“The mission would be a risky one – no airship had ever flown such a distance.” TO DESCRIBE Germany’s Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck as a thorn in the side of the British Empire is something of an understatement. Beginning in 1914, the dashing 34-year-old Prussian lieutenant-colonel led a rag-tag band of 3,000 regulars and 10,000 colonial troops…
World War II History: This Japanese Soldier Hid in the Jungle for 30 years after the War was Over!
Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese intelligence officer who hid in the jungle for 30 years thinking this country was still at war. World War II had been over for nearly three decades by the time Hiroo Onoda stopped fighting. An intelligence officer, Onoda was sent to the island of Lubang — a Philippine island south…
University of Connecticut to Build Blacks-Only Segregated Dorm
I ask you, why is the racial double standard that exist among the black community so readily accepted by the rest of society? Do Black People get a “Pass” on these things because they are Black? Isn’t that literally the “Race Card” being played? What a Joke.
The History of the US Army Rangers from 1775 until Now
Just to show I am not biased in my Military History toward the USMC, here is some good reading on the Rangers…:)-SF The US Army Ranger history predates the Revolutionary War. In the mid 1700s, Capt. Benjamin Church and Maj. Robert Rogers both formed Ranger units to fight during the King Phillips War and…
Crusader Corner: “The Case of the Would-Be Teenage Kangaroo Bomber”
Australia: Muslim wanted to pack kangaroo with explosives, paint it with Islamic State symbol, set it on cops Points for being imaginative. “Australian teenager wanted to fill kangaroo with explosives in Anzac Day terror plot,” by Jonathan Pearlman, Telegraph, January 28, 2016: An Australian terror suspect and a British teenager allegedly planned to pack a…
Humor: Exploding Guns and Terrorist
I was going to put something witty here, but I think this speaks for itself.
Knowing your 2A Rights: The Current Firearm Background Check System is a MESS
This is a vastly under-reported issue in the 2A Community. Get the Word Out. -SF The Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out for years that the current background check system is a real mess. Now that President Obama has taken measures to force expanded background checks for person to person sales of firearms, it…
Cold War Files: Forgetting Castro’s Crimes
‘Fighting Over Fidel: The New York Intellectuals and the Cuban Revolution’ Between the Old Left and the New Left, between the radicalism of the 1930s and the radicalism of the 1970s, there comes the curious figure of Fidel Castro. A celebrated revolutionary thinker. The absolute ruler of Cuba—and, for a time, the man believed to…
Texas News: Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Bible Banner Cheerleaders
The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion today ruling in favor of the Kountze cheerleaders who had Bible verses on their school football banners. The case has received national media attention. Kountze, Texas, is located in Hardin County in east Texas. It is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. Among other legal counsel, Kelly J….
Crusader Corner: Oh what a Surprise! Obama to Visit Mosque with Hamas Ties
“The US Mosque Obama Has Chosen For His First Presidential Visit Has Deep Extremist Ties,” by Chuck Ross, Daily Caller, January 30, 2016 (thanks to Plamen): The Baltimore mosque President Obama has chosen as the first U.S.-based mosque to visit during his presidency has deep ties to extremist elements, including to the Muslim Brotherhood. The…