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Vote Democrat: We promise higher taxes and weaker national defense! Is that a bumper sticker or what? Apparently, the 2008 Democratic Party is working on some secret, bizarre plot to rehabilitate Jimmy Carter. They seem to be determined to make Carter appear to be a leader of Napoleonic proportions. Our own Barney Frank is out […]
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Yesterday, General David Petraeus turned over command of Iraq to his deputy General Ray Odierno. Petreaus is now taking over CENTCOM, which is a great thing for our country. He will now be in charge of all of the Middle East as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. The leadership that he brought to Iraq at […]
There will be a lot of thoughtful posts in the blogosphere about the seventh anniversary of September 11. Here, I want to tell just one story of a man who we got to know thanks to Matt Burden and his Someone You Should Know series at Blackfive. Here is Matt’s tribute to Rick Rescorla, Rick […]
As many of you know, Michael Yon is back in Afghanistan and reporting from the front lines. Bruce McQuain and I were fortunate enough to speak with Michael a couple of weeks ago, Michael just posted his first major Dispatch, complete with the usual great writing and photography. It starts like this, When I was […]
Bruce McQuain told us an amazing story of bravery tonight, that was spun as a defeat by the MSM, but was anything but. Bruce contrasts AP coverage of a recent attack on US troops in Afghanistan with the reporting of Steve Mraz of Stars & Stripes and Independent milblogger Jeff Emanuel, who sums it up […]
Recently, Bruce McQuain profiled Marine Sgt. Merlin German as part of our Someone You Should Know series. Last night we welcomed Brian Guerra, director of Merlin’s Miracles, the charity that carries his legacy forward. Known by those who treated him as “Miracle Manâ€, Merlin German had a vision to help burned children and their families. […]