Bob McCarty Writes

Watch the video below and imagine how Brian Banks, a once-promising prep football star in Southern California, must be feeling after the woman who turned his world upside down by accusing him of rape and kidnapping 10 years ago recanted her story.  Then imagine how Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart must be feeling [...]

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As an Air Force veteran, I’m convinced that what I did while wearing the uniform of my country pales in comparison to the sacrifices made by those who truly deserve recognition on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is NOT JUST ANOTHER HOLIDAY to provide business owners a collective excuse for holding a three-day extravaganza sale and [...]

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Armed Forces Day was a great day as I spent much of the afternoon signing copies of my book, “Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice.” Below are photos from the event. Thanks to the folks at Barnes & Noble and to everyone who turned out for this [...]

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Though I’m all in favor of boosting national security, the prospect of surveillance drones spying on Americans makes me sick to my stomach.  I can only describe it as “red-light cameras on steroids.” The video footage above shows what appears to be an unmanned aerial vehicle (a.k.a., “UAV” or “drone”) soaring across the sky above [...]

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Today at 10 a.m. Eastern, a crowd estimated at more than 34,000 gathered for commencement activities at Liberty University, the world’s largest Christian university, in Lynchburg, Va.  Regardless of what he told those in attendance, Mitt Romney stood out as the “odd duck” for one reason. Not because he’s the presumptive Republican nominee for president. [...]

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By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Bill Clinton is the stereotypical southern Democrat politician: smooth, personable, sly as a fox, everyman’s friend on the outside, but tough, manipulative, hard as nails, and totally corrupt on the inside.  He and his wife have been through many adventures and misadventures together, and when their final story is [...]

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After waiting 30 days — so far — for the U.S. Army to fulfill my request via the Freedom of Information Act, I’ve concluded that Army officials would rather keep certain unclassified information about the so-called “green-on-blue” attacks in Afghanistan out of the public eye.  Below is an update to my May 1 post on [...]

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