He tells congressional hearing that he’s ‘most honest person in this room’ WASHINGTON – The head of a California-based veterans charity rebuffed accusations of mismanagement and self-dealing at a raucous congressional hearing Thursday, shouting over lawmakers to declare himself "the most honest person in this room." "I may be the only guy in the whole [...]
"We the People"– but cast aside the Military Veterans Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packers falls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217 Politicians tell you how much they do for Veterans. Look at Walter Reed. Every politician took a public stand to fight for the returning disabled Veteran’s medical care. Now these same politicians go back [...]
FORMER CONGRESSMAN MARK SILJANDER ARRESTED AS TERRORIST WILL JESUS BE NEXT? BY G. DUFF Yesterday, former Michigan Congressman Mark Siljander was arrested and charged in a rambling indictment with a number of bizarre crimes from "money laundering" to "obstruction of justice" along with several members of an Islamic charity. Mark, of course, is a very [...]
Ft. Carson sent ailing GIs to meet deployment goals, notes sayby Erin Emery, The Denver Post Left, Master Sgt. Denny Nelson sits in his car – which carries a handicapped-parking tag – outside Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. Despite having fractured his leg while on his daughter’s trampoline and destroying the tendons that hold the [...]
Power of the Pen 1-17-08 Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packers falls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217 U.S. Military Veterans are a token thought of the 89% of the U.S. citizens that never served. How many disabled Veterans do you pass on the street every day and do not even know it? How many Veterans [...]
MORE STRAIGHT TALK INSTEAD OF BULLSHITBY G. DUFF We are watching the primaries move forward. I just saw Romney beat McCain, by a bit anyway, in Michigan yesterday. I tend to like McCain as I, as a Marine, have a soft place in my heart for the insane. Romney is a simple yellow bellied pole [...]
It is high time that something is done to debunk the fiction-as-fact theory that ‘war veterans are freakish killers’ By ALAN DAWSON Late at night, no longer able to stand the haunting flashback visions of his demeaning wartime experiences, a young man dons his old combat camouflage shirt, picks up a kitchen knife, walks gently [...]
"Nothing has changed [at Walter Reed]. Same facility. None of the recommendations that I made have been implemented and to my knowledge they really aren’t working on it." by Matt Renner, truthout Former Army Lt. and military nurse Doug Connor sat down for an interview with Truthout reporter Geoffrey Millard to share his experience before [...]
Speaking in the UAE, Bush said the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger of Iran "before it’s too late." by Faiz Shakir, Think Progress After the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was released, Israel publicly challenged the U.S. intelligence consensus that Iran had stopped its nuclear weapons program. "In our [...]
Mesothelioma among veterans of the U.S. military is an unfortunately common occurrence. Thousands of veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict, the war in Vietnam, and the years in between were exposed to asbestos as part of their service to their country ─ on the job or in combat. The many cases of mesothelioma [...]
Annual Stand-Down Offers Social Services, Place to Share Painful MemoriesBy N.C. Aizenman, Washington Post Staff Writer The nation’s gaze may have shifted to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But for the homeless men milling through the lobby of the VA Medical Center in Washington yesterday, memories of Vietnam hung as heavily as the smell [...]
Today marks the 6th Anniversary Since An American Gulag Was Created 90 miles Off Our Shore and when our democracy was officially put in shackles under cover of the night. [VIDEO] by Cliff Schecter, Cliff Schecter’s Blog Yesterday, we got to "celebrate" the ill-advised surge in Iraq, or as they called it back in the Vietnam days, [...]
Body of Missing Pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach Found by Ann Turner A burned human body found in the back yard of Corporal Cesar Armando Lauren is believed to be the remains of missing pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach. The discovery was made on Friday by local authorities in Onslow County, North Carolina. Lauterbach disappeared from nearby Camp [...]
Technical and Management Solutions Company Now Hiring War Veterans EASI Partners with HireVeterans.com to Employ America’s War Veterans by K. Morgan Barker Enterprise Advisory Services, Inc. (Easi) is continuing their pattern of excellence by joining forces with HireVeterans.com to offer employment to America’s war veterans. They have a 23 year track record in competitive market and [...]
