Obama, Ask the Kremlin about Gates By Robert Parry Nearly 16 years ago, during the last transition from a President Bush to a Democrat, Moscow made an extraordinary gesture to Washington: The Kremlin supplied a summary of its intelligence information about secret U.S.-Iranian contacts in the 1980s. The report was from a national security committee [...]
Part One: a Multi Issue Story. Why the Veterans Administration Exists. by Lt. Liberty Thank you Dr. John D. Mikleson. Thank you Dr. Erin E. Ducharme, MD PGY-1. “In 1865, President Lincoln commissioned the National “Asylum” for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors (later renamed the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers) which included residential, [...]
Book Review: Warrior King: The Triumph and Betrayal of an American Commander in Iraq by Robert Hanafin I usually do not get into book reviews, because I rarely read books anymore in the cyberage. However, after getting this review from Aaron Davis the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) contact in Utah, a former Army [...]
"YES WE CAN" by Lt. Liberty “Yes We can”, Over populate America. “Yes We can”, Obliterate the Constitution “Yes We can”, Use the Political to conform America to a Socialists Democracy. “Yes We can”, Continue longer term goals moving America to Communist. “Yes We can”, Murder 2.5 million babies a year. “Yes We can”, We [...]
Today’s Local News for Veterans What’s Inside 1. Peake Says Any Cutbacks Should Have Little Impact On Durham VAMC. 2. VA Opens Acquisition Center In Frederick, Maryland. 3. Mileage Reimbursement Rate Raised For Veterans. 4. Lawsuit Blames VA For Iraq Veteran’s Suicide. 5. VA, DOD To Migrate EHR Systems To Service-Oriented Architecture. 6. Medical Team Training Session Held At Birmingham VAMC. [...]
Increased Expression of Human Spirit By Lt. Liberty Proposition basis of observations on a number of particular facts, Logic of induced action. Recognition of non monetary value, for acts of Bravery and participation, European practice to honor high-ranking officers, who achieved a victory, Items used to “Induce and Manipulate”. A representation of “Crumbs distributed as [...]
Musicians to Release Second Tribute to the Troops on November 26 – CD Available for Free Download for Service Members, Veterans at AAFES.com – WASHINGTON, D.C — Grammy Award winners/nominees and multi-platinum selling recording artists Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Daughtry and Five For Fighting teamed up with 10 other artists to release the CD “For [...]
Last week our military family received a CALL TO ACTION-ALERT from one of several Peace organizations we belong to – Voters for PEACE. At first when I opened the message, I was sort of puzzeled and even thinking about maybe leaving the organization, because was not PEACE just around the corner? Was PEACE not at [...]
Let us be Thankful for "Duty, Honor, Country" General Douglas MacArthur Reminds us what it takes to be a Soldier, a Veteran, and an American by Robert Rosebrock Americans certainly have a lot to be thankful for and the greatest gift of all is our freedom and independence. Make no mistake; this unparalleled gift rests [...]
New Mexico Resident Wins OFFE Veterans Day Signature Guitar Raffle New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter draws winning raffle ticket When Albuquerque New Mexico resident Danielle Silver bought a single $1 ticket for Operation Firing For Effect’s Veterans Day Signature Guitar Raffle, she thought her chances of winning were slim to none. However, when New York [...]
VA. LSU Announce Site for New Orleans Medical Centers VA and Louisiana State University Announce Site Selections for New Orleans Medical Center Projects WASHINGTON – In a public event held today in New Orleans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the State of Louisiana jointly announced the selection of adjacent downtown sites for construction [...]
In a little-noticed regulation change, the Pentagon’s definition of combat-related disabilities is narrowed, costing some wounded veterans thousands of dollars in lost benefits. By David Zucchino Marine Cpl. James Dixon was wounded twice in Iraq — by a roadside bomb and a land mine. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, a concussion, a dislocated hip [...]
Gates: Follow law on PTSD-disability rating By Kelly Kennedy Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a policy stating that the military will follow a new law requiring that service members being medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder be rated at least 50 percent disabled, a provision of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act. But the Pentagon [...]
Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Nov. 25, 2008 a, $97,957,600 firm fixed price contract. This requirement is for the procurement of fifty Militarized Mobile Gamma-Ray Imaging Systems for non-intrusive inspection of vehicles and cargo as well as maintenance of these systems. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., [...]
America on the Auction Block Constructed on the Bodies of Dead Soldiers. By Lt. Liberty Russia defeated America thru compromise during Regan. All reporters engaged by corporate media "SPEW VENOM of propaganda" to further the reach of "CORPORACRACY". Blind and Stupid are the American Citizens, lapping up compromise of their "LIBERTY". While the [...]
