A senior United Nations official has accused US-led coalition troops of depriving Iraqi civilians of food and water in breach of humanitarian law. Human rights investigator Jean Ziegler said they had driven people out of insurgent strongholds that were about to be attacked by cutting supplies. Mr Ziegler, a Swiss-born sociologist, said such tactics were [...]
Desert exercise site aims to simulate war’s harshest elementsBy Richard Whittle FORT IRWIN, Calif. Beyond the edges of this lonely outpost midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas lies one of the world’s biggest sandboxes 1,100 square miles of Mojave Desert where the Army plays war. Exercises at the Army’s Rhode Island-sized National Training Center [...]
Fake Company Scamming Veterans Kevin MacDonald A company who calls themselves Patient Care Group is claiming the VA has changed the way it delivers prescription drugs, but it’s a scam. “A lot of people can be susceptible to it and will give out the information thinking hey they’re bettering the system,” Jim Bunker, Veterans Information [...]
VA Seeks to Punish Iraq War VeteransBy Gene C. Gerard The Veterans Affairs Department is reviewing one-third of the cases of veterans who are receiving disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After conducting an internal study the VA believes it was too lenient in deciding which soldiers were eligible for PTSD benefits. Last year, [...]
Job Fair for Heroes coming to California Job Fair for Heroes will take place on Nov. 10, 2005 from 10:00AM 3:00PM at the Joint Forces Training Base Gymnasium, 4745 Yorktown Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. It is open to the public and is free to job seekers and the parking is free also. It is sponsored [...]
Administration critics blast rehearsed conversation’ via satellite from IraqBy Gina Cavallaro When the White House and the Defense Department said they needed a group of soldiers for a chat on live TV with their commander in chief, the soldiers were carefully chosen. The five officers, five noncommissioned officers and one Iraqi soldier sat in three [...]
VA Strives to Find Jobs for Iraq, Afghanistan War VetsBy Rudi Williams WASHINGTON– For young men and women fighting the war on terrorism, coming home in good health is a major goal, but coming home to a good job also is a primary concern, Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson said during a news conference [...]
Great jobs await you in the defense, intelligence and government services sectors with federal agencies and government contractors. Bring many copies of your resume and meet company representatives in October to discover the many opportunities offered in Information Technology, Engineering, Aerospace, Telecom, Project Management, Intelligence, Operations, Homeland Security, Research, & much more. All positions require [...]
George Bush, the man…A Canadian’s point of viewBy David WarrenThere’s plenty wrong with America, since you asked. I’m tempted to say that the only difference from Canada is that they have a few things right. That would be unfair, of course — I am often pleased to discover things we still get right.But one of [...]
US forced to import bullets from Israel as troops use 250,000 for every rebel killedBy Andrew Buncombe US forces have fired so many bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan – an estimated 250,000 for every insurgent killed – that American ammunition-makers cannot keep up with demand. As a result the US is having to import supplies [...]
New guns, new drive for TalibanBy Scott Baldauf and Ashraf Khan An internal debate within the Taliban – whether to launch increasingly aggressive attacks against the US-led coalition or to allow the insurgency to bleed the Afghan government over time – has been settled this year, according to a rebel commander and Afghan security officials. [...]
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (1987) – A Movie Review Is this movie the greatest Vietnam Movie of All Time? Vote Now! “Gooooooooood morning, Vietnam!” The films of Robin Williams basically fit into two categories: Those in which he plays characters different from himself (“Awakenings,” “Good Will Hunting”) and those in which he plays himself. His 1987 [...]
Intel experts: ‘We are repeating every mistake we made in Vietnam’ Time Magazine’s Joe Klein reports in the magazine’s paid-restricted online edition that senior intelligence officials increasingly believe that the Bush Administration’s focus on finding WMDs dramatically reduced their ability to stave off an Iraq insurgency, Raw Story can reveal. “Five men met in an [...]
“Tootsie Pop Soldier” from ‘Nam shares treats with Iraq troopsBy Pat KinneyCHARLES CITY — Carl Jacob has never forgotten one special gift he received in Vietnam. In 1970, Jacob, now a Charles City insurance agent, was assigned to Delta Company of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Army’s Americal Division near a fire [...]
The Two Faces of a CoinBy Robert SchneiderThe bridge is near Beijing and has seen much history. It is a beautiful structure almost always associated with the Sino-Japanese war and the Rape of Nanjing by the Japanese (1937). Like a coin, it has two faces; the one with a stone road worn smooth in all its [...]
