The Hand of God is a terrorist organization wreaking havoc in the Middle East. In a twist, though, it is Israeli terrorists seeking vengeance against decades of Arab antisemitism. “The nation of Israel will no longer tolerate acts of violence … Continue reading Path of the Assassin | Book Review
The Lions of Lucerne (2002) is the first installment in Brad Thor’s long-running series of novels featuring Scot Harvath. An ex-Navy SEAL, Harvath has become a member of President Jack Rutledge’s Secret Service protection detail. The book’s plot begins in … Continue reading The Lions of Lucerne | Book Review
A little after midnight on Saturday, March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport for its six-hour flight to Beijing Capital International Airport. It made its last contact with Malaysian air traffic control 38 minutes after takeoff, then dropped off ATC radar. It was tracked by Malaysian military radar for another hour before flying out of Malaysian-monitored airspace. The plane’s satellite communication system continued to make hourly “handshakes” with an Inmarsat satellite until 8:19 a.m. The plane has not been seen or heard from since, its 227 passengers and 12 crew presumed dead. International authorities eventually … Continue reading The Taking of MH370 | Book Review
James Piereson, Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism, 2nd ed. (New York: Encounter Books, 2013). Paperback / Kindle Had Lee Harvey Oswald been a member of the John Birch Society or Ku Klux Klan—or even just a disaffected Southern cracker—the historiography of John F. Kennedy’s assassination would not have been what it has been for the last 50 years, namely, the endless search for a conspiracy. Moreover, the politics of the last 50 years would have been different from what they have been, what with the “vital center” of liberalism steadily … Continue reading Review of ‘Camelot and the Cultural Revolution’ by James Piereson
GeorgePWood.com 