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Invalid and Valid Iran-Vietnam Analogies
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Correcting Widespread Misconceptions about the Vietnam War - Part 1 of 2
First of all, I want to give readers a brief summary of the experiences that have shaped my perspectives of both wars. I served as an intelligence officer, navigator, and what is now called a combat systems officer (CSO) in the USAF from Octobers 1961 to June 1969. This included heading a photo intelligence team during the Cuban Missile Crisis and flying combat missions in Laos and North Vietnam with the 606th Air Commando Squadron. On February 22, 1967, I survived bailing out of a burning A-26k attack-bomber at night and at low altitude—about 700 feet above ground. During several months of hospitalization, I was able to talk with wounded Army, Marine, and Air Force combat casualties about their experiences. I wrote a book, Lessons from the Vietnam War: Truths the Media Never Told You, published in 2009 and 2018. I have written other articles on the Vietnam War and numerous articles on the Ukraine War, the Middle East, Islam, the Afghan War, the U.S. “Civil” War, the Iran War, Immigration, and a wide variety of political, military, and historical subjects. Many of these can be found on my Times Examiner archive. Mike Scruggs - The Times Examiner
The Truth About Y Chromosome Adam
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- By Charles Creager, Jr.
Genetic studies of the human Y chromosome from around the world uncovered a finding that surprised researchers: the data indicated that all living men trace their paternal lineage back to a single male ancestor. This outcome appears inconsistent with the evolutionary concept of universal common descent, which holds that humans arose from large, diverse populations; numbering at least in the thousands; not from a single individual. Under standard evolutionary theory, there should be no such thing as a 'first man.' Yet one group had long maintained that all humans ultimately descend from a single ancestral man.
Bible‑believing Christians, especially young‑earth creationists, have continued to assert that all humans descend from a single man, despite the evolutionary claim of universal common descent. Creationists argue that this genetic finding supports the Biblical narrative; something they have maintained for centuries based on Scripture. In their view, it was only a strictly atheistic commitment to explaining everything through purely naturalistic processes, excluding God from consideration regardless of the evidence, that led to the opposing claim.
AIPAC Lobbyists Grip on Congress
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Driving American Military and Foreign Policy
North Carolina and South Carolina
“A Republic, if you can keep it.”—Benjamin Franklin, September 17, 1787
In 2026 so far, the American Israeli Political Action Committee (AIPAC) has spent $231.8 million funding 496 of 527 sitting Members of Congress, averaging $467,000 per member. This represents approximately 18% of the 2026 Congressional campaign spending of $1.3 billion as of about August 14. About 75% has gone to Democrat candidates and 25% to Republican candidates. So far, Democrat candidates have received an average of $753,000 and Republicans $221,000, but it varies widely per campaign with Senate races receiving on average 5.3 times House races.
The Real Story of Mitochondrial Eve
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- By Charles Creager, Jr.
Several years ago, studies of human mitochondrial DNA from around the world discovered something that surprised geneticists. They discovered, to their surprise, that the results showed living humans are descended from a single woman. From an evolutionary perspective, this should not be the case. Humans should be descended from whole populations that, at minimum, would be in the thousands. According to the evolutionary idea of universal common descent, populations were involved, not individuals. Therefore, from their perspective, it is impossible for there to have been a first woman. However, there was one group of people that was claiming that all human beings are descended from a single woman all along,
Briefing Notes from the Ukraine and Persian Gulf Wars
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Collisions with Reality
Missile Defense Realities in both Ukraine and the Persian Gulf
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is complaining that Ukraine no longer has any air or missile defense. He is begging President Trump for more Patriot 3 missiles and the right for Ukraine to manufacture their own Patriot 3 missiles. The Gulf States are now aware they have little defense against Iranian ballistic missiles. At least 16 American bases in the Gulf have been rendered useless, destroyed by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones This included several billion dollars in high-tech interception radars. Saudi Arabia has claimed that 86% of its missile inventory has been expended. The Gulf States and other Middle Eastern American allies no longer have confidence that the US can protect them from Iranian attack. Their alliance with the U.S. is wavering.
The Ultimate Problem with Scientific Materialism
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- By Charles Creager, Jr.
The philosophical mindset of institutionalized science is that of absolute atheistic naturalistic materialism. It is fundamentally naturalistic because only naturalistic causes will be considered. It has almost become a determination to force naturalistic explanations on everything.
Inherently atheistic
It is atheistic because it fundamentally excludes God, as demonstrated by the reaction to intelligent design. It is fundamentally materialistic because only materialistic causes are considered. This is done despite Quantum Mechanical evidence to the contrary.
Saudi Arabia’s Iran War Dilemma
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Spreading Consequences of Persian Gulf War
On Saturday night, August 1, President Trump announced and posted on Truth Social that he had agreed to halt an extensive planned air and missile attack against Iran, following an alleged informal agreement by the Islamic Republic of Iran with a framework for “a peace deal.”
“The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II. Iran and other governments in the region asked the US ‘to hold off any attack’ because ‘the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to.’ The proposed agreement would include the ’Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT’ and ‘an end to Iran’s nuclear threat. Based on this request, I have agreed for the future benefit of the WORLD, and likewise the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, contingent on the parties being able to ‘rapidly make a DEAL.’ The country of Israel joins me in this commitment.”
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