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VV Daily Press
January 8, 2017

John Kerry: Un-American

Secretary of State John Kerry proved that he is un-American by his stance against Israel in the United Nations move to condemn Israel’s settlements wherein President Obama’s administration abstained from the vote. Of course, this is nothing new for Kerry or Obama since they are both anti-American.

Indeed, John Kerry demonstrated being anti-American when, as a member of the U.S. military, he came out against the Viet Nam war testifying against America before Congress. Since then, he became a U.S. Senator, married a wealthy business woman and continued undermining America.

Worse, Kerry stands with President Obama’s insidious legacy – with a Democrat Congress -- of war against America’s military, economy, healthcare, police, domestic security -- and national security -- by proliferating the rise of radical Islamic terrorism against America and the world.

Fortunately, the American people fought back and elected Donald Trump as the next president. Alas, with President Trump and a Republican Congress, we will survive, recover, be strong and prosper again with true freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
December 23, 2016

President Obama’s damage

President Obama is bent on doing as much damage to America as he can before leaving office. Indeed, his latest edicts, commutations and pardons are designed to inflict as much damage as possible to the oil industry and America’s domestic security.

Coupled with eight years of relentless attacks against America’s coal, oil and gas energy resources, releasing criminal predators upon the public, and his war against America’s police, he has recklessly inflicted untold damage against our society, our economy and our safety.

Worse, Mr. Obama has intentionally allowed open borders and sanctuary cities and marijuana to flourish, subjecting our people to increased gangs, crime, drugs, murder and the infection of our children without remorse.

Even worse, President Obama has inflicted deadly damage on our national security by blatantly allowing the proliferation of ISIS against the Middle East, America and the world by unleashing relentless attacks against Christians and humanity.

Alas, Obama’s last act of defiance will likely be to empty Guantanamo and to pardon blatant traitors Bergdahl, Manning and Snowden.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
December 19, 2016

Bergdahl pardon?

I believe deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who asked President Obama for a pardon, will in fact be pardoned by President Obama on his last day in office. Indeed it will be a national security travesty to pardon a traitor, as it was a far worse act of treason to trade five Taliban terrorist leaders for Bergdahl’s release. Surely, considering President Obama is responsible for the proliferation of ISIS and terrorism in the world, he will have been the enemy within during his eight years in office.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
October 5, 2016

Irresponsible liberal media

President Bush attempted to put a stop to the results, but Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and others stood in his way. Certainly, President Obama has exacerbated the insidious problem, which is leading to another, probably worse, housing and financial collapse.

Slamming Donald Trump comes as no surprise from the liberal media, but when they blindly endorse Hillary Clinton with her history of malfeasance, abuse of power and corruption, that hurts America and the people.

Indeed, the Los Angeles Times front page article, “Scope of Trump’s lies unmatched,” and their lengthy half page, “An easy decision: Hillary for president,” editorial endorsement overlooks Clinton’s devious and unlawful conflicts of interests record, that’s irresponsible free press.

Clearly, all the dominant liberal media follows suit with extreme political bias, and all have ignored the fact that Bill and Hillary Clinton are responsible for the 2008 housing and financial meltdown caused, not by Wall Street, but by Clinton’s administration forcing banks and mortgage lenders to give unaffordable home loans to unqualified home buyers.

America must have relief from all this, and the expansion of world terrorism caused by Obama and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump and a strong Republican Congress is our only hope.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Diego Union-Tribune
October 1, 2016

Presidential debate reaction

In the first Hillary Clinton – Donald Trump debate, each candidate displayed the roots of their character. Donald Trump was brash and to the point, and Hillary Clinton was condescending and arrogant.

The main different between them is that Trump is a very successful businessman, and Hillary Clinton is a slick politician with a history of political corruption, abuse of power and extreme greed.

In terms of their goals, Trump wants to save America and make it great again. Clinton expects a coronation as the first woman president and to rule as queen of America down the road to ruin.

What was missing from the debate, was the fact that Clinton and Obama are responsible for the proliferation of ISIS, and Russian aggression, and that Bill Clinton is responsible for the 2008 housing and financial collapse.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

Riverside Press Enterprise
September 30, 2016

Round one went as expected

The main different between them is that Trump is a very successful businessman, and Hillary Clinton is a slick politician with a history of political corruption, abuse of power and extreme greed.

In terms of their goals, Trump wants to save America and make it great again. Clinton expects a coronation as the first woman president and to rule as queen of America down the road to ruin.

What was missing from the debate, was the fact that Clinton and Obama are responsible for the proliferation of ISIS, nuclear weapons and Russian aggression, and that Bill Clinton is responsible for the 2008 housing and financial collapse.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
September 29, 2016
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Clinton - Trump debate

The main different between them is that Trump is a very successful businessman, and Hillary Clinton is a slick politician with a history of political corruption, abuse of power and extreme greed.

In terms of their goals, Trump wants to save America and make it great again. Clinton expects a coronation as the first woman president and to rule as queen of America down the road to ruin.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Times
September 27, 2016

Trump must save us from Clinton

Slamming Donald Trump is nothing new for the liberal media, but when it blindly endorse Hillary Clinton. who has a history of malfeasance, abuse of power and corruption, they hurt America and the people.

Clearly, all the dominant liberal media follows suit with extreme political bias, and all have ignored the fact that Bill and Hillary Clinton are responsible for the 2008 housing and financial meltdown. That’s right -- it was caused, not by Wall Street, but by Clinton’s administration forcing banks and mortgage lenders to give unaffordable home loans to unqualified home buyers.

President George W. Bush attempted to put a stop to the results, but congressmen Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and others stood in his way. Certainly, President Obama has exacerbated the insidious problem, which is leading to another, probably worse, housing and financial collapse.

America must have relief from all this and the expansion of world terrorism caused by Mr. Obama and Mrs. Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump and a strong Republican Congress are our only hope.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
June 16,2016

Hillary Clinton, absolute power

Hillary Clinton’s insidious career is replete with an obsessive drive for absolute power, from her conflicts of interest power grabs as first lady, to the Clinton Foundation, to running for president against Barrack Obama, to Obama’s Secretary of State, and her ultimate grab for absolute power as the first woman president of the United States.

Problem is, as Barrack Obama was the worst choice for the first black president of America – deeply damaging our country -- Hillary Clinton would be the worst choice for the first woman president – potentially damaging our country beyond repair and recovery.

Indeed, as it has always been known tyrants are developed on the premise that absolute power corrupts absolutely, Obama has proved the premise and now Clinton promises to join those absolutely destructive ranks.

Worse, President Obama has openly diminished our economy, domestic security and national security. Likewise, Hillary Clinton has unjustly enriched herself using her position of secretary of state, and she has criminally violated our national security with her personal emails.

Surely, the American people cannot be seduced into electing such a corrupt parasite. Particularly, when she intends to put her husband, Bill Clinton in charge of the economy. You know, the president Clinton who caused the economy to crash in 2008!

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Times
June 13, 2016

To save U.S., back Trump

Mitt Romney’s scathing remarks against Donald Trump’s competency to be president are hypocritical to say the least – particularly given that in 2012 Romney betrayed the Republican Party in his feckless presidential debate against President Obama.

Indeed, even though Obama lied about calling Benghazi a terror attack, his assertion that he did call it an act of terror was supported by highly partisan CNN debate moderator Candy Crowley -- without serious objection from Mr. Romney. This was a cowardly act proving he was no match for Mr. Obama. Clearly, Mr. Romney was not up to defeating Mr. Obama or stopping Mr. Obama’s corrosive path against our national security and economy.

Surely, Donald Trump is a political phenomenon in this 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, but he has what it takes to win and recover our economy and domestic security. However, and America’s chances will be seriously reduced if disorganized Republican leaders don’t get their act together, defeat Clinton and increase Republican control of Congress.

Alas, if they don’t it will be a cowardly betrayal of America and our people. I wasted my vote for Mr. Romney in 2012. My vote for Mr. Trump will not be wasted.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

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Mitt Romney’s Republican Party betrayal

Mitt Romney’s scathing remarks against Donald Trump’s competency to be president are hypocritical to say the least, particularly when Mr. Romney betrayed the Republican Party in his feckless 2012 presidential debate against President Obama regarding the Benghazi terrorist attack.

Indeed, even though Obama lied about calling Benghazi a terror attack, supported by his administration, including secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, his assertion that he did call it an act of terror, was supported by highly partisan CNN debate moderator, Candy Crowley, without serious objection from Romney.

Clearly, it was a cowardly act proving he was no match for President Obama, which throughout the campaign was a betrayal of the Republican Party and the American people. Certainly, Romney was not up to defeating Obama and stopping Obama’s corrosive path against our national security, our domestic security and our economy.

Surely, Donald Trump is a political phenomenon in this 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, but he has what it takes to win and recover our economy, national security and domestic security. However, his chances and America’s chances will be seriously reduced if seriously disorganized Republican leaders don’t get their act together, defeat Clinton and increase Republican control of Congress.

Alas, if they don’t it will be a cowardly betrayal of America and our people. I wasted my vote for Romney in 2012. My vote for Trump will not be wasted….

VV Daily Press
June 9, 2016

Rising threats, shrinking military

Bret Bair’s Fox News Special Report regarding America’s Rising Threat, Shrinking Military is a comprehensive dire warning about President Obama’s perilous national security legacy of causing the rise of violence and terrorism in the world, dangerously shrinking our military, and the rising of threats to America from, Russia, China and North Korea.

Indeed, because of President Obama’s long record of divisions -- attacking our society, our economy and our freedoms -- and his overall contempt for America, supported by the liberal media and Democrat Party, he has recklessly placed our country and our people in extreme debt and danger.

Therefore, at the end of his destructive terms in office, he must be replaced by a strong, qualified Republican patriot in the November presidential election. At this time, the nominee to restore America is Donald Trump.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
March 7, 2016

The next president

Re: “GOP has more to lose than gain” … Absolutely. Who will be elected president in 2016?

Considering the probable nominees, it doesn’t look good for America. Clinton or Trump? No!

Unfortunately, too may clueless and indoctrinated voters influenced by biased media will go along with lemming voter-assisted suicide, one way or the other. Why? It already happened with two-term President Obama: Social, political, economic, domestic and national security disaster.

Worse, the state of the Republican Party, Democrat Party and outsiders in the presidential election have created a Trump-driven, ringmaster-cheapened political circus with ugly side-shows, making it painfully clear that America is steeped in election trouble.

The news media, of course, are exacerbating the dilemma. Surely, It’s time for voters to get our act together and promote real democracy wherein we decide, not the personal power hungry narcissistic fools running our country into the ground….

Sen. Rubio or Sen. Cruz are OK alternatives, particularly against a Corrupt Hillary Clinton or a grumpy old socialist, Bernie Sanders.

However, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is the only grounded, qualified candidate with the character, integrity and deeply proven federal and state government experience to pull our country together against government self-destruction, economic ruin and terrorism.

Question is, can exasperated Republicans make the smart move to expel Trump from the nominations and make the right move? Our future will depend upon it.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

NewsMax Magazine
March 2016 issue

Obama’s legacy

President Obama does not live in our American universe, but in his own world of legacy-seeking deceit, distraction, abuse of power and chaos regardless of the social, political, economic, domestic and national security damage inflicted upon our nation. On the other hand, that appears to be exactly what he wants.
(“Obama’s last stand,”) January.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Riverside Press-Enterprise
March 3, 2016

Kasich our last chance

Who will be elected president in 2016? Considering the probable nominees, it doesn’t look good for America. Clinton or Trump? No!

Unfortunately, too may clueless and indoctrinated voters influenced by biased media will go along with lemming voter-assisted suicide. Why? It already happened with two-term President Obama: Social, political, economic, domestic and national security disasters.

The news media, of course, are exacerbating the dilemma. It’s time for voters to get our act together and promote real democracy wherein we decide -- not the personal power-hungry narcissistic fools running our country into the ground….

Sen. Rubio or Sen. Cruz are OK alternatives, particularly against Corrupt Hillary Clinton or socialist Bernie Sanders.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
February 29, 2016

Apple vs. America

Apple’s refusal to co-operate with the FBI regarding the encrypted phone records of the San Bernardino, CA terrorists is simply un-patriotic and un-American.

Particularly, in the insidious climate of national security failures created by President Obama’s dereliction of duty over the past seven years of fundamentally and dangerously transforming America.

Surely, Apple and all American tech companies should be working hard with our domestic and national security officials to prevent terrorist attacks, and to attack terrorists working to hack and attack us, our government, businesses, power grids and our freedom.

Indeed, President Obama is directly responsible for the rise and proliferation of al-Qaeda, ISIS and terrorism in the Middle-East, America and throughout the world – and the criminal invasion across our borders -- which are tantamount to treason.

Clearly, if it were not for this climate of treason, there would have been no post-2008 traitors such as the terrorist attacks in America at Fort Hood, Texas, San Bernardino – and no traitors such as Manning and Snowden – or the aggression of Russia, North Korea and China – or peace with Communist Cuba.

Alas, the liberal media should be ashamed for supporting the treasonous, as should Hollywood for supporting the government-caused fall of the economy, and Oliver Stone for his un-American activities and for glorifying Traitor Edward Snowden.

Enough! Voters must wise-up and elect a patriotic Republican president and Congress in the 2016 elections. For our survival….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
January 26, 2016

Obama’s Iran scam

President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry have taken a giant step backward in giving the terrorist state of Iran everything they want, with nothing in return but seriously reducing our national security. Indeed, our naval patrol boats unintentionally straying into Iranian waters gave the president exactly what he needed to complete the national security nightmare deal with Iran.

Clearly, it wasn’t enough sucking-up to Iran for releasing our humiliated sailors. No, President Obama and his Secretary of State stooge Kerry seized the moment, gave away the farm and bowed-down to terrorist Iran in the worst of ways, by making another unbalanced exchange for U.S. prisoners, removing all sanctions, releasing $billions in funds, and finalizing the phony nuclear deal.

Which, of course, puts Israel, America and the world in ever-greater danger -- leaves our long-held FBI agent hostage in Iran -- and by releasing Guantanamo terrorists, Mr. Obama continues to exacerbate the damage to our overall national security. Clearly, coupled with laying America bare to terrorism, President “Osama” Obama’s insidious pursuit of his warped legacy is simply insane….

Alas, January 2017 can’t come soon enough, hopefully without the scurrilous corruption of Clinton….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Diego Union-Tribune
January 18, 2016

Sean Penn should be ashamed of his actions

Sean Penn is at least a three-strike traitor and should be in jail or worse. Over time, he has aided and comforted our enemies, Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez, and now the current infamous drug lord -- with impunity -- simply because he’s a so-called talented Hollywood actor.

Problem is, he has been an arrogant, un-American bad actor who, unfortunately, represents the infected, self-absorbed arrogance of Hollywood’s sick manipulation of America’s movie-going mind -- Kick-start the Golden Globes and the warped deceit of the mindless award season…

Daniel B. Jeffs Carlsbad

VV Daily Press
January 17, 2016

Sean Penn is a traitor

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Prees
January 11, 2016

Obama’s chaos 2016

President Obama’s latest unconstitutional executive orders against gun owners and the Second Amendment comes as no surprise. Clearly, Mr. Obama’s staged phony tears over mass murders of children were certainly lacking when he conveniently stopped to meet with families of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, while on his way to an extended vacation in Hawaii.

Surely, his legacy-building history of unlawful executive orders and edicts have been tantamount to treason. Indeed, President Obama has been on a campaign of creating chaos in America since he took office in 2008, which is consistent with Saul Alinsky’s socialist Rules for Radicals, which Hillary Clinton ascribed to in her college thesis. Certainly, they have both betrayed America’s national security time after time in dealing with Islamic terrorism

What America must realize is that the Middle East has been in a war of Sunni vs. Shiite tribal savagery for centuries, which is now coming to a head between the Saudi Sunni and Iranian Shia. Lest we forget, we backed Sunni Saddam Hussein when he went to war with Iranian Shia and only took him on when he invaded Kuwait.

