Fighting the bad guys with both hands tied behind our backs (video)

If This Case Wasn't So Dangerous, It Would Be Laughable

Three Navy SEALS, some of the most disciplined soldiers in the Armed Forces and tasked with some of the most dangerous missions, captured Ahmed Hashim Abed, the mastermind behind the ambush of Blackwater contractors in Fallujah.

Sometime after the capture, this terrorist who plotted a deadly attack, accused one of the SEALS, Matthew McCabe, of hitting him in the stomach. That SEAL will be going on trial in May for his crime of poking a murdering terrorist in the stomach. His two comrades, Adam Keefe and Julio Huertas, will be going on trial now for covering up the alleged "crime".

Forgetting for a second about whether this action actually took place, let's remember who it is that we are fighting and what it is that they want to do to all non-believers around the world. While no one would condone killing or hurting a capture for no reason, there needs to be reasonable rules of engagement with the enemy. Going on trial for allegedly hitting this guy in the stomach is absurd. Is the next step disciplinary action for looking at a detainee the wrong way?

Now let's look at the charge itself. Here we have a terrorist accusing these men of a fairly insignificant action, and on his word these men are out of action, facing a fight for their careers. Why would we take the word of a terrorist, whose training teaches him to make false accusations against their captures? Why are we allowing the enemy, on its say so, to pull our elite soldiers out of action?

This war on terror is difficult enough, without putting our soldiers between a rock and a hard place. Let warriors do what warriors have to do to get the job that they signed up for done. The ACLU and its proxies have no place anywhere near it.

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First Amendment controversy as this ad is pulled from a Miami bus

First Amendment Under Attack?

Has fear of retribution created an environment in the United States whereby two sets of standards are developing based on religious orientation. Did the violent backlash over the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad by a Danish cartoonist foster a level of "political correctness" that may alter freedom of expression? This picture was taken after some newspapers had published the cartoon mentioned above. The story below, in Miami, happened this week. A hit to our First Amendment rights? You make the call.

Controversy Over Two Bus Ads: One Providing Answers To Questions Regarding Islam, and One Providing Answers To Questions For Those Wishing To Leave Islam

In 2008, the ad below ran for eight months on buses around Miami, designed to "educate Americans about a faith that has been villainized in the media." So said Dr. Sabeel Ahmed who had started this campaign in Chicago.

At the time Phyllis Berry, the spokeswoman for the Broward County Transportation Department, said this:

''It's freedom of expression, but my initial thought was it shouldn't be allowed. But it's about fairness, it's about the law and it's about what it's like to live in America. We don't always like the law, but it's there for a reason."

And this: "...we have a policy that does not allow anyone's religion to be demeaned and there is such a thing as the First Amendment, people still may not like it but they understand...''

Read the full story and see the controversial ad at the Homeland Security column at the Examiner.

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Did North Korea sink the South Korean navy ship Cheonan after all?

Cause Of Ships Sinking Never Determined Or At Least Never Released


Was The Sinking Retaliation For U.S./South Korean Joint Military Exercises?

Three weeks ago the South Korean navy ship Cheonan sunk from undetermined causes near the maritime border with North Korea. There were heightened tensions between the two countries before the incident, and that situation has not improved.

At the time, initial reports speculated that a North Korean torpedo or mine had caused the explosion and the breaking in two of the ship. The South Koreans dispelled that rumor at the time, saying instead that it appeared the explosion was caused by an internal event on the ship...

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Tax Day: Do you know where your money is? (cartoon)

April 15th Has Arrived

Money! The ability to hold onto money! The government trying to take more of your money!

This is an issue which has had a huge impact over time. "No taxation without representation" from the 1700's, the Boston Tea Party and today the Tea Party rally in Washington coinciding with "Tax Day".

Is The Tea Party Movement A Threat To Our Homeland Security?

Don't screw with my money is a phrase that has existed over time. During boom times there may be more of a pass given to a government constantly reaching into the pockets of the middle class for more and more. During these economic times, however, the tolerance for being asked to pay more, particularly to fund programs and deficit spending in areas that many disagree with, is toxic.

The main stream media likes to call the Tea Party participants radical activists, as if their agenda is akin to that of hate groups. Their actions merely represent the American right to peacefully dissent with policies that are detrimental to the health of the United States. Much like our ancestors did in the 1700's.

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President Obama bowing to some unlikely individuals

If You Thought These Bowing Episodes Were Over...
The examples of President Obama bowing down to world leaders has been well documented. One could have assumed that after bowing to the Emperor of Japan and the King of Saudi Arabia the President would have learned the lesson of: United States presidents bow to no one!

You would have thought that until yesterday at the Nuclear Security Summit when the President once again bowed, this time to Chinese President Hu Jintao. That wasn't the end of it though. Caught by the camera of photographers from the group, photoshopthenews.com, the following pictures of the President bowing to some unlikely individuals have just been released:




























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Nuclear Security Summit opens to what can only be termed a weak agenda

The Nuclear Security Summit Opens Amid Extremely Tight Security

The police and army presence was felt as Washington was under extremely tight security with the summit getting under way this morning. Subway stations located nearby the Convention Center were closed, as were streets leading to the building. On the walk to the entrance there were limited protests in a park across the street from the convention center, humvees and troops on every corner along with barricades to prevent any unauthorized vehicles from getting near the building. Once inside, access to parts of the Convention Center were limited as well.

The primary goal of the Summit is to find agreement among the 46 nations present for ways to secure the weapons grade plutonium and enriched uranium that currently exists around the world. While this is a noble effort, these agreements among heads of state, were they do happen, do not insure much of anything. President Obama stated that he expects “some very specific commitments” from world leaders. These non-binding platitudes and political photo ops will go very little distance towards actually solving the stated problem...

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Nuclear Security Summit: Scope of the problem

Nuclear Security Summit and Loose Nukes

The following are the thoughts of some nuclear proliferation experts regarding the scope of the problem to be addressed at the Nuclear Security Summit that begins tomorrow in Washington. The gathering of 45+ leaders from around the world marks the largest such meeting ever hosted by the United States.

What exactly is the problem at hand? The stockpile of 500 tons of plutonium and 1,600 tons of highly enriched uranium that exists around the world. This is enough to make more than 120,000 nuclear weapons...

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