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Muslim Brotherhood Gaffe Not Clapper’s First

February 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. surprised a lot of people when he told a packed House Intelligence Committee hearing room audience the Muslim Brotherhood is “a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried al-Qaeda as a perversion of Islam.” Not me, though.  I’m already familiar with his [...]

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Super Bowl Ad Targets Wrong Audience

February 4th, 2011 · 3 Comments

While many Americans will park in front of their televisions to watch football on Super Bowl Sunday, others will tune in just to see the commercials.  Unknown to most Americans, one commercial will be seen only by members of the U.S. military deployed overseas.  Sadly, it’s a spot that probably needs to be shown to [...]

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Memo May Have Cost Two U.S. Soldiers Their Lives (Update)

January 16th, 2011 · No Comments

When I read a news report about an Iraqi soldier killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding a third during training of Iraqi security forces at a U.S. military camp 240 miles north of Baghdad, I couldn’t help but think the shootings might have been prevented if only that Iraqi soldier had been screened by U.S. [...]

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Final Review of ‘LAST DANCE’ in Progress (Update)

January 13th, 2011 · No Comments

UPDATE 10/06/11 at 1:28 p.m. Central:  Because the name of the book has changed to Three Days In August and it’s scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it.  Thanks! If you enjoy this blog and [...]

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Islamic Countries Most Dangerous for Christians (Update)

January 6th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Despite communist North Korea topping the list for the ninth consecutive year, the most dangerous countries in which to practice Christianity are overwhelmingly Islamic ones, according to the annual Open Doors World Watch List. Of the top 10 countries on the 2011 WWL, eight have Islamic majorities and persecution of Christians has increased in seven [...]

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Soldier Refused to Violate Code of Conduct (Update)

January 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:05 p.m. Central: With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it. Thanks! If you enjoy this blog and want to keep reading stories like the one [...]

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New Book Excerpt Coming Monday Morning (Update)

January 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:24 p.m. Central:  With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it.  Thanks! FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to help keep reading stories like [...]

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