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Entries from November 2011

Rumors Turn Reality in Missouri Governor’s Race (Update)

November 7th, 2011 · 6 Comments

Just after midnight this morning, rumors that have circulated in Missouri political circles for weeks turned into a reality. In the first paragraph of an email message, Ron Calzone informed me about “A grass-roots effort to move a congressional candidate to the gubernatorial race has been escalated by the filing of documents with the Missouri [...]

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Momentum Continues to Build for New Book (Update)

November 4th, 2011 · No Comments

Another exciting and productive week has come and gone and momentum continues to build following the release of the book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice. Here’s a recap of the week of Oct. 30: SUNDAY, Oct. 30 In a post today, I asked readers to Help [...]

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‘Three Days In August’ Nets Favorable Reviews (Update)

November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Favorable reviews are beginning to trickle in for my new book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice. The first review, posted at Amazon.com by Opinonated Oct. 18, reads as follows: First there was Haditha, then a court-martial for heroic Navy SEALS for giving a terrorist a fat [...]

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Some Occupations More Worthwhile Than Others

November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

The so-called “Occupy Wall Street” protests taking place in cities around the world are shallow and lack substance when compared to previous occupations.  In honor of veterans everywhere, I share photos of occupy movements from the 1940s that were worthwhile. Salute to all U.S. and Allied veterans! Note:  Photos courtesy Archives.gov. If you enjoy this [...]

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SHOCK: Army Prosecutor Cited Wikipedia as Source During Green Beret’s Court-Martial

November 1st, 2011 · No Comments

On Day Two of the court-martial of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart, a prosecution attorney cited a questionable and suspect source as he questioned the Green Beret about his training. See if you can spot the source in the excerpt from the Record of Trial that appears below: TC: At the SERE [...]

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