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War

Oh, for God’s Sake! It Is A Holy War!

February 6, 2010
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Apparently, even if the U.S. government does not want our current engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan to be labeled a holy war, some of those they contract with could not resist the opportunity to spread the Word. 
In August of 2005 Trijicon was awarded a $660 million dollar, multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 of [...]

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President Barack Obama Speaks on Terrorism

January 7, 2010
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This afternoon President Barack Obama addressed the press and the American people concerning the Christmas Day event that was a foiled act of terrorism aboard Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit.
If anything was garnered from the speech it was that “we” will do a better job in the future.  Apparently, the report that is described [...]

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Was the Christmas Day Terror Attack One of More to Come?

January 7, 2010

As we await the report on the terrorist attack that was attempted and foiled on Christmas Day aboard Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, we are being made more and more aware that the Christmas Day attack was the second in a few months. 
The Fort Hood massacre may have been the first to occur during [...]

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Indicted

January 6, 2010
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The Christmas Day Bomber as he has become known, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been indicted on six counts following his foiled attempt to blow up Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.
The counts are:

attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction
attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the US
willful attempt to destroy [...]

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War on Terror and the Full Body Scan

January 4, 2010
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Thank goodness 2009 is over.  Maybe 2010 will get off to a better start, although from the carry-over of the holidays it seems that the road ahead is still pretty rocky.
To catch up, everyone in the world knows about the failed attempt to blow up Flight 253.  Luckily the bomber was more incompetent than those who [...]

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Iran Takes Over Iraqi Oil Well

December 18, 2009

Sooner or later the Iranian envelope is going to be pushed too far.  On Thursday night Iranian forces captured an Iraqi oil well that is along a disputed border.
According to BBC
An Iraqi official played down the incident, saying the area was abandoned and right on a disputed border section.
Iranian soldiers crossed the border and raised [...]

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Where is the Change I Believed In?

December 18, 2009
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President Barack Obama campaigned on the power of hope.  We supported his dream for America — and what we thought was the dream for us.  For many of us, hope is all that is left now that reality has slapped us in the face.  In recent days we have seen the administration discount some of [...]

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Gitmo North: Gitmo South, but Colder

December 15, 2009
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Well, those of us who wanted to see Guantanamo closed down will probably get what we wished for.  Today it was announced that the prisoners or whatever we are calling them these days will be moved from Gitmo South to Gitmo North, a small town in Illinois.
The prison in Thomson, Illinois is an under used [...]

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Afghanistan: Disrupt, Destroy and Dismantle

December 6, 2009
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Last Tuesday night the American people listened intently as President Obama laid out plans for the War in Afghanistan.  Most of us were less than enthusiastic about the announcement of 30,000 troops to be added to a failed war.
The cold hard truth is that we are more or less writing off the last eight years of [...]

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The War in Afghanistan: Is There an End in Sight?

November 29, 2009
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Americans are war weary.  That goes without saying.  To realize that there are children in the first grade in our nation who have lived their lives to date under the veil of war is astounding.  Of course, that bit of realization pales when we think of children of the same age in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]

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