Act of Valor: A Review and Commentary

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  February 24th at 01:30 PM  | 

Act of Valor 4 stars (out of 5) Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh 111 minutes THERE IS NO question that Act of Valor is a unique film, for many reasons.  The most prominent among these is inarguably the combination of active duty Navy SEALs in starring roles, and the extent to which the film’s advertising and promotion have focused on that role – factors | Read More »

The Story of a Successful Rescue (and a Democratic Administration’s Attempt to Claim Credit)

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  April 12th at 09:10 PM  | 

After four days of floating at sea on a raft shared with four Somali gunmen, Richard Philips took matters into his own hands for a second time. With the small lifeboat in which he was being held captive being towed by the American missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, and Navy Special Warfare (NSWC) snipers on the fantail in position to take their shots at his captors | Read More »