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Walid Shoebat is a former Palestinian terrorist. He launched attacks on Israel and trained terror cells in the United States. Now he speaks out against Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist activity and is very much pro-Israel!

Shoebat will join Dr. Blogstein, Jane and special guest co-host Brad Thor, the author of the instant New York Times Bestseller The First Commandment. We’ll find out what caused Shoebat’s incomprehensible 180 degree turn, his opinion of Islam, and whether or not he has any regrets of not pursuing the 72 virgins promised to martyrs.

Then, as long as we have Thor on the show, we’ll try to get some inside scoop into the production of the first feature film being made from one of his books.

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Brad Thor, one of the finest thriller writers in the world today, whose books usually take on Islamic Radical Fundamentalist terrorists, is now taking on the National Football League.

Huh?

Yeah, you read that correctly. In his blog on Amazon.com, Thor cites this recent Fox News report that the NFL refused to run a U.S. Border Patrol recruitment ad in last month’s Super Bowl program because it thought certain language in the ad, specifically the terms “terrorists,” “illegal aliens” and “drug smugglers”, might offend attendees. Because of this, Thor is calling for a boycott of the NFL.

“To say that I am shocked is an understatement,” Thor states in his blog post, “I never knew that terrorists, illegal aliens and drug smugglers comprised such a stalwart base of NFL customers. Heaven forbid the NFL should offend them.”

Thor believes the NFL made this decision because they are currently considering a foreign franchise in the next 10 years, with Mexico City a strong contender. He cites this quote from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell:

“We love Mexico. We have a great fan base there. It’s growing every day. We are very interested in going back. And we hope to be dealing with the various officials in Mexico to try to get that done for the 2008 season.”

To me, it does seem silly that the NFL would decline to take money from the government to run this ad that hoped to help reach President Bush’s goal of boosting Border Patrol’s ranks to 18,000. I mean, if the NFL really wants Mexico to have a franchise doesn’t it behoove the league to keep the potential fan base in that country? At this rate, the best way to reach the Mexican market would be to finally bring an NFL franchise back to Los Angeles!

I vow to fully support Brad Thor’s call for a boycott of the National Football League. . .at least until September.

I also vow NOT to watch the NFL Network that is still currently unavailable on my local cable system.

By the way, Brad Thor is from Chicago and is a Chicago Bears fan though that is reportedly not the cause of his bitterness towards the game of football.

An Air Force staff sergeant who posed nude for Playboy magazine has been relieved of her duties (or as the New York Post cleverly said, she was “relieved of booty”) while the military investigates, officials said.

In February’s issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline “Tough Love.” The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude. All this
according to the Associated Press.

Why the military would even consider disciplinary actions against Manhart is beyond me, in fact, they should be giving her a metal and promoting the hell out of her upcoming issue.

Just Wednesday, President Bush declared that he intends to send an additional 20,000 troops to fight the war in Iraq. Where the heck are they planning on finding 20,000 more soldiers? The army is already way over taxed, some tours of duties have already been extended to almost inhumane amounts of time and recruiting continues to fall short of goals.

Enter Michelle Manhart, who should be considered a savior to the military, instead she’s being vilified. Have they forgotten the old recruiting slogan? “The Marines are Looking for a Few Good Men.“ Now, don’t you think this, this and this would attract a few good men?!?

While I may not get enticed by this guy wanting me…

You may get me in the door if you tell me that she wants me!

Iraq is in a Civil War.

There, I said it. I’ve actually been saying this since February. The White House rejects the idea and the media had been pussy-footing around it until NBC’s Matt “You’re Being Glib” Lauer decided to use the term yesterday.

What I don’t get is the hesitancy to acknowledge it? Isn’t it a good thing? Doesn’t it not only show that democracy has taken hold but its way ahead of schedule? I mean, it took our democracy 85 years to get to our civil war, Iraq has reached theirs in just four short years! It’s rather impressive!

What we really should do is get out of their way. We didn’t have any referees at our civil war so we should allow Iraq the same opportunity to enjoy a free for all. I know George W. Bush loves his wars but this one isn’t his anymore. If you love something, let it go. There are plenty more countries that need attacking, let’s move on.

What I find most amazing about the Iraqi Civil War is the level of hate the Sunnis and the Shiites (or “Shia”, but I like “Shiites” better) have for each other. Both groups despise the US but not enough to join forces against us. Now that is a hatred that I would not want to get in the middle of.