First, take a look at this story, which appeared today in Foreign Policy: This week marked the international coming-out party for a new media organization that could upend the sacred cows of traditional journalism. Wikileaks, an Internet-savvy investigative journalism outfit,
by Michael Walsh7 Apr 2010, 1:17 PM PST0
Is it time to eliminate America’s large naval fleet? Did Donald Rumsfeld get it right with an emphasis on small, fast, and flexible? Naval Postgraduate School professor John Arquilla joins Victor Davis Hanson to discuss these questions and more in
by Uncommon Knowledge7 Apr 2010, 1:11 PM PST0
The left is outraged when we question their patriotism and support of our military. Perhaps, our doubts about their sincerity have something to do with their behavior. Democrat politicians have accused our troops of rape and murder. Just before we
by Lloyd Marcus6 Apr 2010, 1:31 PM PST0
[Editor’s Note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there’s been an Internet. Therefore it’s no secret that a film can evolve into something quite different from its screenplay. Please keep in mind that this
by Mark Tapson6 Apr 2010, 5:03 AM PST0
Easter Sunday, 2010 Anywhere, Afghanistan Back in December, C-Co 1-17th Infantry battalion had been in about the worst place in Afghanistan. There is stiff competition for the position of actual worst place, and I am sure there are many contenders
by Michael Yon5 Apr 2010, 4:55 AM PST0
Some troops in Afghanistan go months without a shower. Major Ryan O’Conner, XO of the 1-17th Infantry, now in Kandahar Province, said that during a previous tour his Soldiers fought half a year without so much as a dip in
by Michael Yon2 Apr 2010, 5:05 AM PST0
[Note: This is the latest segment in an ongoing series about Code Pink and its co-founder Jodie Evans. Click here to read earlier articles.] [youtube PBH4lXAauDI nolink] Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood and Obama ally Jodie Evans with President Barack Obama, October
by Kristinn Taylor31 Mar 2010, 3:01 PM PST0
Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Fox News: The father of a Marine killed in Iraq whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters told Fox News he will not pay the protesters’ appeal costs, in defiance of a court
by Breitbart TV30 Mar 2010, 4:28 PM PST0
A member of the terrorist support group Code Pink assaults then Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice at a Congressional hearing, Oct. 24, 2007. AP Photo by Charles Dharapak Code Pink co-founder and Democrat activist Jodie Evans and President Barack Obama,
by Kristinn Taylor26 Mar 2010, 7:34 AM PST0
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan 25 March 2010 Dogs have been trained to carry bombs to attack enemies for decades. The Soviets and others have used dogs as low-tech smart bombs. Yet canine platoons likely would rebel if they caught scent they
by Michael Yon25 Mar 2010, 6:57 PM PST0
Over the past several years, many major movie stars have appeared in films about the war in Iraq. Even though many of those movies, including the recent “Green Zone,” failed dismally at the box office, movies like that film arguably
by John. P. Hanlon25 Mar 2010, 2:53 PM PST0
Why do we at Big Hollywood and elsewhere in the conservative blogosphere even care about James Cameron and his stupid eco-dreck cartoon? Or about Tom Hanks’ insights into the nature of American-Japanese relations World War II? Or about the conclusions
by Kurt Schlichter25 Mar 2010, 5:01 AM PST0
Former Bush Senior Aide Karl Rove deserves credit for vindicating President Bush in his new auto-biography, “Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight.” As one of the few liberals in America who has supported the war
by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro24 Mar 2010, 10:17 AM PST0
All photos in this dispatch made on March 1, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield. Kandahar, Afghanistan 23 March 2010 The mission required crossing a bridge that had been blown up a couple hours earlier by a suicide car bomber. The attacker
by Michael Yon24 Mar 2010, 6:11 AM PST0
Can any of you remember a time when so many creative film artists in Hollywood shit where they eat by endlessly voicing such outspoken contempt and loathing for the majority of the American people, our history and our way of
by John T. Simpson23 Mar 2010, 5:14 PM PST0
Michael Moore gets the Michael Moore treatment in a new documentary created by a fellow Michigan resident. Accountant turned filmmaker Kevin Leffler isn’t a dyed in the wool Republican trying to score cheap shots off the liberal gadfly. He’s just
by Christian Toto23 Mar 2010, 9:11 AM PST0
MAJ JF Sucher, MD FACS USAR MC Surgeon, 909th FST The 909th FST saw many children during their first deployment of 2002-2003 in Salerno, Afghanistan, Paktya province, but one beautiful child gripped their hearts. Anyone who saw her then, or
by Michael Yon22 Mar 2010, 5:50 PM PST0
We have all heard of Sean Penn’s most recent outbreak of insanity when he suggested that the critics of his efforts in Haiti “die screaming of rectal cancer.” Of course his whole life has been filled with controversy. But when
by Jack L. Treese, CWO US Army, Retired22 Mar 2010, 12:17 PM PST0
As America’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization, Move America Forward has been privileged to support our troops and their mission against Islamic terrorism. Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin , Dr. Laura and so many other talk show hosts have given
by Melanie Morgan21 Mar 2010, 4:09 PM PST0
I felt I had to write this as I have taken part in nearly every Freedom Concert Tour since Sean Hannity and Col. Oliver North have been promoting them over the last few years. First of all my late father
by Kevin L. Martin21 Mar 2010, 11:25 AM PST0
Even as America comes to the grips with the terrorist attack that took place at Fort Hood, it seem that Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s unindicted co-conspirator, “political correctness,” has yet again claimed the lives of innocent Americans. It seems that
by Kevin L. Martin19 Mar 2010, 5:11 AM PST0
In the comments to Big Hollywood’s recent post about the box office catastrophe that is “The Green Zone,” one frequent poster, and noted leftist, gave us a “teachable moment.” In a nutshell, this poster said that the antithesis to “The
by Leigh Scott18 Mar 2010, 5:03 AM PST0
On May 18, 2006, CBS News alerted us to planned protests against President Bush during his then pending visit to Jakarta. Along with the article entitled “Jakarta Awaits Bush Visit, Bush Faces Rising Anti-U.S. Sentiment…,” we saw this photo of
by Archy Cary17 Mar 2010, 5:17 PM PST0
UPDATE: I have corrected a misstatement of facts in this post. I wrote that the Japanese attacked us …”because they wanted to invade and eventually take over our country.” This is in fact not true. Thank you to those who
by Jack L. Treese, CWO US Army, Retired16 Mar 2010, 8:41 AM PST0
UPDATE: AP confirms: “Green Zone” opens to a dismal $14.5 million. The moral of the story? If you’re going to trash America and the troops, use Smurfs. The Wrap: Universal’s “Green Zone” became the latest Iraq War-themed movie to fall
by Big Hollywood13 Mar 2010, 11:02 AM PST0