March 2, 2018

Not a 'Shooter,' but a 'Mass Murderer'

The reporting on the mass murder of Parkland, Fla. is the one millionth example of most of us passively letting the left dictate how reality is to be described and discussed.  Let's start off by declaring without hesitation that Nikolas...

October 21, 2017

The fall of higher education

Parents who continue to send their children to college and alumni who continue to contribute to colleges should have their heads examined.  We've gone way beyond "this is embarrassing."  1. "Northwestern doubles i...

April 4, 2011

Stamp of approval?

A civilization that exalts and celebrates its rock-stars and movie actors over its soldiers and important leaders has forgotten obvious things and is beyond decaying...it has but mere decades left.  If a country has lost its collective memory, i...

December 12, 2010

An Extraordinary Speech

What follows is a transcript of an extraordinary speech given by Lieutenant General John F. Kelly USMC on November 13, 2010.  What renders it so is that General Kelly's son, First Lieutenant Robert Michael Kelly, was killed in action in Sangin, ...

March 13, 2010

Americans' 'confidence in leaders'

A few trends in the latest "Confidence in Leaders" Harris poll indicate that the public is not being fooled.  In spite of the extreme -- almost pathological -- anti-military bias of the mass media, 59% of the public has "a great d...

March 12, 2010

Massa and the military

Eric Massa's sudden scandalous prominence has exposed some awkward facts for leftists.  We introduced you to David Bellavia in one of our recent posts.  On Wednesday, Bellavia gave us five clear reasons why disgraced N.Y. Democrat...

February 27, 2010

The Man Who Would Take Murtha's Seat for the GOP

AT's Alan Fraser interviewed Lt. Col. Bill Russell, who is running for the congressional seat left open by the sudden death of Jack Murtha. This is the second of two parts. Part I here.AT: Staying with the Global War on Terror for a moment...at The A...

February 23, 2010

The Man Who Wants to Take Murtha's Seat for the GOP

Lt. Col. Bill Russell is running for the the congressional seat of the 12th District of Pennsylvania, left open by the sudden death of Jack Murtha. In an interview with AT Military Editor Alan Fraser, Col. Russell discusses the U.S. military in Ameri...

February 17, 2010

War dispatches

1. To start with, checkout U.S. Marine Walks Away From Shot to Helmet in Afghanistan. It begins: It is hard to know whether Monday was a very bad day or a very good day for Lance Cpl. Andrew Koenig.  On the one hand, he was shot in the head...

February 11, 2010

Col. Allen West is running

We have written before on congressional candidate Col. Allen West (here and here).  Well, thank God he's back.  He is running again for Florida's 22nd District seat against his old opponent of November 2008, Ron Klein.  It's a district...

February 10, 2010

A Tragic Use of Language

Frankly ... I'm concerned that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers. It would be a shame -- as great a tragedy as this was ... if our diversity became a casualty as well ... A diverse Army gives us str...

February 5, 2010

Very Fine Commentary on 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

I commend to you the fine blog, Villainous Company, that has an excellent write-up on the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" question that is currently before the Administration.The creator of Villainous Company is self described as a "Dyspeptic M...

February 4, 2010

One Soldier's Homecoming

Unfortunately, not many Americans have born witness to the homecoming of the men and women who are doing the dangerous and dirty work for us overseas.  These homecomings are something to experience if you can. Recently, soldier Adam Trost, US Ar...

January 1, 2010

'What are we up Against?'

"What are we up Against?"  That is the title to this two man roundtable that took place in November at Restoration Weekend.  Two very bright guys, Democrat Pollster Pat Caddell and writer David Horowitz talk about the Democra...

June 25, 2009

Special treatment for a special leader

What's a culturally appropriate way to welcome President Obama to Italy for the G8 summit? In preparation the visit of America's first black president, the Italians are making a little basket ball court for his enjoyment. Is he the emperor ...

May 21, 2009

Losing the war in Iraq

Weakness draws attacks. People are naturally attracted to the strong horse.At least 12 people were killed and 25 were wounded on Thursday in a suicide bombing in southern Baghdad, the third explosion in the Iraqi capital today. A suicide bomber blew ...