Then it all went under because Iran exploited Iraq and the nation building didn’t work. Extreme Islamists like al-Qaeda and ISIS simply exacerbates everything against their common infidel enemies, America and the West. Thus we’re caught in the middle of the war of savages. Meanwhile we must elect a strong Republican president and Congress, vigorously defend ourselves at all costs, and hope the Islamic terrorists destroy themselves.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
January 8, 2016

Clinton election would be suicide

We are the American people!

President Obama is a rogue, lawless president, blatantly abusing his executive power, circumventing the Constitution, and contaminating most, if not all, departments of our government -- primarily the DOD, DOJ, EPA, FCC, Homeland Security and the Bureau of Prisons -- which have severely weakened our domestic and national security.

And that, for lack of a better term -- exacerbating the terrorist threat in an era of escalating terrorism -- is recklessly un-American, tantamount to treason.

Indeed, replacing President Obama with Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election would be voter-assisted suicide for our nation.

Therefore, our duty as voters is to elect a highly qualified Republican patriotic dynamic duo from the field of candidates: Sen. Rubio, Gov. Christie, Gov. Kasich and Carly Fiorina as president and vice president to save and recover the United States of America, as intended by our Founders….

Regardless, we will have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year of determination, simply because we are the American people….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
January 1, 2016

Presidential candidates

Donald Trump is loose cannon, exploiting American angst, oblivious to Putin’s aggression.

Hillary Clinton and President Obama are the team who disassembled the Middle East, abandoned Israel, the Ukraine, NATO and surrendered to terrorism.

Indeed, Obama reduced our nuclear power 90 percent from Reagan’s 15,000 warheads to 1,500, while making a bad deal allowing Iran to become a nuclear weapons power, assisted by Putin, leading to the potential of nuclear war.

Clearly, America has reached critical mass, and the 2016 Presidential election is vital to our survival, meaning the direction of leadership must be turned around. But not by a dangerous Donald Trump or a corrupt Hillary Clinton.

Which leaves the right choices against terrorism and for the economy to the voters -- who must elect a presidential team such as Rubio, Fiorina, Cruz, Kasich, Christie and Huckabee -- or any dynamic duo thereof -- including a draft of Romney -- to lead us to safety, security and prosperity.

And a Congress to aggressively represent the best interests of the American people, instead of their own selfish interests….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

NEWSMAX Magazine
January 2016 Issue

Close the borders

With the madness of terrorism out of control in the world, it has now become a foregone conclusion that President Obama is resigned to leaving America vulnerable to inevitable ISIS attacks on our homeland.

Therefore, Congress must take action to slam the doors on our borders with Canada and Mexico, and to stop all refugees and immigration from other countries to protect our nation from the evil of ISIS.

Of course that means no refugees from Syria or anywhere until ISIS and all of our enemies are defeated. When it’s a matter of them or us, we must prevail with whatever it takes, as we have always done.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Times
December 28, 2015

In 2016, vote for strength, prosperity

Donald Trump is loose cannon, exploiting American angst, and he is oblivious to Russian President Putin’s aggression. Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Obama are the team that disassembled the Middle East and abandoned Israel, Ukraine and NATO, while surrendering to terrorism.

Indeed, Mr. Obama reduced our nuclear power by 90 percent( from Ronald Reagan’s 15,000 warheads we are now at 1,500) while making a bad deal that will allow Iran to become a nuclear-weapons power assisted by Putin. This will lead to the potential of nuclear war.

Clearly, America has reached critical mass, and the 2016 Presidential election is vital to our survival. The direction of leadership must be turned around, but not by a dangerous Donald Trump or a corrupt Hillary Clinton.

That leaves the right choices against terrorism and for the economy to the voters, who must elect a presidential team from candidates such as Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee to lead us to safety, security and prosperity.

We also need a Congress that will aggressively represent the best interests of the American people rather than its own selfish interests….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
December 27, 2015

Obama’s legacy

President Obama is simply a phony president, deceiving the American people during his entire time in office, from Obamacare to global warming, from social engineering to the economy, from his limp responses to Russia’s aggression to being aloof to fighting terrorism.

Indeed, Mr. Obama’s meeting with the families of the San Bernardino terror victims is a matter indifference and convenience, little more than a pit stop on his way to a family vacation in Hawaii, all the while being obsessed by finishing his legacy.

Worse, our nation will be in unnecessary peril until he leaves office. Coupled with the 90’s corrosive counterculture Clinton administration, President Obama’s cultural abscess has been exacerbated by social divisions, abdicating his duty to domestic and national security.

All, while being oblivious to our fearful nation, steeped in uncertainty….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Bernardino Sun
December 27, 2015

Proud of police response to SB attack

As a San Bernardino County resident and retired law enforcement officer with 41 years of service with the Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Departments and the criminal justice system, I am proud of the immediate and courageous response of San Bernardino Police Department to the terrorist attack killing 14 people, injuring 21. And for the rapid follow-up investigation resulting in the deaths of the two terrorists.

I am also grateful for the other law enforcement agencies who assisted in the response, and for the intense, ongoing FBI investigation. However, I am deeply concerned for my family and fellow citizens.

Indeed, the San Bernardino terrorist attack highlights President Obama’s feckless lack of an aggressive plan against terrorism. In the aftermath of the San Bernardino massacre, President Obama’s speech to the country was little more than meaningless babble masking the fact that he wants to disarm Americans more than prevailing against terrorism.

The Obama administration has grossly failed America’s national and domestic security by reducing our military strength, allowing the proliferation of ISIS, not enforcing border security and conducting an unjust war against our police, diminishing our domestic security.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
December 22, 2015

Trump and the GOP

Donald Trump is political suicide for the Republican Party.

Following Donald Trump’s rise as a potential Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election has gone from fresh conservative vigor to the inescapable conclusion that Trump as the Republican nominee would amount to political suicide for the Republican Party with dire consequences for our nation.

Indeed, it is certainly understandable that President Obama’s abuse of power and his feckless leadership have had a corrosive effect on America’s social, political and economic health, exacerbated by his dangerous irresponsibility in dealing with the growing terrorist threats to our national and domestic security.

However, Donald Trump -- the extreme antithesis to President Obama -- is not the answer. Though Trump talks tough and says what he knows his growing followers want to hear, he simply doesn’t have the temperament or the character to safely and responsibly lead our country.

Clearly, a president Trump would throw fuel on the fires of terrorism against America.

Instead, conservative, moderates and independents should support candidates such as a team of Sen. Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina for strong, clearheaded leadership to support and defend our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic -- and to protect the American people.

Surely, the alternative of a president Hillary Clinton is an unacceptable risk. The cynical questions is, there might be a Trump-Ross Perot deception-effect in play, which would hand the presidency to Hillary whether Trump is the Republican nominee or not….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
December 18, 2015

Obama’s lack of a plan

As a San Bernardino County resident and retired law enforcement officer with 41 years of service with the Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Departments and the criminal justice system, I am proud of the immediate and courageous response of San Bernardino Police Department to the terrorist attack and massacre of 14 people – injuring 21 others – who were gathered at a County building in the City.

And for the rapid follow-up investigation resulting in the deaths of the two terrorists. I am also grateful for the other law enforcement agencies who assisted in the response, and for the intense, ongoing FBI investigation.

However, I am deeply concerned for my family and fellow citizens. Indeed, the San Bernardino terrorist attack highlights President Obama’s feckless lack of an aggressive plan against terrorism. Indeed, in the aftermath of the San Bernardino massacre, President Obama’s speech to the country was little more than meaningless babble masking the fact that he wants to disarm Americans more than prevailing against terrorism.

Clearly, American citizens are arming themselves for defense against criminals and terrorists, and for good reasons. The Obama administration has grossly failed America’s national and domestic security by reducing our military strength, allowing the proliferation of ISIS, not enforcing border security and the unchecked flow of illegal aliens including criminals and drugs – and conducting an unjust war against our police, diminishing our domestic security.

Hopefully, the next president will be a real commander in chief rather than a dangerous imposter who put his ideology above our safety, our society, our economy and the future of America.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
December 14, 2015

Obama wants to disarm us

President Obama’s meaningless babble masks the fact that he wants to disarm Americans more than prevailing against terrorism.

American citizens are arming themselves for defense against criminals and terrorists, and for good reasons. The Obama administration has grossly failed America’s domestic and national security by not enforcing border security and the unchecked flow of illegal aliens including criminals and drugs – and conducting an unjust war against our police, diminishing our domestic security.

Indeed, President Obama’s feckless foreign policy, apologizing and criticizing America, weakening our military, and exacerbating Islamic terrorism causing the proliferation of ISIS and threats from Iran is increasing the clear and present danger to our homeland, the West and the World. Surely, what needs to end is the era of President Obama’s damage to our security, society, our economy and our future.

And that ideology and philosophy of promoting the climate change hustle and disarming Americans must end with the end of Mr. Obama’s second term in office…. Meanwhile Americans must be able to exercise their rights to self-defense against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Clearly, in 2016, voters must elect a president who will be a patriot commander in chief. Not a hapless damager in chief.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
December 4, 2015

Tax and regulation nation

California Governor Brown and President Obama are the amoral poster governor and president for putting our already over-taxed and over-regulated state and nation into overdrive during their corrosive terms in office. Indeed, coupled with an un-American Socialist-Democrat-controlled Legislature and Congress, they have caused overwhelming damage to businesses, the economy and the American people.

Worse, Brown and Obama have recklessly diminished our domestic and national security, with open borders, sanctuary cities, reduced military, and wars against the police. And both continue promoting the climate change hustle, by taxing the economy and our lives. Even worse, while President is responsible for the proliferation of ISIS and terrorism, he blames it on climate change and travels the world criticizing America for everything.

Clearly, our only solution rests with voters, who until now have been dominated by indoctrinated liberals -- who carelessly rubberstamp the personal power of the enemy within -- blindly committing social, political, moral and economic suicide, taking the rest of us with them. Hopefully, enough damage will wake them up to defending themselves, surviving, recovering and prospering by changing and reducing government to no more than we need.

It is now a matter of life and death….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
December 1, 2015

County’s refugee awareness

Slam the door to terrorists and criminals in California

President Obama urging America to open its arms to Syrian refugees and “….lift them up” is a profound hypocrisy after letting Syrians down in the Syrian civil war creating ISIS and the devastation that followed including the terrorist attacks in Paris. Indeed, California leads the states in Backing the president’s efforts.

Therefore, Governor Brown welcoming the most Syrian refugees of any state since the civil war broke out in 2011 comes as no surprise. Furthermore, California has the open door policy to refugees and illegal immigrants, inviting whatever evils that come along with them, from criminals to gangs, to drug smuggling, to human trafficking, and terrorists.

Worse, regardless of the Syrian refugee connection to the Paris terrorist attacks -- and most state governors refusing to accept Syrian refugees -- Governor Brown vowed to work with President Obama in accepting them, leaving our San Bernardino County unaware of most refugees who enter the County.

Even worse, like the illegal alien criminal who murdered a Californian U.S. citizen in San Francisco, with little or no protest from Californians, one wonders how far the controlling Democrat liberal infection here will affect the prevention of ISIS attacks in California, including San Bernardino County and our high desert communities….

It’s past time to slam the door to terrorists and criminals in California and America….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
November 24, 2015

Syrian refugees

Terrorist treachery in Paris. Ten thousand Syrian refugees here?

The tragedy of ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris highlights the alarming advances of fanatical Islamic treachery in the West, furthering their march toward an unencumbered virtual reality of convert or die world domination against infidels.

Worse, the infectious spread of ISIS Sunni’s in the Middle East, coupled with competing terrorism from Iranian and Syrian Shiites, backed by Russia, foments historical tribal struggles which can easily metastasize into a coordinated effort against the great Satan – America!

Exacerbated by President Obama’s incompetent foreign policy, America’s historic role of power in keeping world peace has been compromised by weakness in the Obama administration’s, preoccupation with personal power and the blind pursuit of a legacy….

All of which, coupled with Mr. Obama’s abdication of responsibility, undermining our energy resources, lack of cyber security, Edward Snowden’s treason -- reduced military defense, national security, domestic security – and 7 years of open borders, leaves our country openly vulnerable to terrorism.

Indeed, the inescapable conclusion: Exacerbated by President Obama recklessly accepting 10,000 refugees here -- terrorist included -- adds to ISIS already being here, everywhere and ready to roll….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
November 17, 2015

America in peril

President Obama made it painfully clear when he helped remove the dictators of Egypt and Libya and encouraged the Arab Spring to spread throughout the Middle East, that he would do nothing about the proliferation of terrorism when he neglected to stop the spread of ISIS from Syria into Iraq.

Furthermore, Mr. Obama endorsed Morsi as president of Egypt, and with it, the Muslim Brotherhood, which resulted in the expansion of al-Qaeda and the entry of ISIS into Egypt -- and most probably, resulted in the bombing of the Russian airliner.

Surely, President Obama is simply not dealing with the aggression and threats from ISIS, Iran or Russia, which creates more and more danger for the world. Most certainly, his unabated incompetence has failed our national and domestic security, which places America in grave, ever-increasing peril.

Alas, the president’s feckless administration is in the last round of a legacy that has done serious damage by reducing America to a quasi-socialist state pushing a superficial society of selfish interests, social aggression, political chaos, and economic instability – a perfect handover to a Saul Alinsky-loving first woman president by the name of Hillary Clinton.

That is, if American voters, let it happen….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Diego Union Tribune
November 16. 2015

Terrorist treachery in Paris -- Ten thousand Syrian refugees here?

President Obama’s incompetent foreign policy, America’s historic role of power in keeping world peace has been compromised.

Exacerbated by President Obama recklessly accepting ten thousand Syrian refugees here -- terrorist included -- adds to ISIS already being here, everywhere and ready to roll….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

(Original Letter)

Terrorist treachery in Paris -- Ten thousand Syrian refugees here?

Indeed, the inescapable conclusion: Exacerbated by President Obama recklessly accepting ten thousand Syrian refugees here -- terrorist included -- adds to ISIS already being here, everywhere and ready to roll….

Riverside Press Enterprise
November 14, 2015

Border control needed

The debate between GOP presidential contenders Donald Trump and Jeb Bush over deporting 12 million illegal immigrants is a moot point, particularly when the fundamental problem has been the lack of border security since President Reagan granted amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants with the understanding that there would be border security.

Of course, it has become painfully clear that the border was not secured -- coupled with years of feckless attempts at immigration reform -- resulting in the 12 million or more illegal immigrants in America.

And illegal immigration is growing at an alarming rate. Currently, this is because of President Obama’s continued record of little or no border enforcement, unsuccessful deportations, and his attempt to grant amnesty to 5 million illegals.

Ironically, Mr. Trump’s suggestion to build a border wall would go a long way to solving the problem, particularly because of the increasing threats to our domestic and national security in this age of crime and terrorism.

After all, it is a significant responsibility of the president to resolve problems – and President Obama creates problems, yet resolves none, which is also Hillary Clinton’s main problem….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
September 2, 2015

The war on law enforcement’s latest casualty

The ugly ambush and assassination of Deputy Darren Goforth continues the war against police by murderous gangsters throughout the nation.

It is a result of the counter culture revolution of the 1960’s, intensified by riots, perpetuated by gangster rappers led by those like Tupac Shakur inciting the assassination of cops, exacerbated by people like former Attorney General Eric Holder and Al Sharpton.

I know this from 41-years of service in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. I am deeply concerned for my friends, family, community, state and country.

Indeed, since President Obama’s election, promising to fundamentally transform America, he has pushed our already damaged nation further down a social, political and economic road to legacy-seeking ruin at hyper-speed.

Sadly, America has been deeply infected by the socialist cancer carried by the far-Left’s extremists’ tyranny of the minority, and the miseducation of our students by indoctrination.

Together with severely weakening our national security in the face of a growing world of terrorism, and the police -- our first line of defense -- our future looks desperately grim.

