Helicopter Rotors glowing due to Kopp-Etchells Effect Ripley’s Believe it or Not has asked to publish one of my photos in their next book. This photo was made in Sangin, Afghanistan during the last time I was with British forces.
B-sides and outtakes just won’t cut it for John Ondrasik when he’s compiling CDs for the Troops. The talent behind the popular band Five for Fighting wants only the best tracks for his song collections, each designed to show the
There have been many comments about American arrogance. During my travels to 48 United States and over 50 countries — most of those states and countries multiple times — some themes have emerged. There is a pervasive sense in the
An email received by Swedish news agency TT warned “now your children, daughters and sisters die like our brothers’ and sisters’ children die.” Shortly afterwards, one person was killed and two were injured in Sweden’s first terrorist attack Saturday evening.
**Link Fixed** Washington Times – Off-the-record exchanges and thousands of confidential e-mails dating back almost four years reveal that high-profile journalists have been aiding and advising President Obama since he announced his candidacy in early 2007. Provided by WikiLeaks to
Julian Assange Reckless transparency comes at a high price – Security. In an extensive update on the WikiLeaks’ torrential release of State Department cables (login required to read whole article), Oxford Analytica, an international consulting firm providing geopolitical analysis of
US Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna — Just came back from a tense morning in the Army Court of Criminal Appeals in Arlington, Virginia, where long-awaited oral arguments appealing US Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna’s surreal conviction for “unpremeditated murder”
At Claremont McKenna College, one of America’s best conservative liberal arts college, Bassam Frangieh, a supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah, teaches a senior seminar on “Trends and Movements in the Modern Middle East” about “the emergence of the Modern Middle
By signing a memo Oct. 29, 2007, James R. Clapper Jr. exposed U.S. military personnel to greater-than-necessary danger as they served their country in Afghanistan, Iraq and other hot spots around the world. Then an Under Secretary of Defense and
The municipal bond market is having a tough time today largely in part of looming rumors concerning the expiration of the Build America Bond or ‘BAB’ program. After all, this program was omitted from Obama’s tax deal with Republicans. As
It is a question that sadly bears asking. In the midst of the complete debacle that is Obama’s domestic policy, it is easy to forget what a soup sandwich his foreign policy is as well. Afghanistan was Obama’s rallying cry
Remember during the height of the Iraq war how the Left proclaimed that the war was ultimately about oil, that we were sacrificing the blood of American soldiers for the sake of oil company profits? Some of the more interesting
No, this is not another article threatening WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange with criminal prosecution, imprisonment or even death. To the contrary, before conservatives, libertarians and other independent-minded people “drink the Kool Aid” of our nation’s and the world’s foreign-policy establishment
How low can Sean Penn and his Hollywood helpers stoop when it comes to manufacturing convenient political fiction dressed up as fact for the tarnished silver screen? When you see an editorial in the Washington Post that’s this bad, this
This past Sunday, the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, made good on his dangerous threat to our national security and the security of all of our allies by illegally releasing and illegally obtained classified State Department communications. How did this
In the midst of WWII and the struggle against the Nazis, Winston Churchill made one of his most famous pronouncements: “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory; victory at all costs, victory in spite
It didn’t get nearly as much play as it should have, but Obama’s June 2009 meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah ended with the monarch flying into a tirade and more or less telling the President to get a grip.
If there can be any doubt that our enemies are enjoying this fresh round of disclosures by Wikileaks, look no further than this speech a couple of days ago by Hugo Chavez, in which he talks about “bandits” and “fascists”
This week Sarah Palin’s Alaska is all about family and fish. The Palins visit Todd’s family in Dillingham and at a fish camp in Ekuk. And they do a lot of fishing. Sarah and Todd’s son Track is back from
Over on his Twitter account Roger Ebert is giving thanks for another’s misfortune. Yep, this is what the Pilgrims were all about: And on Thanksgiving-eve, Joyless Behar trotted out a blackhearted troika of bitter hens to heap scorn on Bristol
Over on his Twitter account Roger Ebert is giving thanks for another’s misfortune. Yep, this is what the Pilgrims were all about: And on Thanksgiving-eve, Joyless Behar trotted out a blackhearted troika of bitter hens to heap scorn on Bristol
Happy Thanksgiving
I just found out that Sgt. Evan Vela was denied parole last month — again. This is a T-R-A-V-E-S-T-Y. Evan’s father, Curtis Carnahan, recaps the whole outrageous story here. I’ve been tracking this case since receiving a letter from Curtis
Our fighting men and women deserve all the recognition in the world. But are we going overboard on the number of awards and decorations being given out? In youth soccer when you give a trophy to everyone, the significance of
Recently, I published an image that became popular. While perusing the photos from that night in the Himalaya in Nepal, a similar but better image popped up. The moon shining off the mountain grabbed and held my eye, and I
