The 10-year anniversary of the Iraq War is today. My Facebook feed is full of well-meaning civilians sharing photographs of honorable soldiers in venerable poses and elegant yellow ribbons. It seems as if, as time has passed, the anniversary of America’s invasion of Iraq has become a gleeful opportunity for some to demonstrate their patriotism. [...]
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DALLAS, March 7th, 2013 – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) offered an amendment to exempt all U.S. military personnel and veterans from a proposed ban on “assault weapons”. The committee briefly discussed the future of American gun ownership. Cornyn highlighted the contradiction and inequality of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. The sponsors had deemed assault weapons too dangerous for civilian self-defensive [...]
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DALLAS, February 12th, 2013 - Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered a speech to the Heritage Foundation last week advocating a return to a non-interventionist and diplomatic foreign policy. “I see the world as it is. I am a realist, not a neoconservative, nor an isolationist,” Paul began, immediately distancing himself from the GOP’s increasingly unpopular war wing and critics charging libertarian conservatism breeds [...]
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Interview originally posted at Speak Liberty Now. Nick Grant, co-founder of Speak Liberty Now: You know when you haven’t known someone for too long, but you feel as if you’ve known them forever? Well, for the short time I’ve known Tiffany Madison, that is exactly how I feel about my Texan partner and good friend; what a privilege [...]
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White House sacrifices military community for budget cuts, Citizen Warrior by Tiffany Madison for Communities @WashingtonTimes.com DALLAS, March 10th, 2012 – Recently, the White House honored 200 of the 1.2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with a special meal and high words of praise. In a moving speech, President Obama spoke of sacrifice and struggle, reminding his audience that new veterans would not be abandoned [...]
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