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This video from PolitiZoid is a fantastic glimpse into what terrorists do to pass the time at Club Gitmo. Now we knew Gitmo wasn’t the hellhole the terrorists and their lawyers would have us believe (their quarters and meals at Gitmo are far better than most of them were getting back in their home countries), but who could have guessed they’d be having this much fun? Read more »

The best of the best at Dakota Voice last week, including: Global Warming in Historical Perspective; Obama and NOAA may soon abolish recreational fishing; State’s Rights Can Live Again; Climate Confusion at the National Association of Evangelicals; Tea Party Danger: Mediocrity; Public Education: The Indoctrination Factory; Open wide: Dems plan to ram it down whole; and more! Read more »

Because you know that sooner or later you’ll hear them again, Robert Moon debunks 10 liberal lies about Iraq. From the alleged thousands of Iraqi civilians killed by Americans, to the unilateral “rush to war,” to the claim that Saddam had no terrorist ties, to deceptions about WMDs, it’s all here. Read more »

Earlier this morning I discussed SB 134 in the South Dakota legislature to divest South Dakota’s state-controlled pension and trust funds of interests in Iran. Iran is a threat to the United States, our allies in the Middle East and Europe, and to our troops serving in the Middle East. This video shows why this bill is important. Read more »

Now, in contradiction to all the whining and moaning and gnashing of teeth from the loony Left, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown affirms what his predecesor Tony Blair (both liberal prime ministers) before him affirmed: the invasion of Iraq was necessary: ”It was the right decision and it was for the right reasons.” Read more »

On principle alone, free peoples should not be investing in the belligerent state of Iran. That is why SB 134 was introduced in the South Dakota Legislature this year. Now former CIA director James Woolsey has come out in support of this effort. Read more »

The reasons homosexuality is incompatible with military service are manifold. They are firmly rooted in both common sense and in the “settled” anthropological, sociopolitical and medical sciences, as well as the theological arena. Taken alone, each provides ample justification for maintaining the status quo. Combined, they prove the case. For now – in the interest of brevity – we’ll focus on but one: medical science. Read more »

A new Earth-centered worship area at the Air Force Academy has generated wide attention and discussion over religious freedom and political correctness. While officers say the site for pagans, Wiccans, Druids and other Earth-centered believers is in congruence with their duty to defend freedom for all Americans, including the freedom to practice religion, one Baptist pastor condemned it as idolatry. Read more »

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Tuesday that the Pentagon has begun the process to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bars homosexuals from openly serving in the military. President Obama during the State of the Union address last week called for the repeal of the contentious policy. Read more »

President Obama spent half of his more than one-hour speech addressing the economy and job creation. But social conservative critics zeroed in on his pledge to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and his push to pass health care reform that may include abortion coverage. Read more »

The company embroiled in the controversy over Bible verse codes embossed on its gun sights announced that it will stop the practice. Michigan-based Trijicon, Inc., which has a $660 million multi-year contract with the U.S. Marine Corps, said Thursday that the company will stop putting Bible references on all its products for the U.S. military. Read more »

A coalition of South Dakota legislators, veterans, and foreign fund investment experts has announced plans for a bill that would force state-controlled pension and trust funds to divest themselves of more than $68 million dollars worth of stock in foreign companies doing business in Iran. Read more »

Michael Yon, the blogger who was spent a great deal of time with the troops in Iraq and elsewhere, was apparently detained and handcuffed yesterday at a Seattle airport after returning to the States and refusing to tell a customs baggage inspector how much money he makes. Read more »

These are the top 10 articles readers thought were the best of the best at Dakota Voice last week, including: Top 50 Articles of 2009; What is the Cause of Meaning; Opposition to Govt Health Care Bill Locked In; Napolitano’s Comments Were Taken in Context With Administration Stance on Defense; Nelson Feels the Heat on Health Care Sell-out; New Study: No Rise in Carbon Dioxide Fraction; and more! Read more »

The botched terrorist effort on Christmas was a gift to the 300 innocent passengers on that plane and a gift to America. But it was also a potential political gift to Obama, and the right move now is finding and installing a qualified Homeland Security secretary. Read more »

The problem isn’t that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s comments about the Detroit airline terrorist and how “the system worked” were taken out of context. Sadly, her comments were taken in context with this administration’s naive approach to defense, and that’s a scary thought. Read more »

Has President Obama’s “Speak softly and bow often” approach to leadership made America safer? The results are in, and the answer is: no. Read more »

Christmas 2009 and our nation is still at war. Afghanistan? Iraq? Yes, of course. But the war’s front is here at home. The war we are having with ourselves. Read more »

In the wake of the firestorm created by the allegation that the White House is blackmailing Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) with the threat of putting Offutt Air Force Base on the base closure list if he doesn’t vote for the health care bill, 20 senators including Senator John Thune (R-SD) are calling for a probe into the matter. Read more »

According to a Senate aid, the Obama Administration is blackmailing Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) into voting for government health care by threatening to put Offutt Air Force Base–in Nelson’s state of Nebraska–on the next base closure list. Read more »

Even as President Barack Obama accepts his un-earned Nobel Peace Prize, he cannot help but engage in his usual, knee-jerk bashing of the country he heads, along with some important historical revisionism. Read more »