Terror War

GORDON DUFF: ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER HINTS AT BIN LADEN DEATH, FINALLY

March 17, 2010 · 1 Comment

ISRAELI BIN LADEN SAYS BIN LADEN “WON’T” BE TAKEN ALIVE…DOES HE MEAN “CAN’T?” HOLDER SEEN AS SOFTENING PUBLIC TO ACCEPT BIN LADEN’S DEATH IN 2001 By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor The scandals from the Bush era seem endless, endless and never dealt with. One of the biggest is the hunt for Osama, a hunt that cost hundreds of lives and, literally, billions of dollars, a hunt that unofficially ended with Osama bin Laden’s death on December 15, 2001. We knew it, Pakistan knew it and Benezir Bhutto even announced it long ago. For years,... [Read the full story]

AfPak

AF-PAK:Towards Pak-Afghan Harmonization

March 16, 2010 · 3 Comments

PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN SHARE COMMON HISTORY AND DESTINY By Dr Raja Mohammad khan “No country has ever showed more hospitality to Afghanistan than Pakistan, and that his country (Afghanistan) would not allow its soil to be used against Pakistan.” These were the wordings of the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai during the joint press conference between him and Pakistani Premier, Yousaf Raza Gillani on the conclusion of a daylong visit of the former to Pakistan on March 11, 2010. Earlier both countries agreed for a joint fight against the terrorism and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)... [Read the full story]

Business

Air Force Association Taps USAA for Financial Services

March 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Air Force Association Taps USAA for Financial Services USAA named preferred provider for banking and financial products SAN ANTONIO – More than 121,000 Air Force Association members now can take advantage of a comprehensive suite of financial services from one of the nation’s highest rated* financial services providers, thanks to an agreement just signed with USAA. USAA, a leading financial services provider for the military community, now is the preferred provider for checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and investment products – all delivered with USAA’s award-winning... [Read the full story]

Benefits

Attorneys Fight for Veterans Against VA and VSOs

March 17, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization is targeting the use of attorneys by veterans (the Attorneys for Veterans right) to obtain benefits to which veterans are entitled, sending veterans into the hands of the veritable enemy— the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs). The ‘Attorneys for Veterans’ or ‘choice’ legislation took effect in June 2007 and now the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) seeks a roll-back after years of working against the right of veterans to obtain legal counsel. The adversarial system veterans face is bad enough but with the U.S.... [Read the full story]

Top 10

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country

March 16, 2010 · 2 Comments

Find out What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans VA Using National Center To Train IT Workers. Judges, States Offering Leniency To Vets. Vets Service Officer: Cemetery Not Threatened By State Legislature Proposal. Health Inspectors Find Problems At Rhode Island Vets Home. Minnesota Legislators Move To Change How Military Plate Fund Money Is Used. Vet Hopes North Carolina Will Legalize Medical Marijuana. Scientists Hope Memory Altering Techniques Can Be Used To Treat PTSD. Study: Aggressive Treatments Do Not Lower Heart Problem Risk In Diabetes Patients. Ethicists Criticize... [Read the full story]

Regional News

Regional Veterans News 3/17/10

March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Regional stories today from: New Concord, Ohio, Los Angeles, California Farmington, New Mexico, Hartford, Connecticut, Burlington, Massachusetts, Walnut Creek, California, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Elmira, New York. Elmira, New York Let government run health care Walnut Creek, California Veterans get a proper burial New Concord, Ohio Veterans find comfort in support group Burlington, Massachusetts Lejeune survivors must be heard San Juan, Puerto Rico Equipment at PR veterans clinics not clean Hartford, Connecticut Bond Commission Approves Money For Veterans Los Angeles, California... [Read the full story]

Veterans News

GORDON DUFF: ACLU RESCUES VETS FROM VA ABUSE, LEGION AND VFW “DROP THE BALL”

BIGGEST WAR OF VETS AGAINST “VET HATING” SPECIAL INTEREST AND VA CORRUPTION IN THE COUNTRY WHERE ARE THE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Robert Rosebrock and a group of aging WW2, Korea and Vietnam vets have spent two years protesting the misuse of billions of dollars of veteran land. Eventually, when they... Read more of this article

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country

Find out What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans VA NWIHCS To Host Women Veterans Focus Group. VA Sued For Violating Veteran’s Free-Speech Right. Baker: Health Information Exchange Will Be Off For At Least Another Month. Contract Signing Brings VA Clinic In Oregon “Step Closer To Reality.” New Jersey Committee... Read more of this article