May 9, 2008
Colombian Paramilitary Leader Extradited to US to Face Drug Charges
Carlos Mario Jimenez-Naranjo, a/k/a Macaco, has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher announced yesterday.
Jimenez-Naranjo faces drug-related charges in the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Florida. Jimenez-Naranjo made his initial appearance today in the District of Columbia before Judge [...]
May 8, 2008
Robert Duvall, Gary Sinise, Hollywood Stars to Celebrate American GIs at Film Festival
Robert Duvall, Gary Sinise, Hollywood Stars to Celebrate American GIs at Film Festival
by Jim Kouri, CPP
Gary Sinise and Robert Duvall will lead a star-studded festival to be held May 14-18, 2008 at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC.
Overall, the five-day festival will present both classic and premier films honoring the nation’s men [...]
I just love Fox News
Merely mentioning you love Fox News is enough to drive many liberals to rabid, foaming at the mouth frenzy. I mean, even more than their typical rabid, foaming at the mouth frenzy, which is not inconsiderable.
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Man for All Seasons: Chuck Baldwin Garners Nod for President of the United States
To some, Chuck Baldwin is the consummate Christian minister. To others, he’s a one-man think-tank studying, researching and analyzing the human condition within today’s American society.
One minute he’s leading a church service for one a large Christian congregation in Florida. Next minute, you’ll hear Rev. Baldwin telling his audience why he’s against killing innocent, newborn [...]
Illegal Aliens: Hillary’s Flip-Flops Border on Insanity
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton finally agreed to appear on the highly-rated Fox News show The O’Reilly Factor. Her interview, which was taped earlier this week while she was campaigning in South Bend, Indiana, was broadcast on The Factor over two consecutive nights.
On Thursday night, part two of “Hillary in the No Spin Zone” [...]
May 2, 2008
Ceasefires in Islam: Not Always What They Seem to Be
It seems as though every other day we hear there is another “ceasefire” in the Middle East. This is chiefly because there is so much violent Islamofascist aggression throughout the Middle East but it is also because of something more. Just as there is no exact translation between the Arabic and English languages, we in [...]
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Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Viewed as Innovative by Chinese Military
As if taking a page out of former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s playbook, the Chinese military has decreased troop levels by more than 200,000 men and women, the official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army announced last week.
While liberals, Democrats and members of the news media openly showed distain for Rumsfeld when he [...]
April 26, 2008
Enforcement Strategy to Combat Growing Threat of International Organized Crime
On Wednesday, US Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced a new federal strategy in the fight against international organized crime that will address this growing threat to the US security and stability.
The Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime was developed following an October 2007 International Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOC Threat Assessment) [...]
April 24, 2008
FOX Plans Reality-TV “Bad Dads” Colosseum “Lynching” of Poor Men
I was astonished to see that FOX Television, in its nauseating quest for ever tawdry reality-TV shows, plans to turn the problems of poor fathers into an extermination in the Fox Colosseum.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox tagged Jim Durham, Director of the “National Child Support Center”, as the leading lion of the event. [...]
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Terrorism War: US Experiencing Disappointments in Pakistan
Since 2002, destroying the terrorist threat and closing the terrorist safe haven have been key national security goals.
For example, the United States has provided Pakistan, a key ally in the war on terror, more than $10.5 billion for military, economic, and development activities. Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which border Afghanistan, are vast [...]