Mission to Fly Air Force One Over Manhattan Very Secret

Interesting food for thought here.  The mission to fly Air Force One, with two fighter jets behind it, feet over Manhattan which reminded people of 9/11 and made many run for their lives was considered “Very Secret.”  So let me understand this:  a photo op is  Very Secret but how we interrogate our enemies and those [...]

Political Expediency and Amnesia in the War on Terror

After 9/11 when almost 3,000 American civilians were killed the country wanted to fight back.  Traditional “doves” and Democrats knew it would be political suicide to appear weak, or appear not want to strike back at this attack on our own soil.  To protect their own political ass the Dems voted to support George Bush and his [...]

Dershowitz on Waterboarding: Interesting Perspective

I read an interesting and sensible ARTICLE about the legality of enhanced interrogation techniques, particularly waterboarding, by none other than Alan Dershowitz. The following quote particularly caught my attention:
“This brings us to waterboarding. Michael Mukasey, whose confirmation as attorney general now seems assured, is absolutely correct, as a matter of constitutional law, that the issue of “waterboarding” cannot [...]

AP Article on Barack Obama’s First 100 Days Should be on the Editorial Opinion Pages

There is an AP article purportedly examining the annointed one’s first 100 days in office
The article was, not suprisingly, wholly positive. That is fine, although it probably should have been written as an editorial opinion piece rather than a “news” article as the tone of the article ioozes not merely positivism, but idolatry for the messiah. However, [...]

Torture: What’s the legal definition? Who Cares…Jonathan Turdley

People, mostly zealots, throw around the word “torture” like there is some settled legal definition of what that term means.  Actually, the definition has evolved over time and also even evolved during the two terms of the Bush Administration.  If you are going to talk about prosecution for “torture” you have to actually look to [...]

A STORY OF THE PRACTICAL RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL DUE PROCESS RIGHTS TO ENEMIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD

A DAY IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A U.S. COMBAT SOLDIER UNDER BARACK HUSSEIN OBAM AND ERIC FALN HOLDER
You are on a mission in Iraq with your squad, slowly walking down what appears to be an abandoned street in the dusk; your eyes are peeled for the slightest movement. Although you can’t see any [...]