Strangling the Wrong Culprit

For those of us who have taken a genetics course, it is apparent that the man should have strangled himself for the sperm donation which determined he would have little girls instead of little boys.

Can a Western woman even fathom the sense of vulnerability which can accompany pregnancy and childbearing for our female counterpart in certain regions of the world?

Afghanistan will remain a predatory shark pond against women and little girls.... whether we remain there, or whether we leave. We cannot change the brain map. Really, we can't. The collective "they" have to take a good hard look at the role of women in society.

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Tammy Swofford
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Bloodless Coup

Readers,

Here is the Daily Times article for the week. I am receiving good feedback in my email from Pakistani citizens.

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Tammy Swofford

tammyswofford@yahoo.com

Navy Seals Raid and Rescue in Somalia

"The United States will not tolerate the abduction of our people, and will spare no effort to secure the safety of our citizens and to bring their captors to justice. This is yet another message to the world that the United States of America will stand strongly against any threats to our people."

The comments given by my Commander-in-Chief say it all. America, cares for her own. We bring our war dead home. We care for our wounded. And we take our blood and treasure to bring kidnapped aid workers home.

I have worked alongside members of Delta Force (the other guys) in the field. They were impressive enough. But today, I am immensely proud of "my team", the Navy Seals.

God Bless America.

LCDR Tammy Swofford, USNR, NC

Steven Tyler's National Anthem: Shoot me Now!

Really? I mean.... really?

Steven's Howl

Too bad the "fly over" did not have a small load to drop in a surgical strike. smile

The looks on the faces of the victims, tells it all. But I bet every feral cat within two miles is on the move.

Tammy

The "Hell of a Woman" Mother's Day Award

Yeah, I know. We are months away from Mother's Day. But the article link reminds me that "Mother of the Year" does not always go to the woman who knows how to raise a daughter with charm and grooming. It should be extended to the mother who teaches her daughter that men who black their eyes and rough them up deserve a 911 call.

What manner of courage? Yes! Courage is on display when a kidnapped little girl waits for her moment, assesses the options, makes the phone call and then tells the perp to go to hell. And she stood under the shadow of her mother, to make her stand.

It is never too soon to lock your daughter's backbone into place regarding the right to her own body, her right to say no. So if you have a daughter, take the time today to begin age-appropriate teaching. Keep it practical. It is not about creating hyper-vigilance but it is about giving your daughter practical tools for survival. It is about giving her a confident step.

We retain a bias. Mother of the Year goes to the educated mothers, the pretty mothers, the ones sporting a manicure. But what of the mothers who teach their daughters to say, "Hell, no!"

So to the mother of a little girl with two black eyes and a swollen lip - my deep respect is sent your way.

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Tammy Swofford

Year of the Crawdad

Here is the Friday commentary:

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Smiling,

Tammy

Mukarram Khan Atif: Death of a Journalist

This morning I opened my email box and received the news of the death of a journalist in Pakistan. The man who wrote was a personal friend of Mukarram Khan Atif. In his note, the stress of the assassination of his friend was accompanied by expressed fear for his own life.

What kind of world exists in the mind of men such as Osama bin Ladin and the Taliban? Let me refresh your memory.

* It is a world where women leap from windows to their deaths with flames at their backs.

* It is a world where women are beaten in public with the approval of a crowd of men and boys.

* It is a world where a man is punished for theft by roping him onto the tread of a tank.
He is crushed with mechanized force.

* It is a world where poppies buy weapons.

* It is a world where windows are painted so that women cannot look out.

* It is a world where free speech is punished with acts of assassination.

* It is a world where reality mirrors hell.

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Tammy Swofford

Judge Orders Removal of School Mural: Jessica Ahlquist wins the Battle for Immaturity

Jessica Ahlquist put her immaturity on display for all to see. I have not read the forty-page opinion of U.S. District Judge Ronald Lagueux. But it undoubtedly gives a pat on the head to a young woman who lacks maturity and a basic understanding of her responsibility to reside comfortably in society.