Hopefully, the people will wake up, and the silent majority will speak up and work to turn it all around – for our survival – and return to what America really means. God bless Deputy Goforth’s family and his memory. We must not let his tragic death and all the others be forgotten.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Times
August 31, 2015

Obama silent on police murder

The unconscionable ambush assassination of Houston Deputy Darren Goforth this week continues the war against police by murderous gangsters throughout the nation. This war is a result of the counter culture revolution of the 1960’s, intensified by riots, and perpetuated by gangster rappers such as Tupac Shakur that incited the execution of cops. It has been exacerbated by President Obama’s former Attorney Gen Eric H. Holder Jr. and the Rev. Al Sharpton whose actions against local and state law enforcement failed to condemn the escalating the black-against-black gang murders.

I know this from 41-years of service in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, beginning in 1960. I am deeply concerned for the safety of my friends, family, community, state and country. Indeed, since the 2008 presidential election, prior to which Mr. Obama promised to fundamentally transform America, our president has pushed our already damaged nation further and further down a social, political and economic road to ruin. He seeks a legacy at all costs.

Sadly, America has been deeply infected by the socialist cancer of the far left. The miseducation of our students by indoctrination has robbed our next generation of a real education. The current administration continues to move to severely weaken our national security even as we face the global spread of terrorism. Our future looks desperately grim.

Hopefully, the people will wake up, and the silent majority will find its voice prior to next year’s presidential election. It must do so for our survival and in order to return to America to its roots.

Mr. Obama spoke out against the murder late last year of the two New York Police Department officers, but he has yet to condemn Deputy Goforth’s assassination. The silence is deafening. God bless Deputy Goforth’s family and his memory. We must not let his tragic death and all the others be forgotten.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
July 21, 2015

Terror in Tennessee

The terrorist attack in Tennessee is making it painfully clear that President Obama’s ambivalence to the deadly reality of the immediate and growing danger to America from Islamic terrorists -- including the threat from within -- is putting our nation in peril and endangering our people. Indeed, treating terrorist attacks such as Fort Hood, the Boston Marathon, Texas and others as work place violence and crimes rather than blatant terrorism is a serious dereliction of duty.

Coupled the Obama administration’s direct complicity in the lack of border security, the fall of the Middle East to terrorists, capitulating to Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons -- our failing national defense and security -- and pursuing his ideological “Internet Neutrality” to limit conservative speech instead of having his FCC, FBI, CIA and Homeland Security vigorously defend against terrorism, Russia and China’s cyber-attacks against us -- is indefensible and un-American.

Alas, Hillary Clinton would do no better – probably worse, considering her complicity in failed foreign policy.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
July 18, 2015

America cannot ignore threat of Islamic terrorism

Re: “Four Marines slain, may be an act of terror” [Front page, July 17}. The terrorist attack in Tennessee is making it painfully clear that President Obama’s ambivalence to the deadly reality of the immediate and growing danger to America from Islamic terrorists -- including the threat from within -- is putting our nation in peril and endangering our people.

Indeed, treating terrorist attacks such as Fort Hood, the Boston Marathon, Garland,Texas and others as work place violence and crimes rather than blatant terrorism is a serious dereliction of duty.

Coupled the Obama administration’s direct complicity in the lack of border security, the fall of the Middle East to terrorists, capitulating to Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, our failing national defense and security and pursuing his ideological Internet neutrality instead of having the government vigorously defend against terrorism and Russia and China’s cyber-attacks against us.

It is indefensible and un-American.

Alas, Hillary Clinton would do no better – probably worse, considering her complicity in failed foreign policy.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
July 17, 2015

City kills innocent woman

As a retired law enforcement officer, I am outraged by San Francisco’s insidious sanctuary policy that caused the murder of an innocent young woman at the hands of a habitual criminal alien with 7 felony convictions and 5 deportations, who was released by San Francisco authorities after felony drug charges were dropped, refusing to honor an ICE hold placed on him.

It’s bad enough that California’s open door to illegal aliens is costing taxpaying citizens $billions to provide education, healthcare, housing and welfare – much more in terms of crime and drugs – exacerbated by President Obama’s open border failure to protect our citizens from the predators. Legal pursuit of citizenship notwithstanding, it’s time to slam the door on the invasion.

Indeed, San Francisco is as guilty as the heinous shooter, and should be held responsible. The murderer should be convicted and sentenced to death. Even though he won’t be executed, at least he will serve life without parole, which is redundant as is San Francisco and the feckless State of California, in dire need of a complete social, political and economic overhaul….

Alas, the loss of this precious life is sad and unforgiveable.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
June 19, 2015

Obama’s policy conflicts

President Obama has made it abundantly clear that his foreign policy is no policy -- but taking a dangerous path to eliminating American power and influence in a world of aggressive nations and Jihadist terrorism – diminishing our military defenses and sacrificing our national security.

In stark contrast, President Obama has made it painfully clear that his domestic policy is replete with the abuse of executive authority, orders and edicts, regardless of constitutional limitations, the law and the consequences.

Indeed, his latest EPA edict is to seize control of millions of acres of private land water rights. Coupled with his costly war against global warming and the police, our domestic security in serious peril.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
June 7, 2015
(Lead letter)

The TSA’s usefulness

Re: “Time for the TSA to go?.” Opinion, June 5

It is highly disturbing and unacceptable that Transportation Security Administration agents failed to detect 95% of firearms and explosives concealed by operatives in tests.

Worse, the TSA director was reassigned rather than removed from government employment. The solution, of course, is to remove the costly bureaucracy and layers of useless administration impeding Homeland Security and the TSA. Surely, there is no place for bloated, over-reaching incompetency, abuse of authority or dereliction of duty from those responsible for our national security.

In terms of the TSA, it should be replaced by airport security divisions of local law enforcement -- such as the airport police covering Los Angeles airports -- which could be extended to passenger screening and complete security at airports. Our security demands it.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
May 17, 2015

Bravo for stance

USA TODAY's May 6th editorial concluding that, "At a moment in history when terrorism is close to inevitable, the lesson from Texas is that only fools invite it while wiser men prepare," is a vital lesson that should be heeded by the ideological fools who provoked the terrorist attack in Garland, Texas, and everywhere.

Indeed, rather than being prepared, President Obama's foolish foreign policy and intentional national security and defense weakness has invited and provoked the rapid growth and spread of terrorism throughout the world. And surely, his lack of support of our police is deeply troubling.

Thankfully, the editorial went on to commend the alert Texas police officer who killed the two terrorists before they reached their target and saved countless lives. Fortunately, suggesting that he should be cloned isn't really necessary because the police are prepared to protect and serve as our first line of defense.

I know this as a retired sheriff's sergeant, detective personnel officer and academy instructor with 41 years of service.

Bravo, USA TODAY. Keep it up and lighten-up on the liberal bent. It's unbecoming for the nation's newspaper.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
May 3, 2015

Rioters respond to mayor (unedited)

As a retired law enforcement officer with 41 years of experience in the criminal justice system, including the Watts Riot, I am appalled by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake giving “space” -- license to those demonstrating about the tragic death of Freddie Gray -- “to destroy.”

Indeed, Mayor Rawlings-Blake’s unconscionable behavior spurred cause to inciting riots, looting businesses, burning 15 buildings and 144 vehicles – including police cars – and seriously injuring 15 police officers with rocks the size of tennis balls. Five officers are still hospitalized.

Further, it was tantamount to the reckless behavior of President Obama’s counselor on race-relations, Al Sharpton inciting riots in Ferguson, Missouri, New York Mayor de Blasio doing the same, resulting in the assassinations of two New York police officers, and President Obama himself causing division against the police and being late in condemning the violence of rioters.

Clearly, the rioters in Baltimore throwing rocks were assaults with deadly weapons, which could have lawfully resulted in police firing upon the rock-throwers in self-defense. Alas, my heart goes out to the brave police, our first line of defense, and to the brave, responsible mother who physically disciplined her son for throwing rocks.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
April 30, 2015

Baltimore mayor’s role in rioting

Indeed, Mayor Rawlings-Blake’s unconscionable behavior spurred riots, looting businesses, burning 15 buildings and 144 vehicles – including police cars – and seriously injuring 15 police officers with rocks the size of tennis balls, 5 of whom are still hospitalized.

Further, it was tantamount to the reckless behavior of President Obama’s counselor on race-relations, Al Sharpton, inciting riots in Ferguson, Mo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio doing the same, resulting in the assassinations of two New York police officers, and President Obama himself causing division against the police and being late in condemning the violence of rioters.

Clearly, the rioters in Baltimore throwing rocks were assaults with deadly weapons, which could have lawfully resulted in police defending themselves.

Alas, my heart goes out to the brave police, our first line of defense, and to the brave, responsible mother who physically disciplined her son for being involved in the riot and throwing rocks.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
April 29, 2015

Limit government (unedited)

Preceded by government growth under Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, the 16th income tax Amendment, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson, six years of the Obama administration’s government growth, debt, abuse of power, abject domestic and foreign policy failure -- backed by the liberal media and blind allegiance of a Democrat Congress -- have metastasized the tumors of liberal government growth into a terminal case of social, political, economic and national security cancer.

Even though there was a revival under President Reagan, the Newt Gingrich congressional Contract with America, and the American people have since elected another Republican Congress to fight the liberal disease, President Obama has made it painfully clear that he will not be deterred from finishing his legacy terms in office, regardless of the consequences, which are forthcoming social, political, economic and national security disasters.

There is but one cure for these cancers, and that is to significantly reduce and limit the size, scope and power of government over our lives, by electing a president and vice-president, and tougher Republican Congress to take on the extremely difficult jobs of real leadership, undeterred – which will take a full two terms -- with a follow-up presidency and Congress.

Indeed, “It’s time for a change” is no longer a hackneyed phrase in these critical times of social, political, economic and moral decay brought on by the counter cultural revolution of the 1960’s. We must recover our social compatibility, political integrity, economic growth, military and foreign policy strength with true leadership and simply getting it done.

At this point, in the 2016 presidential elections, those leaders appear to be Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina. So, my fellow Americans, let’s wake up and get it done for our survival and the survival of our nation – and recover the land of the free and home of the brave.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
April 26, 2015

The threat from within

It is frightening to realize that the counter-culture, anti-establishment boomers of the 1960’s and 70’s have become an undermining threat to the survival of America from the shroud of the miseducation establishment, the tyranny of anti-Capitalism socialists, and the insidious growth of government.

Worse, the counter-cultural revolution has turned America into a superficial society of government dependency, social aggression, political hostility, relentlessly assaulted by selfish interests and the failures of good intentions.

It should be noted that Bill and Hillary Clinton are from the first of the Boomer generation, and President Obama is from the last of the generation. Enough said.

Indeed, our nation is steeped in uncertainty, and our freedom is fleeting from a deadly second front -- which is being fatally demonstrated by the new barbarians on the block -- who are the world-domination Jihadists of radical Islam obsessed with eliminating non-believers from the face of the earth at any cost.

Alas, it has been said, and how true it is, that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to remain silent and do nothing.

Therefore, the burning question is: what are we going to do about it?

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Bernardino Sun
April 23, 2015

We must take action to counter terrorism

It should be noted that Bill and Hillary Clinton are from the first of the Boomer generation, and President Obama is from the last of the generation. Enough said.

Indeed, our nation is steeped in uncertainty, and our freedom is fleeting from a deadly second front, which is being fatally demonstrated by the new barbarians on the block, who are the world-domination Jihadists of radical Islam [obsessed with eliminating non-believers from the face of the earth at any cost].

Alas, it has been said, and how true it is, that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to remain silent and do nothing.

Therefore, the burning question is: what are we going to do about it?

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
April 17, 2015

Appeasing our enemies

President Obama is establishing a legacy replete with appeasing our enemies, (including Russia, while turning his back on Israel) reducing our national defense and neglecting our domestic defenses.

Indeed, there is no doubt that the president has maintained a dangerous hands-off reputation of ignoring Russian aggression against its neighbors, swelling ranks of radical Islamic terrorist aggression in the Middle East and Africa, and Iran’s development of nuclear weapons.

Making matters worse, while President Obama is finishing fruitless negotiations with Iran, Russia is providing Iran with a missile defense system -- raising the serious possibility of Putin providing Iran with nuclear weapons -- while Iran takes over Yemen and expands its control throughout the Middle East.

Adding insult to injury, the president has appeased the Taliban with the irresponsible prisoner trade of 5 Taliban commanders, on his road to giving Afghanistan back to Taliban barbarians. And he has foolishly normalized relations with Castro’s Communist Cuba 90 miles off our coast.

Coupled with a continuous pattern of seriously diminishing our economy, Mr. Obama is leading America on the road to ruin.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
April 6, 2015

President Obama’s deadly diplomatic fantasy

President Obama’s deadly deal with devil in Iran is a diplomatic fantasy which will do nothing but buy Iran time to finish its nuclear weapons mission to destroy Israel, finish its domination of the Middle East, and turn its sights on attacking America and the West.

Indeed, who in their right mind could believe otherwise considering what Iran is doing right now with its tribal Shiite aggression against Sunni nations which will include Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordon?

Surely, Iran and other radical Islamic Jihadist elements are bent on ruling the Middle East and then turning their barbaric hatred against the United States – “The great Satan” – and other non-believers in the West with mass terrorism and nuclear weapons.

All because of Mr. Obama’s fool’s errand of accommodating complacency. Clearly, if we are to survive, we simply can’t let that happen. Peace only comes from overwhelming strength and deterrence….

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

NewsMax Magazine
April 2015 Issue

ISIS’ Bloody Savagery

It’s become painfully clear that President Barack Obama has abdicated his role as the free world leader against radical Islamic terrorism by allowing the unholy war by evil savages against the good world to proliferate.

Contrary to what a State department spokeswoman recently said, ISIS atrocities simply cannot be countered by the ludicrous suggestion of getting them jobs. Moreover, ISIS is able to recruit disaffected young adults who don’t need jobs.

Indeed, the unintended consequence of the failures of good intentions is not an option against terrorists. It’s intentional insanity. (“ISIS Draws Europe’s Teens,” December).

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
March 23, 2015

GOP letter to Iran is no mistake

The Daily Press “Controversy over Iran starts at top” – “Our View” editorial is very informative and hits the mark.

After failing miserably through over 6 years of dictatorial behavior administering domestic and foreign policy, President Obama continues his dangerous pursuits of circumventing the Constitution and Congress with punishing executive orders and blind diplomacy. Indeed, jamming feckless nuclear negotiations with an always insidious Iran down the throats of Israel, America and the world is simply the arrogant insanity of ignoring the inevitable consequences.

Surely, it was genuine patriotism – not a mistake – that drove the 47 GOP senators to write the strong letter to Iran, which should ultimately result in Congress imposing increased no nonsense sanctions, with the lead taken by President Obama, not the other way around. Clearly, we cannot make deals with the devil.

Certainly, President Obama treating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu like an errant step-child was and is a monumental insult to the man, and the state of Israel. Indeed, it is more than evident that the president is undermining the re-election of prime minister in favor of a center-left leader, who if elected could very well cause Israel to be left in more danger of extinction, and America in more peril. We must support Netanyahu and Israel’s survival.

Alas, the American people simply cannot assume a course of being socially, politically and economically naïve and expect to survive surging terrorism.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
March 21, 2015

Obama’s blinders on Israel

President Obama’s history of treating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu like an errant step-child was and is a monumental insult to the man, and the state of Israel.

Indeed, it is more than evident that the president attempted to undermine the re-election of the prime minister in favor of a center-left leader, who if elected would have caused Israel to be left in more danger of extinction, and America in more peril. We must support Netanyahu and Israel’s survival.

Unfortunately, failing miserably through over 6 years of dictatorial behavior administering domestic and foreign policy, President Obama continues his dangerous pursuits of circumventing the Constitution and Congress with punishing executive orders and blind diplomacy.

Indeed, jamming feckless nuclear negotiations with an always insidious Iran down the throats of Israel, America and the world is simply the arrogant insanity of ignoring the inevitable consequences of misguided negotiations.

Particularly, in this explosive era of Russian aggression, nuclear saber-rattling, North Korea and a Taliban Pakistan.

