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  • Thomas Sowell: "Change" is not new
    Mar 31, 2010 - When ancient fossils of creatures that live on the ocean floor have been found in rock formations at the summit of Mount Everest, that ought to give us a clue that big changes in the earth are nothing new, and that huge changes have been going on long before human beings appeared on the scene. The r... More
  • CIA Waterboarding Produced Intel That Stopped Attack on Los Angeles
    Apr 22, 2009 - "Soon, you will know." That is the ominous statement an uncooperative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, told his Central Intelligence Agency interrogators when they initially asked him, after he had been captured, about additional planned al-Qaida att... More
  • An Alternative Course In Afghanistan
    Mar 3, 2009 - Published in The Washington Times [Original Article] We must build up the strength and role of indigenous forces in our drive for victory in Afghanistan and deliver on the promises we made to the Afghans decades ago when their fierce resistance, with our aid, led to the signal defeat of Soviet force... More
  • Human Events: Mr. President, Free the Border Agents
    Dec 16, 2008 - For over two and a half years, the unjust prosecution and imprisonment of U.S. Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean has weighed heavy on the hearts and minds of millions of Americans. As more details about the case emerge, the louder the pleas for justice have become. The American people can... More
  • Why I voted *NO* on today's Wall Street Bailout
    Oct 3, 2008 - • Last Minute Irrelevant Expenditures Added To The Bailout It is unconscionable that on an issue as important as this, completely irrelevant expenditures were added solely to secure additional votes. Some examples include excise tax breaks for wooden toy arrows, film and television production tax b... More
  • Lone Star Times: My thoughts on the 5th Circuit’s Ramos & Compean decision
    Jul 29, 2008 - On December 3, 2007 a three judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court heard appeals on Case 06-51489, United States of America v. Ignacio Ramos; Jose Alonso Compean. I was there seated in the front row witnessing the proceedings and taking specific notes. The 5th Circuit has a non-binding policy of rende... More
  • The Sky is Falling: the deadly threat posed by Near Earth Objects and what we can do about it
    Jul 21, 2008 - On June 14, 2002, the Earth narrowly avoided a deadly event. One which quite possibly would have had a devastating effect on the course of humankind. The close call came and went, and for three days nobody noticed that day a football field sized asteroid careening at 6.2 miles per second came within... More
  • USA TODAY: "Wrong Then, Wrong Now"
    Apr 7, 2008 - In 1936, the world made the mistake of providing Hitler with a global platform to showcase his fascist propaganda by participating in the Olympics hosted by Nazi Germany. It was wrong to support the Olympic venue then and it’s wrong for the United States to support this prestigious event being held ... More
  • The Hill: "Electronics Industry Seeks Advantages at Others’ Expense"
    Mar 4, 2008 - There are powerful forces at play in Washington, at times using their disproportionate influence to take our government in a direction that benefits their interests rather than those of the American people. The immigration debate is certainly an example of this. The recent Senate Amnesty bill would ... More
  • Human Events: "President Bush Should Quickly Pardon Jailed Border Agents"
    Nov 5, 2007 - Unjustly convicted Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are currently serving 11 and 12 year prison terms, respectively, for shooting and wounding an admitted illegal alien drug smuggler who they interdicted while he was smuggling $1 million worth of drugs into the United States. Inex... More