War and Conflict

Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert: Beware of Islamic Terrorists "Trained to Act Hispanic"

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert is once again contributing to the public discourse, drawing connections between the attack during the Boston Marathon and immigration reform. On CSPAN's Washington Journal today, Gohmert, a Republican from East Texas, expressed concern over ethnicity-shifting terrorists aimin ... More >>

Ted Cruz Takes It As A Compliment When You Call Him a Crazy Wacko Bird

They called him crazy. And "crazy-pants," and "unhinged," and, at times, a "gay-hating conspiracy theorist." But when you call freshman Tea Party-darling Senator Ted Cruz any of those names, just understand that whilst you are merely boring, petty glue, he is rubber. Proudly crazy rubber. At a sp ... More >>

Muslim Hunting

David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

Old Crow Medicine Show

Thursday, November 29, at House of Blues

Last Chance to Get in Line for Rangers Playoff Tickets, Fingers Crossed, and Other Game Notes

It's Colby v. McCarthy tonight. Hang on.​Nice to see our sports columnist thinks the race for the AL West is "over." Still, though, coulda sworn the Rangers have 18 games left on the schedule, including three against the Angels at season's end; the magic number remains a far-from-over 17. Guess th ... More >>

North Texans For 9/11 Truth: Still Running Around in "Rabbit Hole" After All These Years

Photo by Erin WaltersThe North Texans for 9/11 Truth-ers riding in the 2009 MLK Day Parade down Martin Luther King Jr. BoulevardWith the decade anniversary of 9/11 almost here, there's been a run of stories in every media outlet, major and minor, about both the September 11 attacks and the decade th ... More >>

DPD Officer, Injured in Iraq, In Need of Help

DPD Officer Andrew Litz​This morning, KDFW ran a piece on Dallas Police Officer Andrew Litz, a 30-year-old assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division who came this close recently to having his utilities cut off. The reason: Litz hasn't been able to work for weeks, and, according to the department, ... More >>

Last Night: The Civil Wars and Rayland Baxter at The Texas Theater

The Civil Wars, Rayland Baxter Texas Theatre July 13, 2011 Better than: any other concert ever performed at the Texas Theatre.Taryn WalkerThe Civil Wars​The name The Civil Wars suggests that the two members, Joy Williams and John Paul White, are at odds with each other -- except the opposite is t ... More >>

Four Lions: The Funny Side of Terrorism.

Saudi Man Living in West Texas Arrested For "Attempted Use of Weapon of Mass Destruction"

​Moments ago, the Department of Justice announced that an investigation by the FBI's Dallas Joint Terrorism Task Force has led to the arrest of 20-year-old Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, who was born in Saudi Arabia but came to the United States in 2008 on a student visa so he could attend South Plains C ... More >>

For Trying to Blow Up Fountain Place, Hosam Smadi's Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

​It was late on September 24, 2009, that the U.S. Attorney's Office sent word that FBI agents had arrested then-19-year-old Hosam Maher Husein Smadi for plotting to blow up Fountain Place on Ross Avenue -- a plot intercepted by federal agents, who ultimately provided the Jordanian-born Smadi with ... More >>

Farouk Shami Flushes $10 Million Down the Toilet in Less Than Five Minutes

If today's University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll -- which had former Houston Mayor Bill White with a whopping 50-11 lead over Farouk Shami (30 percent claimed to be undecided) -- wasn't enough to hand the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to White, Shami ensured that the 10 million bucks he vowe ... More >>

Debra Medina Brings Momentum to Screeching Halt By Refusing to Take a Position on Who Was Behind the 9/11 Attacks

Just when it looked like Debra Medina could maybe possibly somehow sneak her way past Kay Bailey Hutchison into a runoff with Rick Perry for a chance to grab the Republican nomination in November's gubernatorial election, she melted down during an interview this morning with Glenn Beck, who questio ... More >>

Rob Viktum Looks To Cambodia, Sees Progress

In Federal Court Today, FBI Special Agent Lays Out Case Against Hosam Maher Smadi

The FBI says Hosam Maher Smadi made a video for Osama bin Laden. Problem is, it was recorded by an undercover FBI agent.​Moments ago, U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Ramirez ruled that there's probable cause to try 19-year-old Jordanian Hosam Maher Smadi for allegedly trying to blow up Fountain Place i ... More >>

The Horse Writer

Military Deserters Once Again Flock to Canada

Looks like this time they picked the wrong country.

Guantanamo's Final Days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms

Dem Southernfolkz Keep Feeling The Love, Talk About The War In Iraq

In Grapevine Today, Robert Gates Addressed "The Grim Reality of War"

But What About the Children?

Tom Jones

Errol Morris Cuts the Abu Ghraib MPs Some Slack in Standard Operating Procedure

Families of Slain Soldiers Bond Together to Bind Their Wounds

Writer on the Storm

Kristof speaks his mind

Morgan Spurlock Leaves No Gimmick Unturned with Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?

We'll Pass on the Multi-Perspective, Mega-Annoying Vantage Point

Morgan Spurlock's Beard

Sigh...

Buzz isn't buying conspiracy theories

The Keymaster

The War He Always Wanted

Lone Star SEAL

Luttrell brings controversy to Mesquite

Another Local Soldier Killed in Iraq -- on New Year's Day

On Christmas, a Soldier from Dallas Died in Iraq

O Holy Land Foundation

One Day in September

A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the Twin Towers

September Mourn

Gut feelings

Plano = soccer moms, SUVs...and anti-war protesters?

Fear of Flying

You may not want to see United 93, but you should

Zoo Keeper

Dallas artist Laray Polk explores Gaza

Fog of War

A group of veterans says John Kerry stretches the truth about his Vietnam service. Who can you believe? Who knows?

Best TV Sports Anchor

Dale Hansen, WFAA-TV Channel 8

Get on the Bus

For one fellow traveler, the road to an anti-war protest in Washington is paved with good intentions and bad politics

Trials and Tribulations

Documentary presents a case against Kissinger

War on War Books

Donald Miller has (re)written one of the best books on World War II, but will anyone care?

A Moving Feast

The effect of the September 11 attacks ripples through local entertainment

Terrorist's Cookbook

A manual tells terrorist recruits how--and why--they should wage unholy war

Better Safe

Crop dusters contend with a slew of post-attack regulations

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Buzz