PDF Kitab Al Khazari: (Book of the Khazar) by Yehudah HaLevi in History

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In the kingdom(s) of the West; something is rotten. Collectively; the countries of NATO are responsible for almost two thirds of global military spending. In terms of military technology; particularly electronics; communications and logistics; they have left the rest so far behind that it is no contest. Yet ever since the Korean War ended in 1953; almost every time they went abroad and fought non-Westerners they were defeated and had to withdraw. As happened; to cite but two recent cases; in Iraq and Afghanistan; and as may yet happen if and when Islamic terrorism spreads into Europe; as it is quite likely to do. What went wrong? How did the ferocious soldiers who; between 1492 and 1914; brought practically the entire world under their sway; become pussycats? The present study; unique of its kind; seeks to answer these questions. Chapter I; “Subduing the Young;” focuses on the way Western people raise their scanty offspring. Infantilizing them; depriving them of any kind of independence; and; in the words of a recent best-seller; turning them into “excellent sheep.” Chapter II; “Defanging the Troops;” shows how the same is happening in the military. Chapter III; “The War on Men;” examines the way in which the forces are being feminized affects; indeed infects; their fighting power. Chapter IV; “Constructing PTSD;” looks at the way returning soldiers are almost obliged to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Finally; chapter V outlines the emergence of modern societies which; exalting rights and forgetting about duty; have come very close to delegitimizing war itself. The book is about 73;000 words long. It is written in jargon-less language laymen can understand. It is also thoroughly documented. Readership should include anybody with an interest in national security; and then some.