THE SYSTEMATIC DESTRUCTION OF VA RECORDS A CRIME WHY ARE BUSH AND OBAMA SILENT? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER We are now finding that VA "records" at nearly every office in America have been systematically destroyed, misdated or purposefully lost. By "records," they mean applications for: 1. DISABILTY COMPENSATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING [...]
by Robert Hanafin, Major, U.S. Air Force-Retired Though my focus is primarily on ending the Iraq War and voicing opposition to escalation of war in South West Asia without full National Commitment and mobilization for escalation (meaning THE DRAFT), another issue had come to my attention that I’m signing onto. My long time friend and [...]
Crackdown Begins On ‘Personality Disorder’ Separations by Tom Philpott Under pressure from Congress and following the Army’s lead, the Department of Defense has imposed a more rigorous screening process on the services for separating troubled members due to "personality disorder." The intent is to ensure that, in the future, no members who suffer from wartime [...]
WCCO Radio: Military Thanksgiving Greetings Recognize Even the Smallest of Blessings on Thanksgiving Day 2008′s string of holidays stretches out before us. Bittersweet, yet again, for so many. Another season of reflection and light finds many military family members once more a long ways away from loved ones serving overseas. I can’t help but think [...]
Today’s Local News for Veterans What’s Inside 1. Peake, Others Said To Be Possible VA Secretary In Obama Administration. 2. Peake Dedicates VA Acquisitions Center. 3. US General Discusses Personal Struggle With Post-Traumatic Stress. 4. Caretaking Relatives Said To Be In Need Of Compensation. 5. Psychiatrists Reportedly In Short Supply In Southwest Virginia. 6. Officials Say VA Is Doing A Good [...]
by Don Horton Our American veterans are continually being denied recognition and benefits for their services due to lack of records to verify eligibility of service. More often than we care to believe it is not the fault of the veteran. Current regulations place the responsibility upon the veteran to prove eligibility of service. The [...]
NAVY United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $98,894,306 modification to a previously awarded cost plus incentive fee contract(N00019-07-C-0098) to exercise an option for the procurement of one Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) propulsion system, one STOVL initial spare module, initial spare parts, and associated [...]
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AS THEY RETURN HOME Book: “Fishing With Hand Grenades” by John P. Allen Ari Pontz has recently published “Fishing With Hand Grenades,” a book based on the true story of an eighteenyear-old US Marine who fights for his life in Vietnam in 1968, and must then battle his [...]
By Kelly Kennedy – Staff writer Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a policy stating that the military will follow a new law requiring that service members being medically retired for post-traumatic stress disorder be rated at least 50 percent disabled, a provision of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act. But the Pentagon is ignoring another [...]
What’s Inside 1.Golden Age Games Help Vets With Age-Specific Illnesses. 2.Sec. Peake Announces Mileage Reimbursement Increase. 3.New York VA Regional Office Leaders Removed. 4.Local Veterans Share Transition Experiences. 5.Research Shows Killing Is "Predictive" Of PTSD In Veterans. 6.Military Spouse’s Letter Attracts "Dismay." 7.Sec. Gates Issues Policies Based On 08 Authorization Act. 8."Gulf War Vets Vindicated." [...]
YES WE CAN – CAN WE? Was CHANGE Just Another Political Gimmick or Slogan? By Major Bobby Hanafin, U.S. Air Force-Retired First up front, I reluctantly, and I highlight reluctantly voted for the Obama/Biden CHANGE and even bought into YES WE CAN. However, the more I read and hear about the Obama/Biden transition team plans [...]
Study links heart disease, Agent Orange toxin By Kelly Kennedy Scientists studying dioxin exposure in humans — including Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange — have found a correlation between the chemicals and the death rates of heart disease and cardiovascular disease. The research, presented in Environmental Health Perspectives, shows that there are “consistent and [...]
Our Security has been BREACHED. Veterans gather behind closed doors Nation wide in preperation. As America inters phase of "The Talking is OVER!" As 2nd over takes 1st. Provided by Lt. Liberty 23 Nov 2008 Obama Selects Janet Reno’sAnti-Gun Point Man As Next Attorney General IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMUNISM AND SOCIALISM? What’s the [...]
Medical Leave Rule Excludes Active Duty The government has issued new policy guidelines on when civilian employers are obliged to allow employees to take leave to attend to a severely wounded family member or to matters related to a military deployment. The good news is that employee caregivers must be allowed to take up to [...]
Experts Say U.S. Army in Turmoil by Greg Grant The influential Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a Washington think tank, recommends that the Army cut its planned force expansion of 65,000 new soldiers and comes mighty close to saying the service should axe its prized Future Combat Systems modernization program. The report (.pdf) was [...]
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