Military
Replica Grenade Sparks False Alarm
The Austin Police Department Bomb Squad responded to a call about a grenade in North Austin Thursday that turned out to be nothing. The call came in after noon about the grenade — which turned out to be a replica — in Arroyo Seco and Payne Avenue, where residents within a mile of the scene…
Read MoreThe Lone Marine
In a city dedicated to monumental sacrifices, there’s one that stands strong and never surrenders. “It just gives me chills,” says Jennifer Phillips of Virginia Beach. “I can’t believe he’s out there.” Retired Marine Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers has stood at this post since 2002. “It’s an extremely long time to hold a salute that…
Read MoreDOJ’s Breuer Authorized Wiretap In ATF Fast And Furious Case
Congressional investigators have just released documents in the so-called gunwalking scandal at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). This in advance of a Senate hearing in which Attorney General Eric Holder will testify. One document indicates a Holder Asst. Attorney General, Lanny Breuer, authorized a wiretap in the controversial gun trafficking case headquartered…
Read MoreGot Him
Osama Bin Laden got what was coming to him last night. Good job, guys. My thanks the countless folks in the US military that have fought the good fight for the last decade, and sacrificed plenty to get him.
Read MoreIs the U.S. Arming Mexican Cartels?
If you ever watch video or look at pictures of the drug war in Mexico, you’ll notice some pretty heavy weapons. This is a war being waged with rockets and plastic explosives, not pea shooters and Saturday Night Specials. Consider these incidents: – A M26A2 fragmentation grenade used against a U.S. Consulate in Mexico in…
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