Between The Covers: Interview With Stephen Hunter, Author of the Thriller 'Soft Target'

John J. Miller offers an interesting interview with Stephen Hunter, author of the new thriller Soft Target.

In Soft Target, ex-Marine sniper Ray Cruz, son of the legendary Marine sniper "Bob the Nailer" Swagger, takes on a group of terrorists who've laid seize to the Mall of America.

We've managed to kill most of their smart guys, and now we're dealing with their dumb guys, but the one guy we haven't dealt with is the lucky guy," says Stephen Hunter, author of Soft Target.

You can listen to the audio at National Review Online via the below link:

http://radio.nationalreview.com/betweenthecovers/post/?q=MWZiMjQ5MmRhYTE1Njk3OTYwZDFkYzE2MDhjMjgwOWU=

Saddam Hussein: What We Know Now

Jim Lacey wrote an interesting piece on Saddam Hussein for National Review Online. 

Jim Lacey lays out the reasons why Saddam Hussein was a terror threat to the U.S. and why he should have been removed.

You can read the piece via the below link:
 
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/277115/saddam-what-we-now-know-jim-lacey?page=1

ATF's Operation Fast And Furious: Screw Up, Move Up, Cover Up

Michelle Malkin wrote an interesting column that appeared in National Review Online that covered how  Obama administration officals involved in the bust of an operation called Fast and Furious are being given new government positions.

There are now enough Operation Fast and Furious officials playing hide-and-seek in the Obama administration to fill a “rubber room.”

That’s the nickname for taxpayer-subsidized holding pens — such as the ones in the New York City public schools — where crooked employees are separated from the system and paid to do nothing. Perhaps the White House can stimulate a few construction jobs by adding an entire rubber room annex for “reassigned” scandal bureaucrats at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It’s getting mighty crowded.

You can read the rest of the column via the below link:

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/275928/screw-move-cover-michelle-malkin

You can also read an earlier post on Operation Fast and Furious via the below link:

http://pauldavisoncrime.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-atf-delivered-assault-weapons-to.html

There ought to be some firing, in my view, beginning with Attorney General Holder.

Philadelphia Mayor Nutter's Call

Rich Lowry, columnist and editor of National Review, wrote an interesting column about Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, who blasted the wild kids in Philly who went on the rampage in flash mobs.

I live in South Philadelphia and I'm not a particular supporter of the Mayor, but I liked that he took a public stand and like comedian Bill Cosby, had the courage to blast both the wild kids and their parents.

Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia was true to his word when he took to the pulpit at Mount Carmel Baptist church and prefaced his remarks: "I'm going to say some things this morning that I know from time to time many of you think, but may not say. They will not be PC."

He proceeded to unloose a 25-minute speech that must rank among the most brutally forthright calls for personal responsibility and adult authority that an elected official has ever delivered in these United States.

You can read the rest of Rich Lowry's column via the below link:

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/274391/mayor-nutter-s-call-rich-lowry

Che In Your Face

Jay Nordlinger wrote an interesting piece for National Review Online about the many posters, murals and photographs we see of the Communist murderer and thug Ernesto "Che" Guevara.

My daughter recently moved to [a southwestern city]. My grandson will be going to [a local high school]. They were impressed with the student murals painted throughout the school. So I accompanied my grandson when he went to pick up his schedule. The murals were impressive, but when I discovered that one of the largest was of Che Guevara, it ruined my day.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/274350/che-our-faces-jay-nordlinger

You can also read my interview with Cuban-American Humberto Fontovia, author of Exposing the Real Che Guevara and the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him, via the below links:

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Interview With Thriller Writer Stephen Hunter, Author Of Dead Zero

 

 

John J. Miller at National Review Online inteviewed thriller writer Stephen Hunter, the author of the new Bob Lee Swagger thriller Dead Zero (Simon and Schuster).

You can listen to the audio interview via the below link:

http://radio.nationalreview.com/betweenthecovers/post/?q=ODgzMTBlOGMwOGJlZWUyZjlmNTI2Mzg2YmRjYWIzZGE=

I've enjoyed Stephen Hunter's previous thrillers about Bob Lee Swagger, the former Marine Vietnam-era sniper, and I look forward to reading Dead Zero.

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You can read my Philadelphia Inquirer review of Hunter's last thriller via the link below:

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