Category: National Security/UN

National Missile Defense: Learning the Lessons of Pearl Harbor, by Grant Threlfall

National Policy Analysis #377 /
I remember sitting on my grandfather's knee as he told me about Pearl Harbor. In 1941, while war raged elsewhere, America was at peace. Then, from across the sea, an enemy struck our naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing over ...
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They Also Serve: Terrorists Confronted by the Patriotic Fervor of a Free Market

National Policy Analysis #373 /
The terrorists are finding themselves at war with an unexpected foe: the ingenuity and expertise of American businessmen and women. Business is helping the post office respond to the current crises, helping Americans survive anthrax exposure, supplying and improving tools ...
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Wishes Won’t Fuel Our Economy: We Need Oil Drilling

National Policy Analysis #375 /
Wordsmiths tell us the phrase "you can't get blood from a turnip" has been around since 1666.1 You'd think 335 years would be long enough to get the point across, but apparently not, because some environmentalists still believe alternative energy ...
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Beating Swords into Plowshares – The 21st Century Way, by Tom Randall

National Policy Analysis #376 /
President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting in Crawford, Texas, renewed pledges to make drastic reductions in nuclear weapons - Bush offering to unilaterally cut the number of U.S. warheads by up to two-thirds, Putin promising "corresponding ...
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Who’s the Real Source of Wartime Hysteria? by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Project 21 Commentary /
I'm feeling pretty grouchy. I recently attended the monthly meeting of one of my book clubs. Instead of discussing the really horrible imitation Terry McMillan novel we read this month, we had a guest speaker - "trauma/grief counselor." I'm not ...
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Weak Preachers Want bin Laden “Safe and Saved”, Not “Dead or Alive,” by Jesse Peterson

Project 21 Commentary /
There's never been a shortage of weak preachers. I'm sorry to say this is particularly true in the black community. In our communities, it seems there's a church on every corner. I've often said many black preachers are not called ...
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Open letter to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney Regarding the AFL-CIO’s Support for Organizations Opposing a Military Response to Terrorist Attacks – October 5, 2001

Allow us to express our condolences for the very many members of the AFL-CIO who lost their lives in the recent terrorist attacks upon the United States, and to express as well our heartfelt admiration and appreciation for those who ...
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Note to Congresswoman McKinney: Silence is Golden, by Michael King

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published October 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Georgia residents have ...
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Let it Be Our Legacy: Making America Safe with Missile Defense

National Policy Analysis #369 /
American civilians at home aren't protected. That's a key lesson we learned September 11. We spend billions on defense every year and our enemies still can come to our workplaces and kill us. Don't get me wrong. Other than a ...
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Energy Bill Held Up in Senate

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Republicans continue to push for a national energy plan while Democrats want to delay consideration of a plan in the U.S. Senate until February 2002, according to Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK). Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) wants to add an ...
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