day. Even though most of the nation is currently in the throes of summer heat and humidity, the truth is that kids will be hitting the books before we know it.
In a previous article about socialism, I outlined the basic reasons why profit-seeking capitalists are essential to the productivity and income of workers and to satisfying the desires of consumers, why increasing government controls over the economy plays into the hands of exploitative corporatist elites, and why socialization of the means of production ultimately requires central planning to coordinate production and preserve a division of labor, which in turn necessitates the evils of totalitarian tyranny in spite of the democratic aspirations of many well-meaning socialists. In brief, ordinary people cannot gain a greater voice and a freer life through curtailment of private ownership; socialism necessarily leads to the mass poverty and mass regimentation of totalitarian tyranny. 
This should surprise no one: 
“You always take care of your men before you take care of yourself.” Fred Behrens lived this truth on every mission he flew until his luck ran out on April 23, 1971.
We, at American Policy Center and numerous other organizations here in the U.S. and other countries (Norway, England and Canada to name a few), have been speaking out against the many ways our countries have been working toward a one-world government. We started only some 30-40 years ago, but others were speaking out well before we woke up.to the destruction planned by those seeking to control the entire globe. One of those was Jo Hindman, who focused on Regionalism. Thankfully, she was on it; she was quite intelligent and was able to explain and expose it. Regretfully, those in power – both in D.C. and in the states – either remained ignorant as to what they were burdening their constituents or liked being in on the power. 
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They didn’t all disappear at once. Some were renamed, others were folded into broader courses, and many were transformed by technology or pushed aside as schools devoted more time to academic requirements and tested subjects. Traditional shop became engineering or career and technical education. Typing blended into computer literacy. Home economics evolved into family and consumer sciences. Mechanical drafting moved from pencils and T-squares to computer-aided design.
“National security” has become the government’s all-purpose permission slip to behave badly.