In the last twenty-four hours I have had conversations with Jewish, Christian and also Muslim friends. I have had friendships with atheists in the past. My criteria for inclusion of such people within my circle of friends is because of their own maturity and intellect. It is because of the immense enjoyment of their companionship in my life.

Jessica Ahlquist claims she feels excluded and ostracized because of a mural on the high school wall. It is written in the format of a prayer. Yet it encourages basic universal values which bring cohesion to society. Ms. Ahlquist would be happy for a society which disintegrates around her own clay feet. Her own belief system is rooted in a theology of denial. That denial extends to her common neighbor. And her denial brings destruction to a high school tradition.

We all have feet of clay. And that innate understanding that we are finite and infinitely flawed is why honesty, kindness, friendship, and sportsmanship are mentioned as character traits to be valued by all citizens.

Here is the challenge for Ms. Ahlquist. What will she blame for her sense of societal isolation when she is out of the guppy tank of high school and swimming in an ocean of sharks with the rest of us? She lacks maturity. She has found an object to blame for her personal hang-ups.

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Tammy Swofford

tammyswofford@yahoo.com

What Happens in Somalia...

Readers,

Here is the latest from Daily Times. I remain grateful for the freedom of expression afforded me by the editors of this newspaper.

What Happens in Somalia...



Tammy

U.S. Marine Corps Probes Images of Marines Desecrating Dead Taliban

As the news breaks of an image of U.S. Marines urinating on corpses I took a moment to head over to one of the sites run by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. As of yet, no news flash regarding this incident is up for view. The site has archives and active up-to-date news releases.

How many remember when the Boston Globe ran fake photos of our soldiers in Iraq raping women? That was back in May of 1994. Dummies. I received the same (and possibly expanded) packet of disinformation earlier. And it tracked back to a website in Tunisia to free Saddam Hussein. An editor at Dallas Morning News took it in hand to do the tracking for me. In my packet, were pictures of Iraqi women being sodomized, an image of a woman kneeling in front of a man with an open military trench style coat and a leashed German shepherd at his side, etc. I also received the image of our Navy sailors standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier in their white uniforms. From the sky, the formation spelled "F-ck Iraq". Uh huh. We don't pull off crap like that.

Another nice little packet of disinformation sent my way showed "buried U.S. soldiers" to hide the true number of our casualties. One partially excavated "casualty" looked perfectly posed with his hand conveniently clutching an empty bottle of booze. We also don't pull that kind of crap. At some point in time, Aunt Susie is going to figure out that her favorite nephew never came home from the war.

If the images prove to be true they do not reflect our training nor our military culture and leanings. The truth is out there. And actions will follow an investigation which seeks out the truth of the matter. That being said, it is hoped that the scene is one of staged propaganda and not a lapse of judgment. If it is the latter, we discipline our own.

Tammy Swofford

Accountability within our Ranks

We are accountable for the misconduct of our own. For that breach of trust within our ranks, we rely on the UCMJ and the court martial process.

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I also consider torture of combatants in our custody an abuse of authority which is worthy of a court martial proceeding. I believe water boarding is torture. The ends do not justify the means. We are Americans.

When we erase a moral code or our military traditions, good order and discipline will cease to exist.

*Should I run for President? wink

Tammy Swofford

This is a National Security Issue

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Questions which must be asked:

* Do we recognize a national security issue when we see it?

* Is military training inadequate and lacking strategic depth to purposefully train our ranks to reject indoctrination? I believe it is lacking.

* How many days does it take for an American soldier who converts to Islam to move toward acts of terror when managed by the right set of hands? The mind can flip more easily when one has been within a chain of command structure and encountering what appears a more powerful chain of command structure.

* Can hard hitting teaching be offered without apology when it comes to guarding our ranks against ideological encroachment which seeks the destruction of the Republic and the death of our citizens?

I love my nation enough to speak the truth. The truth is that when our ranks are compromised our national security is compromised. The mind is the easiest thing to turn. The oath is not sufficient for some. Luckily for me, the oath is sufficient as is my gravitation toward fidelity.

