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 [...]
May 3, 2008
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 [...]
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 22, 2008
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 [...]
April 18, 2008
Charges Against 9/11 Mastermind and Co-conspirators Amended
Prosocutors in the case against the self-described mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and five of his co-conspirators have amended the charge sheet against the detainees to further clarify their activities, a senior Pentagon official announced today in a teleconference for Internet journalists and bloggers.
The reswearing of charges involves the case against [...]
April 15, 2008
Global War on Terrorism: The Cost of Freedom
Since 2001, Congress has provided the Department oons in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
DOD’s reported annual obligations for GWOT have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 billion in fiscal year 2001 to about $139.8 billion in fiscal year 2007. To continue GWOT operations, the President requested $189.3 billion in appropriations for [...]
April 14, 2008
Government Report: Terrorists Can Buy Stolen US Military Equipment on eBay
Unauthorized individuals, companies, terrorist organizations, and other countries continue their attempts to obtain sensitive items related to the defense of the United States. The latest investigation into the sale of stolen military equipment points to the Internet as one place that defense-related items can be purchased, raising the possibility that some sensitive items are [...]
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Jewish Congressman Blasts Jimmy Carter’s Fraternizing with Hamas Terrorist
Chief Deputy Republican Whip Eric Cantor for the US House of Representatives fiercely condemned former President Jimmy Carter’s plans to meet with Khaled Mashal, leader of the terrorist group Hamas, in Damascus, Syria on April 18th, 2008. Rep. Cantor, who is Jewish, released an official statement to the media on Saturday.
Khaled Mashal is a [...]