Is former Marine helping anti-U.S. sentiment?By Jamie Gangel The controversial Arab network recently announced that it had hired none other than a former U.S. Marine captain to report for a new English language news channel. Today national correspondent Jamie Gangel has the first TV interview with the Marine who has found himself at the center [...]
Hire Vets program helping troops get workBy Robert M. Cook DOVER When Ken Seitz lost his job at Seabrook Station in 2004 after working there for 22 years as a senior engineer for plant testing, he said never thought his status as a Navy veteran would help him land a new job.But thanks to the [...]
Americans wrestle with war in Iraqas casualties climb Two thousand Americans dead. Nearly half as many as were killed during the eight years of the American Revolution. Twice as many as were killed in nearly a century of Indian wars.As the price Americans pay in Iraq climbs – and it probably will top 2,000 either [...]
Cindy’s rhetoric just isn’t right: It’s extreme leftBy Ed Koch Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2004, has become the face of the antiwar movement in the United States. While her grief is understandable, her rhetoric is outrageous. As the mother of a son killed in battle in Iraq, she [...]
Night Patrol With The Vermont National Guard: In The Shadow of Katrina and IraqBy David Van Deusen Jefferson Parish, LA – The Vermont National Guard has been distributing food and patrolling neighborhoods in Jefferson Parish for the last week. On Tuesday, September 6th, I joined them on their first night patrol. At six PM, still [...]
Did the U.S. government ever “support the troops”? A look back at the Bonus ArmyBy Mickey Z. “In the sad aftermath that always follows a great war, there is nothing sadder than the surprise of the returned soldiers when they discover that they are regarded generally as public nuisances. And not too honest.” H.L. Mencken [...]
Gardens of Stone (1987): A Vietnam Movie Review Is this movie the greatest Vietnam War Movie of all time? Vote Now! Nearly a decade after peering into the heart of darkness of the Vietnam War in Apocalypse Now, Francis Coppola countered that twisted, surreal vision in 1987 with Gardens of Stone, a heartfelt, clear-eyed look [...]
Up Close: Military experience doesn’t help in job hunt Photo at left– Archie Advincula was a Marine for nine years. Some young veterans are finding out that military experience doesn’t always help in the difficult search for a job. This battle might just be their toughest fight yet. Archie Advincula’s days are now centered around [...]
Information for Recipients of VA Education Benefits (1) If your school is temporarily closed this term due to Hurricane Katrina or Rita, we will continue to pay any “Hurricane Katrina or Rita” students currently receiving VA Education Benefits through the end of Fall term. (See exception for permanent school closure in #2 below.)If you receive active-duty [...]
Hurricanes delay passage of spending for troops in IraqBy Diane M. Grassi It has now become clear that the devastation done in the U.S. Gulf region by Hurricane Katrina, the subsequent flooding in New Orleans and the additional damage by Hurricane Rita has delayed priority legislation on Capitol Hill. The Defense Authorization Bills and the [...]
WASHINGTON– A call by President George W. Bush for Congress to give him the power to use the military in law enforcement roles in the event of a bird flu pandemic has been criticized as akin to introducing martial law. Bush said aggressive action would be needed to prevent a potentially disastrous U.S. outbreak of [...]
Army Lowers Bar for RecruitsMiami Herald Army Secretary Noel Harvey and Gen. Richard Cody, the vice chief of staff, said Monday that the Army is using looser Defense Department rules that permits it to sign up more high school dropouts and people who score lower on mental-qualification tests, but they denied that this meant it [...]
Bush Considers Military Role in Flu FightBy JENNIFER LOVEN WASHINGTON — President Bush, increasingly concerned about a possible avian flu pandemic, revealed Tuesday that any part of the country where the virus breaks out could likely be quarantined and that he is considering using the military to enforce it. “The best way to deal with [...]
‘Israel will take out Iran’s nuke facilities if US does not’ Washington– If Washington and its allies do not stop Iran’s nuclear programmes by force if necessary, Israel will, three Israeli legislators visiting the US have warned. “Israel will not live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. We feel we are obliged to [...]
Vets Group Declares War on Protesters More bad news for the “support the troops but oppose the war” crowd. On Friday the American Legion said they’re declaring war on anti-war protesters, and they’re starting a letter-writing campaign from soldiers fighting in Iraq who want to get their side of the story out. “America needs to [...]
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