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Law Professors Snubbed U.S. Northern Command

October 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

During an appearance as the guest speaker at the Oct. 8 meeting of The World Affairs Council of San Antonio, Jeffrey F. Addicott told the story of what happened after U.S. Northern Command issued a plea for help to professors serving at the nation’s 200 law schools:  Only one professor replied.  Addicott.
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Speech to Muslim World Hinges on Venue, Content

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama will travel to Egypt next week. While there, he is expected to deliver a major address to the Muslim world, thus fulfilling a promise made during his presidential campaign. As he fulfills that promise, his choice of a venue and the content of his message could prove controversial.
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United Nations Satire Not Far From the Truth

January 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Occasionally, I find myself willing to ignore a lot of NSFW stuff on The Onion in order to enjoy a truly brilliant example of satire that’s not too far from the truth.  Today was one of those days.
Appearing under the headline, U.N. Acquires Nuclear Weapon, the graphic above and the lead paragraph below combine to [...]

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Answers Reveal Much About McCain, Obama

September 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Partnership for a Secure America, a group that recently gave the U.S. Government a “C” grade for its efforts to prevent a nuclear, chemical or biological terror attack on America, used a news release this morning to raise five questions (below) for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain to answer.  Those questions appear below, [...]

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Saddleback Civil Forum Observations Offered

August 16th, 2008 · 29 Comments

Pastor Rick Warren hosted presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain tonight during a two-hour Saddleback Civil Forum held at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif.  Pastor Warren asked Obama questions during the first hour, and a session with McCain followed.  Below are my observations about questions both candidates had opportunities to address.

Obama offered long-winded [...]

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