Author Archives: Mike

About Mike

Former Vietnam Marine; Retired Green Beret Captain; Retired Immigration Inspector / CBP Officer; Author "10 Years on the Line: My War on the Border," and "Collectanea of Conservative Concepts, Vols 1-3";

Syria: Obama’s Bosnia

Before committing U.S. forces to the “humanitarian” relief of Syrian “rebels,” Obama, his National Security Council, Congress and interested citizens should read former U.S.  Ambassador to the United Nations Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick’s book Making War to Keep Peace.  If intellectual, … Continue reading

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Sharks in the Air

“WindFall” is a revealing documentary film about the pastoral community of Meredith, New York divided by the prospective introduction of the wind turbine industry.  Like the crew – and most Americans- I thought wind energy was a good thing.  The … Continue reading

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Ohio Rodeo Clown’s Ban a Progressive “Active Measures”

The recent, hypocritical crucifixion of the cowboy clown is only the latest “active measure” by the “progressive” thought police of the Left.  Actually, the clown got off easy compared to his predecessors…just a lifetime ban from rodeo for mocking Obama.  … Continue reading

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Snowden in Russia

Russian president Putin allowing Snowden to live in Russia is no surprise.  They are, after all, communists.  In Moscow Diary Velijko Micunovic, the first Hungarian ambassador to the Soviet Union, wrote  “…for the Russians a conciliatory attitude is a sign of weakness” and … Continue reading

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Obama: American Mugabe

Have you ever watched a movie that made such an impression on you that you sit for twenty or thirty minutes thinking about it?  This was the case as I finished watching the award-winning Netflix movie “Mugabe and the White … Continue reading

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Rubio’s “Rabbits”

Fables are said to be fictions that point to the truth.  Aesop the fable writer was a slave who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th century BC.  The Tortoise and the Hare is one of Aesop’s Fables and is … Continue reading

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The American Flag

Regarding recent complaints that Obama has not ordered the American flag to fly at half-mast for the tragic deaths of the 19 firefighters provides an opportunity to refresh in our minds guidance on the proper display of the national symbol. … Continue reading

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The Disability Industry

Tom Philpott’s June 1st salient article “Attorney Urges Congress to end sleep apnea claims, abuse” hit a nerve.  50% disability for sleep apnea?  Are you kidding me?  I was in the locker room at a gym on Ft. Huachuca and heard three … Continue reading

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ObamaCare: An Effective Counter Plan

It has always amazed me how elected officials and the media create such furors over issues that have very simple, inexpensive solutions.  In an August 11, 2009 Wall Street Journal article “The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare: Eight Things We … Continue reading

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Marco Rubio: the Hispanic Obama

Senator Marco Rubio has a lot in common with Barack Hussein Obama.  Obama was politically nurtured in Socialism from the cradle by his parents and other anti-American mentors.  Media political pundits credit Obama with being intelligent without any evidence to … Continue reading

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NSA Lynching

I’m comforted by the fact that some conservatives aren’t misled by the fear mongering of conservative, low- information politicians and pundits decrying the NSA surveillance.  But the numbers should be higher.  I agree Obama and his henchmen/women are way past … Continue reading

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ATF’s “Fast & Furious” Second Border Patrol Agent?

America is familiar with the illegal “Fast & Furious” scandal resulting in Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder –and ensuing cover-up by Attorney General Holder.  Official sworn statements of deputies and agents who were at the scene of Border Patrol … Continue reading

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Rubio’s “Latino Spring”

Lost in all of Rubio’s rhetoric is the fact all his assumptions for immigration “reform” are based on false premises.  Immigration law is not “broken” in and of itself.  Immigration law is not “unfair” by “separating families.”  Most of all, … Continue reading

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PC Thought Police at Army’s Intel School

I was told last Friday by a “deputy chief” librarian – who, though born in America,  frequently brags about her dual citizenship and social medicine registry number in England – that she, Stephanie, and the chief librarian, Joan (who despises … Continue reading

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What Is Treason?

During the court martial of the famous (and prophetic) aviator Billy Mitchell, prosecutor Gullion quoted Mitchell’s criticism of the branches of the military “These accidents are the direct result of incompetency, criminal negligence and almost treasonable administration of the national … Continue reading

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PFC Manning…What’s All the Fuss About?

I don’t understand what all the fuss is about PFC. Manning’s release of tens of thousands of classified documents. He’s only doing what politicians and their bureaucratic appointees have been doing for decades.  Politicization of intelligence has always been a … Continue reading

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Tracking the Domestic Enemy

In my opinion, the best web site for tracking the “progressive” Socialists, Leftists and Anarchists who want to destroy the Constitution and the American identity is found under DiscovertheNetworks.org.  If you’re tired of listening to financially opportunistic talking heads who … Continue reading

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Who Killed Arizona Rancher Robert Krentz? An Analysis of “One If by Land”

     A friend gave me the book and wanted to know my opinion.   Reading the term “illegal immigrant” repeatedly –sometimes four or times within a page- became an aggravating distraction.  Federal law states anyone present within the borders of the … Continue reading

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Another DHS Officer Harassed for Enforcing the Law

The following reflects the fact  that I was only one of probably hundreds of DHS officers or agents who try to conscientiously enforce the law and are punished for doing so: Julia Davis, a former Customs and Border Protections Officer, … Continue reading

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CBP Whistleblowers’ Coalition

CBP Officer Julia Davis’ of the San Ysidro Port of Entry tried alerting management to a sudden influx of suspected Saudi terrorists.  Management didn’t want their port’s July 4th bar-b-que in the back office to be interrupted.  Her supervisory chain … Continue reading

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