Moreover, ISIS is making it painfully clear that its extreme cancerous Jihad is metastasizing throughout the free world, radicalizing and exploiting enemies within.

Clearly, the American people and the West simply cannot assume a course of being socially, politically and economically naïve and expect to survive the malignant assaults of surging terrorism.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
March 13, 2015

First woman president

Editorial cartoonist, Lisa Benson – as usual -- hit the mark with her political sign, “Running from Hillary 2016.”

Surely, former First lady (co-president), Senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has made it painfully clear that she is unquestionably entitled to inherit absolute power in Washington. Unfortunately, the first black president, Barack Obama, was an impulsive, costly mistake by the press and voters. Indeed, President Obama is establishing a painful legacy of unrelenting abuse of power.

Question is, will America make a worse mistake with the first woman president? Hopefully, the answer is a resounding, NO! Hillary Clinton has a long record of political corruption and abuse of power, as evidenced by her sullied performance as first lady, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State – which carelessly resulted in the terrorist murders of our Ambassador at Benghazi, Libya and three other Americans.

And the Hillary corruption chronicles continue as presidential candidate, unabated. Alas, the only alternative from the Democrat Party side appears to be extreme leftist, Senator Elizabeth Warren, which would be worse because she, along with Senator Bernie Sanders and President Obama, represent ERR, Evil Revenuers and Regulators -- demons who defame the name of the Democrat Party.

Clearly, the first woman president should be an honest, strong and productive woman of integrity such as Republicans, Carly Fiorina or Meg Whitman who genuinely represent the freedoms of our democratic republic.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
March 12, 2015

President Obama vs. Israel

Re: “Netanyahu’s visit highlights politics as usual” – editorial, March 3…p> Speaker John Boehner was wise to have Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speak to Congress to address the truth about Iran’s evil designs to rule the Middle East, backed by the force of nuclear weapons of mass destruction, and to advance their extremist Jihad against the world. Clearly, Prime Minister Netanyahu displayed candid courage in the face of being snubbed by President Obama and his Democrat minions, while his Secretary of State, John Kerry was busy capitulating to Iran’s one-side negotiations.

Indeed, President Obama’s passive legacy is on reckless course to disarm the United States in the face of dictator Vladimir Putin’s Russian aggression, a rapidly expanding Islamic terrorist movement – and hapless negotiations with Iran’s determination to become a nuclear weapons state, regardless of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s real warnings – all of which threaten to annihilate Israel, America and the West.

Surely, Mr. Netanyahu is well known as a fearless defender of his homeland. And certainly, Israel will know if and when it’s time to strike Iran to prevent their nuclear weapons capability, even though President Obama has wrongly warned them against unilateral action. Iran is a clear and present danger to Israel and our national security. The president and Congress must take decisive action or the consequences will be ours. Anything less is unacceptable.

Alas, though unthinkable, there is nothing to prevent Russia and/or North Korea from providing Iran with nuclear weapons.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
March 7, 2015

Netanyahu’s Speech

Daniel B. Jeffs of Apple Valley says Obama is leaving a dangerous legacy:

Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) was wise to have Netanyahu speak to Congress about Iran’s evil designs to rule the Middle East, backed by the force of nuclear weapons. Clearly, Netanyahu displayed candid courage in the face of being snubbed by Obama and his Democratic minions.

Indeed, Obama is on reckless course to disarm the United States in the face of Iran’s determination to become a nuclear weapons state, regardless of Netanyahu’s warnings.

Surely, Mr. Netanyahu is well known as a fearless defender of his homeland. And certainly, Israel will know if and when it’s time to strike Iran to prevent their nuclear weapons capability.

Alas, though unthinkable, there is nothing to prevent North Korea from providing Iran with nuclear weapons.

VV Daily Press
March 6, 2015

President and leftist Dems

ObamaCare, ObamaFinance, ObamaEnergy, and now the ObamaNet are making it painfully clear that President Obama’s ObamAmerica and leftist Democrats – including Hollywood -- are the party of tyranny against the best interests of the American people with destructive regulations, punishing taxation and unsustainable national debt.

Worse, President Obama’s legacy is on reckless course to disarm the United States in the face of dictator Putin’s Russian aggression, a rapidly expanding Islamic terrorist movement – feigned negotiations with Iran’s nuclear weapons state, regardless of Israeli President Netanyahu’s real warnings – all of which threaten to annihilate Israel, America and the West.

Clearly, it’s bad enough that the counter-culture revolutionists have turned our country into a superficial society of social injustice, political chaos, selfish interests, economic instability/uncertainty, and extremes. Indeed, developing a nation of fools by indoctrination, distractions, deceptions, lies, the insidious intended consequences of failed good intentions, and the loss of freedoms is what a socialist takeover is all about.

Alas, the next two years will be our nation’s reckoning with the enemy within the 7th round of President Obama and his minions vs. America, with only the Republican Party and the informed people standing in the way of an 8th round knockout. Attention: Republican Congress, governors and presidential nominee! Strong language and action is what is needed -- for our survival and restoration. The washed-out Washington way simply won’t cut it!

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Times
March 4, 2015

Netanyahu right on Iran

House Speaker Boehner was wise to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to Congress to address the truth about Iran’s evil designs to rule the Middle East. Prime Minister Netanyahu displayed candid courage in the face of being snubbed by President Obama and his Democrat minions, while his Secretary of State, John Kerry was busy capitulating to Iran’s one-side negotiations.

Indeed, President Obama’s passive legacy is on reckless course to disarm the United States in the face of dictator Vladimir Putin’s aggression, a rapidly expanding Islamic terrorist movement and hapless negotiations with Iran (regardless of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s warnings) all of which threaten to annihilate Israel, America and the West.

Iran is a clear and present danger to Israel and our national security. The president and Congress must take decisive action or the consequences will be ours. Anything less is unacceptable. Alas, though unthinkable, there is nothing to prevent Russia and/or North Korea from providing Iran with nuclear weapons.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
February 23, 2015

Community organizing not the answer

Contrary to President Obama’s naïve experience with community organizing, his feckless global summit focusing on the empowerment of local communities to counter the violent extremism of ISIS, al-Qaeda and other Islamic terrorists with social justice, strong leadership, families, opportunity, education, economic improvement and jobs is simply ludicrous.

Certainly, decades of the failed war on poverty and community organizing resulted in the unresolved liberal government’s proliferation of disorganized, disoriented, irresponsible welfare neighborhoods, miseducation, single mothers, absent fathers, drugs, gangs, violent crime and perpetual anger in vulnerable American communities, which are living proof that it doesn’t work.

Alas, it’s become painfully clear that President Obama has abdicated his role as the free world leader against radical Islamic terrorism by allowing the not holy, but unholy war by evil savages against the good world to proliferate. Indeed, the unintended consequence of the failures of good intentions is not an option against terrorists bent on world domination. It’s intentional insanity.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
February 21, 2015
(lead letter)

Allowing ISIS to flourish

President Obama has abdicated his role as the leader of the free world. He has allowed an unholy war by evil savages against the good world to proliferate.

Contrary to what a State department spokeswoman recently said, Islamic State atrocities simply cannot be countered by the ludicrous suggestion of getting them jobs.

Indeed, the unintended consequence of the failures of good intentions is not an option against terrorists. It’s intentional insanity.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
February 19, 2015

ISIS atrocities a holy war?

It’s become painfully clear that President Obama has abdicated his role as the free world leader against radical Islamic terrorism by allowing the, not holy, but unholy war by evil savages against the good world to proliferate. Contrary to what a State department spokeswoman recently said, ISIS atrocities simply cannot be countered by the ludicrous suggestion of getting them jobs. Indeed, the unintended consequence of the failures of good intentions is not an option against terrorists. It’s intentional insanity.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Letters to the Editor: From the Trenches of Democracy
Volume 5
President Obama vs. America
(Round 7 starts with a $4 trillion budget)

In the deadly hostile environment of ISIS, al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, it has become painfully clear that President Obama is covering his arrogant ineptness and refusal to deal with the imminent dangers to our national security by insulting the intelligence of the American people.

Indeed, since when did Taliban terrorists -- controlling Afghanistan and joining with Osama bin-Laden’s al-Qaeda to plot and carry out the 9/11 attacks on America -- become insurgents?

The answer is simple: Since the president traded 5 top level Taliban terrorists for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American deserter and traitor who collaborated with the Taliban for 5 years, costing the lives of 5 of our troops searching for him. Since President Obama surrendered Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Middle East to Iran and the radical Islamic Jihad against all non-conforming Muslims, Israel, America and the West.

Surely, Mr. Obama’s Taliban prisoner exchange intentions were to appease the Taliban – followed by closing Guantanamo and giving it back to Cuba -- suppress Bergdahl’s military prosecution and quietly slip him out of the military with a dishonorable discharge – not to mention ignoring the ongoing Taliban terrorist takeover of nuclear Pakistan, recently costing the lives of 132 school children.

President Obama is the antithesis of a responsible U.S. President and Commander-in-Chief, and he is betraying the American people with his dangerous ineptness, distractions, deceptions, lies, abuse of power machinations and parsing official language – too numerous to include here -- in the blind pursuit of his un-American agenda.

Unfortunately, impeachment is not an option for the first black president. Hopefully, with an $18 trillion national debt, and coming out with a $4 trillion budget in Round 7, America can survive the sucker-punches of Mr. Obama’s last two years in office. And hopefully, wised-up voters, a reformed media and a Republican president and Congress can undo what Obama/Democrats have wrought upon our society and lead us out of the liberal wilderness to the light of freedom and recovery.

President Obama is waging war against coal, oil and much more

President Obama and his liberal Democrat culture have been waging war against America since his 2008 election. Clearly, the president’s latest attack against oil by designating 1.5 million oil-rich acres in Alaska a wilderness area, and refusal to approve the Keystone Pipeline -- added to his EPA’s crushing blows against the coal industry -- is painful proof of his campaign promise that our electric bills would necessarily “skyrocket,” in favor of costly and unreliable renewable energy.

Indeed, we now know that when then Senator Obama boldly stated that he was going to fundamentally transform America -- by undermining our security and freedoms with extreme social, political and economic divisions -- he meant it.

Certainly, President Obama and his Democrat Congress undermined our economic freedoms with his Unaffordable Careless Act, and the Dodd Frank finance legislation. Worse, Mr. Obama’s foreign policy and feckless war against terrorism has put our nation at extreme risk, particularly by playing into the feigned negotiating hands of the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, Iran while they develop nuclear weapons and expand their influence throughout the Middle East – with little or no resistance.

Surely, President Obama blatantly lied in his 2015 State of the Union speech when he said that he had no more campaigns to run, when in fact he has never stopped campaigning, and won’t stop during his last two years in office. The question is, how much more damage will he inflict upon us? Fortunately, Congress is now controlled by Republicans, albeit subject to Mr. Obama’s veto. Hopefully, the presidency will go to a Republican in 2016 instead of incompetent Hillary Clinton – a poor choice for the first woman president – as it sadly was for the first black president.

Alas, America is steeped in uncertainty from being assaulted by big government, abuse of power, regulations taxation and debt – and battered by the failures of good intentions. Hopefully, the Republican Party will nominate Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, with an articulate running-mate such as Sen. Rubio or Gov. Huckabee. Governor Walker is an honest man with high integrity, state executive experience, and he will be strong for our society, our economy and our national security.

Clearly, our freedoms, our future, our security and democracy are in the hands of our fellow voters – a voter nation of fools -- until we took control of the House in 2010, slipped back to President Obama in 2012 – then took control of the Senate in 2014. We will need someone like Governor Walker in 2016, to pick up the pieces of our unique republic, recover and move on to true liberty real democracy and prosperity.

Daniel B. Jeffs, Founder
The Direct Democracy Center

Riverside Press Enterprise
January 22, 2015

Obama’s State of the Union fails to deliver

President Obama’s state of the union speech was little more than preaching to the choir of Democrats, lecturing Republicans, taking credit for the improved economy and insisting on more regulation, taxing and spending. The truth is, the economy has improved not because of Mr. Obama, but in spite of him.

Alas, the president’s sorry state of the union and his legacy is replete with government growth, enormous debt, economic stagnation and diminishing national security.

Hopefully, the economy won’t collapse and America will not be rife with terrorism during President Obama’s last two years in office.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

USA TODAY
January 22, 2015
Opinion – Your Say
State of the Union
(Lead letter with headline)

Is the economy better because of Obama or despite him?

President Obama’s state of the union speech was little more than preaching to the choir of Democrats and lecturing Republicans. Obama took credit for the improved economy and backed more regulation, taxing and spending (“Obama pushes plans to hoist middle class,” News, Wednesday),

The truth is, the economy has improved not because of Obama, but in despite him. Alas, the president’s sorry speech and his legacy are replete with government growth, enormous debt, economic stagnation and diminishing national security.

Hopefully, the economy won’t collapse and America will not be rife with terrorism during President Obama’s last two years in office.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Diego Union-Tribune
January 19, 2015

We should not be afraid to call treason

Christopher Cornell was arrested for allegedly plotting to attack the capitol, which is a treasonous plot to overthrow our government.

However, he will undoubtedly no be charged with treason. Likewise, Major Hasan, the sergeant who deserted in Afghanistan, Pvt. Manning, Edward Snowden, American Muslim Imams who support arming ISIS, all the American citizens who went to fight with ISIS and others, should be charged with treason, but they won’t be.

Particularly, with President Obama and Attorney General Holder in office, failing to support and defend the Constitution and the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Actually, no one has been charged with treason for many years. Why?

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

Riverside Press Enterprise
January 19, 2015

Call it what it is: Treason

An Ohio man, and radicalized Muslim convert, Christopher Cornell, was arrested for plotting to attack the capitol.

This is a treasonous plot to overthrow our government, but he will undoubtedly no be charged with treason. Others who should be charged with treason include Major Nidal Hasan, Sgt, Bowe Burgdahl, Pvt. Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, American Muslim imams who support arming the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and all the American citizens who went to fight with ISIS.

But they won’t be.

This is particularly the case with President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in office, who fail to support and defend the Constitution and the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. No one has been charged with treason for many years.

Why?

This is a serious matter that should be looked into by our elected representatives and the media. Our survival is at stake.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Times
January 13, 2015

Paris no-show matches rest of presidency

President Obama’s failure last week to make an appearance joining world leaders in solidarity against the terrorist attacks in Paris highlighted six years of failed leadership (“Obama’s snub of Paris,” Jan, 12) This failure resulted in the unfettered growth of al Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists throughout the Middle East, Africa and the World, and puts America and the West at extreme risk.

Worse, the president’s failure to secure Iraq and stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, as well as its implicit permission of the Taliban to take Pakistan (which could result in Taliban takeover of Pakistan and the country’s nuclear weapons) makes Israel, India and the United States vulnerable to nuclear attacks.

Indeed, Mr. Obama’s failure to execute a firm plan to secure our borders and fight terrorism wherever it raises its evil head will likely result in small terrorist cells spread throughout the United States. These cells could result in nationwide attacks on Americans. Hopefully, those terrorist cells are not already in place.

Toying with terrorism, coupled with the president’s failure to maintain or increase our nuclear defenses and the defense of our allies makes it painfully clear Mr. Obama has abdicated his solemn responsibility to protect and defend our nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
December 29, 2014

Shared blame

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik should have included President Obama when he accused Mayor Bill De Blasio and Al Sharpton of having “blood on their hands” over Ismaaiyl Brinsley’s execution of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn in retaliation for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

Indeed, New York City voters share that blame for electing a police-hating socialist mayor, as are U.S. voters for electing like-minded President Obama, who appointed Sharpton as his race-relations counselor and sent him to Ferguson, Missouri, then to New York to lead protests against police – deepening racial divisions – and weakening our first line of defense: The protection and service of law enforcement.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(original letter)

NYPD officers executed

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik should have included President Obama when he accused Mayor De Blasio and Al Sharpton of having “blood on their hands” over Ismaaiyl Brinsley’s execution of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn in retaliation for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

As a former deputy sheriff, sergeant, personnel officer, public defender investigator and two-time grand jury member with 43 years of service, I witnessed and experienced the anti-establishment, anti-war counter-traditional-culture revolution and criminal law revolution from 1960’s Watts Riots to the first decade of the 21st Century and the rise of terrorism.

