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Joe Knows Terrorists

It takes a lot to offend me but Vice President Biden has come pretty close. According to Politico, Biden railed against the Tea Party, “We have negotiated with terrorists” and “This small group of terrorists have made it impossible to

FBI Tries to Censure Agents, Fails

A few weeks ago, I told you that Judicial Watch is investigating a decision by the Obama Justice Department to shield from prosecution a radical terrorist who was involved in financing the terrorist group Hamas. His name is Omar Ahmad

Norway's 9/11?

Norway has a big Muslim problem. Before long we should know if Norway’s problem has just blown up in its face. Just in from Reuters Bomb Blast rocks government buildings in Oslo, Norway July 22 – A huge explosion wrecks

Bye Bye Shuttle Era…Hello, Innovation

On the morning of April 12, 1981, I had the privilege of doing something few other 6-year-olds got to do: I watched the very first Space Shuttle launch from the air near Cape Canaveral. My father, at the time, owned

Petraeus Watch

Gen David Petraeus: “No country has suffered more from Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida than Afghanistan.” That comment from a June interview with Military Times stopped me cold. Partly, it was the pat sweep of the superlative. But it was

Middle East Studies In Upheaval

The troubled academic study of the Middle East and Islam by Americans is changing in fundamental ways. I offer some thoughts based on 42 years of personal observation: From Western offence to Islamic offence: Muslim relations with Christians divide into

Tales from the Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival

This past weekend, I attended several screenings at the 9th annual Silverdocs film festival in Silver Spring, Maryland. The festival ran from June 20th through the 26th and featured documentaries about a variety of topics. From best to worst, here

Why The US Consistently Fails To Predict Threats

The outgoing Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, made a remarkable admission during a speech to the American Enterprise Institute three weeks ago that should have received more attention. In his speech, the SecDef properly observed that the U.S. has consistently

A Turning of the Tide: Tennessee Passes Anti-Terrorism Bill

The passage of SB1028/HB1353 (Material Support to Designated Entities Act of 2011) in the Tennessee Legislature on May 21, 2011 after months of controversy, and inaccurate and misleading reporting in local and national media marks a sea-change moment in America’s

Sunlight On The American Mosque

My best guess is the sun is hot. I feel its heat. I see by its light. I understand its role in the growth of crops and other living things. If I were to come across scholarly data attesting to

My Story

My name is Meagan Broussard. I am 26 years old. I served in the U.S. Army, and I am a full-time college student and a single mom. I admired Rep. Anthony Weiner because I had seen a video of him

'Targets Down' Review: Bob Hamer Hits the Bullseye

Working undercover meant more than a fake driver’s license and a fictitious name. It was living life as a liar for hours, days, even months at a time. It meant becoming one of them without becoming one of them. Distance

The Senseless Cop-Out on Jihad

The Army honored a fallen hero of the Ft. Hood Jihad Massacre with a medal this week. Not, of course, that the Army describes the November 2009 attack in such meaningful terms. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan may have shouted

My Journey Toward Islamoawareness

Note to readers: A friend who works in Hollywood penned this essay which I thought would be of interest to BigPeace readers. He would have gladly have contributed it directly, but as he works in Hollywood, he is concerned about

Castro and Che's Foiled (and Forgotten) 9/11

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, a.k.a., Carlos the Jackal “I’m proud of the path of Osama bin Laden,” gushed Ilich Ramírez Sánchez from a French prison in 2002. Ramirez was also known during the 1970’s as “Carlos the Jackal,” and “The World’s

Really, OFA? Really?

The President has apparently stated that one of the reasons why his administration will not release the photographs of Osama Bin Laden’s body is that he feels it would be akin to “spiking the football.” As sports fans know, that