The last “scandal” at the US Air Force Academy, regarding Operation Christmas Child, was reportedly initiated by a USAFA cadet forwarding an email to Michael Weinstein.  Prior to that, the scandal-circuit had been pretty quiet — but not for lack of trying on Weinstein’s part.  When there isn’t something to complain about, Weinstein has gone looking.

The law firm of Jones Day — which has assisted Weinstein in other cases — has been looking for information on “The Airman’s Bible and the Airman’s New Testament.”  The Airman’s Bible was previously discussed; the “Airman’s New Testament” is similar.  It seems the target is some indication, somewhere, that the Air Force was directly or indirectly involved in the production of the Air Force-themed Bibles.

The acknowledgements in the Bible do mention military members, and the Bible carries Air Force symbols, so the target is probably something, somewhere, that will incriminate someone…about something.  Naturally, this hunt for an as-yet unknown smoking gun about an unknown problem will prove the obvious fact Christianity is preferred in the US military.  Somehow.

In another case, Pam Zubeck of the CSIndy recently publicized a portion of a Weinstein fishing expedition:  Weinstein is asking for names and processes surrounding the “Falcon Clips” published last year.  Previously, the ominous observation was made that Weinstein seemed to be headhunting for people corresponding with this site.

That has now been confirmed by contacts at USAFA.

It seems Zubeck conveniently omitted that Michael Weinstein is demanding to know about contact between this site and members at USAFA.  It shouldn’t be a surprise Weinstein would do so, though.  That’s how you would ‘defend religious freedom,’ right?

Why is he searching?  Well, accusations of wrongdoing, of course.  What accusations?  They’ll come later, naturally.  That’s what a fishing expedition is: a hunt for something, somewhere that might be incriminating, even when there’s no public indication of any such thing.

It should be an interesting conversation.

The fact that Weinstein even cares about correspondence between this site and people at USAFA is an indication of his obsession with manufacturing controversy — and with this site.  In the absence of “scandal,” he’ll try to dig something up he can use as one.  And this site…well, he’s been after ChristianFighterPilot.com for years.

Apparently this site, which Weinstein once belittled as a “tiny blog” with only 3 readers, has managed to affect his publicity — and maybe even his bottom line.  When this site pointed out the substantial compensation he gives himself from the non-profit “charity” for which he is the sole paid officer, he threatened to file a lawsuit, as he has with many of his critics.  (When this site didn’t fold in the face of his attempted intimidation, he failed to follow through, as he frequently has.)  Failing in that, he’s tried to use the military itself to influence this site, which has also come to nothing (and, in fact, may have negatively impacted his cause and his pawns).  He has led his “group” in what is essentially a campaign of harassment in his continued efforts to “agitate” his way into influence.  Again, he’s been unsuccessful.

His latest search for contacts with this site is simply the next step.  First, its an effort to find out what this site has done with USAFA — an attempt to confirm his vast, right-wing conspiracy theory that senior military leaders are conspiring (with James Dobson, Dick Cheney, and this site, even) to take over the world.  Second, Weinstein would like to intimidate those who might have — or might in the future — correspond here.  He can’t abide criticism, so he cannot sit idly by while people learn here and other places that Weinstein doesn’t fight his “war” for religious freedom.

He fights it for his own personal vendetta — and benefit — and he’s using the men and women of the US military as his pawns in his effort.

So, don’t be surprised to hear about a new “scandal” in the next few months, either about “The Airman’s Bible” or someone exchanging emails with this site.  Of course, if you don’t hear anything, it probably means Weinstein got skunked, and despite the FOIAs he’s been hassling USAFA with, he was unable to find anything about which to vent his normal vitriol.

Not to worry.  Weinstein will just go on another fishing expedition.  He’ll force the US military to spend countless man-hours to provide him — free of charge — with information he’ll then turn around and try to humiliate the US military with.  He’s found a simple formula to continue his vitriolic attacks on the military, as well as a convenient way to try to intimidate those who defend religious freedom and the military against him — with the side benefit that each cry of outrage he makes will be accompanied by a fundraising plea, more than half of which may go directly to his own paycheck.

Effective, if deplorable.