THE DEBATES ARE ON AND THE BULLSHIT IS GETTING DEEPER AND DEEPERbY G. DUFF Like many Americans, I have been so sick of politics after two questionable elections, the total meltdown of President Bush (beyond the wildest guess of any "liberal") and the current field of freaks, sickos and con artists running for president. Today [...]
Like most of the rest of the citizens of this country, I’ve been inundated with Presidential primary election results since the first of the year. I’ve been surprised by the voter turn out so far, especially because of how absolutely saturated the media has been with the candidates for the past year. Quite honestly, I’m [...]
Blackwater Worldwide’s gunfights in Iraq have attracted more congressional scrutiny than the private security industry would like. It was bound to happen, though. After all, men with guns tend to draw attention. And isn’t that the point? By Rafael Enrique Valero, National Journal But while Congress and the public decide what to make of this [...]
Many of our veterans come home from war and have problems dealing with the transitioning out of warrior mode. This gets especially compounded when you are a reservist because you go from all out war right back to civilian life. by Johnny Waltz We have too many veterans are committing suicide (average of 18 daily), [...]
Homeland Security is currently downloading information from the VA on veterans who ‘the VA’ has determined to be mentally incompetent and therefore at risk to buy or own a firearm. by Jere Beery, OFFE According to Operation Firing For Effect (OFFE), National Chairman, Gene Simes; “if President Bush signs H.R. 2640 (aka: ‘The Veterans Disarmament [...]
NO SCAM ZONE! Can Veterans Really Get a Free Credit Report without Getting Scammed? Everyone in the US is now entitled to get a free copy of their credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus each year and that includes you, America’s Veterans! Unfortunately, many veterans are finding that actually getting their free [...]
Shocking Allegations From London: A former FBI translator claims Corrupt U.S. Officials Sold Nuclear Weapons Secrets A whistleblower has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets. Sibel Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator for the FBI, listened into hundreds of [...]
SOME WARTIME SEMI-FICTION FROM OUR PAST LESSONS FROM AN EARLIER WAR BY Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor It is almost 40 years after another war for many of us. We read and watch stories about Iraq and Afghanistan, in reality, understanding little of what we see and less of what we read. For those of [...]
Time for a minor report on what to look for behind our censored news….. BY Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor I note today articles about the success of our surge or discussions about PTSD, our huge COLA allowance, which will obviously move me into a new Mercedes and more missives. If we read behind the [...]
2 conditions diagnosed; symptoms often overlap by Carol Smith The overlap between classic symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and those of mild traumatic brain injury is substantial. Even those who appear to have no external damage from explosions can suffer lasting brain injury that causes behavioral and other symptoms. To make a definitive diagnosis, doctors use [...]
There are lessons to be learned from the dazzling success of the surge strategy in Iraq. by Michael Barone Lesson one is that just about no mission is impossible for the United States military. A year ago it was widely thought, not just by the new Democratic leaders in Congress but also in many parts [...]
$25 Billion in Unclaimed Money. How much is owed to you? Veterans Find Their Money and Cash In by John Allen It is reported that 8 out of 9 people have unclaimed money. The nationwide total of unclaimed money is estimated as high as $25 billion dollars. Chances are you or someone in your immediate family [...]
Reservists lucky enough to return home often find their civilian jobs gone and face unsympathetic employers and recruiters fixated on offering incentives and huge bonuses to keep them fighting. By Chris Levister When reservist U.S. Army Maj. Phillip Davis left his job as a dispatcher for a national trucking company a year ago because he [...]
Veterans values U.S. Values by Peter Macdonald Alcoholic, drug addict, abusive mother Britney Spears receives more media attention than the discrimination put to U.S. Military Veterans. We have a homeless female Veteran in San Francisco whom has just given up. We have a Veteran in Detroit Maine that lost his legs in Combat being disregarded. [...]
Shortages, turnover afflict military health care by Laura Unger Injured in a roadside blast in Iraq, Sgt. Gerald Cassidy was assigned to a new medical unit at Fort Knox devoted to healing the wounds of war. But instead of getting better, the brain-injured soldier from Westfield, Ind., was found dead in his barracks Sept. 21. [...]
Rules of Disengagement Guess what there aren’t any. So let’s get on it. A fully laden cargo ship sets out to open sea. It takes her 15 miles to gain a cruising speed of 18 knots. She circumnavigates half way around the world. Bound for her port of destination. Upon setting in to port she [...]
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