IRS Rules Force Homeowners in Foreclosure to Pay Tax on Income they Never Received by Amber Franklin I just received a question from a veteran asking "My house is going into foreclosure, can the lender take my military retirement pay to satisfy the debt?"My first thought was “Wow, that’s an excellent question”. And it’s also [...]
AL JAZEERA IS MORE POPULAR THAN FOX BOTH ARE NUTCASE NEWS SERVICES CONTROLLED BY CRIMINALS BY G. DUFF I used to turn on Fox News, especially if on an American military base, to get a few yucks from hearing the bullshit brigade on FOX (or CNN) talking to the dumb shits now hiding under their [...]
VA finds new ways to treat this generation of injured U.S. veteransby Jill Armentrout, Left, Physical Therapist Kim Daniels, 35, of Bay City checks the mobility of Staff Sgt. Maurice A. Sears, 28, of Midland at the Aleda E. Lutz Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sears injured his back during combat operations in Iraq. Photo by [...]
Depression and suicidal thoughts aren’t limited to vets with PTSD; family members may experience it as well. By Stacy Bannerman, Foreign Policy in Focus This is an excerpt from testimony before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing held February 28, 2008, regarding the Iraq War’s mental health impacts of Iraq War on the families [...]
Families Torn by Citizenship for Fallen Left, Simona Garibay receives a U.S. flag from Maj. Brian Dolan during funeral services for her son, Cpl. Jose Angel Garibay. Cpl. Garibay, a native of Mexico who was awarded posthumous citizenship and hoped to become a police officer after completing his military duties. A young, ambitious immigrant from Guatemala [...]
SEVEN YEARS OF DIVISION AND HATE WAR AND CORRUPTION DEBT AND LIES BY G. DUFF I was chatting with a friend of mine a few minutes ago. He is convinced that Bush has done a great job of securing America. He is a good man and good friend. He has a great education in some [...]
Vietnam vet’s persistence finally pays off in settlement from VAby Sara Hacking, Wadena Pioneer Journal Left, Wadena resident Eugene Foster, a Vietnam War veteran, is looking forward to a better quality of life after recently receiving a settlement from Veterans Affairs for his post traumatic stress disorder. Photo by Sara Hacking Persistence paid off for [...]
Misdirected Anger About War Placed on Recruiters, Troopsby Donna Teresa Calvin Coolidge once said that "the nation that forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." His comment holds true today as this war continues. The upcoming presidential election and other miscellaneous news have consumed America, while our men and women in uniform are still in [...]
Should you take an FHA Loan instead of a VA Loan? by Francisco Lozano, VA and FHA Loan Specialist for Amerisave Mortgage In most cases, the answer is NO! But sometimes……. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) runs several programs to promote home ownership. In most cases, FHA loans are mortgages obtained with the help of [...]
WAR IN IRAQ DECLARED A VICTORY, TROOPS CAN COME HOME IMMEDIATELY AKA, BLIND CAN SEE…LAME CAN WALK….DEAD CAN BE RETURNED TO LIFE BY G. DUFF Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, we are told the war is over, though we may need to be there for 100 years. Ignore the Shiite battles [...]
The Iraq war has reached milestones–just not the ones reported in the mediaby Chris Bowers Graphic at left is a mosaic using the names of the 4,000 official US Troops killed in Iraq. Whenever a terrible milestone is reached in Iraq, such as for 4,000 American soldiers killed, it is necessary to point out that the milestone being focused on [...]
Study: Soldiers Deployed To Iraq Twice As Likely As Stateside Soldiers To Develop AllergiesBy Charlene Laino Left, results showed 9.9 percent of soldiers deployed to the Persian Gulf for a year or more had allergic rhinitis vs. 5.1 percent of homeland stationed personnel. (WebMD) U.S. soldiers who serve in Iraq may be at increased risk of [...]
In Canada, Deserters Find an Uncertain Haven, And Aid From an Earlier Generation That FledBy Tamara Jones, Washington Post Staff Writer TORONTO In from the cold they come, gangly young men and graying grandfathers alike, filling a downtown church with the kind of polite anticipation more befitting an afternoon wedding than an antiwar rally. Banners [...]
New Direction for the war on terrorists: "Send Prior-Service Vets over 60" I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I’m too old to track down terrorists. (You can’t be older than 42 to join the military.) They’ve got the whole thing backwards. Instead of sending 18-year-olds off to fight, they ought to take [...]
