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The Best Books for Christmas

Here is a review of some GREAT books I’ve had this year, and for some ideas on what to add to your Christmas list, as it’s getting to be that time of year again- when Christmas lists are being gathered

What is the Islamic Society of North America?

Part 19 of a serialization of Shariah – The Threat to America, the report of Team B II of the Center for Security Policy. This section introduces the main Muslim Brotherhood components in the United States and Canada, discussing the

HuffPo's Plagiarism Crier: Toking Soros Minion?

Bush Derangement Syndrome is rampant this week, triggered by the release of former President George W. Bush’s book Decision Points. I’m almost waiting for George Soros to jump back onto CNN and compare the former President with the Nazi regime

'Chosin' DVD

US Marine Corps Capt Brian IGLESIAS, director, and Anton Sattler, co writer, have produced an outstanding DVD on the Nov/Dec, 1950, Chosin Reservoir battle in North Korea. Iglesias enlisted in the US Marine Corps and was promoted to Captain. He

Addressing TSA Waste….at the Ritz

The operative descriptor of the Obama Administration and how it interacts with the American people from Presidential aloofness and perceived ambivalence to TSA airport intrusive gropery is tone deafness. The newest example of our ruling elite’s tone deafness is the

Gates: Rent-a-Cop at the Ready

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

WMD and Cognitive Dissonance

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

Paul Krugman's Act of Intellectual Cowardice

Paul Krugman has a typically bombastic new column titled The Focus Hocus-Pocus. His thesis: the notion that the Obama administration erred by not focusing on the economy is hardening into conventional wisdom. But I have no idea what, if anything,

Heroes

Next week, America will observe its 56th Veterans Day. It hasn’t always been so. In 1938, Congress declared Nov. 11 — designated Armistice Day — a federal holiday to commemorate the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th

Cut Defense?

No way, says Jim Talent. An excerpt from his piece today in National Review: “…every category of international risk facing the United States is demonstrably growing. Islamist extremists remain a formidable threat. They are fighting to reconstitute their safe havens

The Age of Dissimulation

Years from now, when historians seek an overarching concept to define our times, they could do worse than refer to it as the Age of Dissimulation. Today our leading minds devote their energies and cognitive powers to figuring out new

Mt. Everest

Nepal Before returning for third time to Afghanistan this year, have made another trip to the Himalaya. I made this image of Mt. Everest about a week ago. You are welcome to download a copy for personal use. Please also

YouTube Should Be Ashamed, Very Ashamed

So here’s a new twist for a terrorist defense: YouTube made me do it. In Great Britain Roshanara Choudhry has been jailed for attempting to murder Member of Parliament Stephen Timms. She attacked him with a knife, stabbing him in

New Congress to Include Two Black Republican Members

From FoxNews: Two black Republican victories tonight mark the first time African-Americans will represent the GOP in Congress in seven years. Retired Lt. Colonel Allen West’s win in Florida’s 22nd District and South Carolina State Rep. Tim Scott’s victory in

Live Loud for Liberty

The halls of our Capitol and history tells us a story of our Founding Fathers who committed their lives and sacrificed homes, reputations, careers, families, and even their lives fighting for our freedoms. They lived, loved and breathed a dream.

Holy Error–Educating Reuel Gerecht on Islam and the Sharia

Analyst Reuel Gerecht’s confused, uninformed pieties versus Professor J.J. G. Jansen’s scholarly lucidity Analyst Reuel Mark Gerecht, in a recent New Republic essay, condemned those who “demonized” Sharia–Islamic Law–despite conceding that the application of what he refers to deferentially as

Dem. Candidate for Ohio Treasurer Has Ties to Extremists

While the news this election cycle has been focused on horse races and high-wattage personalities like Sharron Angle and Christine O’Donnell, one of the most important races in the country has slipped below the national radar–despite the fact that one

The Future of Post-Castro Cuba: Part 3 – The Intelligence Community

The Cuban Intelligence community’s effectiveness and danger should never be under estimated. Since pre-1959 Fidel Castro has placed the highest priority on effective intelligence, counter intelligence, foreign agents, disinformation, and a professional Intelligence community. Originally the DGI, Directorio General de