Bob McCarty

Bob McCarty

Bob McCarty is a former Air Force public affairs officer, political campaign manager and corporate communications professional. Since October 2006, he has blogged full-time, often injecting humor into his coverage of politics, culture and capitalism at BobMcCarty.com. In addition, he is the author of the book, "Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier's Fight for Military Justice." Details at ThreeDaysInAugust.com.
Bob McCarty

Green Beret Continues Fight Beyond Prison Walls

A lot has changed in the life of former Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart since he left prison, but his fight to clear his name continues.
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Appeals Court Upholds Army Officer’s Conviction, Ignores Evidence in Death of Al-Qaeda Operative

Terrible news surfaced Wednesday: The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the appeal of Michael C. Behenna of Edmond, Okla., and upheld his murder conviction and 15-year prison sentence at the U.S. Military Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Who is Michael Behenna? He is the Army Ranger first lieutenant who, on July 31, 2008, [...]
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4th of July: Freedom In Enid, Oklahoma

Many of the freedoms celebrated by Americans on Independence Day appear to be at risk. Today, I recall the freedoms I grew up with in Smalltown America.
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War Stories from World War II

Each year on the occasion of Memorial Day and in honor of all those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country, I share my father's war stories from World War II.
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US Flag is Not A ‘Fag Flag’ Say Vets; Challenge Westboro Baptist Church Protestors

More than 200 people countered a protest in St. Charles, Mo., by members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, known for protesting at military funerals.
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Guess What? Islamic Countries Most Dangerous for Christians

The most-dangerous countries in which to practice Christianity are overwhelmingly Islamic ones, according to the ninth annual Open Doors World Watch List.
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The Controversial Conviction of an Army Special Forces Soldier

Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart’s life turned upside down Nov. 7, 2008, the day a German woman accused him, among other things, of raping and kidnapping her two and a half months earlier during a one-night stand that ended in his hotel room in Sindelfingen, Germany. Nine months later, Stewart found himself convicted on [...]
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Congress Leading Border Patrol Down Wrong Path

Fresh on the heels of another agent's death, Congress is leading Customs and Border Patrol down the same wrong path taken by the Defense Department in 2007.
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Convicted Army Officer Denied Clemency

On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad. Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th [...]
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Special Forces Units Ignore Bureaucrat Memo, and Save Lives

By signing a memo Oct. 29, 2007, James R. Clapper Jr. exposed U.S. military personnel to greater-than-necessary danger as they served their country in Afghanistan, Iraq and other hot spots around the world. Then an Under Secretary of Defense and now our nation’s Director of National Intelligence, Clapper designated the polygraph and its hand-held cousin, the [...]
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