12-27-10: My Son The Terrorist (Plus: Jarrett: President Knows "What's Best" For America)

* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * Video: Juan Williams: Palin ‘Can't Stand on Same Intellectual Stage as Obama' Video: Jarrett: President Knows "What's Best" For America The New York Times reports today that the White House will create incentives for doctors to discuss "options" for end of life care through regulation Video: Napolitano Defends Intel Director's (Clapper) Ignorance: ‘Those Of Us Who Needed to Know, Knew' Video: Muslim Radicals Kill Dozens of Nigerian Christians on Christmas Day Video: Battle of the Bulge (WW2 at Christmastime) Video: Female Suicide Bomber Kills 43 at Food Center in Pakistan No Three-Week Vacations for the Hajj? Don't Worry, the DOJ's On My Son The Terrorist: The Case of the Swedish Iraqi Suicide Bomber Nancy Kobrin, PhD, Joan Lachkar, PhD When parents name their child after tyrants and aggressors, have they helped to push that child towards violent and antisocial goals? Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Napolitano Defends Clapper's Obliviousness to Britain Terror Arrests (FOX) 2. Dutch arrest 12 on suspicion of terrorism (CNN) 3. U.S. focusing more on rail, hotel security - Air travel safer, says Napolitano (WT) 4. U.S. Muslims: a new consumer niche (AP) 5. Al-Qaida threat on Iraq Christians linked to Egypt (AP) 6. Mexico says its troops killed U.S. man (AP) 7. Nigeria Roiled Again by Muslim-Christian Clashes (CNS) 8. Senator: Fix Economy or Middle Class Is Toast 9. Tea Party Warns Scott Brown: Primary is Coming 10. Bundle Up, It's Global Warming (OpEd NYT) Review: The Camp of the Saints Edward Cline Recently a 1973 book by a French author has been recommended as an analogy of the spread of Islamism and the deracination of Western culture. Is it any good? Is Santa Claus Real? Tom Van der Hoof Belief in Santa Claus depends on the mindset of the believer. Why should someone abandon belief in a personage who represents so much that is good? LATMA TV Video: Jihad Bells! The Editor Many a truth is spoken in jest, and this video is satirical but hits the nail on the head regarding the attitudes of jihadists... Twas the Night Before Christmas, When All Through the House Ruth King A festive ode to warm the spirits... Wishing you "Peace on Neighborhood," and Merry Christmas Dr. Robin McFee Using Dickens' ‘Christmas Carol' as a starting point, what is the current meaning of Peace on Earth? Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!