Terrorism
September 11, 2001
I will never forget. The tears still well up and my body tenses with anger whenever I see footage of that morning. Photos, videos, audio, it doesn’t matter. The site of the Twin Towers in movies, on TV, in print, always affects me the same way: A feeling of overwhelming loss, and a blinding rage […]
September 11, 2001
This 9/11, all that is left is the grief. For years, we thought the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, were not only a terrible event, but also a call to action, heralding a new vigilance at home and a new era of American leadership abroad. Today, the U.S. has left the impression of scalding […]
A contrarian view of the current reigning orthodoxy
Let’s first get out of the way what we all agree on here. This withdrawal of Afghanistan could not have gone worse and the mess and violence was all avoidable. Instead of loading American planes as fast as we had to with tons of Afghanis hoping they were our allies who needed to be brought […]
Victory in Afghanistan!
For years I have said that once the Americans withdrew from Afghanistan the Taliban would take over. I don’t know why this comes as a surprise to anyone? They have a right to self-determination and this is the type of government they choose to live under. Was Afghanistan a success? Yes, it was! We have […]
Taking issue with a headline
What Role Does China Play in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? The above was a headline to an article in a recent edition of Epoch News about the Hamas firing of rockets into Israel. The comments were mostly about China, since the subject of the headline was China. I wrote a comment which I am relieved to […]
July 4, 1976
As an American I still feel enormous pride in what Israel did 43 years ago today. As the linked essay states, Israel — the bulwark of democracy in the Middle East — proved the war against Islamic fascism was indeed winnable. […] In the decade preceding Entebbe, Palestinian terrorists were responsible for at least 50 […]
“Pulse”- Stopping: Terrorist Attack at Florida LGBT Night Club
This post will be UPDATED as more information to the developing story is released. He came to kill… Rep. Schiff, who is always cautious, says Dept. of Homeland Security told him Orlando shooter made pledge of allegiance to Islamic State. — Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) June 12, 2016 It is being called the deadliest mass shooting […]
A “Religion of Peace” Update…
.@Varneyco: "A record 529 Syrian refugees have been welcomed into this country…Not a single Christian among them." pic.twitter.com/LC5nLEKsDA — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) May 26, 2016 As always, it is what it is… Stuart Varney @ FBN @ Facebook: The family of one of the San Bernardino terrorists is set to receive $250,000 in life insurance […]
EgyptAir 804: Terrorism Cannot be Easily Shrugged-Off … DEVELOPING
Just 10 miles into Egyptian airspace: The flight from Paris, France to Cairo, Egypt sets-off red lights, being the hot bed of terrorism Paris has become, and the fact the radical Islamic factions are not happy with Egypt’s very vocal and active anti-terrorism stance… (FOX News) – Terror cannot be ruled in or out in […]
Benghazi: “A Real World Mission Was Going Down”
A military air squadron member speaks out on what he experienced the night the Benghazi attack happened, and the U.S. military was not called to respond to help save lives. Many military members want to set their side of the record straight, but live in fear of retribution and punishment from their political overlords in […]
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