April 11, 2009

Stories the media suddenly prefer to ignore (updated with video clip)

Remember how these sorts of stories dominated the news when Bush was president? Did you hear about them? Why do you think not?* Five US soldiers and two Iraqi security personnel were killed in a suicide truck bombing in Mosul.  4/10/09* Sev...

March 13, 2009

Two names to honor as long as there is an America (Updated II)

You've seen or read little or nothing about Cpl. Jonathan Yale and Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter. If our media were not so biased, these two heroes would be household names. Each received the Navy Cross -- posthumously.In six seconds, the two Marine...

January 13, 2009

The face of hate in San Francisco

Leftists and Jew haters (increasingly there's little difference) find common ground in Frisco. Check out the pics and the captions. You won't see these in the NYTimes.The invaluable ZombieTime has the story the media won't run. One sample - but you m...

August 16, 2008

Obama admits relationship with Frank Marshall Davis

The admission that Obama's mentor was Frank Marshall Davis, an identified CPUSA member, can only add to growing public concern about Obama's inner thoughts. A relationship with a Communist pawn of Moscow, who was the subject of security investigation...

April 15, 2008

Italy rejects the left

The Center-Right alliance headed by the billionaire, Silvio Berlusconi, swept into power in Italy's election Monday; he now becomes a three-time Prime Minister.  The Center-Right alliance between Silvio Berlusconi's party, Popolo della Libert...

February 8, 2008

Whose Side Are They On?

From the beginning of the War on Terror, the mainstream media has been working to bring home the bad news on the war, virtually to the exclusion of any good news. Even if they've had to fabricate it on occasion.Do you remember the "Mai Lai Massa...

January 10, 2008

Isolating Al Qaeda

A must-read from Michael Yon:By 2007, the Iraqis were doing most of the fighting. And . . . this is very important . . . they see our Army and Marines as serious allies, and in many cases as friends. Please let the potential implications of that sink...

November 18, 2007

Military Desertion Rates and the Associated Press

According to America's biggest news agency, the United States is facing what amounts to a desertion crisis in its military. Lolita C. Baldur of the Associated Press writes a story headlined, "Army Desertion Rate Up 80 Pct. Since '03." ...

August 15, 2007

How MSNBC sees our troops

If you want to read an utterly typical assortment of the U.S. media's reporting of the "news" to a nation that is engaged in a war that it desperately needs to win click here for MSNBC's collection of stories.Why are there almost never...

June 18, 2007

Tell it to the Marines

Our men and women warriors need to hear from you! Blackfive posts a terrific interview with Colonel Simcock of Regimental Combat Team 6, in which the following words appear:If anyone -- you know, just sit down, jot us -- throw us an e- mail, wri...

June 3, 2007

Peshmerga babes fight for freedom in Iraq

Gateway Pundit draws out attention to a story that would get major publicity if the media weren't so biased, pointing out that 7 of 18 Iraqi provinces now control their own security and government operations. And in the Kurdish territories in the nor...

May 13, 2007

Al Qaeda's parasite running out of hosts in Iraq

Milblogger Pat Dollard offers another superb piece of reporting and analysis on the situation in Diyala Province, just south of Baghdad. Having been ejected from Al Anbar Province (something the MSM has done its best to avoid reporting), AQ is now ma...

March 21, 2007

Scenes from an anti-war rally

From the website Conservative Propaganda:One of the slogans amplified to the crowds was to support the resistance in Iraq. Yup, you read that right. They...wanted the useful idiots to support the insurgents killing and wounding our guys in Iraq, behe...

March 20, 2007

No longer even pretending

I suppose it is progress. At least some anti-war demonstrators are no longer pretending that they support the troops. From Indymedia via Little Green Footballs, check out these pictures, and who is burning in effigy. ...

March 4, 2007

Someone who really speaks truth to power

Pat Dollard puts together another worthwhile film clip. The only guy from Hollywood who is trying to get the real story out, the story of the Soldiers and Marines.  Check it out! You won't see this kind of thing on network TV....