12-28-09: Exclusive: Are We Under an Islamist ‘Tet Offensive’?

December 28th ‘Give me liberty, or give me Obamacare!' Forever gone? ‘Health care for all' is not a right; it is slavery! ‘Maximum achievable damage!' Would Obama's numbers be lower, if he had done nothing for his 1st year? Life in a box?! FSM Monday Postings FSM has had a busy Christmas Holiday weekend. Please scroll all the way down so that you don't miss any of the new FSM Features, Videos, Hot Topics or other items about the Flight 253 Jihadist and how terrorists are still trying to kill U.S. citizens. Exclusive: Are We Under an Islamist ‘Tet Offensive'? Pam Meister If Janet Napolitano is going to make such idiotic claims as "the system worked" when it clearly failed, then no American should take to the skies until she has resigned. And the sooner the better. 10 Lumps of Coal in the Health Care Bill Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D. For most Americans, the health reform bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing to pass will be worse than coal in their stockings. Mystery Deepens: Christmas Visit Confirms Finding - Muslim Men Still Missing from Islamberg Paul Williams, PhD Despite rumors to the contrary, Islamberg, the notorious compound in upper New York State where Muslim men trained for the jihad, remains almost deserted. But where have they gone? Surprised Flight 253 Terrorist was Allowed to Fly? I'm Not. Here's Why. Gregory D. Lee Doesn't it make sense that if someone is suspected to have terrorist ties, he should not be allowed to fly on a commercial airliner, let alone be given a U.S. visa? Lack of President Public Response to U.S. Terrorist Attack Attempt Video: A Montage of what our officials had to say about Northwest Airlines Flight 253 Terrorist Attack Video: Congressman Blames President for Attempted Bombing of Northwest Flight President feigns outrage over bonuses, then approves bigger bailout for bonus-givers Fannie and Freddie The Liberal Plot against American Education Video: Flight 253 Hero Describes Struggle to Subdue Terrorist Video: Texas Spends Upwards of $2M in Stimulus Cash to Caulk Seven Homes Video: Janet Napolitano: "Everything worked according to clockwork" on NW Flt. 253. [Is she SERIOUS?] Al Qaeda in Yemen Hold Rally & Declare War on US Days before Attempted Plane Bombing Video: Was Sen. Baucus Under the Influence During Floor Remarks? Remembering the Providential Gift of America Democrat Predicts Senate Health Care Bill Will ‘Go Down in Flames' in House. The Real War Front is Here at Home Star Parker After 9/11, we deployed our troops and tried to understand what was wrong with "them" and how we could fix it. But little soul searching or introspection was done at home. What might be wrong with us? The Most Recent Success of our National Security - Er - Whatever Steve Bowers, Esq. Exclusive: You Can't Make This Stuff Up! (12/28/09) The Editors A daily roundup of idiocy, buffoonery and incompetence - courtesy of your government and its enablers. The House and Senate Health Care Bills: The Key Differences Click Here Nina Owcharenko and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D. Before a final health care bill reaches the desk of the President, House and Senate negotiators must iron out a number of differences and engage in further compromise and concessions. What Do Americans Want? Salena Zito What is the overriding lesson learned about this year of promised "hope" and "change," given the politics, scandal and shifting social behavior that have permeated American pop culture? We choose, you peruse. The Terror This Time: Janet Napolitano says the system worked. No, we were brave and lucky. (WSJ) Detroit terror attack: Yemen is the true home of Al-Qaeda (TELEGRAPH UK) TSA: Nothing Can Stand Between Us and Mindlessly Destroying the American Airline Industry Security reviews under way after airliner attack (YAHOO) Detroit terror attack: Academic liberalism is a danger to life (TELEGRAPH UK) At Least 15 Killed in Tehran Clashes (FOX) Flight 253 passenger: Sharp-dressed man aided terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab onto plane without passport Flight 253 Jihadist linked to Fort Hood jihadist's imam (ABC) Flight 253 and Counterterror's Epic Fail - by Robert Spencer Following Path of Least Resistance, Terrorists Turn Yemen into Poor Man's Afghanistan (FOX) Jihadist terrorists are still trying to kill us By: Mark Tapscott Official bungling led to plane attack (WASHINGTON EXAMINER) Ramped up US airport security deepens holiday travel misery (YAHOO) Absurd flight from reality (NYPOST) Explosive on Flight 253 Is Among Most Powerful (NYT) Abdulmutallab's bomb plans began with classroom defense of 9/11 (TIMES UK) The myth of the poor, oppressed jihadist By Michelle Malkin Al-Qaeda Determined to Succeed, Analyst Says (CNS) 2010: Regime Change in Iran - Engagement Didn't Work. By Stephen F. Hayes It's always the jihad By: Jed Babbin Black Panther case: Has a head rolled? By: David Freddoso Britain to send $80 million in jizya to the Palestinians (JIHAD WATCH) Political ownership of the war on terrorism now rests with the people of Pakistan. (WSJ) Percy Sutton Dies, Named al-Mansour aka Don Warden as Obama Harvard Law fundraiser TSA Removes 2 Passengers from Phoenix Bound Flight 192 Exclusive: Santa's 2004 Trek - Baghdad to Arkansas Click Here Renee Taylor With his Dad in Iraq, the magic and wonder of an ages-old Christmas legend delivered a special magic to one little boy's dreams. Exclusive: Making a List and Checking it Twice Satire by Shawn Goodwin Luckily, jolly old Saint Nick cares not for politically-correct holiday greetings. Did everyone get what he deserved? Let's take a look. Exclusive: Merry Christmas - A Blessing with a Universal Message from a Universal God Dr. Robin McFee We have bigger problems in the world than trying to expunge Merry Christmas from the collective December lexicon. A Christmas Message from Lloyd Marcus Lloyd Marcus What I am about to share has little political relevance. It is simply a candid expression of my gratitude and a testimony to how anything can happen in this glorious experiment called America. Exclusive: Christmas is Not Negotiable II Dr. Walid Phares My encounter with Christmas in America was two dimensional: elation with how this country celebrates the event on the one hand, and surprise as to how some relentlessly fight its symbols on the other. Bob Howard - Medal of Honor - Most Heavily Decorated Veteran of the Modern Era If America does not honor men like Bob Howard, then we have no heart, no soul, no brains left. Watch this video, a memorial, delivered by Brian Williams, a member of the Board of Directors of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. Click To Watch Video Exclusive: Chinese Handcuffs Liz Feld Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao snubbed President Obama by sending low-level diplomats to meet with him in Copenhagen last week--twice--it was meant to be an insult. Caption Contest December 24 - December 29 Caption Contest Will your caption come in at number one?