National Security

A decade after the jihadi strikes against America’s military and financial centers at the hands of al-Qaida, the question remains: Have we won the war? In the ongoing, debate, we see two camps. One stating that we were defeating the

( I was asked to deliver some comments to a crowd that will gathering to memorialize the events of 9/11/2001. Unfortunately I will not be present to deliver them but I wanted to get these out in advance of the

Deputy District Gov. Mohammad Akbar Khan (left) sits with Navy Lt. Asif Balbale (center) and Lt. Cmdr. David Todd in the district governor’s compound in Sangin, Afghanistan, Sept. 3. —- Asif Balbale is a Muslim Navy chaplain and imam. He

From the Emergency Committee for Israel: [youtube G4_L_uUdfBY]

Human smuggling is a lucrative business. Despite the best efforts of customs officials around the globe, smugglers remain in business, in part because of their access to capital and law enforcement’s reluctance to use some of the most advanced tools

Note: My thinking and beliefs have changed a lot since September 11, 2001, but I wrote this essay from the perspective I had ten years ago and up through the time I enlisted in the Army Reserve. I look back

From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence agencies have found no evidence that al-Qaida has sneaked any terrorists into the country for a strike coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior officials said Saturday.

The National Football League avoided a potential public relations nightmare, and more importantly, did what was widely considered to be the right thing, announcing Friday that players may wear special shoes and gloves that differ from official NFL equipment for

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Markets plunge on rumors of imminent Greece default * Germany deliberates secret ‘Plan B’ in case Greece defaults * Egyptian protesters break into Israeli embassy in Cairo * Syria’s protesters demand international protection

We have recently learned of “credible yet unconfirmed threats” related to terrorist operations to be conducted around the tenth anniversary of 9-11. Political figures in the federal, state, and local levels across the nation have spoken to their constituents informing

Egyptians tear down Israel Embassy’s security wall By AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press – 7 hours ago CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Egyptian protesters, some swinging hammers and others using their bare hands, tore down parts of a graffiti-covered security wall

Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio, Former Undersecretary of Defense, Douglas J. Feith joins Frank for two segments to discuss his book, War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism, and the how the decisions

Since late May 2010, when Israeli forces intercepted and boarded the “freedom flotilla,” which included the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara aid ship and resulted in the deaths of nine Turks, Turkey has been fuming. Although the flotilla was destined to breach

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan recently raised eyebrows when he deep-sixed Israeli diplomats from Turkey. But it was his later remarks broadcast on Al Jazeera television that Turkish warships would accompany Turkish aid vessels to Palestinians in the Gaza

The Arab Spring has already opened up new opportunities in Egypt. For the first time in decades Cairo real estate looks attractive. Mr. Obama, how can we ever thank you? www.israelnationalnews.com, 9/9/2011 Hamas Looks to Cairo for New Headquarters Hamas

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iran’s Ahmadinejad criticizes slaughter in Syria * Greece’s GDP fell by 7.3% in Q2 – more than expected * US investigates “specific, credible” terror threat for 9/11 * One, Two, Three … Infinity

Slow down, moving too fast, got to make the U.S. last… Sharia advocates desperately want to convince legislators and the public that Islamic law is plain vanilla — and totally nonthreatening to existing U.S. legal codes. Notwithstanding a nationwide Muslim

The Wall Street Journal argues persuasively that America’s current economic woes are rooted not in “imperial overstretch” (liberal historian Paul Kennedy’s phrase) but rather in “entitlement overstretch” (as described by military historian Andrew Krepinevich). That is, the economic crisis is

This would be a good time to remember there is a world of difference between finding and destroying al-Qaeda and the Taliban and remaking a tribal society in our image. For one thing, accomplishing the former while passing up the

The tenth anniversary of 9/11 should really not hold any more meaning for people than the first or second or third. Nor should it be any different than 9/12/01 or 4/18/05, or any other day. Yet humans are a species

Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Col. Reginald Bostick lets us in on his new assignment as Commander of the 4th Military Information Support Group, in what he calls, “the best month of my life.” Col. Bostick explains how

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Bombing of Delhi, India, courthouse kills 12 * Germany’s constitutional court approves bailouts * Switzerland’s devaluation move could trigger currency war * Azerbaijanis protest drying up of Iran’s Lake Urmiyya A tire sits

Developing at Fox News: Federal authorities have come across what they believe may be a credible threat to the U.S. homeland surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, several sources tell Fox News. The threat would target

Full audio transcripts. (AFP) Recordings of the full exchanges between ground control, pilots and military authorities during the terrifying chaos of the 9/11 hijackings were made public for the first time Thursday. While portions of the audio recordings have circulated