A few days ago J posted this video of a Marine who has obvious, strong feelings about the defense of our country.
When the video was being widely circulated, no one seemed to know the identity of this Marine but now thanks to Blackfive we have a name to put with the face.
Most of you [...]
In very short order the verdict in the Jose Padilla case has been rendered.
MIAMI (AP) - Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism support charges Thursday after being held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration’s zeal to stop homegrown terror.
The Chicago native was [...]
I was not going to post on the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley (as so much has been written or said over the past thirty years), until I saw a post this morning at Powerline.
The piece affords lots of tidbits about the King of Rock and Roll but what intrigued me was [...]
With millions of people world-wide going hungry and being malnourished, it’s hard to get my arms around the reasoning CARE is using to decline $45 million a year in federal financing.
They say it hurts the people it’s supposed to help because the farmers can’t sell their products when competing with subsidized U.S. farm products. [...]
Reuters writer Ed Stoddard has written an article titled “Religion and culture behind Texas execution tally”
Great eye-catching headline there, Mr. Stoddard.
Like his predecessor, Governor Perry is a devout Christian, highlighting one key factor in Texas’ enthusiasm for the death penalty that many outsiders find puzzling — the support it gets from conservative evangelical churches.
This [...]
In middle school we were taught to report the five W’s—Who, What, When, Where and Why. This was taught to us as the basics of writing or reporting.
A lot of newspapers and news outlets have strayed from the five W’s and added an “O” for opinion to it instead.
Reading this article has given me [...]
The United States has launched a new assault on Tora Bora.
A US military spokeswoman, Captain Vanessa Bowman, said the assault was launched against targeted positions:
“The targets were carefully chosen to pinpoint enemy positions and eliminate the likelihood of harming innocent civilians.”
“This region has provided an ideal environment to conceal enemy support bases and [...]
The White House and the president have confirmed former Sec/Def Rumsfeld actually resigned the day before last November’s election and not the day after as previously believed.
The president actually received the resignation letter on the day of the election and chose not to interfere with the ongoing vote by announcing it the next day instead [...]
Senior congressional aides are saying the White House wants to limit the Petraeus report to a private congressional briefing, while the White House says that has been considered but they will not shield Gen. Petraeus from public testimony to the Congress and will abide by the legislation passed in May.
The congressional aides say the White [...]
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