Stories by Guest Contributor
By Janet Levy
The Saudis wield tremendous power in Washington. Prince Bandar, nicknamed “Bandar Bush” by George W., had unprecedented influence for an ambassador for over two decades: developing close relationships with 5 presidents, 10 Secretaries of State, 11 national security advisors and countless member of Congress.
In exchange for oil (between conventional and non-conventional sources, the U.S. has far greater resources), we sell them millions of dollars of sophisticated weapons and look the other way on human rights abuses. In the …
Some disturbing thoughts . . .
Janet Levy
Astonishing to think that 20 years ago (1993), Bill Clinton ordered then-FBI head Louis Freeh to shift his focus from foreign terrorists to domestic terrorists – “rightwing extremists” – following the first World Trade Center attack which led to the FBI’s ignoring key evidence that would have provided valuable information on Al Qaeda. (That’s CLINTON – the very same president who ordered that our troops be disarmed on U.S. military bases paving the way …
By Janet Levy
If you think you still live in the United States of America, you would be wrong. You probably don’t even realize how much freedom you have lost.
Consider how remarkable it is that Bostonians actually listened to law enforcement for NO REAL REASON and remained indoors under martial law for 24 hours! No one questioned this request and most felt that it was a drastic measure undertaken to “keep them safe.” Scary that an entire city can obey like sheep!
The video …
By Christopher Kelly
The Laws of War
John Fabian Witt’s book Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History (Free Press, 2012, www.amzn.com/1416569839) was recently honored with a well-deserved Bancroft prize. Witt’s book is a profound meditation upon the nature of warfare from the perspective of American legal and military history. John Fabian Witt is a professor at Yale Law School and at the Yale History Department.
The United States of America has a long and complicated relationship with warfare. Some …
By Christopher Kelly
Santa Marija Assunta, Mosta, Malta
Completed 1860
Here is a rare gem; this is a true story of World War II that has a happy ending!
The name “Mosta” means “center” in the Maltese language. You can find the town of Mosta at the center of Malta, visible from around the island. At the center of the town you will find the third or fourth largest domed church in the world — Santa Marija Assunta.
Mosta from …
By Christopher Kelly
Florence, Italy offers many delights for the visiting tourist…wonderful art and architecture, juicy bistecca fiorentina, fabulous wines and many delicious gelato options. Everyone needs to see the statue of David at the Academia if only once in a lifetime. On the teeming cobblestone streets of Florence you really can hear “the women come and go, talking of Michelangelo”.
If one cares to, it is possible, however, to make an escape from the crowded galleries and piazzas in to experience …
By Janet Levy
Almost seven months have passed since the attack on the Benghazi consulate building and nearby CIA annex by al-Qaeda affiliate Ansar al-Sharia, in which four Americans were murdered, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Despite demands for further information into why the Obama administration and the military failed to act to defend and protect the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya even as they had intelligence of increasing Islamic violence, no answers have been given. Many Americans rightfully wonder whether or …
By Janet Levy
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a Muslim Brotherhood front group that supports Hamas. CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism funding trial in U.S. history – the Texas Holy Land Foundation Hamas-funding trial that took place in Dallas from 2007-2009.
Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic with the substitution of “Allah” for G-d is an attempt to sanitize and normalize Islam to win student acceptance.
The CSCOPE and …
by Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., ABPP and Alan Korwin, Author, Gun Laws of America
First in a series
Is Hoplophobia Real?
Abstract: Hoplophobia, the morbid fear of guns, is a real, extremely dangerous, widespread and clinically recognizable complex specific phobia with a number of unique characteristics, described. It has caused and continues to cause grievous harm in America. Dr. Sarah Thompson, M.D., author of two seminal papers on gun phobia, claims hoplophobia is little more than name calling and rare, points we dispute.
Because one of the …
By Aaron Borders
I want to start this article with this thought in mind. Republicans don’t need to change their platform to bring in Latinos to the GOP, they need to get their message to the Latino people. I base that comment on my MANY conversations with Hispanic and Latino Arizonans. It seems that when I approach a Hispanic or Latino Voter I ask them what they think about the Republican Party. I usually get one of these two answers or both. …
