2007

From the beginning, the American citizenry understood that the War on Terror involved more than simply finding and bringing to justice those who had planned and executed the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. However, at that time we were told that American’s strategy involved destroying the larger al-Quida network, chasing down and capturing Usama [...]

In Abandonment Theology, a compelling expose by John Chalfant, readers are encouraged to engage in a spiritual battle to rally America back to greatness by identifying what he sees as the problem and then fighting to preserve what he believes is our religious heritage. However, the reader must be aware that this book is geared [...]

After reading a technical report regarding RFID Payment Card Vulnerabilities by Thomas S. Heydt & Kevin Fu (University of Massachusetts at Amherst); in conjunction with Benjamin Daniel V. Bailey and Ari Juels (RSA Security); as well as, Tom O’Hare from Innealta, Inc. I believe that the typical RFID payment cardholder does not understand that their [...]

George W. Bush denounced Wicca, an earth-centered religion, in 1999, when as Governor of Texas; he insisted, “The military should rethink their position regarding Wicca because it was not a religion”. Given that statement, one has to wonder what frame of reference or political stance, he used as a basis for his argument since the [...]

An overview of America’s strategy for fighting terrorism makes one question how the American people can condone supposedly preemptive attacks on the Muslim world when it appears as if our own motives are fueled by greed, revenge, and a general disrespect for the Muslim regimes in power in the
Middle East. According to the February 2003, [...]

As I have looked around at different opinions and ideas, I have discovered that there is a constant surge of change in religious beliefs, which are a very different matter than changes in scientific beliefs. In the larger world religions, beliefs are grounded in the Hebrew Scriptures for Jews, the Holy Bible for Christians, the [...]

With all the huppa-la surrounding Iran these days it is interesting to note what others are saying about the issue of coping with Iran. To open my discussion on the topic I am referring to a Rand Corporation conference that was held on March 21, 2007 where Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement was [...]

Set in
France during the Holy Crusades of the 1100s, The Jester is a tale regarding a quest for justice by the common person and manages to combine a love story, adventure, and mystery all into one.  While far from Patterson’s usual fare, this work of fiction is a David and Goliath tale where you continually [...]

The God of Animals is a wonderful debut novel written by talented young writer, Aryn Kyle who manages within the confines of this work to explore the clashing together of old versus new cultures and while pulling no punches leave the reader with a sense of hope. Since this was a coming of age chick [...]

Cradle and All, reminiscent of Rosemary’s Baby, is a reworking of James Patterson’s 1980 apocalyptic thriller, Virgin that manages to pit the intensity of faith against the certainties of science.  As the action progresses the reader is speedily drawn between the hallowed halls of the Vatican to America where a media frenzy is under way [...]