There have been warnings from scientists and other experts for years that the Nation’s electrical grid system and other critical infrastructures that have an almost complete dependency on electricity and electronic components are highly vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse event either from natural or man-made causes.

However, Congress and the administrations of previous and current presidents largely have ignored those warnings.

From a pit-bull who missed a last-minute, fatal RAF bombing run and found a home with a crusty American general (the marvelous Patton, whom Roosevelt called “Our greatest fighting general, and sheer joy”), to Ike’s devoted companion, Telek, the leaders of the Greatest Generation were provided with nearly critical, unquestioning companionship by a group of dogs that returned the affection.

“Stunning … a wonderful read … a page-turner … a handbook for life.” Those words of advance praise from another celebrated author scarcely convey just how powerfully mesmerizing is the latest book by New York Times best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host Larry Elder.
To be released by WND Books Nov. 13, 2012, “Dear Father, Dear Son” is a personal memoir of Elder’s troubled – one might even say tortured – relationship with his father, and the astonishing outcome that develops when Elder, at long last, confronts him.
Says Elder: “A man’s relationship with his father – every boy, …more

Not too many people know that John Lennon met Paul McCartney while at a church function, or that John was a choirboy. Nor do they know that at the height of their fame in 1965, all four Beatles professed to be atheists. Yet in 1980, John had moved from proudly stating that they were more popular than Jesus, to humbly saying: “I’m a most religious fellow . . . I was brought up a Christian, and I only now understand some of the things that Christ was saying in those parables.” As a young man, George Harrison wrote, “I want …more

“Dead Men Flying: Victory in Vietnam” is a challenging new view of America’s most divisive conflict.  General Patrick Brady winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor and the most decorated veteran in American history tells the story of Dust Off, the helicopter rescue operation that symbolized salvation for thousands of wounded warriors.  It’s the story of Charles Kelly, the father of Dust Off.  His dying words – “When I have your wounded” – set the standard for combat medicine to this day. It is also the story of the author, General Patrick Brady, who learned from Charles Kelly and struggled …more

The word ‘hero’ is used far too often. So is the word ‘courage.’ In the case of Capt. Eugene McDaniel and his hellish experience during the Vietnam War, neither word accurately describes his struggle in enduring the horrors of being one of the most brutalized Prisoner of War (POW). When his plane was shot down over the skies of Vietnam, McDaniel would be captured and spend six agonizing years as a POW in Hanoi Hilton. His captors used barbaric and sadistic torture techniques on him, but McDaniel remained a source of hope and strength for his fellow POWs by clinging to his faith in even the darkest of hours. In this 35th anniversary edition of Scars and Stripes, a whole new generation of Americans will come to understand the power of prayer, belief, and devotion to God had in sustaining McDaniel during his six years as a POW in Vietnam. Capt. Eugene McDaniel’s faith in God was an inspiration to his fellow POWs during moments of intense, physical anguish and psychological torture. No matter the trials you face in your life, McDaniel’s heroic story re-affirms that faith in God will always provide the light needed in times of darkness.