Alas, it is deeply troubling to attest to reasons for the steep decline of America’s domestic and national social, political and economic security – particularly, since the 2008 elections -- at the un-American hands of President Obama and the Democrat Congress. Surely, it’s time for a traditional-culture revolution and the restoration of our land of the free and the home of the brave.

San Bernardino Sun
December 13, 2014

Release of torture report a cheap shot at Bush

The Dec. 9, 2014 release of the torture report raises fears and it should. Supported by President Obama, outgoing Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, Dianne Feinstein’s ugly half-truth and reckless disregard for national security in her spiteful release of the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation report” will surely endanger America, our allies, U.S facilities, the lives of CIA operatives and our troops throughout the world.

Particularly, in the current, hostile climate of fanatic terrorism by ISIS, al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. Clearly, Feinstein’s actions were based upon her Democrat “lack of intelligence” committee’s staff hit-squad investigation, half-truths and without interviewing any of the parties involved.

Senator John McCain’s personal experience clouding his judgment notwithstanding, Republicans on the committee refused to participate in Feinstein’s vindictive kangaroo court for good reason. It’s simply unconscionable partisan politics against the Bush administration’s actions to protect us after the 9/11 attack on America.

As expected, President Obama’s blindly-biased news media supports the release and report, which ignores the fact that the Bush Administration and CIA kept America safe, and their actions ultimately located Osama bin Laden, which resulted in his death.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

New York Times
December 10, 2014

Scathing report on C.I.A. torture

The release of the torture report raises fears, and it should. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s reckless disregard for national security in her spiteful release of the C.I.A. enhanced interrogation report – supported by President Obama -- will surely endanger our allies, American facilities and the lives of C.I.A. agents worldwide. This is particularly true in the current climate of fanatic terrorism by the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.

This report is simply unconscionable partisan politics against the Bush administration’s actions after the 9/11 attack on America.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

(Original letter)

Senator Feinstein’s ugly half-truth

The December 9, 2014 release of the torture report raises fears and it should. Supported by President Obama, outgoing Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, Dianne Feinstein’s ugly half-truth and reckless disregard for national security in her spiteful release of the CIA enhanced interrogation report will surely endanger America, our allies, U.S facilities, the lives of CIA operatives and our troops throughout the world. Particularly, in the current, hostile climate of fanatic terrorism by ISIS, al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.

Clearly, Feinstein’s treasonous actions were based upon her Democrat lack of intelligence committee’s staff hit-squad investigation, half-truths and without interviewing any of the parties involved. Senator McCain’s personal experience clouding his judgment notwithstanding, Republicans on the committee refused to participate in Feinstein’s vindictive kangaroo court for good reason. It’s simply unconscionable partisan politics against the Bush administration’s actions to protect us after the 9/11 attack on America.

Daniel B. Jeffs

San Diego Union-Tribune
December 10, 2014

Mixed reactions to torture report release
(lead letter)

The release of the torture report raises fears and it should.

Supported by President Obama, outgoing Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, Dianne Feinstein’s reckless disregard for national security in her spiteful release of the CIA enhanced interrogation report will surely endanger America, our allies, U.S facilities, the lives of CIA agents worldwide.

Particularly, in the current climate of fanatic terrorism by ISIS, al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. It’s simply unconscionable partisan politics against the Bush administration’s actions to protect us after the 9/11 attack on America.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

(Original letter)

Senator Feinstein’s ugly half-truth

Daniel B. Jeffs

NewsMax Magazine
November issue 2014

Obama's legacy

President Obama's speech to the United Nations confirms that he believes he is the world healer, while his domestic policy is ruining our economy and our freedoms. Indeed, Mr. Obama is betraying our national security while he fights the fires of terrorism with sticks, stones and a garden hose to finish his time in office. That will likely be the curse of President Obama's legacy ("Obama's new inner circle acts to bolster his legacy," September).

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Diego Union-Tribune
September 18, 2014

Obama lays out case for U.S. involvement

President Obama's speech on his strategy to stop ISIS did little or nothing to excuse his record of failures that allowed the build-up of ISIS into a clear and present danger to America. At this point there is no strategy by the president that will prevent an emboldened ISIS -- with terrorist members from America -- from conducting terrorist attacks against our homeland.

Unfortunately, it is President Obama's dereliction of duty that is the greatest threat to our national security. Indeed, a "God bless the United States of America" won't absolve him of that.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
September 16, 2014

Obama's unsure strategies

President Obama's speech on his strategy to stop ISIS did little or nothing to excuse his record of failures that allowed the build-up of ISIS into a clear and present danger to America.

At this point there is no strategy by the president that will prevent an emboldened ISIS -- with terrorist members from America -- from conducting terrorist attacks against our homeland, which, thankfully, did not come on the anniversary of 9/11. Unfortunately, it is President Obama's dereliction of duty that is the greatest threat to our national security.

Indeed, a "God bless the United States of America" won't absolve him of that.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Bernardino Sun
September 12, 2014

President Obama's dereliction of duty

President Obama's speech on his strategy to stop ISIS did little or nothing to excuse his record of failures that allowed the build-up of ISIS into a clear and present danger to America.

At this point there is no strategy by the president that will prevent an emboldened ISIS -- with terrorist members from America -- from conducting terrorist attacks against our homeland,

Unfortunately, it is President Obama's dereliction of duty that is the greatest threat to our national security.

Indeed, a "God bless the United States of America" won't absolve him of that.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
September 12, 2014

Obama's speech did little to nothing to excuse his record of failures that allowed the buildup of Islamic State into a clear and present danger to America. At this point there is no strategy by the president that will prevent an emboldened Islamic State -- with terrorist members from America -- from conducting terrorist attacks against our homeland,

Unfortunately, it is President Obama's lack of a good strategy to fight the Islamic State that is the greatest threat to our national security. Indeed, a "God bless the United States of America" won't absolve him of that.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The O'Reilly Factor
September 11, 2014

Factor Mail - Viewers sound off

"Bill, excellent talking points about protecting the folks from terrorism.
Unfortunately, I believe the President is the greatest threat to national security."

Dan Jeffs
Apple Valley, CA

The Washington Times
August 15, 2014

No to Hillary in 2016

Hillary Clinton and President Obama are painful examples of politicians who blatantly lie to the majority of voters to get elected, then revert to their core ideology to govern.

Mrs. Clinton was inept as secretary of state and would do little to nothing to resolve President Obama's foreign-policy disaster. Particularly, when she simply did Obama's bidding by pushing the "reset button" with Russia, and exacerbated matters in Libya when she mishandled the Benghazi terrorist attack that cost the lives of four Americans, including our ambassador.

Mrs. Clinton's recent feigned criticism of the president's foreign policy is hypocritically political at the height of the Islamic State crisis in Iraq. If elected president, Mrs. Clinton would still embrace Obamacare as evidenced by her failed attempt at national health care during the Clinton administration.

Hillary Clinton for president? No.
A Republican Congress and Mike Huckabee for president? Yes.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Newsmax
August 2014 issue

Prisoner swap probe

As long as Obama is president, it is unlikely Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be convicted of anything or even court-martialed ("Hostage swap might signal Gitmo closing." July)

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

(original letter)

As long as Obama is President, it is unlikely that Sergeant Bergdahl will be convicted of anything or even court-martialed, when in all likelihood, he should be prosecuted for desertion, collaborating with the enemy and treason. The reason is simple. It would make President Obama look even more foolish because of the dangerous trade for five high level Taliban terrorists -- national security be damned.

USA TODAY
July 23, 2014

Is there a choice but to continue Iran talks?

Negotiating with Iran to stop their nuclear weapon development is an exercise in futility. Iran will continue to pursue nuclear weapons until stopped by complete sanctions and military action if necessary.

President Obama's drive to have a nuclear weapon-free world is delusional. Agreeing to reduce our nuclear weapons from about 5000 to 1500 was a deadly mistake, and he wants to reduce them further.

We must retain the deterrent with overwhelming nuclear strength. America is now much more vulnerable and the world is less safe.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
July 18, 2014

Militarize the border

It's bad enough that decades of weak border enforcement and weak illegal alien enforcement have imposed too great a burden on American citizens' tax dollars supporting millions of illegal aliens' housing, health care, education and welfare. Indeed, Illegal alien criminals, drug cartel operatives and gangs who prey on our citizens must be stopped along with the out-of-control flow of illegals.

Considering President Obama's refusal to enforce immigration laws and border security, the only solution to stopping unabated border crossings is to militarize the border. That should be done immediately and it should remain that way permanently to keep out criminals, drug cartels, terrorists and the flow of illegal aliens. The security of the American people demands it.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Orange County Register
July 13, 2014
(lead letter of 5 letters)

Obama fails to protect border

President Barack Obama has begun his transformation of America and abdicated his responsibility to enforce laws that do not fit his agenda. Indeed, his intentional failures have turned into a crisis of illegal aliens flowing across the border, including many children from South America -- 100,000 and counting -- most of whom will not be deported.

Worse, President Obama has seriously violated our country's sovereignty, our economy and our domestic and national security by allowing potential terrorists to cross the border. Obama's failed foreign policy is stimulating the proliferation of terrorists in the Middle East who are dedicated to the destruction of America with no remorse.

Coupled with the steady growth of already big government, overreaching regulations, punishing taxation, and the loss of freedoms, the administration and liberal Democrats' abuse of power are a clear and present danger to our country and American citizens. This can only be overcome by changing the executive, legislative and judicial branches of our government to constitutional limited government -- with our votes. It's a matter of our survival.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
June 20, 2014

Obama campaigns while al-Qaida burns Iraq

President Obama preaches about global warming to the UC Irvine graduating class -- attends a Democrat fundraiser in Laguna Beach, and vacations in Palm Springs on Father's Day without his children -- while al-Qaida increases its burning invasion of Iraq and continues to grow throughout the Middle East.

Indeed, as al-Qaida drives to combine Syria and Iraq by creating an extreme Islamic state -- to conduct terrorism against America and the West -- Iran is backing Iraq with its military to resist the takeover.

Worse, President Obama's worthless diplomacy -- ignoring the meltdown of the Middle East, and the rapid growth of al-Qaida -- threatens our national security directly, while Iran increases its efforts to develop nuclear weapons, unabated.

Surely, the president must immediately use our airpower to stop and destroy al-Qaida with fighters, missiles, drones and B-2 bombers -- the assistance of the Arab-League. Further dereliction of presidential duty is simply unacceptable.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
April 23, 2014

Give Bundy fairness

When Nevada had to give up most of its land to the federal government as a condition for statehood, it was wrong. The land should be returned to the state. Clearly, the way Nevada's cattle-ranching Bundy family and their supporters are being intimidated by federal agents is outrageous.

Likewise, Harry Reid, the U.S. Senator from Nevada undoubtedly called out Bureau of Land Management rangers against the Bundy's and their cattle. Indeed, Reid's abuse of power and calling Bundy supporters "domestic terrorists" simply adds fuel to the fire, and it's blatantly un-American.

With the exception of military bases, the federal government should turn over all federal lands to the states for private use, including national forests, parks and monuments. The states and the people could then gain from what the federal government and environmental/conservation zealots have grossly mismanaged.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

VV Daily Press
April 21, 2014

Abuse of power

When Nevada had to give up most of its land to the federal government as a condition for statehood, it was wrong and the land should be returned to the state. Clearly, the way Nevada's cattle-ranching Bundy family and their supporters are being intimidated by federal storm-troopers is outrageous.

Likewise, Nevada Senator Harry Reid undoubtedly called-out BLM Rangers against the Bundy's and their cattle. Indeed, Reid's abuse of power and calling Bundy supporters domestic terrorists simply adds fuel to the fire, and it's blatantly un-American.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(original letter)

Nevada Senator Harry Reid undoubtedly called-out BLM Rangers against the Bundy's and their cattle. Now he is forming a federal task force to deal with it. Indeed, Reid's abuse of power and calling Bundy supporters domestic terrorists simply adds fuel to the fire, which is blatantly un-American -- tantamount to domestic federal terrorism.

USA TODAY
January 16, 2014

Easing sanctions a mistake

President Obama easing sanctions and delaying further sanctions in his six-month agreement with Iran over nuclear inspections is a deal with the devil. Indeed, Iran has a long history of misusing diplomacy to buy time for furthering its devious activities in gaining more power in the region.

Iran's nuclear weapon development is much more dangerous than all of its previous assaults on Israel, and its advancement of power in Iraq, Syria and other Mideast nations. Clearly, a nuclear weapon Iran would work toward the annihilation of Israel.

Easing sanctions on Iran and threatening to veto increased sanctions on Iran by Congress is naïve. Iran's false promise to restrict uranium enrichment and allow inspections will result in Iran developing a nuclear weapon. Israel knows it and will not allow Iran to do it.

All President Obama will accomplish will be an attack on Iran by Israel, the proliferation of war in the region, and increased national and global security threats.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

VV Daily Press
December 18, 2013

Maintain the embargo

President Obama's friendly behavior with Raul Castro is unconscionable. Communist Castro Cuba is our enemy and still the greatest immediate threat to our homeland, just 90 miles off our coast.

Lest we forget, the Cuban/Soviet missile crisis nearly developed into nuclear war. Indeed, Cuba has a history of sending its worst criminals to us and can easily ship terrorists to America.

The embargo against Cuba should stand as long as the Castro family maintains the dictatorship and suppresses freedom.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Riverside Press Enterprise
November 21, 2013

Talking with Iran foolish

It comes as no surprise that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry failed in their negotiations with Iran. It should be understood that Iran is using negotiations, delays and distractions to buy time so it can develop nuclear weapons.

Our administration should know that you don't negotiate with terrorists or a terrorist state.

Furthermore, throwing Israel under the bus in order to talk with Iran is unconscionable. Israel is our only friend and ally in the Middle East and a great help in dealing with Iran. Israel has an absolute right to exist.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(Original letter)

Obama administration incompetency, domestic and foreign

With less than 50,000 people signing up for Obamacare on government web sites, and 49,000 on state exchange sites, and half of both have been unable to complete the process, it clearly demonstrates that government is incompetent. Worse, 7 million people have had their health plans cancelled because they don't meet Obamacare standards -- which will more than double or triple their premiums and deductibles -- leads the American people to the inescapable conclusion that President Obama lied, and that the Obamacare law should be renamed, "The Unaffordable Careless Act" -- a tyranny which will ultimately and unnecessarily cost taxpayers an extra $1.2 trillion.

Plus, it comes as no surprise that President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry are foreign policy incompetents in their negotiations with Iran. It is well known and understood that Iran is using negotiations, delay and distractions to buy time for developing nuclear weapons, and that you don't negotiate with terrorists or a terrorist state. Adding insult to injury, throwing Israel under the bus is unconscionable. Israel is our only friend and ally in the Middle East, a deterrent to Iran and they have an absolute right to exist.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Daily Press Apple Valley Review
September 24, 2013

Deals with the devil
by Daniel B. Jeffs

President Obama and Vladimir Putin cooked up the deal for Syria to turn over chemical weapons to make them both look good. Recall Obama told Putin that he would be more flexible after his re-election. If Obama is flexible with Putin on the chemical weapons, Russia and Iran win, America loses, as does our national security.

Syria is not the deciding issue here. Putin's Russia is. They provided chemical weapons to Syria, Egypt and the Middle East. Putin and Iran are the main threat to our economy, our national security and the world. Iran undermined all of our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, making our losses futile.

Backed By Russia, Iran's design is to control the Middle East and North Africa, and to command the forces of radical Islam with nuclear power. We must stand with Israel and all our combined powers to prevent that from happening. Difficult, when our President sells out to Putin and makes deals with the devil.

Lest we forget, Vladimir Putin is on course to recover Russia's power in the World, and along with China, replace America as the planet's only super economic and military power.

