1-23-12:Rep. Giffords Stepping Down from Congress (Plus: Israel: The Real Lone Star State)

Israel: The Real Lone Star State Gadi Adelman The largest ever joint US-Israeli military scheduled for April has been cancelled. Washington was blamed for postponing and cancelling the event, but it turns out it was Israel all along. PLEASE DONATE TO FSM ! 2012 Fund Raising Campaign FamilySecurityMatters.org publishes over 50 Contributing Editors whose expertise and experience on various topics is both valuable and costly. FSM also publishes a wealth of information you can use to join the fight to keep our families and our nation safe and sovereign. To help us carry these and other operating expenses, we ask that you be as generous as you possibly can during our 2012 Fund Raising Campaign. We need your tax-deductible support now more than ever! Just go here and fill out the form. You'll be able to charge a tax-deductible donation on your credit card or to send us a check - and please remember, every little bit helps! Read FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor J. Christian Adams' SHOCKING new book! Buy it here * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. VIDEO: Rep. Gabby Giffords Stepping Down from Congress ‘This Week' 2. VIDEO: Islamists Secure Nearly Three-Quarters of Egyptian Parliament 3. VIDEO: The Star Wars Theme Returns: Watch VW's Super Bowl Commercial Teaser 4. The White House Orders Catholics to Act Against Their Faith; Bishops Call it 'Unconscionable' 5. VIDEO: "Arigato" (thank you) from the People in Japan 6. VIDEO: Anniversary of Roe v. Wade 7. CIA operative and former Iranian Guard member discusses the Iran force U.S. troops face today. 8. Nothing ‘Anti-Muslim' About Gingrich's Comments on Shari'a, Says Anti-Islamist Muslim Activist 9. VIDEO: Joe Paterno, a Sainted Figure At Penn State for Almost Half a Century Died Sunday at Age 85 10. The Economic Argument for Having More Kids Double Standards Crossing the lines of decency Marilyn Penn In today's dysfunctional age, railing at the west, calling Jews Nazis, turning the genocide of 6 million people into a burlesque, are acts of cowardice for which there is no danger of retribution. Uncle Sam Hides the Truth about Kajaki? Diana West On Thursday in Kajaki, Afghanistan, a suicide attack killed people at a market. But when it seems NATO troops were also killed, why are the details being suppressed? Unreasonable Risk and Ill-Conceived Combat Missions John Bernard In asymmetrical combat such as in Afghanistan, unwieldy and artificially established parameters are thrust upon not only unit field leaders but upon individual combatants as well. Mainstreaming Anti-Semitism Caroline Glick Anti-Semitism may not yet be a litmus test for social acceptability in the US, but it has certainly become acceptable. California: Drug Enforcement Not a Budget Priority for Gov. Moonbeam Gregory D. Lee Cutting drug enforcement budgets is no way to deal with the escalating problem of drugs and drug-related gangs and crime. Will California soon end up like Mexico? Destroying America by Denying Access to Energy Alan Caruba It is the crime of the century that America, home to some of the world's greatest reserves of coal, natural gas and oil, is being deliberately destroyed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. Britain, U.S. and France send warships through Strait of Hormuz [TELEGRAPH] 2. Syrian exiles smuggling weapons, goods to revolutionaries [WT] 3. Ruth Bader Ginsburg staying put, won't give Obama SCOTUS opening this year [DAILY CALLER] 4. Afghanistan: France Weighs Pullout After 4 of Its Soldiers Are Killed [NYT] 5. Muslim Brotherhood Tempers Shariah Law Rhetoric Just Before Seizing Power [THE BLAZE] 6. Holy vessel disappears from church housing Occupy Wall Street protesters [NYP] 7. Most voters say path to economic top is steeper [THE HILL] 8. Scalia: Don't like super-PAC ads? Turn off the TV. [THE HILL] Muslim Brotherhood, Islamists, Win Big in Egypt's Elections Jim Kouri, CPP The two parties that won the highest vote share in Egypt's elections are both Islamists. This may worry the Coptic Christians, but the Egyptian army is also worried by the results. It's Time to Launch a New Era in Africa Cyril Boynes, Jr. Instead of more foreign aid, Africa needs self-initiative and energy and economic development. Quote of the Day - January 23, 2012 FSM: Quote of the Day How Islam perceives the world as two parts, with non-Muslims making up The House of War (Dar ul-Harb). Truth about Peace in Iraq - They Can't Handle it Lt. Colonel James G. Zumwalt, USMC (ret) Since American troops left Iraq, 460 civilians have been killed in terror attacks in the country, a 35 percent increase on the 2011 monthly average. Why is violence so prevalent in Islamic nations? Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!