The title of this essay is taken from the opening statement in the chapter on rape in war in Susan Brownmiller’s book, “Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape.†Her sentence in turn follows an excerpt from “War As I Knew It,†the memoirs of General George S. Patton (“Old Blood and Guts). Patton...
On Monday, the Pakistan branch of the Taliban captured an entire supply convoy of thirteen trucks, two armored Humvees and other supplies bound for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, without incurring a single fatality. Approximately 60 masked militants belonging to Tehrik-i-Taliban blocked off part of a roadway in the Khyber Pass....
While President-elect Barack Obama’s defenders will swear on a stack of Korans that he is not supported by Islamic terrorists, a recent post-election survey shows Obama’s tremendous popularity among US Muslims. Unfortunately the survey doesn’t identify how many respondents are — or support — Islamic terrorists, nor does it identify the immigration status of...
Now that we know who will lead our nation beginning in January 2009, it’s time to evaluate the problems President Barack Hussein Obama will face in the early days of his presidency. While the Democrat Party hacks, the news media and the bureaucrats concentrated on the economy and the selfishness of an increasing number...
A Miami federal jury convicted Venezuelan national Franklin Duran, on charges of acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela within the United States, without prior notification to the Attorney General of the United States, as required by law, according to reports obtained by the National Association of...
Recent polls in Pennsylvania show that Rep. Jack Murtha, the Democrat Congressman who said our troops “were murdering innocent civilians in Iraq,” is in serious political trouble this election cycle. His opponent, Republican Bill Russell, a retired Army colonel, is taking on Murtha with very little media attention thanks to the Democrat lackeys who...
An Afghan drug trafficker charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics with intent to support a terrorist organization was arrested, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael J. Garcia and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Michele M. Leonhart announced on Friday. Haji Juma Khan, 54, a/k/a Abdullah or...
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation resulted in the extradition of two Colombian citizens from the Republic of Colombia this past week, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Both suspects made their initial appearances in federal court on terrorism and drug charges related to their...
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Classified memos have revealed that the Bush administration knowingly endorsed enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding and other methods, that critics call torture, for use against terror suspects. The memos were issued to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 as classified documents in response to the department’s former director George Tenet’s request for White House...
United States military forces reported that the alleged second-in-command of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), Abu Qaswarah also known as Abu Sara, had killed himself after a raid on a building in Mosul, Iraq. He had used an explosives vest to kill himself after moving upstairs and into a room occupied by four fighters, three...
General Tommy Franks has joined the board of directors of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). Franks, the former Chief of the US Central Command, is best known for his leadership of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. “We are privileged to have a person of Gen. Frank’s...
(The following article is based on information obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police’s National Security Committee.) The Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), a project of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), yesterday released A National Strategy for Energy Security, a comprehensive plan that offers the public and policymakers specific solutions to the...
Cyber analysis and warning capabilities are critical to thwarting computer-based threats and attacks. The Department of Homeland Security established the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to, among other things, coordinate the nation’s efforts to prepare for, prevent, and respond to cyber threats to systems and communications networks. The US Congress requested the...
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, combating terrorism has been one of the nation’s highest priorities. As part of that effort, preventing nuclear and radioactive material from being smuggled into the United States — perhaps to be used by terrorists in a nuclear weapon or in a radiological dispersal device (a “dirty bomb”)...
Since 2001, the US Congress has provided the Department of Defense with about $807 billion in supplemental and annual appropriations, as of September 2008, primarily for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The DOD’s reported annual obligations for GWOT have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 billion in...
The poppy trade that fuels terrorists and insurgents in Afghanistan is a problem that must be addressed but doesn’t have a military solution, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a teleconference for Internet journalists and bloggers. Speaking at a dinner hosted by the Pacific Council on International Policy, Navy Adm....
A Defense Department task force has recommended the Air Force Space Command be re-designated as Air Force Strategic Command and be home to the service’s nuclear mission. Former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger briefed the press on the task force’s conclusions during a Pentagon news conference today, while DOD official Jim Garamone briefed Internet Journalists...
Long before the 9/11 attacks, the Federation for American Immigration Reform warned that our unsecured borders and lax enforcement of our immigration laws posed a threat to our national security. We have advocated for specific reforms to minimize the risks to our nation and our citizens. On the seventh anniversary of those attacks we...
The Radiological Threat Awareness Coalition (R-TAC) today released a national survey on homeland security preparedness, showing that at least 81% of those polled said the threat of a “dirty bomb” is serious, yet less than one third (32%) feel prepared for a terrorist attack. The national survey of public sentiment finds that a majority...
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