Homeland
How do we fight terrorism at home?
Unlike America's past wars, the war on terrorism transcends traditional political boundaries. It is impossible to say that since we are fighting in the 
Middle East, we are safe at home. We have to reorient our perspectives on longstanding ideas of offense and defense, as we must practice both on a domestic and a global scale. At home, it is essential to secure buildings, borders, and other assets that are likely terrorist targets. At the same time, we must be proactive, seeking out those who would cause us harm and preventing them before they can be successful. This is a complex challenge that demands a complex response. The government alone cannot fulfill the dual demands of homeland security. The American people must assume some responsibility for their own safety and contribute their individual and collective strengths to the government's effort. Working together, we stand a much better chance of keeping our families and communities safe.
Federal, state, and local level action plans . . .
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. The entrepreneurial courage of someone who would leave the country and culture they had always known to take their chances in a new world has greatly shaped the American experience. Our population has grown immensely since our founding, but we still welcome newcomers to our shores. Our commitment to an equal opportunity and equal treatment for all, with no consideration for ethnic background and place of birth, remains strong.
Of course, there are other people, those who would do us harm, who are not so welcome in the United States. Technological developments exercised alongside our own precious freedoms provide a lone actor with malevolent intent the tools required to cause immense devastation to the American homeland. Our law enforcement capabilities are poised to detect and prevent such an act before it could occur, but our resources are necessarily limited. It is much easier and safer to stop such individuals before they even enter our country. Preventing individuals with threatening backgrounds or a blatant disregard for our laws from entering the United States is an important step in preventing further attacks. Equally important is having an accurate record of who is here, for what reasons, and for how long, to assist in law enforcement investigations. This is not a question of keeping out those who are different or reserving the wealth of the United States only for those who are native citizens. A balance must be struck that respects the role of immigrants in our national culture and gives an opportunity at the American dream to as many people as possible, while preventing the entry or continued residence of those who would do us harm or disrupt our system of government.
The federal government spent more than $2 billion to provide food stamps to Puerto Rico in 2012, up to 25 percent of which is untraceable because it is distributed in cash and there is “no way to verify that funds are spent on food,”...
Millions of our young people believe they’re entitled to party - not just for a week in spring, but every weekend or even every night - for years.
Nevertheless, the crowds in Mexico City responded with jubilant applause to Obama’s bogus contention that American policy caused the problems faced by illegal aliens.
Sixty-two percent of the Republican members of the House are now co-sponsoring a bill that would authorize a special committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi.
Bill Ayers’ claim that the Weather Underground bombed property, not people, in order to protest the Vietnam War, is two lies in one.
How low will supporters of the Gang of Eight immigration bill go to get their way?
When it comes to Islamic countries, McCain has a considerable history of utter confusion about who the “right people” are…
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of the cost of a nation that has lost its moral rudder as a result of wantonly legal and available abortion.
In the weeks after 9/11, photographs circulated within the Muslim world of the N.Y. skyline, its normally dominant WTC replaced with photo-shopped mosques, identifiable by their prominent domes and minarets.
It's on. As the White House grapples with a growing backlash over its Libya lies and lapses, President Obama's apologists are gearing up for battle.
The most insane aspects of the Frank Amendment were abolished by the USA Patriot Act after it was revealed that all but 3 of the 19 hijackers of September 11, 2001 had entered the US with legal visas.
Thanks for nothing, politicians - putting your reputations over the lives of those who died serving their nation. Just sickening.
Will this be the official excuse when illegals are given the go-ahead to just stick around? "Too much paperwork!" More like, "More votes to tally."
The press should follow up on the Russian angle to the Islamic terrorist bombers story before President Obama gets carried away with cooperating with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Yes - we have to pass it before we know what's in it. And by then, it'll be too late to stem the tide of bad legislation.
Jamie Glazov is Frontpage Magazine's editor. He holds a Ph.D. in History with a specialty in Russian, U.S. and Canadian foreign policy. He is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling, United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny and Terror.
