A comment by “RickZ” about the failed Iran hostage rescue attempt in the waning days of the Carter administration prompted this reply from me, referring to a post I wrote several years ago on the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw … Continue reading →
…about this? And if not, why not? Egregious, outrageous, disturbing. And if Americans don’t care, we’re in even bigger trouble than I thought we were. [ADDENDUM: Much more here. Please read.]
Continue reading →…and when did he know it? And what did he do (or not do) about it? Or shall we play battleship snark instead?
Continue reading →It ain’t easy. Although there’s hardly any need to do it when you’ve got the MSM is on your side.
Continue reading →[Hat tip: commenter “Teri Pittman.”] I have no idea whether the facts as related in this Reuter’s article are true. I’m a bit suspicious because (1) there have been so many different sources on the embassy story, each with a … Continue reading →
This article about US Marine and Iraq war veteran and ballet dancer Roman Baca, who has choreographed ballets based on themes connected with the war, its veterans, and their families, reminds me of the fact that although there have been … Continue reading →
There’s been an email going around alleging that Muslims will be exempt from the Obamacare tax/mandate. It’s not true, at least at the moment, but it stands a remote possibility of becoming true. The facts are here and here, and … Continue reading →
It’s been forty years since this photo shocked Americans: Do you know the story behind the photo? I tell it in this article at PJ. Some of what you read may surprise you. [NOTE: I’ve written about the photo before, … Continue reading →
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of 9/11, is now on trial along with four accomplices. And it’s in a military court rather than the civilian courts the Obama administration would have preferred. Thank goodness. One of the worst excesses of the … Continue reading →
Today is the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. I reposted something I wrote a few years ago in honor of the occasion, but I have a few more thoughts to add. Seventy years is a long time, but not … Continue reading →
…writes movingly about his evening at the Marine Corps Ball. Yes, Justin Timberlake. (And I bet he can pronounce “Corps” correctly, too.)
Continue reading →…than you or I. Unless you happen to be a fighter pilot. Case in point: Heather Penney, one of the fighter pilots who scrambled on 9/11. The entire interview is of interest, but it really gets going around minute 21:00. … Continue reading →