FSM Security Update: 5-21-09 *Does the DHS Think ACORN's Home Defenders are Leftwing Extremists?*

May 21 st
Barack's Epistle to the Egyptians! Donald Lambro: April 15 Tea Parties "just the beginning." Spectator: Obama the "Destroyer." Don Feder: ‘Weenie Conservatives!' Obama's Pakistan policy is funding Al Qaeda! Is he historically illiterate?



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------













NEWFSM POLL


"24" Season 7 Completed. Now cast YOUR vote!
The tenor of the popular show "24", featuring counter-terrorism hero Jack Bauer, has changed.

Do you like the new direction the show has taken?



Vote Here

Post Your Comments Here


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exclusive: The Premises of Conservatism



John Howard

It is clear that conservatives must define themselves, and find a way to present a coherent, cohesive set of ideas. The question is: how?



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How Bush Doctrine Batters Islamists - Women Triumph in Kuwaiti Election



Amir Taheri

President Obama appears to have abandoned Bush's agenda for regional democratization, but a closer analysis of the former president's effectiveness challenges the new policy.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exclusive: Does the DHS Think ACORN's Home Defenders are Leftwing Extremists?



Chris Carter

Although DHS had "no specific information" on rightwing extremist activities, they went ahead and released the assessment. What's their opinion on recent ACORN activities?


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Victimhood or Brotherhood?



Pamela Geller

After voting overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, only to see him pursue relentlessly anti-Israel policies, what should American Jews do now?


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From First Enterprise to Loss of the Scorpion



W. Thomas Smith, Jr.

Military Milestones: From First Enterprise to Loss of the Scorpion.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Today's Blog Topics






Video: Walters & Whoopi Ambush Glenn Beck on ‘The View'
Video: White House Calls Decision to Close Guantanamo Bay ‘Hasty'
Video: Rush Limbaugh Resigns as Head of GOP, Calls Greta Van Susteren
Liberal Speakers Dominate 2009 Commencements Across America
Video: Gingrich: Pelosi 'Disqualified Herself' From Being Speaker
Barack Obama, Dick Cheney plan dueling speeches
Obama to Try Terror Suspect in NYC, First Gitmo Detainee Brought to U.S.
Video: Karl Rove speaks to Heritage.org about the future of conservatism



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exclusive: Federal Investigation of ACORN Slow Going



Jim Kouri, CPP

Did ACORN violate federal election law? Don't expect to find out anytime soon.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Social Networking and National Security: How to Harness Web 2.0 to Protect the Country



James Carafano, PhD

Our government must become a leader, rather than a follower, in using state-of-the-art Internet technologies to strengthen and safeguard American society.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Field meet fosters teamwork at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq



Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez, Multi National Force - West

A five-hour event at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq combined physical and mental challenges in a relaxed, social atmosphere that fostered esprit de corps and teamwork.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Caption Contest May 21-26

***NEW***




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today's Hot Topics: 5-21

We choose, you peruse.
•1. FBI arrest four Muslim men in alleged TERRORIST plot to bomb Bronx synagogues, shoot down Military planes

•2. Terror Suspect Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Help Al Qaeda

•3. Obama Tries to Restore Order on Gitmo, After Senate (By a vote of 90-6) Blocks Closure Funds

•4. Minneapolis man pleads guilty to aiding al Qaeda

•5. Pakistan, India and U.S. Begin Sharing Intelligence

•6. Californians ‘Just Vote No' Against Tax Hikes

•7. Cities That Decline to Enforce U.S. Immigration Laws Should Not be Branded Sanctuary Cities

•8. CIA head: J'lem knows not to attack Iran

•9. 76 Senators Write to Obama: Israel at Risk...

•10. US to fully fund Arrow 3 missile system

•11. Car Crazy - Bankrupt companies making 39 mpg autos. Are we nuts?

•12. Dingy Harry and Democrats Try to Cover for Obama's Gitmo Mistake

•13. Republicans Push for FBI Probe into Pelosi's Accusations Against CIA

•14. NYT: Pentagon holding back report showing 1 in 7 freed Gitmo detainees returned to terrorism

•15. Gitmo NIMBY

•16. Whistling Past Armageddon

•17. Why Not Bomb Iran?

•18. Hayden says Congress damages CIA

•19. Flip-Flops and Governance - Our president isn't quite as advertised.

•20. Golden (State) Opportunity - California voters send a message about runaway government.

•21. Yemen's Terror Problem - An al Qaeda haven for Gitmo detainees?

•22. Obama is right that we need to be better at civilian national-security operations.

•23. A Spy's View of Pelosi's War on the CIA

•24. Terminating the Terminator by Michael Reagan

•25. And Then There Was Only Guantánamo . . . [Victor Davis Hanson]







If you do not wish to receive any further e-mails, please click here to manage your subscriptions.