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  • Someone must be held accountable for Al Qaeda bomb plot leak

    Published May 11, 2012

    We know about the foiled Al Qaeda underwear bomb plot because someone, who shouldn't have, leaked sensitive classified information. It severely damaged an operation along with multiple liaison service relationships. Now, someone must be held accountable. 

  • Obama's Bin Laden overkill

    Published May 03, 2012

    I was inclined to not be churlish about the White House’s use of Usama bin Laden as an Obama reelection campaign tool, right up until Air Force One touched down in Afghanistan.

  • Let's get real about the Secret Service 'scandal' and what went on in Colombia

    Published April 26, 2012

    Revamping our culture, instilling universal moral values and ending prostitution may have to wait for the day Hell freezes over.

  • Saying Thanks to a Real American Hero

    Published December 02, 2011

    There was nothing remarkable about him, he appeared to be about the same age as my father, who passed away a couple years ago at the age of 89. It took a minute or two to notice his baseball cap... it said 8th Air Force, WW II.

  • The Ugly Truth About Afghanistan

    Published November 03, 2011

    For the last nine and a half years we have failed to have an honest debate about exactly how our continued involvement in Afghanistan addresses our critical national security interests.

  • Health 'Care' or Just Insanity?

    Published August 03, 2011

    A short tale about my recent trials and tribulations with a fractured fibula. Or why our nation is heading down the road to hell.

  • Memo to Washington -- Grow Up and Just Get It Done

    Published July 19, 2011

    As the debt ceiling talks continue with still no resolution in sight, I have a message for all our brave politicians: we’re not facing an existential threat, we’re facing a budget exercise. Quit acting like this is the toughest thing you’ll ever face and just get it done.

  • Why It's Just Plain Wrong for Gawker to ID a CIA Agent

    Published July 12, 2011

    Public recognition is not a useful thing when your job is clandestine operations. That’s not tough to figure out.

  • What You Need to Know About James Clapper -- Our Director of National Intelligence

    Published March 16, 2011

    As Director of National Intelligence Clapper's job is to provide assessments of critical matters based on the best intelligence available. Sometimes that intelligence is solid and sometimes it's scarce.

  • Why America Needs Rep. Peter King's Hearings On Radical Islam

    Published March 09, 2011

    A key reason for studying the threat from Muslim extremism is that there is an organized, persistent effort by Al Qaeda and others loosely associated with the jihadist agenda to proselytize. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.),  has upset the sensitivities of sensitive people by speaking aloud what the ...