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THE GLOBAL WAR ON MODERNITY

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The Global War on Modernity Islamists set the time machine to the Dark Ages. Putin dreams of czarist Russia. A common enemy: America. A Russian-backed separatist near the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, Dec. 16, 2014. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Garry Kasparov  Mr. Kasparov is the chairman of the

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THE PRICE OF FAILED LEADERSHIP – MITT ROMNEY

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THE PRICE OF FAILED LEADERSHIP MITT ROMNEY March 18, 2014 Why are there no good choices? From Crimea to North Korea, from Syria to Egypt, and from Iraq to Afghanistan, America apparently has no good options. If possession is nine-tenths of the law, Russia owns Crimea and all we can

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VIDEO – TRAVIS MILLS – AN INSPIRATION

  Perhaps some of you saw Travis today ( January 29, 2014) being interviewed on Fox News.   He was severely injured in Afghanistan by an IED and lost all four limbs.   The following  two websites below tell the story of his journey which will be an inspiration to us all.   Nancy  https://www.facebook.com/travisthemovie www.travisthemovie.com  

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THE QUIET FURY OF ROBERT GATES

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THE QUIET FURY OF ROBERT GATES By Robert M. Gates —Dr. Gates was the 22nd secretary of defense. This essay is adapted from his latest book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” to be published next Tuesday by Knopf. Jan. 7, 2014 4:32 p.m. ET Robert Gates Reuters All

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TWO MARINE GENERALS OUSTED OVER 2012 ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

  U.S. NEWS  September 30, 2013 Two Marine Generals Ousted Over 2012 Attack in Afghanistan By JULIAN E. BARNES WASHINGTON—The Marine Corps commandant on Monday ordered two high-ranking generals to leave the service as a result of their failure to put in place adequate defenses at a key base in Afghanistan, a rare instance of

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THE FAILED GRAND STRATEGY

  August 24, 2013 The Failed Grand Strategy in the Middle East WALTER RUSSELL MEAD Mr. Mead is the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College and editor-at-large of the American Interest. Associated Press  An opponent of Egypt’s President Morsi holds up a picture of Barack Obama and the American

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THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD PRESIDENCY

  COMMENTARY The Citizen of the World Presidency Elliott Abrams  Elliott Abrams is senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national-security adviser in the administration of President George W. Bush. He is the author, most recently, of Tested by Zion,

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HEROIC AFGHAN TRANSLATOR ABANDONED BY U.S.

    http://video.foxnews.com/v/2600890414001/afghan-translators-life-in-danger-as-he-waits-for-visa/?playlist_id=940325739001 August 8, 2013 Notable & Quotable Alana Goodman writes about a heroic Afghan translator stuck in the bureaucratic limbo of the State Department. Alana Goodman writing in the Washington Free Beacon, Aug. 7: Four years ago, an Afghan translator known as “Hafez” charged into enemy fire to help Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer

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