December 14, 2007
Why Is There No Honest Discourse About Terrorism's Roots?
We hear a lot about the subject of terrorism today. This has been the case for mainstream America – and the world – since the horrific attacks of September 11th, 2001. Each night on the news, as if by the networks’ design, there are the obligatory stories about a car bombing or a suicide attack, [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 7:12 amWhy Is There No Honest Discourse About Terrorism’s Roots?
We hear a lot about the subject of terrorism today. This has been the case for mainstream America – and the world – since the horrific attacks of September 11th, 2001. Each night on the news, as if by the networks’ design, there are the obligatory stories about a car bombing or a suicide attack, [...]
Comments (6) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 7:12 amDecember 7, 2007
So, What's The Big Deal About Religion in '08?
We have come to a point in the 2008 presidential election cycle where both political parties’ candidates are fielding questions about religion. While religion is a personal issue for an overwhelming majority of Americans, religion in government has been frowned upon ever since the ACLU took an active roll in purging it from the “public [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:34 amSo, What’s The Big Deal About Religion in ‘08?
We have come to a point in the 2008 presidential election cycle where both political parties’ candidates are fielding questions about religion. While religion is a personal issue for an overwhelming majority of Americans, religion in government has been frowned upon ever since the ACLU took an active roll in purging it from the “public [...]
Comments (1) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:34 amNovember 30, 2007
Henry J. Hyde: A True Statesman and a Constitutional Steward
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 6:23 amNovember 9, 2007
A Nation Ignorant of Being at War
There can be little doubt that terrorist organizations have arrived on the shores of the United States of America. The thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001 stand as testimony to this undeniable fact. The attacks signaled to the world that radical Islamofascists were serious in their declaration of war against the United States [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 6:24 amNovember 2, 2007
Understanding the Wahhabist Infiltration of America
Part of the reason many Americans don’t appreciate the significance of Osama bin Laden’s declarations of war against the United States and the West is because they are completely oblivious to the in-roads radical Islam has made within the United States. Radical Islamists (i.e., Islamofascists, Wahhabis) understand that the conflict must take place on multiple [...]
Comments (2) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:48 amOctober 26, 2007
When War Gets Politicized
A recent ABC News item reported on an Israeli airstrike that took place early last month inside Syria. This airstrike allegedly destroyed a fledgling nuclear reactor being constructed deep in the Syrian desert. What makes this story more than it appears is that it exposes the fact the United States balked, flinched on preventing Syria, [...]
Comments (1) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:54 amOctober 19, 2007
Did the Resolution Condemning Turkey Create a Constitutional Crisis?
Recently, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by US Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), passed a resolution that recognized the killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 as genocide. While the circumstances surrounding the slaughter are disputed, the killings did occur. The larger questions this action presents could very well be [...]
Comments (3) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:22 amOctober 12, 2007
The United States is Not Engaged in the War of Ideas
The United States and governments of the West must use every means available to combat Islamofascist aggression and expansion, both here in the West and in the Middle East. One of the most critical aspects in the war against Islamofascism is the war of ideas. This aspect represents the battle between the Wahhabi, Salafist and [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 12:00 pmOctober 5, 2007
The Muslim Brotherhood: An Association for Jihadists
One of the more clandestine groups in radical Islam is the Muslim Brotherhood. Originating in Egypt in 1928, the group has been outlawed in Egypt yet it members hold seats in the Egyptian government. That this radically fundamentalist Islamist group is the parent organization to some of the most violent terror groups operating today. It [...]
Comments (3) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:44 amSeptember 28, 2007
Democracy Doesn't Always Mean Liberty and Freedom
Liberty is one of the noblest concepts of all. It is defined as: freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control, external or foreign rule, captivity, confinement, or physical restraint. In an ideological sense liberty embodies the idea of free thought and free speech, the expression of one’s opinions without fear of reprisal.
Liberty is the [...]
Democracy Doesn’t Always Mean Liberty and Freedom
Liberty is one of the noblest concepts of all. It is defined as: freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control, external or foreign rule, captivity, confinement, or physical restraint. In an ideological sense liberty embodies the idea of free thought and free speech, the expression of one’s opinions without fear of reprisal.
Liberty is the [...]
September 21, 2007
The Death of a Soldier…The Life of a Patriot
What is a patriot? What is a hero? We throw these words around a lot these days and we bestow them on those who most often don’t come close to warranting the honor. From athletes to artists, dissenters to politicians and movie stars, our society holds some of the most undeserving people in high esteem.
So, [...]
The Death of a Soldier…The Life of a Patriot
What is a patriot? What is a hero? We throw these words around a lot these days and we bestow them on those who most often don’t come close to warranting the honor. From athletes to artists, dissenters to politicians and movie stars, our society holds some of the most undeserving people in high esteem.
So, [...]
September 14, 2007
Calling Out the Political Bullies
In the wake of the disgraceful yet defining full-page MoveOn.org ad in the New York Times, the one that denigrated Gen. Petraeus, we stand witness to the benchmark in today’s political tactical maneuvering, the Bully Tactic. Increasingly, political operatives and zealots alike are turning to the coercive tactic of bullying those who aren’t on-board with [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 8:32 amSeptember 7, 2007
A Single Reason for US Intervention in Iraq
“It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead.”
– Thomas Jefferson
As progress continues to be made in every aspect of the Iraqi conflict – militarily, socially and politically – the debate among the ideologically entrenched here in the United States rages on. [...]
Comments (7) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:27 amAugust 31, 2007
The Acceptance of Thuggery for Fun, Power & Profit
While the controversy surrounding Michael Vick continues to attract those who want to place blame on anyone and/or anything other than Michael Vick, a few stark realities present themselves all of which have an element of moral relativism. The sad fact of the matter is this; “thuggery” has seeped into every avenue of the American [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:38 amThe Acceptance of Thuggery for Fun, Power & Profit
While the controversy surrounding Michael Vick continues to attract those who want to place blame on anyone and/or anything other than Michael Vick, a few stark realities present themselves all of which have an element of moral relativism. The sad fact of the matter is this; “thuggery” has seeped into every avenue of the American [...]
Comments (10) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:38 amAugust 24, 2007
Allegations Trump Adjudication Where Media Is Concerned
The Hill, a publication that covers congressional events in Washington DC, ran a front page story about a lawsuit filed by Leftist blogger Lane Hudson. Hudson, notable for exposing the non-sex scandal involving former Congressman Mark Foley, filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against former Senator and all-but-announced presidential candidate Fred Thompson. His [...]
Comments (4) Filed under: Vox Populi — Frank Salvato @ 5:45 am
