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9/11 Marks Opportunity to Stop Flight 93 Memorial

September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

With both Barbara Bush and Michelle Obama attending the ceremony in Somerset, Pa., to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Tom Burnett Sr. and Alec Rawls of the Error Theory blog are buying full-page color ads in the city’s Daily American Sept. 10 and 11.  The ads will serve as ready-made [...]

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Flight 93 Father: Ground Zero Mosque Second Being Built on Site of September 11 Attacks

July 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs is leading the fight against the ground zero mosque in New York.  Today, she posted the following letter from the father of Tom Burnett Jr., one of the heroes aboard United Flight 93: To our fellow 9/11 families and to all who are concerned about the Ground Zero [...]

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Franklin Graham Stands Up for Christians on CNN

May 5th, 2010 · No Comments

During an interview with CNN’s Campbell Brown yesterday, Rev. Franklin Graham criticized Pentagon leaders for rescinding his invitation to speak at a National Day of Prayer service at the Pentagon and for pretending “everything is okay” if we cave in to the demands of a couple of people (i.e., Muslims). Asked by Brown if he [...]

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Let’s Take a Hard Look at Islamic Symbolism

April 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

It’s time to take another critical look at the increasing use of Islamic symbolism in national imagery, especially during the past 16 months. About seven weeks ago, I contended that the Flight 93 Memorial design should spark more outrage than the new U.S. Missile Defense Agency logo.  Today, Alex Rawls at Error Theory pointed out [...]

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Photos from Israel Depict Beauty, Struggle

March 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment

From the files of my globetrotting relatives come several photos depicting both evidence of beauty and struggle in modern Israel. The photo above, shot from the hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.  Below (clockwise from top left) are shots of a sign outside the town of Capharnaum, a fishing boat on the [...]

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Iranian Leader Planning ‘Dirty Bomb’ Attack

February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Late last night, I noted on my Facebook wall that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had issued threats against the West, this time saying Iran will deliver a harsh blow to the “global arrogance” on this year’s anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Feb. 11. Because I pay scant attention to the Islamic Republic’s holiday calendar, I [...]

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Controversy Swirls Around Dearborn Imam’s Death (Update)

January 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Controversy is swirling three months after the death of Luqman Ameen Abdullah (right), a Muslim imam who died in an Oct. 28 shootout with federal agents in Dearborn, Mich., trying to arrest Abdullah and others on charges related to stolen goods. The Detroit Free Press is reporting on the results of an autopsy alleged to [...]

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