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This week, the left-wing organization Swords into Plowshares began the process of melting down the statue of Robert E. Lee that stood in Charlottesville, Virginia. The images from the ordeal contain deep spiritual significance. A profound sense of foreboding washed over my heart when I saw the bronze face of the Southern hero, glowing red hot moments before annihilation. What the Leftists did to the statue of Lee is a vision of what they want to do to the rest of the country. The destruction of a nation’s symbols, the elimination of the reminders of its past, is a key...

THE surrender of former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz, now in US custody, quickens the pace at which Saddam Hussein's regime is being obliterated. Now that the military campaign is over, the work of installing a new administration committed to freedom needs to progress smoothly. And a pivotal element of the task is the demolition and destruction of the old order, pillar by pillar. Tariq Aziz, because of his high visibility and his perceived proximity to Saddam, was an important member of the old order and his surrender may prove significant. Though he was not officially a part of...