Archive for: September 13, 2006

I waited to post this Op Ed until after the memorial observances of 9/11/01 were over. I did not want to be accused of using 9/11/01 to make political hay in the midst of a time of memorial. My sentiment …

Osama Bin Ladin has proclaimed unequivocally, many times, that Al Queda envision themselves as reviving the campaign begun by Mohammed in 622 AD to establish a universal Islamic Caliphate and carried on ruthlessly for a thousand years thereafter.

Since the commencement of the War on terror, we have heard various iterations of a famous statement by Ben Franklin from 1755. “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor …

As the nation remembers the shock and horror of the 9-11 terrorist attacks five years ago, one sore point that continues to fester is the lack of training for local first responders especially in suburban and rural areas of the …