Terrorism

Terrorism is the only protest left

For the last 2 days, the world has been focused on the terrorist attacks in Paris. Much like lots of Donald Trump campaign trail rhetoric, terrorism is focused on triggering media coverage, not actual effectiveness. In the grand scheme of things, the downing of the Russian airliner out of Sharm El-Sheikh, where 135 people died, Read More

Has terrorism been redefined?

In the opening salvo of the debate, Congressman Paul Ryan has defined the killing of the U.S. Ambassador in Libya a “terrorist attack” and blamed our government (of which he was part) of being unprepared and under manned. Malarkey. The real terrorist act is Ryan’s use of fear for political gain. I’ll start with the Read More

When fear is a good thing

Today’s Dayton Grassroots Daily Show goes where no one really wants to go. How many billions does it take to stop a terrorist? The only answer is zero- because that’s the nature of terrorism: it only works because it’s unexpected. The ultimate surprise attack. The latest actions by a Nigerian Muslim on a plane from Read More