Daniel B. Jeffs is an Apple Valley Resident
and the author of the book series, "Letters to the Editor: From the Trenches of Democracy"

Riverside Press Enterprise
September 21, 2013

Bow to Russia? No

I think President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin cooked up the deal for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to make them both look good.

Remember when Obama, unaware his words were being recorded, was caught telling outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have "more flexibility" regarding things like missile defense after the 2012 elections?

If Obama is flexible with Putin on the chemical weapons, Russia and Iran win, and America loses.

Syria is not the issue here. Putin is. Russia is providing weapons to a number of nations in the Middle East, including Syria. Russia is also forming an alliance with Iran.

Iran and Russia are the main threat to our and the world's security. Backed By Russia, Iran aims to control the Middle East and North Africa and command the forces of radical Islam with nuclear power.

We must stand with Israel and prevent this from happening. But that will be difficult when our President sells out to Putin and makes deals with the devil.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Diego Union-Tribune
September 19, 2013

Military security failures

The DC Navy Yard massacre of 12 employees and Navy personnel by crazed former Navy reservist, Aaron Alexis sends another frightful message to America:

Lack of leadership and attention to military screening and security allowed Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to carry out the massacre of soldiers at Fort Hood, and Aaron Alexis to enter the Navy Yard with a weapon to begin his murderous rampage.

The same security failures apply to the treasonous release of military secrets by Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, and NSA secrets by contractor Edward Snowden -- all of which substantially increases threats to our national security.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

San Bernardino Sun
September 5, 2013

Obama's leaderless foreign policy

President Obama's leaderless foreign policy presidency has given al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood their rise to power in the Middle East and North Africa, leaving Muslim nations in mass confusion and costing thousands of lives. Obama's missile-man approach in dealing with our mortal enemy has escalated their invasions and emboldened their threat to our national security.

Egypt and Libya are bloody examples of the Obama administration's incompetence. Israel must be feeling a substantial increase in the threat against them, particularly from Iran, Syria and their Hezbollah army of terrorists.

Bombing Syria over the use of chemical weapons on its own people would only serve to escalate the violence and more aggression from Iran, which would likely spill over into assaults on Israel. Clearly, President Obama's focus must be in support of Israel, against Iran's nuclear weapons threat, and the overall threat to our national security, by any means necessary. Unfortunately, Obama's obsession with the growth of government and weakening America is more frightening.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(Original letter)

President Obama's leaderless foreign policy presidency has given al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood their rise to power in the Middle East and North Africa, leaving Muslim nations in mass confusion and costing thousands of lives. Surely, Obama's missile-man approach in dealing with our mortal enemy has done little to nothing against terrorists. Rather, it has escalated their invasions and emboldened their threat to our national security.

Egypt and Libya are bloody examples of the Obama administration's incompetence. Allowing the assassination of our Ambassador and other Americans in Benghazi, Libya -- and Egypt to fall by supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi was a deadly mistake -- saved only by the strength of Egypt's military. Certainly, Israel must be feeling a substantial increase in the threat against them, particularly from Iran, Syria and their Hezbollah army of terrorists.

Daily Press/Apple Valley Review
August 13, 2013

Snowden, Manning, Hasan are traitors

There is no question that Edward Snowden is a traitor for revealing NSA secrets aiding our mortal enemy Islamic terrorists. Indeed, Army Pvt. Manning is a traitor for doing the same with classified material concerning Iraq and Afghanistan, and Army Major Nidal Hasan is murderous a traitor for assassinating our troops at Fort Hood being processed for a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

The problem is, none of these blatant traitors are being prosecuted for treason, which Is the historical product of our cowardly liberal government's unwritten policy of "none dare call it treason." Of course the Snowden, Manning and Hasan cases were exacerbated by President Obama's weakness with China and Russia, and the screening and security failures of the CIA, NSA and the U.S. Army allowing the traitors to operate in their respective positions.

Nonetheless, all three should be convicted of treason, punishable by either death or life in prison and the loss of citizenship. Surely, their open contempt for the privilege of being a United States citizen is an indictment of how casual and cynical too many people have become about being American and the freedom that goes along with it, including President Obama.

Alas, Obama's blind obsession with forcing social justice in America and his narcissistic ill-perceived leadership in the world -- at the expense of our economy, our freedoms and our national security -- abandoning Israel, Iran's nuclear threat, and the al-Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood takeover of the Middle East and North Africa -- and their Jihadist agenda for terrorist attacks against America and the West -- makes him the greatest threat to our future and our survival.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
Opinion L.A.
August 4, 2013

Edward Snowden is a traitor, and so are Pvt . Manning and Major Hasan

Nonetheless, all three should be convicted of treason, punishable by either death or life in prison and the loss of citizenship. Surely, their open contempt for the privilege of being a Unitized States citizen is an indictment of how casual and cynical too many people have become about being American and the freedom that goes along with it, including President Obama.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Directdemocracy
Apple Valley, CA

Newsmax Magazine
August 2013 Issue

Self-radicalized Terrorists

There is no question that the Obama administration endangers our national security. President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are making it painfully clear that they had no problem risking our national security by cutting off the FBI questioning of Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

They, along with a federal magistrate that stopped the questioning of Tsarnaev, are abdicating their sworn duty to defend our public safety against all enemies, foreign and domestic, leaving them with the blood of Boston on their hands. That, along with failures against Islamic Fort Hood and Benghazi terrorism amount to unconscionable aid and comfort to our enemies and is tantamount to impeachable treason.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Bernardino Sun
July 16, 2013

'Exploitainment' distracts from real threats to U.S.

Relatively innocent fright movies such as Dracula, Wolfman, The Thing, The Blob, Attack of the Body Snatchers, War of the Worlds, Star Wars, Psycho and The Walking Dead have evolved into the exploitainment proliferation of violent extremes in video games, movie and television series, vampires, werewolves, zombies and apocalypse and techno/mechanical end of the world frauds, such as World War Z and Pacific Rim.

It's bad enough that the abandoned and malignant hearts of Hollywood abdicate quality television, movies and social responsibility with lazy, shallow minds, absent original thought to feed their selfish interests by exploiting the emotions of children, juveniles and immature young adults. But when they violate the innocence of children's stories from Snow White to the Lone Ranger with multiple insults, lies and distortions, it's simply unconscionable.

Worse, romanticizing fictional evil, attacks on nonexistent Presidents and the White House, promoting social and political charlatans as liberal saviors, and relentlessly grinding away at mythical corporate demons is stale and spiteful nonsense. There are no zombies, vampires, werewolves, world=ending aliens, monster machines or corporations. Our world deterioration comes from dictators, Communism, Socialists, and the greater threat from Islamic Jihadists bent on the elimination of infidels and ruling the World.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

New York Times
June 20, 2013

Obama's national insecurity

President Obama's track record on national security has been a dangerous policy backing off. And clearly, the terrorists and our other enemies know it, as evidenced by Obama's support of American-style liberal democracy in the revolutionary "Arab Spring," which was obviously compromised by Islamic extremists, consuming North Africa and the Middle East, including our vital ally, Turkey.

Indeed, al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood are alive and well, in a constant state of growth and power. Plus, regardless of our losses, Obama has ensured that Iraq and Afghanistan will certainly come back to bite America, when Iraq is taken over by Iran, and Afghanistan is returned to the al-Qaeda-friendly Taliban.

Coupled with President Obama's unilateral reduction of our nuclear deterrent power, while failing to deter China, North Korea, Russia, Pakistan and Iran from nuclear proliferation -- and failing to secure our borders -- his lack of national security performance is unconscionable.

Surely, with President Obama at the helm, helping Syrian rebels is just another exercise in futility, while we are in a deepening state of national insecurity.

The Wall Street Journal
June 15, 2013

RE: Dabbling in Syria - editorial

As the WSJ editorial aptly put it, President Obama is indeed "Dabbling in Syria." And he is losing the war against terrorism.

President Obama's decision to provide arms and support to Syrian rebels is simply a distraction from administration scandals -- in the IRS, Dept. of Justice, and Dept. of State -- and will certainly be an exercise in futility.

Particularly, in light of Iran and Russia's support of the Syrian regime, and Obama's rebel support of regime turnovers in Egypt, Libya and throughout North Africa and the Middle East, giving al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic militants blanket power.

Indeed, the terrorist threats to our national security have substantially increased, benchmarked by the malfeasance in Benghazi costing the lives of our ambassador and three other Americans.

Surely, history has taught us that it's better to deal with dictatorship regimes we know, than the world-domination Islamists who won't.

Daily Press - Apple Valley Review
May 28, 2013

Obama's mounting articles of impeachment

It's already obvious that the 9/11 anniversary Benghazi, Libya terrorist attack costing the lives of our ambassador and three security personnel was the result of intentional malfeasance by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.

Worse, the deceitful cover-up is tantamount to giving aid and comfort to our Islamic jihadist terrorist enemy to further a re-election campaign and to protect Obama and Clinton at any cost.

Even worse, the ongoing Teflon provided by the ideology-driven liberal media to President Obama and presumptive 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton -- and the demonization of all opposition -- is an unconscionable abdication of public responsibility by the press.

It was bad enough that the President Obama's campaign promises supporting the passage of Obamacare were a pack of lies concealing the devastating costs and cuts in America's healthcare coverage -- in addition to the wasteful, useless spending of his enormous stimulus packages, economy-busting regulations, national debt expansion.

Now comes reports that as early as the 2010 passage of Obamacare, and during the re-election campaign, administrative tyranny was launched by President Obama's IRS against the Tea Party and other conservative opposition's tax exemption status -- in addition to the merciless demonizing of all opposition of any description. Indeed, even the New York Times criticized the administration's abusive IRS tactics against the Tea Party in a March 2012 editorial.

Subsequently, the president's sequester idea developed into selective pain from government cuts in FAA air traffic controllers and all manner of other unnecessary cuts designed to adversely affect the public -- placing blame on Republicans -- all intended to reclaim Democrat control of the House of Representatives in 2014.

Certainly, President Obama has made it painfully and abundantly clear that he has no problem defying Congress, ignoring the constraints of the Constitution, and the will of the people to do or get what he wants -- un-American as it may be.

Clearly, President Obama's costly ideology-driven executive orders, and administrative edicts and regulations amounting to tyrannical administrative abuse of power and cover-ups, along with patterns of lies and deceit, dereliction of duty against terrorism, border security -- and his failings in national and domestic security -- are stacking up as prospective articles of impeachment.

Lest we forget, it was House Republicans who moved ahead with hearings on the Watergate cover-up and articles of impeachment against former Republican president Nixon's abuse of power resulting in his resignation. Which begs the question: Where are the Democrats in the mounting evidence against President Obama and his captains of corruption?

The problem is: President Obama will likely never be impeached and convicted because congressional Democrats and the liberal press are unlikely to let it happen -- and America will undoubtedly suffer the consequences.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Diego Union-Tribune
May 14, 2013

Re: Benghazi cover-up beyond a doubt - editorial

In response to "Benghazi cover-up beyond a doubt" (Editorial, May 8): It's already obvious that the 9/11 anniversary Benghazi terrorist attack costing the lives of our ambassador and three security personnel was the result of intentional malfeasance by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.

Worse, the deceitful cover-up is tantamount to giving aid and comfort to our Islamic jihadist terrorist enemy to further a re-election campaign and to protect Obama and Clinton at any cost.

A notible exception is the exceptional objectivity and truth in journalism provided by The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

Wall Street Journal
April 26, 2013

Obama administration endangers our security

President Obama and his Attorney General Holder are making it painfully clear that they have no problem risking our national security by cutting off the FBI questioning of Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Trarnaev with a U.S Attorney, a federal magistrate, and an appointed federal defense attorney advising the terrorist of his Miranda rights -- which he immediately exercised.

Worse, it doesn't seem to matter that Dzhokhar is a radical Islamic jihadist traitor waging war against America -- who along with his deceased brother Tamerian -- planned to bomb Time Square in New York, or that what the Obama administration did, increased threats to our national and domestic security.

In other words, President Obama, AG Eric Holder, his U.S. Attorney, and the federal magistrate blatantly abdicated their sworn duty to defend our public safety against all enemies, foreign and domestic, leaving them with the blood of Boston on their hands. That, along with failures against Islamic Fort Hood and Benghazi terrorism amounts to unconscionable aid and comfort to our enemies -- tantamount to impeachable treason.

San Diego Union-Tribune
April 24, 2013

Terror in America

The carnage in Boston brought on by the radicalized Muslim brothers intensifies the clear and present danger of the long record of inhuman savages who would wipe out all but fundamentalist Muslim human life on the planet, particularly in America. They say we are the great Satan, where in reality, the devil-Satan is their fanatical belief in extreme Jihad.

Our news media's saturation coverage of the terrorist attack and the over-analysis that followed is just what the terrorists want. Fear and chaos, spawning more of the same.

There is no question that we must bring about major changes for the enhancement of our national and domestic security. Particularly on our borders and with our visa, immigration and refugee/asylum seekers. We can no longer stand the near unfettered flow of foreign gangsters, criminals and terrorists to our nation.

Surely, being politically correct simply doesn't work when it breeds predators, parasites and terrorism. As a former law enforcement officer, with 41 years of experience in the criminal justice system, I know that the police are without question, our first line of defense. The Boston bombing is a prime example.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

San Diego Union-Tribune
April 10, 2013

Time for bold GOP action

It's time for Republicans to take bold steps to stem the destructive Democrat tide continuing with the re-election of President Obama. Indeed, it's bad enough that the president got much of what he wanted in tax increases with no spending cuts. Though it further damages the economy, it's a drop in the bucket compared to Obama's grand plan to "fundamentally transform America" by edict, executive order and political bullying.

By transforming his Cabinet starting with the ideological appointments of "yes-men" -- Lew to Treasury, Hagel to Defense, Kerry to State, and Brennan to the C.I.A. (not a cabinet position) -- President Obama will make it painfully clear that he will sacrifice economic recovery, the middle class, foreign policy, and our national security to attain his world view that the United States must lose its status of first in military and economic world power, exceptionalism and freedom.

Worse, President Obama's reckless efforts are enhanced by decades of indoctrination by the national liberal media, Hollywood, unions and the education establishment left, which are largely responsible for his election and re-election, as evidenced by relentless attacks against America's work force, free enterprise, wealth, the fight against terrorism, religion, law enforcement, the criminal justice system, the Constitution and family. Not to mention his intention to reduce our national defenses, and disarm the American people.

Surely, Republicans must take decisive actions to hold the line against government growth and abuse of power, and to retain the House and regain the Senate in 2014 by convincing the electorate that the GOP is the only way out of the pain they feel from this Democrat-caused mess. Indeed, the deceitful, insidious Obama-Democrat agenda must be exposed for what it really is. Socialism by sucking the economy dry, and breaking the spirit of liberty.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

Daily Press
February 20, 2013
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Sheriff's Department did their job

As a former sheriff's sergeant and Grand Jury member with 41 years of experience in the criminal justice system -- who carefully followed the Christopher Dorner case -- I can say that San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon and his department did an outstanding and heroic job of ending Dorner's deadly rampage of vengeance against law enforcement without any further loss of officers' lives.

Indeed, ex-LAPD officer Dorner was waging war against the first line of defense for the American people, which was domestic terrorism tantamount to treason. If there is any other blame to be laid in this evil-laden tragedy, it is likely to be found in the failure of LAPD background screening, psychological testing, and training or lack thereof, behind the hiring and 3-year retention of Dorner until he was fired.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
February 19, 2013

Don't fault the police

As a former sheriff's sergeant with 41 years of experience in the criminal justice system, and who carefully followed the Christopher Dorner case, I can say that San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon and his department did an outstanding and heroic job of ending Dorner's deadly rampage against law enforcement.

Indeed, Dorner, an ex-Los Angeles Police Department officer, was apparently waging war against the first line of defense for the American people, an act of domestic terrorism that is tantamount to treason. If there is any other blame to be laid in this tragedy, it is likely to be found in the failure of LAPD's psychological testing, and training.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(original letter)

Sheriff's Department did their job

Riverside Press Enterprise
February 4, 2013

Ready for Hillary in 2016?

