Afghanistan

Democrats Meet to Organize Military Veterans Caucus

Republicans and Tea Party types say they respect the men and women of the military. If respect means wrapping yourself in the flag and sending young people off to die, so it is. Back home again, it's another story. Conservatives cracking down on social welfare spending hits veterans especially hard, ... More >>

Hated for Trying's New Punk Comp Cadence to Valor Supports Local Fallen Soldier

Rock Out for a Family's Future

Mitt Romney Accuses Obama of "Apology" for America After Attack in Libya

See also: Allen West Blames Obama For Libya AttackDuring his RNC speech, Mitt Romney mentioned Afghanistan like none times. But today, following the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and at the embassy in Cairo, where U.S. diplomats were killed, Romney decided it was a good time to get all D ... More >>

Scenes From a Rally: Obama in West Palm Beach

The earth didn't move nor did the seas part. But the idea that President Obama's supporters see the man as the Second Coming was never much more than a lie put forth by his enemies. The Obamanauts may be fervent, but what they see is the right man for the job. And the 6,000 souls who stood hours in ... More >>

Broward Woman Steals Identities of Active U.S. Marines, Nearly Scams $50K

As far as identity thieves go, Coral Springs resident Dorothy Boulin is among the scummiest.Last week, Boulin was sentenced to five years in prison and three years probation for running a scam that pilfered the social security numbers of U.S. Marines and filed fraudulent tax claims in their names.Co ... More >>

Allen West on Education: No More Feds, No More Unions

Congressman Allen West gave a 25-minute speech on his 2012 platform over the weekend -- expect more in the coming days. Today, though, we tackle education."Washington has a good day when it manages not to screw things up too badly. That is equally true when it comes to education. No one is well-serv ... More >>

Secret Service Investigating Terry Jones for Hanging Effigy of Obama Outside Gainesville Church

UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: We just finished an exclusive interview with Jones.UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: The Secret Service is investigating  Pastor Terry Jones' Dove World Outreach Center for hanging a dummy of President Barack Obama outside of its church."The Secret Service is aware of this inciden ... More >>

Allen West, Champion of Constitution, Says Chris Hayes' Free Speech Should Be Punished

MSNBC host Chris Hayes did something dangerous last weekend -- he tried to think. And Congressman Allen West isn't happy about it.In a weekend in which cable news channels filled hours of time with teary-eyed flag-waving, Hayes wanted to have a discussion about the word hero."It is very difficult to ... More >>

Failed Presidential Candidates Weighing in on Florida Senate Race

The Florida Senate race has gotten some national attention the past few days -- two of the Republican challengers to incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson got endorsements from people who used to be running for president.Republican George Lemieux received an endorsement from Herman Cain over the wee ... More >>

Allen West Confirms Americans Aren't Star Trek Characters, Rips on Occupy Movement

​If you're a constituent of Rep. Allen West -- or even if you aren't -- it's time to subscribe to the congressman's "Weekly Wrap-Up."The entertainment value is always on high, and it'll give you an idea of what West has been postulating over the last week -- like the time he dedicated a few lines ... More >>

Muslim Nezar Hamze Kept Out of Broward GOP Committee Amid "Pit of Discrimination"

Photo by Mike RiceNezar Hamze (left) across from local radio host "Joe Citizen" in a July protest outside a Margate mosque.​Nezar Hamze -- a Muslim and executive director of Florida's Council on American-Islamic Relations -- is no stranger to taking heat from right-wing politicos in Broward County ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Nuts Coming to Protest Soldier's Funeral Tonight

How to identify the creeps that will be showing up in Fort Pierce tonight​The Kansas crazies are coming.Westboro Baptist "Church" Pastor Fred Phelps tells New Times that the church's minions are coming to Fort Pierce tonight to protest the funeral of 24-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Christopher S ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Creeps Planning Florida Funeral Protest in Response to Proposed Bill

thegatewaypundit.comWestboro Baptist weirdos.​It looks like the Westboro Baptist "Church" is interpreting State Rep. Pat Rooney's military funeral buffer-zone bill as an invitation.The Kansas crazies haven't placed it on their public schedule yet, but the Palm Beach Post reports the "Thank God for ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Nuts May Be Met With Violence Unless Bill Passes, Sponsor Says

via Flickr user Burstein​State Rep. Pat Rooney is aware that everyone else on earth not related to the Phelps family of the Westboro Baptist "Church" thinks they're gang of lunatics.Aside from the previous reasons for his military funeral buffer-zone bill, Rep. Rooney has added another to the list ... More >>

