Discomfiting as it is to say so, President Barack Obama was right to cut Charles Freeman loose—but not for the reasons that Freeman's foes might think. [more ...]...

Considering the Taliban belief system, this should be a long hard slog. (But in other news, Maureen Dowd addresses the much weightier question posed by David Brooks: Should Michelle Obama cover up her biceps?) WASHINGTON — President Obama declared in an interview that the United States was not win...

THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY.  ALSO PROVES, AS IF ONE NEEDED THAT, THAT GUYS DON’T OWN THE COPYRIGHT ON BRAVERY. ALSO SHOWS HOWEVER THAT SADLY, WOMEN DO OWN THE COPYRIGHT FOR BEING SCREWED WITHOUT BEING KISSED. This is what I am referring to, as you will read. “it was held that ̵...

Hard to know what to believe these days, but if true, this is good news. I also hear we’re going after Osama bin Laden in the next month or so: Morning Edition, February 3, 2009 · CIA-directed airstrikes against al-Qaida leaders and facilities in Pakistan over the past six to nine months have...

The following war story took place on New Year's Eve 1944 during a mission over Hamburg, Germany which resulted in the loss of 12 bombers and men of the 100th Bomb Group most of them from the 351st Bomb Squadron.  According to Joe Urice, a former gunner with the 100th Bomb Group and ...

John McCutcheon’s beautiful song, based on this true WWI story: My name is Francis Tolliver, I come from Liverpool. Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school. To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany to here, I fought for King and country I love dear. ‘Twas Christmas in the tre...

I can’t even think about this without wanting to throw up. There should be a special circle of hell for KBR....

The following is an account of Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox.  It is an eyewitness account written by one of Grant's officers, Horace Porter, who himself had won the Congressional Medal of Honor at Chickamagua.  Porter's description comes from the book he wrote calle...

Thought this whole thing rather Moonbat like although maybe not bizarre given today’s legal system. Bet the Brit taxpayer really happy to fund this. yeah right.  gotta go, running behind. Hope I can post more later. Reinforces the thought, First we kill all the lawyers. By Sean Rayment, D...

This past Monday marked the founding of the US Marine Corps on November 10, 1775.  The event was preceded by a short essay crafted by Mackubin Thomas Owens, FPRI Senior Fellow, who served 30 years in the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve.  This essay titled "Ripley at the Bridge...