The media anointed Barack Obama twice for president. Now, with the fawning interview of Obama with Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton on CBS's "60 Minutes" -- arranged by the president as an obvious endorsement -- I'm sure we'll see the media anoint Hillary and Bill Clinton president for 2016.

The manner in which the dominant media gushed over Clinton's performance -- and feigned emotion -- in the hearings over the mishandling of the Benghazi, Libya terrorist attacks that killed four Americans was an early indicator ("Defiant Clinton take on lawmakers on Libya attack," Jan. 24).

The media are determined to elect the first woman president following the first black president, even if America pays the price.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

San Diego Union-Tribune
January 23, 2013

Clinton's State Department is an empty vessel

The recent report from the State Department investigation of the attack on our consulate -- needlessly costing the lives of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya -- confirms that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been commanding an empty bureaucratic vessel of "systemic failures," with impunity, replete with implausible denials and unaccountability.

Indeed, Secretary Clinton's lack-luster tour of duty at State -- aimlessly traveling the world -- serving the Obama administration's lack of leadership and do-nothing philosophy in foreign policy, has allowed the Middle East to explode into the Islamic extremist takeover of Egypt, the unfettered expansion of al-Qaeda, massacres in Syria, the growth of Taliban power in Pakistan, and the advance of Iranian nuclear ambitions.

Needless to say, the Obama/Clinton foreign policy is seriously diminishing our national security, which comes as no surprise, considering President Obama's flagship leading congressional Democrat soldiers and a bureaucratic armada of liberal fools in ideological battle babble -- swelled with reckless over-regulating, borrowing, taxing, spending and debt -- irreparably damaging our economy and our freedoms.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

Riverside Press Enterprise
January 2, 2013

Hillary Clinton failed badly

The recent report from the State Department investigation of the attack on our consulate -- needlessly costing the lives of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya -- confirms that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been commanding an empty bureaucratic vessel of systemic failures with impunity, replete with implausible denials and unaccountability ("Four quit after report on Benghazi." Dec. 20).

Indeed, Secretary Clinton's lack-luster tour of duty at State -- aimlessly traveling the world -- serving the Obama administration's lack of leadership and do-nothing philosophy in foreign policy, has allowed the Middle East to explode into the Islamic extremist takeover of Egypt, the unfettered expansion of al-Qaida, massacres in Syria, the growth of Taliban power in Pakistan, and the advance of Iranian nuclear ambitions.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The New York Post
January 1, 2013

Clinton's State Department is an empty vessel

The recent report from the State Department investigation of the attack on our consulate, which needlessly cost the lives of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, confirms that Clinton has been commanding an empty bureaucratic vessel of "systemic failures," with impunity, replete with denials and unaccountability.

Clinton's lack-luster tour of duty at State -- aimlessly traveling the world -- serving the Obama administration's lack of leadership and do-nothing philosophy in foreign policy, has allowed the Middle East to explode.

There has Islamic extremist takeover of Egypt, an unfettered expansion of al-Qaeda, massacres in Syria, the growth of Taliban power in Pakistan, and the advance of Iranian nuclear ambitions.

Needless to say, the Obama/Clinton foreign policy is seriously diminishing our national security.

Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

North County Times
December 1, 2012

President Obama's other shoes dropping

Since President Obama's re-election, his other shoes are dropping in multiples: CIA Director General Patraeus resigned on a sex scandal and Afghanistan Commander General Allen being caught-up in it, raising even more questions about the deadly Benghazi terrorist attack.

The stock market continues to fall and large companies are closing shops and announcing layoffs because of the fiscal cliff, and pending tax increases -- including implementation of the health careless laws -- which will damage small business and the middle class, not save us.

Federal tyranny shifts into high gear with President Obama rolling out over 6,000 regulations and more at a steady pace -- while military arms, equipment and nuclear missile defense are being reduced including our national security.

Indeed, President Obama's re-election makes us the un-United States of fools, endorsing social, political and economic suicide.

Daniel Jeffs
Carlsbad

USA TODAY
November 28, 2012

Shifting control keeps Israel in check

Israel and our national security in the Islamist vice - America facing regulatory balloon payments and economic Armageddon

Egypt's President, Mohamed Morsi brokered the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. This gave Hamas the claim of victory and Morsi the opening to seize power for himself and the Muslim Brotherhood. indeed, he might have more power than Hosni Mubarak. ("Morsi's sweeping powers throw Egypt into turmoil," News, Monday).

Surely, the deadly insidious plans of Russian-assisted Iran and Syria are to squeeze Israel among the rockets/missiles of Gaza's Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to deter action by Israel against Iran's nuclear weapons development. Meanwhile, the Obama administration will undoubtedly continue to sit on the sidelines and be "flexible," as the region implodes.

So much for addressing the clear and present danger threats to Israel, to our national security, and to the world. And don't forget Libya terrorist debacle costing four American lives, and reports of Mexican drug cartels smuggling Hezbollah agents into the United States.

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ON THE HOME FRONT, America faces the 2009-2010 President Obama-Democrat-Congress-engineered 2012-2014 malfeasant balloon payments for the unaffordable Health Care Act -- and the Dodd-Frank Financial Services Act's over-regulators -- coupled with Obama edicts EPA anti-carbon, anti-fossil fuel, anti-energy regulations that will undoubtedly engender economic Armageddon.

Certainly, what we have here, is irrefutable evidence of the ongoing -- now stepped-up downhill -- transformation of America from a limited government, free market Constitutional Republic; to the intentional chaos of a superficial society of social aggression, political terrorism, selfish interests and extremes; to unabated government growth, an overwhelming entitlement society, costly dumbed-down education indoctrination -- and class warfare on the road to socialism and the loss of freedom.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Diego Union-Tribune
November 24, 2012

Middle East conflict

Iran/Hamas vs. Israel

Israel did a lot for peace by giving up Gaza to the Palestinians as their state -- even to the point of Israel forcibly removing its own citizens from Gaza -- which of course meant nothing to the Iran-backed and armed terrorist Hamas government that came to power.

Iran needs to buy time to develop their nuclear weapons, so they had their puppet Hamas attack Israel with rockets, keeping Israel busy defending itself to the point of an invasion -- lessening the chance of Israel taking out Iran nuclear weapon facilities for a while.

However, it should come as no surprise if Iran's Hezbollah in Lebanon attacks Israel, doubling the defense battle fronts for Israel to keep them busy for even longer. Indeed, it's all so transparently deadly, the vile arrogance of terrorist states.

Sadly, America's bleeding heart liberals and fools in the media, of course, take the side of Palestinian death and suffering without the least consideration that extreme Islamists have no value for life -- only the afterlife -- while Israel values their life as free, sacred and precious.

Alas, the question is, where to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton really stand on this explosive issue of national defense and world security? We will soon see where America's leadership, or lack thereof, is coming from and where we are going. Thus far, it doesn't look good.

One thing is certain. Iran's fanatic Islamic state is obsessed with scorching Israel's earth and snuffing it out of existence, by any ruthless means necessary. That kind of mindless tragedy will take peace-loving, freedom-seeking Iranians with it. What's the point? Islamic world domination at any cost.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

San Diego Union-Tribune
November 23, 2012

Benghazi intrigue continues

Obama's Benghazigate

President Obama's plausible denial over the Benghazi attack cover-up is simply implausible. Particularly, when former CIA Director, Gen. Patraeus said in a closed congressional hearing that his report indicated it was a terrorist attack, and that al-Qaeda was involved.

However, when the talking points were returned to Patraeus, the terms terrorist and al-Qaeda had been removed. Then, of course, UN Ambassador Rice personally carried the false video message -- which had to have come from the president -- to the media.

The insidious nature of Benghazigate is surely being developed from President Obama covering his manslaughter malfeasance with administration surrogates, Clinton, Rice, Patraeus and his own diversionary statements at the United Nations. Indeed, feigning outrage at Sen. McCain and being offended by Gov. Romney will not relieve him of direct responsibility and dereliction of duty.

Worse, President Obama's grievous inattention to the Iran nuclear threat, the unraveling of the Middle East, the growth of al-Qaeda, and the opportunistic, escalating Gaza-Hamas attacks on Israel portends serious threats to our national security and our economy.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad

The New York Post
November 2, 2012

Hurricane's aftermath

President Obama's mantra of never letting a crisis go to waste is on full display, acting as the commander-in-chief during Hurricane Sandy, on the eve of the presidential election.

Helping our people in a disaster is a good thing.

However, it does not excuse his dereliction of duty in the deadly terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the loss of four patriots' lives -- or his abdication of responsibility to our economy and national security.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Los Angeles Times
Opinion L.A.
October 31, 2012

Commander in chief just in time (and what about Benghazi?)

President Obama's mantra of never letting a crisis go to waste is in full swing as he takes control as the commander in chief during Hurricane Sandy on the eve of the presidential election.

Helping our people in a disaster is a good thing. However, it does not excuse his behavior in the deadly terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the loss of four patriot lives, or his abdication of responsibility to our economy and national security.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Riverside Press Enterprise
September 25, 2012

Attacks linked to 9/11

So al-Qaeda is putting out the call for all Muslims to expel American embassies from Muslim lands ("Al-Qaida calls for more attacks," Sept. 16).

This has little if anything to do with the anti-Muslim film made by a California Egyptian immigrant, and everything to do with the anniversary of 9/11. Surely, the spread of radical Islam throughout the Middle East is intent on wiping out Israel, Jews, America and Americans everywhere in the world.

And If not prevented from doing so, Iran will use nuclear weapons to start the all out war.

President Barack Obama's action or inaction, and Governor Mitt Romney's intentions are vital to deciding our future and whom to elect.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Examiner
September 20, 2012

Obama's foreign policy should prevent re-election

Al Qaeda's call for expelling Americans from the lands of Islam was not over the anti-Islamic film. Considering the history of al Qaeda's focus on "death to Israel and America" and the deadly events of the last few days, militant Islamists have made it painfully clear that the 9/11 anniversary, plus retribution for drone deaths of their leaders, were behind the premeditated terrorist attacks on our embassies in Libya, Egypt, throughout the Middle East and other countries. All of which is exacerbated by President Obama's ambivalence to threats from Iran against Israel and America.

Surely, it's too late for President Obama to back Israel's "red line" against a nuclear weapons Iran, to increase our military resolve, or to back off his costly liberal policies and executive actions damaging our economy. It's clearly time to crank-up our domestic oil and fuel production immediately -- plus our vast coal energy resources -- to ensure our oil and energy independence, which is absolutely necessary for our national security, our defense and our economic recovery.

President Obama's history of actions and inactions are clear and convincing evidence that he is unfit for a second term. Hopefully, if Mr. Obama is not re-elected, his reaction to a deeply bitter campaign -- as a lame-duck president from November 7th to January 20th -- won't be a spiteful slash and burn departure.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Diego Union-Tribune
September 13, 2012

Bungled Libyan embassy security

As usual, President Obama equivocated about the obviously planned 9/11 terror attacks on our embassies in the Middle East. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is still visibly stunned, in a trance, talking very slowly about the embassy attack in Libya and assassination of our ambassador, simply because she dropped the ball on protecting her people.

Indeed, President Obama's reluctance in backing Israel against Iran's nuclear threat is tantamount to President Clinton's failure to follow-up the first World Trade Center attack in 1993, his refusal to take Osama bin Laden when offered up by Sudan, the attacks on the our military housing in Saudi Arabia, the Cole, and our embassies in Africa.

Clinton's only response were the misguided missile attempt to kill bin Laden in Afghanistan and the aspirin factory, all of which lead to the 9/11 attack on America. Clearly, Clinton/Obama style of national security misleadership reduces the security of the United States.

Governor Romney's criticism of President Obama was clearly needed.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The New York Post
May 30, 2012

Thanks for being a friend: U.S. abandons terror tipster

The Issue: Whether the U.S. should help Shakil Afridi, jailed by Pakistan for helping find Osama bin Laden

There are those who say Pakistan is spitting in the eye of America with the imprisonment of Afridi.

Obama has using counter-terrorism for political gain with calculated grandstanding. But when he pierces our national security veil of secrecy by releasing bin Laden records -- outing the Pakistani doctor, the double agent in Yemen, and giving Hollywood access to the "Vault" and a Navy SEAL -- who's spitting in the eye of America?

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif

The Riverside Press Enterprise
May 15, 2012

Obama's ego out of control

Approving the killing of Osama bin Laden notwithstanding, President Obama has leaped over the campaign line by politicizing the first anniversary of that heroic event against terrorism -- conducted by Navy SEAL Team 6 -- by questioning the patriotism of Republican candidate, Mitt Romney in a campaign ad narrated by former president Clinton ("Obama plays up foreign record," May 2).

Indeed, Bill Clinton's repeated failure to get bin Laden -- possibly preventing 9/11 -- when he had the opportunity, should make him the last person to chime in on the credit.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Wall Street Journal
Marcy 19, 2012

Re: U.S. Soldier faces charges as killings shock friends

Soldier not to blame

Considering the circumstances surrounding the decorated Army Sergeant Bales' history of unreasonable, repeated deployments and injuries in Iraq -- coupled with personal problems, then sent from the frying pan into the fire of Afghanistan -- his violent acts are understandable as not being in his right mind.

Particularly, with Afghanistan's long history of radical Islamists and their repressive, uncivilized savagery.

Afghan President Karsai made no apology for his soldiers executing our soldiers. Indeed, it was highly improper for President Obama, Commander-in-Chief, to apologize and all but condemn Sergeant Bales based upon little more than political expediency. It's clearly time to leave that hapless, hopeless place.

Riverside Press Enterprise
March 2, 1012

Don't be fooled by Iran

The United States must not be lulled into thinking that sanctions on Iran, or any negotiations with the regime, will deter it from developing nuclear weapons and deploying them against Israel ("Iran revs up nuclear activity," Feb. 19).

Foremost among Iran's obsessions are the destruction of Israel and domination of the region. And the time for action by Iran is very soon, while President Obama is still in office.

This is particularly true because Iran perceives the President as weak and naïve, as evidenced by the President's proposed reductions in our military and the drastic reduction of America's nuclear capabilities.

Indeed, a nuclear attack by Iran on U.S. soil is a clear and present danger.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The New York Post
February 25, 2012

Iran's thunder & reign: storm threatens Israel

The United States must not be lulled into thinking that negotiations or sanctions would deter Iran. Radical Islamic states waging holy wars have a long track record of making threats, then negotiating with distractions deceit and delay to accomplish their fanatic goals.

Foremost among Iran's obsessions are the destruction of Israel and domination of the region.

And the time for action by Iran is very soon, particularly when they perceive the President as weak and naïve, evidenced by his military wind-down and the unilateral disarming and the reduction of America's nuclear capabilities.

Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Riverside Press Enterprise
May 3, 2011

Give Bush credit

President George W. Bush should be given the fundamental credit for the elimination of Al Qaida's leader, Osama bin Laden. ("Bin Laden killed; justice done," May 2).

Indeed, is was Bush, the intelligence system he put in place, and the operation of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay that facilitated our actions against al-Qaida's leadership.

President Barack Obama deserves credit for not closing Guantanamo Bay and allowing the war against al-Qaida to continue.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Terrorist Next Door:

How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat

by Erick Stakelbeck

(Foreword by Michelle Malkin)

Pub. Date: May 2011

Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc., An Eagle Publishing Company

Synopsis

Al-Qaeda doesn’t care about “Hope” and “Change”

The threat of terrorism in America, the Obama administration assures us, is contained and controlled. Recent attempted attacks like the Times Square bombing, the “underwear bombing” on a flight over Detroit, and the attack on a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon were all isolated plots that failed anyway. In the words of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, “The system worked.”

Don’t believe it. In The Terrorist Next Door, investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck exposes the staggering truth about our national security: the Obama administration is concealing and whitewashing the enormous terrorist threat growing right here within America’s borders.

