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America Has 911 Problems, But Osama Bin Laden Aint One

Thirteen years later the world looks less secure than it was in 2001. Ebola rages throughout much of West Africa. Russia has invaded Ukraine. Iraq is in shambles. Syria is in shambles. Fanatical Muslims seem to have only gained ground ideologically across the Middle East. Not to mention the fact that an organization too fanatical to be members of Al Qaeda is now in control of territory larger than Israel and Lebanon.

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PostedSeptember 12, 2014
AuthorJoshua Lawton
TagsISIS, 9/11, Middle East, Iraq, Syria, Obama

Questioning The Devoutly Religious

I have always wondered why the devoutly religious, those who are more pious than thou, knowingly sin over and over again. Why is it that the preacher’s daughter, who has grown up in the house of the lord, often turns away to commit the very same acts that her father preached against? Why is it the Immam, who preaches the will and law of Al’ah, the first to break the 6th law that Al’ah had passed down to man; “Thou shall not murder”? Why do those who profess to know the face and the reasons behind the actions of God lie?

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PostedJuly 11, 2014
AuthorJoshua Lawton
TagsISIS, religion, Iraq, god's law

USA, the World Cup, and Iraq

There are very few things that can bring America together like national pride in sports and national pride in war. Regardless of which we are conducting, the pride felt is fleeting. Every day, every year, every generation removed from the time of the event subdues the pride. 

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PostedJune 22, 2014
AuthorJoshua Lawton
TagsWorld Cup, Iraq, Mahdi Army, ISIS, USMNT, maliki

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