FYI: Warning Signs And Where Those At Risk Can Get Help By Laura Strickler with reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick in Washington (CBS) Back in November, CBS News broke the story of the staggering number of veterans who commit suicide. The report was the result of a five-month investigation into veteran suicides. The results were startling: according [...]
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Pentagon-StyleBy Nick Turse In the late 1990s, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon — a game in which the goal was to connect the actor Kevin Bacon to any other actor, living or dead, through films or television shows in no more than six steps — became something of a phenomenon. [...]
Former "Bachelor" hunts for WWII B-Bomber that went down during the warby TMZ Staff, TMZ Former "Bachelor" bachelor Andy Baldwin just got back from the island of Palau in the South Pacific — not on vacation, on a mission with the Navy. Now let’s talk about why we the taxpayers are footing the bill on [...]
Five Years on, Bush Says No Regrets on Iraq War as He Reaches Lowest Approval RatingBy Matt Spetalnick President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he had no regrets about the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure" and declared that the United States was on track for victory. Marking [...]
Committed to Your Health and Livelihood! by Holly McBain Community Health Plans (CHP) of Washington State had partnered with HireVeterans.com to offer our Nation’s Veterans exciting employment opportunities. The ability to multi-task, making effective decisions, and provide genuine leadership are just some of the life-skills learned by the U.S. Military and the qualities highly regarded [...]
Approximately 100 prisoners were taken this day, and the light machine gun section of Company F had the pleasure of shooting up a German ammunition truck complete with driver, assistant driver, ammunition, and flares. This truck was trying to run through our lines from the rear. Unfortunately, however, the “Krauts” on this extremely black night [...]
Pentagon delayed screening troops returning from Iraq for mild brain injuries for two yearsBy Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Left, Army Sgt Marcus Brown fills out a TBI Survey at the Soldier Readiness Center at Ft. Carson, Colo., on Feb. 26. Brown has been deployed twice to Iraq. By Tim Kimmell, special to USAToday For more [...]
WHITEHOUSE APOCALYPSE CULT CRAZIES PLAN NUKE ATTACKSBY. G. DUFF Backed up by intelligence provided by briefings from Internet bloggers with no military or intelligence background other than backing the earlier WMD fiasco and a few dozen paid informants who have been told to bring back stories of Iranian nuke development even if they have to [...]
Recognizing the costs of the Iraq War is even more crucial now that the economy is facing recession. By Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier, The Nation There is no longer any doubt that the Iraq War is a moral and strategic disaster for the United States. But what has not yet been fully recognized is that [...]
THE DAY AMERICA DIED! by Rick Thorne Important VIDEO links included! Where were you on November 22, 1963? I had just turned 13 years old and was sitting in my classroom when all of a sudden at 2 P.M. the principal came over the intercom and announced; “President Kennedy has just been killed! All children [...]
STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS! [VIDEOS] by Rick Thorne AMERICA IS CRUMBLING RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES!A. The stock market is going up and down like a yo-yo. B. Gasoline is at an all time high C. The candiates running for president lack leadership qualitiesThey’re puppets for the global elite!D. The LIBERALS in [...]
The War and the Working Classby Michael Zweig, The Nation (Thanks to Gordon Duff for sending us this article.) Click here to see the trade-offs the war has imposed on one working-class city alongside the bounty the war has bestowed on the CEOs of the top military contracting companies. The government treats its soldiers the [...]
Gut-wrenching testimony from Winter Soldier hearingsby Joshua Holland If I were a far better writer, I might — might — be able to convey the intensity of these Winter Soldier hearings. On the way in were a few dozen right-wing protesters organized by the "Gathering of Eagles" — a spin-off from the "Vietnam Vets for [...]
Legislation limiting “personality disorder” discharges BY JOHN MITERKO, CHAIR, VVA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, WITH VVA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS STAFF The lead sponsor of the Fair Mental Health Evaluation for Returning Veterans Act, freshman Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.), praised the inclusion of Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) language limiting “personality disorder” discharges in the Defense Authorization Act conference report. [...]
U.S. faces ‘enormous’ security challenges as global demographics change, former Reagan administration official says By Jaikumar Vijayan ORLANDO — In a tight job market, U.S. companies might want to consider Iraq war veterans for information security jobs, retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said today in a keynote address at the Infosec World 2008 security conference [...]
Ask not what your Soldier can do for you; but what you can do for your Soldier. By Paul Newell, Green Recovery According to CBS News, 120 combat veterans (home for 8 months or less) committed suicide in 2005 every week. This is unacceptable! www.GreenRecovery.org was created because of the unacceptable conditions and futures that [...]
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