It's new, it's by William A. Whittle, and it's worth reading now

If you aren't familiar with William A. Whittle and the Eject!Eject!Eject! website, you're missing one of the best writers on current trends from an historical perspective. His understanding of the issues of war and defense is spot on.

You Are Not Alone, Part 1 and Part 2 is a long article, but so thought-provoking, and, dare I say, inspiring, that it is worth dropping whatever else you are doing to take the time to read it now.

Read it, think about it for awhile, and read some of the other articles on Whittle's site. He has an intriguing, and I believe correct, comprehension of the real purpose behind, and need for, those efforts and struggles that so often seem lonely and futile.

Comments are open, both here and on Whittle's site.

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What Israel's PR problem really is - and how Web 2.0 can counter corruption in the MSM

Our Children Are The Guarantors: What Our PR Problem Really Is offers a convincing explanation of how the present-day vilification of Israel and the Jews has been engineered in much the same way as was the vilification of the Serbs in the 1990s.

1389 predicted that Israel would be the next target - but the Internet was not developed to the extent that it is today, and at that time it was very difficult indeed to reach an audience. Now we have a much larger audience on the Internet, with social news sites, Web 2.0, and much else.

The mainstream media has become corrupt largely because it faces too little competition. It's our job to give them some! Everyone who has good factual information can start using all of the available tools to get it to as many people as possible. In addition, we all need need to watch out for, and confront, any attempts to censor our message because it is not "politically correct" or, more to the point, because it gets in the way of our enemies' agendas.

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News Roundup: Who are the Fort Dix Six?

Here are some articles that provide background on the six foreign-born Muslims who were arrested for plotting to blow up Fort Dix.

Remember: If you see something, say something!

• Balkan Muslim Gratitude
• WP Says Ft Dix Plot "Shatters" Terrorist Stereotypes
• Kosovo Blowback: Muslim Albanians from Kosovo Plot Terror Attack in the United States
• Kosovo Blowback Reaches America
• AP Article - Friend: Terror Suspect Had Bomb Recipes
• Update: FBI Knows Identity of Four Other NJ Jihadists
• Also see this post for another personal view of this issue.

1389 asks:

If this were twenty or thirty years ago, and a foreign enemy was found to be plotting to attack American troops on American soil, everyone would have been up in arms - literally! Why isn't this on the front page of every newspaper? Shouldn't there be an ongoing investigation to find everyone else who is linked to these jihadists, and to uncover other terrorist cells that involve jihadists from the Balkans? Put it this way: if our heads are in the sand, then we are going to be kicked in some other part of our anatomy.

Sadly, the Internet and the mainstream media are populated with too many self-appointed censors who have decided that it's in their interest to downplay the very real dangers that we are facing. What's more, according to this New York Sun article, Islamist-Left Alliance A Growing Force, the Internet has become an important tool for jihadist communication and recruitment.

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It's Time To Change Congress

Txpoet writes:

With today’s technology, Congressional offices could be established in the represented locale. The locale that voted in the politicians and expects them to represent it...Most of the trappings and procedures currently used in Congress are archaic. They are simply traditional and outdated. Major corporations daily use the Internet and video conferences to conduct their business. There is no real reason to continue Our current methods except to provide easy access to Congress by every lobbyist and special interest group.

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