LCDR Tammy Swofford, USNR, NC

There Are Reasons

There are valid reasons for security surveillance. Individuals seeking explosives, weapons, and ammunition to use against civilian populations in which they reside - require surveillance.

The demographic of wannabees presents as Muslim males. Some of them are native born in the U.S. and some are immigrants. We cannot change the demographic of the wannabees. The demographic must change their view of the Western world and their place in society.

Until that happens, surveillance remains a necessary safety mechanism. The innocent may feel swept into the net with the guilty. But only the guilty, need fear being pulled out of the net and dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

If tomorrow, Baptist grandmothers begin to light up the landscape with explosives hidden in their famous mile-high meringue pies, they will join the wannabe demographic. But again and again, the identifying factors remain the same. Until the root is dealt with the fruit will be pruned off the vine. For all of us. For our children. For the sake of America.

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Tammy Swofford

The Hamas Covenant: Part II

Readers,

Here is my commentary on the document known as the Hamas Covenant. Analysis of political documents must be done in apolitical manner. smile

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Tammy

UNTITLED

From a rape which produced a pregnancy; to a baby given up for adoption; to a grandchild who is an astronaut....

Our minds are finite. And yet - God cares for our generations. The post is not titled. I am at a loss for words.

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The abortion industry aggressively advises us in different and unwise manner regarding our children.

My sons are adopted. I assisted in the delivery of our firstborn.

What hath God wrought? smile

Tammy Swofford

Freedom of Expression: A Liberty Worth Defending

There should be little surprise that the first post of the New Year is to remind readers that freedom of expression must be carefully guarded in 2012.

If it is "hate crime" legislation which essentially performs a legal masquerade to place Shari'ah anti-blasphemy laws on our books we must oppose it. Americans must retain the right to speak for or against any issue, policy, or event within the public square. Punishing citizen's thoughts is draconian totalitarianism.

"Hate crime" legislation creates a caste system of untouchables, with regard to free discourse whether it be gays, Muslims, or a Christian man named Tebow. Let's be rational. All crime has a basis in some level of emotion. The emotion is not on trial. The action is placed on trial. Crime must continue to be punished based on irrefutable physical evidence and believable eye-witness accounts. If thoughts are hate crimes, then I should have been in jail long before now for the murder of my own progeny. Luckily, they have survived my darkest thoughts within the moments of uncovering the darkest of their own deeds. smile

There should be no self-censorship of our own thoughts or the comments to our sites. We must hold the line firm regarding this tremendous liberty. If we engage self-censorship for fear of being misunderstood, fear of being threatened, or fear of being labeled, we have not stood firm regarding our Constitutional right. We must begin to legally challenge those who would threaten our Constitutional liberty. They are the enemy of the Republic.

My comment section once received a post from a man who believes abortion clinic bombers receive a wink and a nod from the Almighty. He was part of the leadership of the (now legally castrated) "Army of God". His comment was allowed to remain on my site because I believe in freedom of expression. It was not allowed to remain because I agreed with the merit of his argument. And it certainly wasn't allowed to remain because he titled himself as "Reverend".

Let me now flip the coin and mention why I really, really embrace freedom of expression. This liberty allows the earth to give up her fools for public view. Without this liberty, in 2011 we would have not enjoyed the usual parade of jesters:

* Rep. Anthony Weiner dressed up in his Capitol Hill towel at the Congressional gym.

* Twitter outrages by the dozens. Can we just change the whole microblogging thing to read "twitter boredom"? I have never noted a larger demographic of fools than those inhabiting Twitterdom.

*Kim Kardashian looking sad over her multi-million dollar wedding bonanza.... er, failed marriage.

* Dennis Rodman announcing a return to basketball to coach a topless women's basketball team. The bleachers will give up the identities of those fools too.

So for the good, the bad, and the ugly; and for the ability of the majority of us to play decently and within the bounds of the game - let freedom of expression remain the dearest of our defended liberties.

Tammy Swofford