VA Deal Draws a House Inquiry WASHINGTON A subcommittee of the House Veterans Affairs Committee has opened a preliminary inquiry into a veterans administration contract with QTC Management Inc., a firm headed by former Veterans Secretary Anthony J. Principi. Brooke Adams, a spokeswoman for the committee, said Friday that members agreed to the bipartisan inquiry [...]
Where is our patriotism & where are our friends?by Robert Schneider I have communicated with the White House and Congress to get an apology from Japan. Recently, I suggested forgiving Japan in lieu of the apology. To make a long story short, I continue to feel like an outsider because my mail to the president [...]
At Least 350,000 March for Peace in NYCBy Desmond Butler NEW YORK — An estimated 350,000 protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month’s death toll reached 70. Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son also died in [...]
War costs skyrocket due to equipment wear and weapons purchasesby Drew Brown WASHINGTON–The cost of the war in Iraq is skyrocketing, largely because tanks, trucks, helicopters and other military gear are wearing out in Iraq’s harsh climate and have to be replaced faster than ever before, a review of military budgets shows. The Pentagon’s cost [...]
What’s available to help veterans buy a home?by Tom Kelly Jim Kelley, a retired naval officer who spent much of his military career in Bremerton and Everett, Wash., said this winter’s record rains finally pushed him to look for a primary residence in a drier environment. His master plan is to keep his Port Orchard, [...]
Agony, heroism of ‘United 93′ shown with nearly unbearable realismby Peter Rainer The question most audiences will ask upon entering a theater playing “United 93″ is, am I ready for this? Another way of putting the question might be, is it too soon for this movie? It is one thing for us to have witnessed [...]
9/11 vs. Pearl Harbor Were both Pearl Harbor and 911 a ruse to get the US public behind a War? Days of Deceit: A Case Study By John P. Allen With our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, oil at $ 3.00 a gallon, Iran on the verge of war with the USA, and the Middle East [...]
Congressman Calls It ‘Financial Friendly Fire’; Military Blames Payroll Errors by Brian Ross Left: The Army had demanded $2,000 from a soldier who lost his leg in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq. Hundreds of soldiers wounded in battle in Iraq have found themselves fighting off bill collectors on the home front, according to a [...]
The generals are speaking, and many Americans are squirmingBy Nathaniel Fick (Pic)- General Peter Pace (L), Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at a joint news briefing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon in Washington April 11, 2006.As a growing circle of retired officers publicly criticizes the conduct of [...]
Many American veterans wind up on the streetsby Michele Munz ST. LOUIS–Larry Strong, 52, a homeless veteran, was hanging out downtown on Thursday with some of his homeless friends. Strong served in the Air Force 1973-78 as a jet engine mechanic and fuel specialist at Scott Air Force Base. Strong says he has been homeless [...]
Loyalties to country, family clash in painful ways for Hispanics under armsby Elliot Spagat Marcial Rodriguez, a U.S. Marine who grew up in a Mexican farming village, is offended that the country he went to war for might deport his relatives who are living here illegally. Three months after the lance corporal returned to Ohio [...]
The Military Job Hunter’s No. 1 Question: How long should a resume be?by Randall Scasny Without a doubt the most popular question I get by military job hunters who seek employment assistance concerns the length of a resume: How Long Should A Resume Be? The question is both appropriate and understandable. It’s appropriate because job [...]
…Or to have the United States forgive Japan (OFFICIALLY)by Robert Schneider Recently, Japan apologized to a few Asian governments but they excluded the United States. What is important is that we take advantage of what appears to be a trend by getting an apology OR by asking Congress to Forgive Japan officially with no strings [...]
White House knew there were no WMD: CIA The CIA had evidence Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction six months before the 2003 US-led invasion but was ignored by a White House intent on ousting Saddam Hussein, a former senior CIA official said, according to CBS.Tyler Drumheller, who headed CIA covert operations in Europe [...]
China sole manufacturer of material for U.S. missilesby Diane M. Grassi It was in his 2003 State of the Union Address that President George W. Bush expressed his administration’s objective to strengthen global treaties banning the production and shipment of missile technologies. It was thereafter, between 2003 and 2004, in which the Committee on Foreign Investments [...]
RecruitMilitary Career Fairs: 5/16/2006 – Raleigh, North Carolina 6/15/2006 – Atlanta, Georgia 6/29/2006 – Dallas, Texas 7/13/2006 – Denver, Colorado 7/27/2006 – St. Louis, Missouri 8/17/2006 – Pensacola, Florida 8/31/2006 – Seattle, Washington 9/12/2006 – Raleigh, North Carolina 9/28/2006 – Dallas, Texas 10/12/2006 – San Diego , California 10/26/2006 – Denver, Colorado 11/9/2006 – Jacksonville, [...]
War veterans fighting to keep restaurant openby Lisa Hoffman WASHINGTON – For more than 100 Friday evenings, some of America’s worst war-wounded have made their way to a Washington restaurant to feed their stomachs and souls. At Fran O’Brien’s Stadium Steak House, hundreds of soldiers and Marines maimed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]
America Supports You: Web Site Shows Troops, Families the GoodsBy Paul X. RutzAmerican Forces Press Service A new Web site featuring resources for military families hopes to become a one-stop information source for job seekers, coupon hunters and charity backers. Launched Jan. 27, MilitaryConnection.com was the brainchild of Debbie Gregory, an experienced executive recruiter who [...]
Ranks of U.S. combat amputees now includes 11 womenBy Donna St. George, The Washington Post Left: Sgt. Carla Best, who lost her leg in Iraq, works with her physical therapist, Capt. Marilyn Rodgers, in the at Walter Reed Hospital. Her body had been maimed by war. Dawn Halfaker lay unconscious at Walter Reed Army Medical [...]
A proud and Distinguished American share his views on American Foreign Policyby John Gunther Dean Having just celebrated my 80th birthday, I feel the need to commit to paper my outlook on the role of an American diplomat. I should add that when I took the U.S. Foreign Service examination more than 50 years ago, [...]
The Minority Chamber of Commerce Hosts 2nd Annual Diversity Law Enforcement & Security Job Fair Miami Miami. Fl. The Minority Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Law Enforcement & Security Career Expo next April 28, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., at Wal*Mart Doral Store Parking Lot, located at 8421 NW 14 Terrace in [...]
As policy decisions loom, a code of silence is brokenby Richard Holbrooke The calls by a growing number of recently retired generals for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have created the most serious public confrontation between the military and an administration since President Harry S. Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951. In [...]
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