"The Cha-Cha of a Camel Spider" at Florida Stage: A Stylistically Scattered Look at the Poetry of Politics

Allen West Interview: Florida Tea Party Favorite Talks About Islam and Donald Trump (Part 1)

Photo by Michael McElroy​The light is dim and smoky inside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8182 in Pompano Beach. Red, white, and blue slogans brighten the low walls and ceilings, urging patrons to "Thank a Vet" and to remember "Freedom Is Not Free." At the far end of the small, bunker-sized roo ... More >>

KBR Subsidiary Wins Contract to Build Trash Burner in Palm Beach

Flickr user: U.S. ArmyKBR has a horrific track record in Iraq.​Despite protests by union workers, environmentalists, and competitors, the Palm Beach County Commission yesterday handed one of its largest public works contracts to a company owned by controversial war contractor KBR.Acting as the Sol ... More >>

Sun-Sentinel: Terry Jones Qur'an Burning "Appalling"?

​The Sun-Sentinel has published an editorial that makes two points: (1) That Qur'an-burning Gainesville pastor Terry Jones bears no responsibility for the recent murders of U.N. workers and civilians in Afghanistan, and (2) that Jones' Qur'an-burning is "appalling." Wrongo, Sentinel. You can't hav ... More >>

Upper Room Gallery on Las Olas: How Do You Like Your Art -- With a Side of Social Justice?

Proceeds from bags made from recycled materials benefit victims of human trafficking.​Tucked into the corner of Las Olas Blvd. and Tarpon Drive sits Upper Room Gallery, an airy eclectic space with an understated store front -- easy to pass, though worth the stop. Lamps of bamboo and organic paper ... More >>

Four Places to Hide from Christmas in South Florida

alancleaver_2000I'd rather be doing karaoke!​Ahhh Christmas day...the smell of a Christmas tree in your house, opening presents, singing carols, sipping eggnog, laughing children....it's enough to make you want to lose your mind.  Christmas Eve is alright by me since it's usually a time to dr ... More >>

Campaign Flashback: In 2008, Allen West Feared Kidnapping Plot by Al Jazeera

Flickr photo by Gage Skidmore​Considering all the national story lines in the Ron Klein-Allen West showdown for Congress, it's surprising that no one has revisited the most bizarre episodes of the pair's 2008 clash. I'm referring to the moment in July 2008 when West, who was then an obscure candid ... More >>

Allen West Trained Muslim Fighters -- Before Declaring U.S. Must Fight Muslims

Flickr: South Florida Tea PartyWest (left) posing with tea party protesters, who admire his blunt style.​During his 2010 congressional campaign, Allen West has talked tough not just about terrorism but about the Muslim world. In a speech that gained national attention last month he charged that Is ... More >>

Two Jews Walk Into a War: Florida Stage Play Is Like Dumb & Dumber -- but Dumber, and Set in Kabul

Rep. Hastings Backs Off Helping Gays in Military, Digs at Obama

​Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) tried to help gays in the military, but says he has been forced to back off "due to pressure from some of my Congressional colleagues and from the White House." Yesterday, he withdrew his proposed amendment to H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropri ... More >>

South Florida Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorism

Guantánamo's Final Days

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

Armed Again

Indicted South Florida weapons dealer Efraim Diveroli keeps making millions from you and me.

Jug or Not

BSO takes the "fun" out of funbags

John McCain is all talk when it comes to supporting veterans

Packing a Tune

You'd never know he's an aspiring pop star, a massage therapist, and an accused arms dealer

Fight Abortion: Boycott The Sun-Sentinel

Spy Versus Why

Logic goes out with the intrigue in ho-hum "thriller" Traitor

No Country for Old Communists

Mikhail Gorbachev, at Seminole Hard Rock, tears down that hall

Split Decision

Our meal at Limoncello ended in a draw

Dissent for Sale

Opposition is a commodity in Sundance docs

This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun

It's getting harder and harder to find a "safe place" from war

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Letters for July 7-13, 2005

Now on Display

Now On Display

Now On Display

Now on Display

Cabaret Goldstein

No one is safe from a man with a song in his heart

Teaching to Tackle

Young footballers gamble on Gamble

The Antiwarriors

Riding shotgun with Broward County's tiny but angry peace movement

Hawking for Israel

South Florida reps push for war. But who are they pushing for?

Bowowow --yippyoyippyay!

The Norton Museum takes the phrase "dog days of summer" quite literally

Simply Smashing

Jen gets crabby and happy at the same time at a Fort Lauderdale seafood institution

Night & Day

November 20-26, 1997