06-24-11: Admiral Mullen [Chair of Joint Chiefs] Says Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Plan is a Risk (Plus: Idiotic Strategic Petroleum Reserve Decision)

Afghan Withdrawal Symptoms The Editor, Adrian Morgan A speeded-up withdrawal from Afghanistan, ordered by the president against the better judgment of his generals, does not bode well for the people of Afghanistan. * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. VIDEO: Admiral Mullen [Chairman - Joint Chiefs] Says Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Plan is a Risk 2. VIDEO: Commander In Chief Misspeaks About Soldier Killed in Afghanistan 3. VIDEO: Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh Arrested In Plot To Attack Seattle Military Recruiting Station 4. VIDEO: Geert Wilders Acquitted of Hate Speech on Islam! 5. VIDEO: Income vs. Tuition: Is College Worth It? 6. VIDEO: Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D] Chants Anti-Israeli Slogans and Says She Is Very ‘Proud' of the Anti-Israel Activist Who Tried to Stop Netanyahu's Speech to Congress 7. VIDEO: Col Oliver North - Is Troop Withdrawal the Definition of Victory? 8. VIDEO: Chris Wallace: Jon Stewart ‘In Denial About Bias of His Program and Mainstream Media' 9. VIDEO: World's First Dog Fitted With Four Prosthetic Paws 10. Who Needs Congress?... President Rams Through DREAM Act By Executive Order 11. Delta adopts Saudi 'no-Jew' fly policy Mullahs and Opiates Amil Imani Karl Marx once said derisively: "religion is the opiate of the people." If so, Iran's opiate is more like crack-cocaine. Legislating Through Regulations Frank Salvato It is a common practice of the Progressive Left to act decisively while everyone's attention is drawn to a more striking event - the "bright shiny thing." Is Turkey Still A Secular Muslim Model? Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman In 1923, the secular state of Turkey was born, and the Antiquated Islamism of the Ottomans was abolished. Has Islamism returned to overshadow secularism? The Emerging Black Hole: Budget Negotiations, Defense Spending and National Security William B. Morse The estimates are that over the next 75 years, the US Government has made promises beyond our wherewithal to make good on them to the tune of some $100 trillion... Scalise Has It Right on the Idiotic Strategic Petroleum Reserve Decision Scott McKay The Obama administration is dumping 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve onto the market in an effort to drive oil prices down. What is going on? Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Military Leaders: We Would Have Handled Afghan War Drawdown Differently [FOX] 2. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh Arrested In Plot To Attack Seattle Military Recruiting Station [KIRO TV] 3. GOP Negotiators Pull Out of Budget Talks [WSJ] 4. U.S. Opens Reserves to Release 30M Barrels of Oil [NEWS MAX] 5. CBO head: Government policies, debt may be slowing economic growth [THE HILL] 6. Rep. Darrell Issa Introduces Bill To Thwart Bailout of U.S. Postal Service [WA PO] 7. Al-Qaeda and the Libyan Rebellion [NRO] 8. The Freeing Of Geert Wilders [IBD OPINION] 9. Time magazine cover features shredded U.S. Constitution, asks if it still matters [DAILY CALLER] 10. Geithner: Taxes on ‘Small Business' Must Rise So Government Doesn't ‘Shrink' [CNS] Why I Question Repealing Morality, Part One Paul Hair A member of the U.S. army reserve gives his personal opinion on the repeal of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in the military. The Reckless Folly of the "Undocumented Immigrant" Michelle Malkin With great fanfare and elite media sympathy, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas publicly declared himself an "undocumented immigrant" this week. Lone Wolf Terrorist Threat Increasing, Say Security Experts Jim Kouri, CPP The "lone wolf" terrorist will typically draw ideological inspiration from formal terrorist organizations, but operates on the fringes of those movements. Quote of the Day - June 24, 2011 The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff responds to the presidential announcement on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan... Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!