A Victory in the War on Terror
May 2nd, 2011
By Tom Carter Finally, after more than a decade of hunting him, Osama bin Laden has been killed by U.S. forces. As the leader who directed the attack on America on September 11, 2001 he was responsible for the deaths of almost 3,000 people, mostly Americans but also citizens of many other countries. That attack, […]
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Tags: islamist, Muslim, Osama bin Laden, special operations, terrorism, terrorist
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Rough Men and Heroes
April 15th, 2009
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell could have been referring to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, or even law enforcement officers. In the rescue of the captain of MV Maersk Alabama, the “rough men” doing violence on our behalf were Navy SEALs. According to press […]
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Tags: Navy SEAL, special operations
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