Not only did it fail Boston, but it fails the entire nation. How often do we read about illegal immigrants (take that, AP) being involved in violent crime, drunk driving incidents that kill innocent victims and the like? The fact that citizens can also carry out these crimes is irrelevant - we shouldn't have to deal with the extra burden. It's time to wake up!
From king of the world to dead in the water in six months. Quite a ride.
NOW I know why Obama spends so much time on the golf course - that must be where his secret bunker is, so when the publicity hits the fan, he can just duck and cover.
Attention White House: Get CNN another vat of Kool-Aid, stat!
It has been reported that Tamerlan Tsarnaev used violence against a girlfriend and had a volatile temper.
National pro-life leaders were demonstrating outside Kermit Gosnell's abortion center as early as February 2011.
The Center for Immigration Studies also analyzed the Gang of Eight amnesty bill and discovered that it is essentially a Get Out of Jail card.
The sales pitch of "Mad Men" is that we are all liars and frauds and fools, and it's the fault of capitalism and freedom.
The press release announcing the decision stated that a "hostility to Islam had developed outside of rightwing extremism that was significant for the Verfassungsschutz."
God is a bad word in the ‘improved’ military.
Of course they did. They can't stop spending our money, so they need more and more ways to get their hands on it. Disgusting.
Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants would cost $6.3 trillion, according to a new report by the Heritage Foundation. “Unlawful immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants can pose large fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers...” s
Look under HYPOCRITE in the dictionary, and you'll see Chrissy's picture in full technicolor.
That's why we need things like Internet tax - it's super duper important to have lots of money available to hand to illegal immigrants once we wave our magic wand to make them legal.
What is "obvious" to those embedded in the conventional, MSM/state-manufactured worldview is not the same as what is obvious to those outside the asylum.
The Weather Underground helped Chesimard—a convicted cop-killer—escape from a New Jersey prison in 1979 and flee to Cuba.
Once upon a time there was a street fair. It had striped awnings and bright colors and from far and near, farmers came with wagons full of produce to sell at the street fair.
The United States is grappling with serious nuclear issues of which the resolution will determine the quality of our future security.
Even as Boston buries its dead, just as they must do from Cairo to Thailand, Americans are instructed not to notice the inevitable progression from Islamic-supremacist ideology to aggression and murder.
Evil people seem to be those who have no meaning or pleasure in life than hurting others, causing them grievous pains, humiliations and excruciating death.
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A-G told IDF to remove remaining Migron homes
by www.jpost.com | May 19, 2013 09:14 PM
Weinstein's office says police probe had been completed, and 'had not provided a breakthrough' on issue of property ownership.
J'lem to vie for 2019 UNSC seat despite Berlin bid
by www.jpost.com | May 19, 2013 08:47 PM
Westerwelle's response "did not leave us optimistic" say diplomatic officials.
Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
by hosted2.ap.org | May 19, 2013 07:49 PM
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.
Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment
by hosted2.ap.org | May 19, 2013 07:31 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday.
AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation
by hosted2.ap.org | May 19, 2013 07:25 PM
In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."
UNESCO delegation arrives on rare inspection trip to J'lem
by www.jpost.com | May 19, 2013 07:13 PM
Israel lets delegation inspect preservation work in Old City in exchange for Palestinians postponing anti-Israel resolutions pending before the body; agreement viewed as diplomatic achievement, brokered by US and Russia.
Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
by hosted2.ap.org | May 19, 2013 06:47 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.
Opposition plans ‘budget preview' filibuster
by www.jpost.com | May 19, 2013 06:28 PM
Legislation allowing the new budget to apply to 2013 and 2014 will be brought to second and third (final) readings in the plenum.
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
by hosted2.ap.org | May 19, 2013 04:25 PM
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
Gowdy blasts administration: ‘We should be very, very offended at a base level' [VIDEO]
by dailycaller.com | May 19, 2013 03:47 PM
Gowdy rips administration: 'We should be very, very offended' [VIDEO]
