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Extreme Makeover: White House Edition

July 29th, 2008 · 12 Comments

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a million times: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” It’s a truism that applies to people at all levels of society. Not surprisingly, it applies equally to both nouveau riche homeowners and to candidates running for president of the United States.
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Semtex Theft in France Goes Unreported in U.S.

July 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Today, I recognized an instance of life imitating art in my corner of the world and thought it worth sharing with a world engaged in a Global War on Terror.
I was one-third of the way through ACT OF TREASON, the latest terror-action novel by Vince Flynn, when I came across a BBC News article about [...]

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Fast-Food Giant Helps Recruit Future Spies

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Spies, spooks and others involved in the gathering and collection of intelligence data are in high demand these days as employees of a nation engaged in a difficult and dangerous Global War on Terror. Thanks to a soon-to-be-launched promotion by McDonald’s, efforts to recruit new civilian and military intelligence agency employees might get a [...]

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Gore Ranks Environmentalists Above Soldiers

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Though support for Al Gore’s crusade against human-caused global warming has waned with each passing month, the former vice president is still out and about touting his brand of environmental snake oil. In addition, he’s added something else to his repertoire: Slapping the faces of our military men and women.
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Americans Must Be Willing to Change

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Life in these United States has changed a lot during the last half-century, especially when it comes to the idea of sacrifice and placing service to one’s country ahead of one’s own dreams, wishes and desires. It is my contention that Americans must be willing to change their ways — and I’m not talking [...]

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