If you believe terrorism is only a problem for other countries, Stakelbeck’s on-the-ground reporting will open your eyes. He has been inside America’s radical mosques, visited U.S.-based Islamic enclaves, and learned about our enemies by going straight to the source—interviewing al-Qaeda-linked terrorists themselves. In this shocking book, Stakelbeck reveals:

How Islamic radicals have established separatist compounds and even jihadist training camps throughout rural America That an overt disciple of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini now leads one of the largest mosques in America How mega-mosques aren't just planned for Ground Zero—they're being built in the heart of the Bible Belt as part of a plan for Islamic domination What a former U.S. covert agent inside the Iranian regime says about Iran’s program to recruit Americans into terror groups How the Obama administration’s beguiling counter-terrorism policies are increasing the threat of another 9/11

The Terrorist Next Door sounds the alarm on a growing threat to every American—one that the U.S. government refuses to face honestly or even to name. As we struggle against a relentless and adaptable Islamist enemy that is committed to destroying our nation, we can’t say we weren’t warned.

Biography

Erick Stakelbeck is an investigative reporter on terrorism and national security issues and host of the Stakelbeck on Terror program on CBN News. Frequently appearing as a terrorism analyst on FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, al-Hurra, the BBC, and the Savage Nation, Stakelbeck has written articles on Islamic extremism, global terrorism, and national security for the Wall Street Journal Europe, Weekly Standard, Washington Times, New York Post, New York Sun, Jerusalem Post, and National Review Online, among other publications. He lives near Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.

Review

“You are holding in your hands the unvarnished, invaluable reporting that the rest of the “mainstream media” can’t or won’t do. My friend Erick has traveled the world to interview terrorists who are plotting the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate—and who have succeeded in Islamicizing large swaths of Europe. He has investigated fifth column organizations on our soil that pledge allegiance not to our Republic, but to sharia law. In The Terrorist Next Door, he also blows the whistle on how the same reckless, open-borders policies I exposed in Invasion nine years ago continue to aid and abet jihadi-sympathizers from Somalia and elsewhere.” —Michelle Malkin, author of the New York Times bestseller, Culture of Corruption

OSAMA BIN LADEN

By Michael Scheuer

Published: February 2011

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Synopsis

9/11 almost instantaneously remade American politics and foreign policy. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Patriot Act, water boarding and Guantanamo are examples of its profound and far-reaching effects. But despite its monumental impact—and a deluge of books about al-Qaeda and Islamist terrorism—no one has written a serious assessment of the man who planned it, Osama bin Laden. Available biographies depict bin Laden as an historical figure, the mastermind behind 9/11, but no longer relevant to the world it created. These accounts, Michael Scheuer strongly believes, have contributed to a widespread and dangerous denial of his continuing significance and power.

In this book, Scheuer provides a much-needed corrective—a hard-headed, closely reasoned portrait of bin Laden, showing him to be a figure of remarkable leadership skills, strategic genius, and considerable rhetorical abilities. The first head of the CIA's bin Laden Unit, where he led the effort to track down bin Laden, Scheuer draws from a wealth of information about bin Laden and his evolution from peaceful Saudi dissident to America's Most Wanted. Shedding light on his development as a theologian, media manipulator, and paramilitary commander, Scheuer makes use of all the speeches and interviews bin Laden has given as well as lengthy interviews, testimony, and previously untranslated documents written by those who grew up with bin Laden in Saudi Arabia, served as his bodyguards and drivers, and fought alongside him against the Soviets. The bin Laden who emerges from these accounts is devout, talented, patient, and ruthless; in other words, a truly formidable and implacable enemy of the West.

Biography

Michael Scheuer is a twenty-plus-year CIA veteran. From 1996 to 1999, he served as the Chief of the bin Laden unit (aka Alec Station).

Riverside Press Enterprise
December 6, 2010

Leaks are treason

President Barack Obama and his attorney general, Eric Holder, should have indicted WikiLeaks' founder, Julian Assange, for espionage immediately after the first release of classified documents ("U.S. tries to contain damage from leaks," Nov. 30). Also, our historical ally Australia should take action against its treacherous citizen.

In addition, Pfc. Bradley Manning should be considered a traitor. Sneaking those documents to Assange was treason against the United States.

Instilling fear in potential violators of our national security and world security is an appropriate deterrent, as long as there are consequences. Denouncing the leaks is not enough when lives are at stake.

No one can opt out of a world steeped in terrorism and insecurity as if it were merely a computer game.

Fierce faith and loyalty to country -- defending America and patriotism -- means everything to our freedom, liberty and survival.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(Original letter sent)

Denouncing leaks is not enough

President Obama and his attorney general, Holder should have indicted WikiLeaks founder, Assange for espionage immediately after the first release of classified documents -- and our historical ally, Australia should take action against its treacherous citizen. PFC Manning is definitely a traitor. Sneaking those documents to Assange was treason against the United States for "….adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."

Instilling fear in potential violators of our national security and world security is an appropriate deterrent, as long as there are consequences -- including Sweden for allowing WikiLeaks to get away with it. Denouncing any of it is not enough when lives are at stake, if not lost already. No one can opt-out of a world steeped in terrorism and insecurity as if it were merely a computer game.

Traitors such as Major Hasan, the Time Square and Portland bombers should be indicted for treason. Indeed, ungrateful and treasonous Americans such as Jane Fonda, Harry Belafonte, Sean Penn and Danny Glover should suffer the consequences of their blatant betrayals -- loss of citizenship and banishment at least. Fierce faith and loyalty to country -- defending America and patriotism -- means everything to our freedom, liberty and survival.

New York Post
December 2, 2010

Clash of the Koreas: Weakness won't win

North Korea's saber-rattling against South Korea signals the looming collapse of the Communist regime, similar to what happened to the Soviet Union.

Both consumed their country's wealth with overreaching communism, arms and armies. Hopefully, North Korea won't go down by launching nuclear attacks.

We must have the best intelligence, deterrents and strong wisdom in leadership to prevent the worst from happening.

Daniel B. Jeffs

Apple Valley, Calif.

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Original letter sent:

North Korea and al-Qaeda

North Korea's saber-rattling against South Korea signals the looming collapse of the Communist regime, similar to what happened to the Soviet Union. Both consumed their country's wealth with over-reaching communism, arms and armies -- starving their people.

Hopefully, North Korea won't go down by launching nuclear attacks. Hopefully, China will prevent that from happening. But hope is not enough.

Meanwhile, al-Qaeda and a nuclear Iran pose a greater threat to us, Israel, the Middle-East and the world. Al-Qaeda's obsession with crashing aircraft in America has been an over-reaction distraction for the United States. However, the terrorists are bound to attack us in other ways, by other means, with greater damage, soon and often.

We must have the best intelligence, deterrents and strong wisdom in leadership to prevent the worst from happening. Indeed, we have serious problems.

Los Angeles Times
Opinion L.A.
November 30, 2010

Re: Was the latest Wikileaks really necessary?

Denouncing leaks is not enough

Dan Jeffs
Apple Valley

USA TODAY
November 30, 2010

Re: Clinton blast leaks as 'an attack'

Blasting leaks is not enough

Indeed, ungrateful and treasonous Americans such as Jane Fonda, Harry Belafonte, Sean Penn and Danny Glover should suffer the consequences of their blatant betrayals -- loss of citizenship and banishment at least. Fierce faith and loyalty to country -- defending America and patriotism -- means everything to our freedom, and our liberty.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/22/EDHQ1E1KJU.DTL#ixzz0raikGSG3

San Francisco Chronicle
June 22, 2010

Out of Afghanistan

Re: "A war we're not winning" (Editorial, June 19) Afghanistan is unique in that it will always go back to its ancient tribal ways regardless of what any foreign power does.

Remaining at war in a hopelessly barbarian country is a monumental waste of American lives and defense funds. We should spray all their opium poppy fields with herbicides, get out of the country, use predator drones to police terrorist training camps with missiles and use smart herbicide bombs above the poppy fields each time they plant again.

That's cutting the heads off the terrorist snakes and the poppies off the drugs that fund them -- from a safe distance. Case closed.

Daniel B. Jeffs

Apple Valley, Calif.


Re: Time Magazine cover story on Major Hasan - November 13, 2009
By Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC

November 13, 2009

It is encouraging to see that at least one of the so-called main(lame)stream
media has stepped up to the plate and called the unconscionable, murderous
acts of U.S. Army Major Hasan at Fort Hood what all evidence points to. An
act of "Terrorism." While all the other icons of journalism cower to
political correctness with casual over-analysis, Time Magazine's cover story
depicting Major Hasan wearing a "Terrorist?" mask takes on this question of
terrorism head-on. Indeed, Nancy Gibbs' article, "The Fort Hood Killer:
Terrified … or Terrorist?" comes  clearly to that terrifying conclusion
without question, as it should. It was a blatant act of terrorism and much
more…

Major Hasan has rightly been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder,
however, why have none dared to call it what it is. In Major Hasan's case it
was certainly a blatant act of Treason. Any American citizen who commits an
act to overthrow our government is a traitor. The urgent need to replace the
current socialist grip on our government with a traditional constitutional
government notwithstanding, there is simply no place for moral relativism in
governing this country. Indeed, we the vast majority of the people of the
United States want to limit government and restore our freedoms from the
tyranny of taxation, regulation and big government.

Many of our soldiers and defenders of our freedom were unnecessarily killed
or wounded by a treasonous, militant, radical Muslim monster who could have
and should have been stopped long before it was too late. Political
correctness and a lack of diligence in national security was directly
responsible for that. Fortunately, many more would have fallen it were not
for our first line of defense, particularly, police Sgt. Kimberly Munley,
the SWAT-team markswoman nicknamed Mighty Mouse, who bravely put her life on
the line in taking down the terrorist traitor. Indeed, we should all gives
thanks to those in law enforcement throughout the country on Thanksgiving
Day. Cops, our first line of defense.

USA TODAY
November 18, 2009
Terror trial in N.Y. will put U.S. at risk

Bringing 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to trial in a New York
federal court will highlight the perversions of the Islamic religion and our
criminal justice system (“Plans to try 9/11 suspect in NYC draw fire,” News,
Monday).

This trial will be made possible by by anti-American lawyers and the moral
relativism of President Obama. The case will also incite more terrorism and
unnecessarily put our national security at extreme risk.

Riverside Press Enterprise November 15, 2009 Correctness costs lives Nidal Malik Hasan let his religion go fanatic on him ("Blame game starts in Fort Hood probe," Nov. 11). He chose Islamic fascist terrorism and jihad against his own country in its highest form, murdered his enemies and committed the highest treason against America. The Defense Department and the Army bear much of the responsibility. They did not heed the obvious red flags and immediately discharge him. Rather, they were politically correct and deployed him to Afghanistan, which set him off. Our soldiers paid the unconscionable price for nothing. There is no place for moral relativism here.


San Bernardino Sun
November 13, 2009
Soldiers paid the price

Major Hasan let his religion go fanatic on him. He chose Islamic fascist
terrorism and jihad against his own country in its highest form, and is
accused of murdering his enemies and committing the highest treason against
America.

The Defense Department and the Army bear much of the responsibility by not
heeding the obvious red flags and immediately discharging him, rather than
politically correct hesitation and an Iraq/Afghanistan deployment transfer
that apparently set him off.

Stupid is as stupid does. And our soldiers paid the unconscionable price for
nothing. There is no place for moral relativism here.

Clarify military mission in Afghanistan
By Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
October 13, 2009

President Obama needs to clarify his military mission, leave Afghanistan and
concentrate on neutralizing Al-Qaeda here and throughout the world.

Considering the long and ridged tribal and fundamentalist Islamic history of
Afghanistan and their hostile ability to defeat foreign invaders of every
description, it would be wise to leave the country to the Taliban. As brutal
as their hard-line religion can be, they did maintain order, and they did
away with the opium poppy fields, which supply most of the world's heroin.

We and our allies can neutralize Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda with increased
and intensified intelligence, infiltration, very special forces operations,
Predators and smart bomb technology.

Meanwhile, we must increase our assistance to Pakistan in running the
Taliban out of their country. Allowing Pakistan and its nuclear capabilities
to fall into the hands of terrorists is simply not an option.


Give Afghanistan back to the Taliban
By Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
October 8, 2009

Considering the long and ridged tribal and fundamentalist Islamic history of
Afghanistan and their hostile ability to defeat foreign invaders of every
description, it would be wise to leave the country to the Taliban. As brutal
as their hard-line religion can be, they did maintain order, and they did
away with the opium poppy fields, which supply most of the world's heroin.

We can neutralize Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda with smart bomb technology.
Meanwhile, we can send Bill Maher to Afghanistan as our anti-American,
anti-religion ambassador. He thinks he's smart and clever enough to convert
everyone to atheism. Let's see how well he does with the one-eyed Omar.


Attacking Cheney and America's security
By Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
September 4, 2009

Obama-operatives, the ACLU and left-leaning journalists are wrongly
demonizing former vice president Cheney, a patriot who took his oath of
office seriously and was instrumental in keeping us safe from terrorist
attacks since September 11, 2001.

It is highly disturbing to know that so many ignorant people -- unduly
influenced by careless media and anti-American zealots -- are suckered into
believing that crippling the CIA and other intelligence services is
something noble rather than making us woefully less safe.

Lest we forget, is was 8 years of the Clinton administration's cowardice and
incompetence in handling the first terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center, coupled with a limp retreat from Somalia, which emboldened Bin Laden
and led to the attacks on our embassies in Africa, and the USS Cole, which
led to the vicious 9/11 attacks. The CIA and our national security were
compromised then, and they are being blatantly compromised again by the
Obama administration.

This is the antithesis of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and a clear and present danger to our freedom. It must be stopped. DDC The Coming Insurrection Authors: The Invisible Committee Publisher MIT Press August 2009 Thirty years of "crisis," mass unemployment, and flagging growth, and they still want us to believe in the economy. . . . We have to see that the economy is itself the crisis. It's not that there's not enough work, it's that there is too much of it.
-from The Coming Insurrection
The Coming Insurrection is an eloquent call to arms arising from the recent waves of social contestation in France and Europe. Written by the anonymous Invisible Committee in the vein of Guy Debord-and with comparable elegance-it has been proclaimed a manual for terrorism by the French government (who recently arrested its alleged authors). One of its members more adequately described the group as "the name given to a collective voice bent on denouncing contemporary cynicism and reality." The Coming Insurrection is a strategic prescription for an emergent war-machine to "spread anarchy and live communism."
Written in the wake of the riots that erupted throughout the Paris suburbs in the fall of 2005 and presaging more recent riots and general strikes in France and Greece, The Coming Insurrection articulates a rejection of the official Left and its reformist agenda, aligning itself instead with the younger, wilder forms of resistance that have emerged in Europe around recent struggles against immigration control and the "war on terror."
Hot-wired to the movement of '77 in Italy, its preferred historical reference point, The Coming Insurrection formulates an ethics that takes as its starting point theft, sabotage, the refusal to work, and the elaboration of collective, self-organized forms-of-life. It is a philosophical statement that addresses the growing number of those-in France, in the United States, and elsewhere-who refuse the idea that theory, politics, and life are separate realms.
About the Author

The Invisible Committee is a collective and anonymous penname.

 
San Bernardino Sun
July 4, 2009

Forgotten soldier?
As the media continues its obsession with celebrity deaths, there has been
no follow-up to the brief coverage of the revenge murder of Pvt. William
Long by an American Islamic terrorist convert. It seems as though Pvt.
Long's death while defending his country is almost meaningless, as is the
act of treason by his killer.


 The murder of Pvt. William Long
Little Rock, Arkansas
June 1, 2009
(ignored or buried by the major liberal news media)
Published in the Daily Press

June 10, 2009

A different report
The attack by a U.S. citizen -- convert to a radical Islamic terrorist
faction at war with America -- on a U.S. Army recruiting station killing one
U.S. soldier and wounding another was treason. It's time to prosecute
traitors for who and what they are, and to take away their citizenship.

Dan Jeffs

Apple Valley, CA
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090603_lone_wolf_lessons

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