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The last Somali pirate action against Americans I blogged about was in April 2009, but the chaos on the high seas has not abated. Today, we learn four Americans are dead after Somali Muslim pirates kidnapped and killed them in the Gulf of Aden. Pray for their families: Four Americans, including a couple from Southern [...]

One person can make a difference. Just read this. *** See also: The Constitution Made Easy. Send a copy to Chuck Schumer.

An American war hero was buried yesterday. We will never forget: Via Larry Alexander at LancasterOnline.com: Standing by the grave of Major Richard D. Winters on Sunday, gazing at the American flag fluttering in the icy January wind, this reporter felt a profound sense of loss. Winters, the Lancaster County native who rose to worldwide [...]

Wishing you all a joy-filled Christmas! “Gloria in excelsis Deo” – King’s College Choir: A special Christmas greeting to our troops at home and overseas. Soldiers celebrate in Iraq: Although morale is high and the threat significantly lower as the U.S. troops head in the last year of service here, Crane says the emotional struggles [...]

Photo credit: Brad Froehle Last week, I flagged the latest stunt by city government officials in the People’s Republic of Berkeley — a resolution honoring Wiki-leaking saboteur Bradley Manning. Tonight’s the night the city council will vote. The meeting is underway and is livestreaming on the Berzerkely website here. According to the council’s notes, the [...]

**Written by Doug Powers The link between obesity and national security was made earlier this year when “Let’s Move” launched, but now it’s being ratcheted up a notch. There’s nothing like salivating over another industry takeover to make the left express concern for the military recruiting effort: First Lady Michelle Obama plans to warn in [...]

Homegrown hate crimes against our troops by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2010 When jihad-bent American Muslims target American soldiers on American soil, why does America yawn? The Fort Hood massacre has faded from view. The Little Rock Army recruiting station ambush barely registered on the national radar screen. Ditto the Fort Dix plot. And [...]

Never forget: A newsreel of the Day of Infamy: A survivor on the USS Maryland remembers: Charlie Webb was shaving aboard the USS Maryland on Dec. 7, 1941, when the call to report to general stations went out. The Maryland was on Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, and Pearl Harbor was being attacked by Japanese [...]

“…the September 11th of world diplomacy.”

Against DADT before she was for it

Late last week, I noted the spate of related shootings in the Beltway area targeting military buildings — including the Marine Corps Museum in D.C., the Pentagon, and a vacant Marine Corps recruiting station in Chantilly, Va. Ballistics tests have tied all the attacks together. Now, FOX 5 in Washington, D.C. reports another incident involving [...]

Scroll for updates…4:56pm Eastern…the White House finally releases statement… Did you remember? Before 9/11, there was 10/12. The USS Cole bombing, ten years ago today, should have taught us all that the jihadists’ war on the infidel West started a long, long time ago. Remember: The flame of Muslim outrage is eternal. Never forget: The [...]

This one is no surprise: AP reports this morning that Obama national security adviser James Jones will announce his resignation today. He had been expected to bolt by year’s end amid controversy over his tough criticism of Team Obama in Bob Woodward’s latest book. His replacement? Carter/Clinton operative Thomas Donilon: Mr. Donilon began as young [...]

Sent in by reader Lynne S. Just watch these amazing Wounded Warriors and get inspired:

Marine Corporal Brian Downard, 24, died of testicular cancer on Monday. He leaves behind a seven-year-old son, Jesse. The American Legion reports that Downard’s mother, Brenda, who will now raise Jesse, needs help raising money for funeral and living expenses. From the Burn Pit: Funeral expenses are $14,942.55, a sum that Brenda simply does not [...]

Longtime readers of this blog and Hot Air know the extraordinary story of Ilario Pantano’s heroism. He’s the Marine sniper-turned-Wall Street trader who rejoined the military after 9/11, faced the death penalty for killing two Iraqi insurgents in the heat of battle in a terrorist-infested town near Baghdad, fought fiercely and successfully to clear his [...]

Scroll for update… Barack Obama, 2002: What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our [...]

“Lookin’ like a fool witcha bombs on the ground”

**Written by Doug Powers In 2010, when you say “Fat Man and Little Boy,” you could be referring to Michael Moore and George Stephanopoulos, but 65 years ago, devices sporting those seemingly innocuous names caused historically unmatched destruction, and abruptly ended a long war. Tomorrow marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, [...]

Here is what Team Obama’s “smart” and sensitive form of diplomacy has wrought: A hero’s welcome home to Libya for the murderous Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was released last August claiming he had terminal cancer and three months to live. A year later, the jihadist is still alive, senators want an investigation, and [...]

(Image credit: PTG, 2006 NYT blabbermouths photoshop contest 2006) Last week, it was the Washington Post spilling the beans on the nation’s post-9/11 top-secret infrastructure. Today, it’s the NYTimes dutifully splashing vengeful Wikileaks’ massive document dump on our Afghanistan military strategy. The Times tries not to break its collective arm patting itself on the back [...]

On Sunday night, several readers e-mailed to let me know about a cartoon in the Imperial Valley (CA) Press that upset them immensely. Reader Marty sent the jpeg. It shows two young skateboarder punks looking up at a campaign poster. The candidate is not identified. He is bald and wears an eye patch. The punks [...]

Photo source: Defense.gov God bless the U.S.A. We remain the land of the free because of the brave. The above photo of more than 500 veterans with American flags lining a procession route at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa (the veterans were providing a motorcycle escort for the unclaimed remains of seven [...]

News breaking out all over. I hope Gen. Petraeus is well-rested. He needs a clone. How far we’ve come from the MoveOn/General Betray Us heydays, eh? Next gig for McChrystal…Columnist for Rolling Stone? Celebrity MTV tweeter? Milblogger? *** Here’s the AP: A senior administration official tells The Associated Press that President Barack Obama has accepted [...]

No matter how right or wrong I think Gen. McChrystal may be (praise here, criticism here), I think we can all agree that in a time of war, the last place a military commander should be blabbing is an anti-war pop culture rag that specializes in slime. Sharia law remains a looming threat against Western [...]

A scare this morning on Capitol Hill — Gen. David Petraeus passed out briefly while testifying at a Senate committee hearing. He reportedly had not had anything to drink or eat before taking the mic. The Hill reports that he was able to walk out of the hearing room on his own accord. WaPo: “Sen. [...]

From the U.S. Army website: Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, the United States Army was established to defend our Nation. From the Revolutionary War to the current operations taking place around the world, our Soldiers remain Army Strong with a deep commitment to our core values and beliefs. This 235th birthday commemorates America’s Army [...]

Is it hot in here or is she crazy?

**Written by guest-blogger Doug Powers A remake of the 1984 movie “Red Dawn” is scheduled to hit theaters in November. The plot of the remake revolves around a Chi-Com invasion of the United States, and much of it is being shot here in Michigan. In the film, invaders put up propaganda posters to tell Americans [...]

**Written by guest-blogger Doug Powers Last year on June 6th Google celebrated the 25th birthday of Tetris: On June 6th the year before that, Google recognized the birthday of Spanish painter Diego Velasquez: But today, June 6, 2010… nothing: Google is purposefully ignoring a big event, aren’t they? Don’t they know that this is the [...]