National Security

From the AP: The United States is open to the idea of keeping troops in Iraq past a deadline to leave next year if Iraq asks for it, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. Hey, why not forever? “We’ll

George W. Bush is telling the world says he was “sickened . . . when we didn’t find weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq. How, I would like to know, did he feel when 550 metric tons of yellowcake were

The military junta in Burma (Myanmar) had hoped to regain some international credibility by holding the first supposedly free election in 20 years. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Burma independence war hero Aung San (VOA) Burma’s election

so claims a “human rights” lawyer. The Daily Mail reports: “George Bush could face arrest abroad after his frank admissions on waterboarding, a leading human rights lawyers has claimed. Geoffrey Robertson said the former President was now at risk of

Not very well, at least according to this editorial in the Arab News. An excerpt: “So President Barack Obama thinks that more works needs to be done to end Muslim mistrust of the US but that he is making progress

No one seems to know who launched what appears to have been a ballistic missile – and by one account “a big missile” at that – from a point some thirty-five miles off the California coast on Monday evening. About

There have been encouraging developments in the status of the follow on START treaty that the President negotiated earlier this year. The lame duck session of Congress is the administration’s last chance to push the world towards a United States

Back during the summer a variety of anti-jihad activist groups from across Western Europe came together in a series of meetings to form an international umbrella organization known as the European Freedom Initiative (EFI). The initiative came about when a

Last month I was invited to South Africa by the South African Zionist Federation. The visit, my first to the country, opened my eyes to the daunting challenges facing the country and its dwindling Jewish community of 70,000 16 years

Tomorrow, the nation honors our Veterans. We at the Big sites are proud of our own Jon David Kahn for putting into words and music how so many of us feel about our Veterans and active duty military personnel. It

Talk of the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state has continued so consistently that it now constitutes an ever-present low hum in the background of any discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian “peace process.” President Obama is reportedly agreeing to veto such

Shocking but not surprising. Patrick Poole broke the story here at Bigpeace.com and now you can catch the audio in stereo on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio. This guy, Anwar Al-Alwaki, who is allegedly running terrorist operations out of Yemen

The comparison between the elections of 1982 and 2010 makes for an interesting contrast. In 1982 Ronald Reagan’s GOP lost 26 seats in the House but kept control of the Senate. The Republicans lost at a time of high unemployment

Back in September I reported on a video showing that Al-Qaeda cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, spiritual mentor to at least two of the 9/11 hijackers, had led Friday prayers in the U.S. Capitol for congressional Muslim staff members. The video was

One of Obama’s moves early on that gave me some hope he was not a complete muppet on foreign policy, was keeping Gates on as Sec Def. That hope changed into disgust as it became apparent that all the Obama

The prospect of balancing the federal budget forces choice, threatening political truces that luxury bought. It makes us better accountants, scrutinizing investments, separating needs from wants. It sharpens debate, forcing government agencies and their backers to remind taxpayers what they

Now this strikes me as troubling. The Navy SEALS are embarking on a targeted campaign to recruit more minority candidates, reports the Navy Times. Apparently some are concerned because “minority representation” is below the national average. The Naval Special Warfare

The first week of November proved historic with the Democrat mauling in the mid-term elections and the 10th anniversary of the crews aboard the international space station, but there was one notable event that went unnoticed by the White House.

With all the international advances in modern medicine international staph infections and germs are still a major problem, including potential germ warfare. I was discussing the staph infection and germ problem with a friend and he said ” remember Dr.

Approximately 3400 Americans have earned the Congressional Medal of Honor since 1861. With few exceptions it is awarded for bravery and valor above and beyond the call of duty; it is reserved for the bravest of the brave. Since the

Now here comes a rollicking great read: Newt Gingrich’s latest in historical fiction. He continues his series on George Washington with Valley Forge. Here’s a excerpt from chapter 1, courtesy of the authors. Near Middle Ford of the Schuylkill River,

With the President in Asia, the question continues to be asked. Who will be the greater power in the next 25 years: China or India?

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In recent months, we’ve seen China’s policies in the South China and the East China seas become increasingly confrontational and belligerent, as they’ve claimed that hundreds of islands, waters and sea lanes that have historically been part of other countries