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Terrorists’ Recruitment of ‘Lily Whites’ Nothing New

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Early this afternoon, Fox News began reporting that intelligence officials had informed them about Al-Qaeda in Yemen actively recruiting English-speaking individuals and looking for people who are more like Americans, having been born in the United States or Canada.  While that sounds like ominous news, it’s nothing new. Jayna Davis, an award-winning investigative journalist from [...]

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Terror, Travesty and Tales of Suppressed Evidence

January 24th, 2010 · 9 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: I waited to publish this piece until after the Army Clemency and Parole Board made public it’s decision concerning the case of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna.  Why?  Because I did not want to divert anyone’s attention from the 26-year-old Army officer’s case and what seems like overwhelming evidence to suggest, first, that Army [...]

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Retired 3-Star General Pulls No Punches When It Comes to Fighting Global War on Terror

December 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Janet Allquist, founder and president of K and N Patriots, sent me this great clip from CBN that features Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin.  In it, the retired Army officer and original member of the Army’s elite Delta Force, paints an accurate picture of the circumstances surrounding the case of Maj. Malik Nidal Hasan, the Muslim [...]

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ABC Refuses to Identify NWA Incident as Terrorism (Update)

December 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Two sentences contained in an ABC News article published today stand as proof that the network and its faux reporters are in denial when it comes to identifying terrorism and terrorists: It is unclear how powerful the explosive could have been and what the man’s intentions were. Initial reports were that fireworks or firecrackers had [...]

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Lindsay Graham Does Something Right, Leaves Attorney General Eric Holder Looking Like Buffoon

November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

For perhaps the first time in his political life, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) proved he has a spine — and a brain — during a hearing yesterday with Attorney General Eric Holder on the subject of prosecuting terrorists such as Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court instead of a military one. Not only did [...]

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Despite President Obama’s Objections, Those in Uniform Know Global War on Terror Continues

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Almost nine months ago, President Barack Obama ordered members of his administration to stop using the phrase “Global War on Terror” to describe the nation’s effort to fight back against the likes of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.  In it’s place, he let it be known that “overseas contingency operation” was a term better suited to [...]

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Sugarcoating Truth Won’t Prevent Next Attack

November 8th, 2009 · No Comments

As an Air Force officer for almost seven years, I became familiar with a document used to both assess how some event, activity or operation turned out and offer recommendations about what could be done to improve the same next time it took place.  We called it an “After-Action Report.” Three days after Army Maj. [...]

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