Terrorism

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In the media

                                                                                 Fox’s Jeanine Pirro tells it like it is

Jeanine Pirro (energytimes.com)

Jeanine Pirro tells it like it is on her Fox program, Justice with Judge Jeanine. (energytimes.com)

It’s unfortunate that Judge Jeanine Pirro’s program appears on Fox on Saturday night, when most people are having dinner out or are engaged in another social event.

While we frequently look to Charles Krauthammer or George Will to give us a commentary that clearly states a crisis and how we need to face it, I was duly impressed by Pirro’s opening statement on Feb. 7.  Please take seven minutes of your time to listen.  Click here.

                                             

         NBC’s Brian Williams to take some time off

While NBC’s management is investigating the material used by its Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, Williams is going to take some time off.  While he does, rumors are already flying that Katie Curic is waiting in the wings.

Most people don’t realize that while Williams is the anchor of Nightly News, he is more than a “news reader.”  He is the program’s managing editor, which makes him the decision maker on what airs and what doesn’t.  Hmmmm Continue reading →

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In the media: Did you see it?

                                       No bias in the so-called mainstream press?

Did you see ABC News’ Jonathan Karl question White House spokesman Eric Schultz on how he can state the Obama administration doesn’t make deals with terrorists when they traded five Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?

If you were watching ABC News, you wouldn’t have seen it. … read more

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Save the Warthog

Having spent much of my life around aircraft, in the Air Force and in the aerospace industry, it was distressing to learn that the A-10 Thunderbolt II was slated for the budgetary chopping block.

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An A-10 Warthog flies over a Special Forces unit in close air support. Flying low and at slower speeds, A-10 pilots have great visibility as they  loiter over a target area. (usaf photo)

Yes, it’s been flying for four decades, but we’re still flying the B-52 and the C-130, which have been in the air for five and six decades, respectively.  These and other aging aircraft still carry out valuable missions thanks to the upgrading of their avionics and engines.

The A-10 is commonly referred to the Warthog rather than by its official moniker, obviously because of its looks.  It doesn’t have the sleek lines of modern fighter aircraft.

The A-10 won kudos for its work during the Iraq war and in Afghanistan.  Ideal as a close air support aircraft, one would think it would be the airplane of choice in the kind of warfare we find ourselves now. Continue reading →

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Is the White House delaying Bergdahl decision?

Mrs. Bergdahl (daily mail UK

In an unusual photo op, President Obama walks to the Rose Garden with his arm around the waist of Jani Bergdahl, mother of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (dailymail.co.uk)

A casually dressed President Obama was all smiles as he left the Oval Office with his arm around Jani Bergdahl as they headed for a Rose Garden photo op to announce that United States had secured the release of her son, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, in exchange for five terrorists being held at Guantanamo.

I have witnessed a number of such walks to the Rose Garden, with staff appointments, judicial nominees and special guests, but never has the president taken them arm and arm let alone with his arm around their waist.  It was truly unusual.

Who thought this photo op was something he should do?  Obama himself?  Yes, he was prisoner of war being released, but what about the murky circumstances of the case?  Clearly, he deserted his post in Afghanistan five years earlier. Continue reading →

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“We’re going to close Guantanamo.” – Barack Obama, June 24, 2007

It’s unconscionable that President Obama is more concerned about keeping a campaign promise, and preserving some sort of legacy with his base, than he is in protecting our national security.  Yet it’s happening before our eyes.

The faces of the five detainees (below) released in exchange for the release of Army Sgt.… read more

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Duly noted …

                                                                                              We won’t miss you, Ma’am

Boixer (politico.com)

Sen. Barbara Boxer announced she will not seek reelection in 2016. She apparently sees the handwriting on the wall for her party (politico.com)

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced she will not seek reelection in 2016.  It’s appropriate, I think, that the signal memory of her is one that clearly illustrates the arrogance of this egotistical, liberal senator.  It was in June 2009, during testimony by Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh of the Army Corps of Engineers, when he addressed her as “ma’am.”   Senator Boxer immediately interrupted him saying, “Do me a favor, can you say ‘senator’ instead of ‘ma’am?’”  Continuing, she said, “It’s just that I worked hard to get that title, so I’d appreciate it.  Thank you.” Click here if you want to see it.

A good soldier, he obliged, but it will be this incident that will linger when Boxer’s name surfaces long after she’s gone. Continue reading →

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Muslim attack evokes memories and reminders

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One of the terrorists in Paris is shown shooting a policeman despite his pleading for mercy.

Waking up this morning to the news of Muslims killing 10 journalists and two police officers in Paris reminded me of the several times my readers have directed me to a 2009 You Tube video of Muslims shutting down Paris streets for prayer. Click here to see it.

My wife and I have enjoyed our many trips to Paris and other parts of France.  I vividly recall that the usual warnings we received about hoodlums, who want to rip off unsuspecting tourists, became more serious as the Muslim population grew there.  The same was true in London.

More recently, a reader sent me a piece being circulated about the growing Muslim U.S. terrorist network, the increasing number of mosques appearing in our cities and the Muslims who are gaining regular access to the White House, thanks to Obama administration appointments. Continue reading →