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Why Aren't You Watching 'Homeland?'

The new Showtime series ‘Homeland’ is a CIA thriller based on the Israeli television series ‘Hatufim’ (Prisoners of War). The Israeli version follows two IDF reservists after they are released from 17 years of captivity in Syria and how their

Now We Turn To The Future Of Libya

The execution of Muammar Qaddafi is not the end or even a turning of a page in Libya. It is rather a chapter that has yet to be written. The subject of which will depend on the kind of regime

In A Barack Minute…

….everything will change. The world changed for the activist old media on Sunday night. The entire free world celebrated that Osama bin Laden had been killed by courageous Navy SEALs. The celebration was as it should be; a nation together

Sayles' 'Amigo' – The Real History Behind the Film

John Sayles may be this country’s most idiosyncratic independent writer-director, though his personal films and novels often look suspiciously Sol Alinsky-ish. Many of Sayles’ films are of a left leaning historical nature and have ranged from early 20th century miner’s

Reliving 9/11 for The First Time

Watching all the network specials and tributes to 9/11 proved something very powerful to me: I’ll never be “over it.” I thought I was. I thought I could look back on the event more objectively and easily critique the errors

Libya: Proof that PC-Progressives Lack Core Values

Unprecedented is putting it mildly. A strong ally in the global war on terror, Libya’s former strongman, Moammar al-Gaddafi, renounced his weapons of mass destruction program after he saw America’s resolve and military power in Afghanistan and Iraq. He surrendered

Ethical Oil And The Saudis

The US Centers for Disease Control provides a simple web-based, illustrated guide to disease-causing tick removal which offers this sage advice: If you find a tick attached to your skin, there’s no need to panic. There are several tick removal

Saudi Arabia's Perception Of America

Ten years after 9-11, counterterrorist and intelligence operatives along with several policy makers flooded the media with their thoughts about America’s longest war. These persons are truly prominent in their fields and deserving of such thoughts and perceptions. However, very

The War America Fights is Far From Won

Ten years ago, in the shadow of the crater at Ground Zero, the smoldering Pentagon and a field of honor in Pennsylvania, America found itself at war. Today, a decade on, America is still at war. Ten years after the

9/11: Past, Present, And Future

On the same day we heard reports that the Obama Administration wants to draw down troop levels in Iraq from 45,000 to a dangerously low 3,000 by the end of the year, the Washington Post published an article titled “Al-Qaeda