Grab as much as you can, They ain’t producing more By Mehreen Saeed Some Americans might spend the Thanksgiving holiday genuinely extending their gratitude to the Native Americans for teaching and helping the European pilgrims harvest the adopted land, and reflecting on the saga of ultimately hurling the indigenous into perpetual extinction. However, most of [...]
According to a press release by the Associated Press tonight, Officials: Obama Settled on Afghan Plan, the fix is in. The President has apparently decided to send more troops into Afghanistan. The late edition of today’s Washington Post indicates that (1) the President will probably tell us next week that he is going to increase [...]
No. 921-09——————————————————————————–CONTRACTS: NAVY Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $105,417,721 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee multi-year contract (N00019-07-C-0001) for efforts associated with the Block C upgrade of 91 MV-22 and 21 CV-22 aircraft. In addition, this modification provides for the engine air particle separator upgrade and installation of [...]
AN OPEN LETTER TO GENERAL CONE "MAKE THE REAL TERRORISTS ACCOUNTABLE" By Jeff Gates STAFF WRITER/Editor Soon after the mass murder of September 11, 2001, Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain emerged as early advocates for the invasion of Iraq. In response to that provocation, both men routinely cited "intelligence" that has since been proven [...]
What’s Inside Today’s Local News for Veterans 1. VA Outcomes Group Doctor Says Mammogram Decisions Are "Complex."2. VA Working With New Veterans Courts. 3. Mental Health Workers Attend Conference.4. Many Veterans Returning With PTSD. 5. Rhode Island College Opens Veterans Resource Center. 6. Military Suicides Growing. 7. Psychiatrist Claims He Was Fired After Protesting About Poor Care Marines’ PTSD. 8. Healthcare IT Said [...]
Arlington National Cemetery superintendent John C. Metzler, right, and Army Undersecretary Nelson M. Ford, left, view a ceremonial casket used to carry cremated remains to the cemetery in Arlington, Va. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite. By Mark Bemjamin Salon The superintendent and his deputy disagree on who knew what, and when, about misplaced remains at the [...]
Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan California Tuition Hikes Spark Protests IED threat shadows Marines’ every move The extreme secrecy of the federal courts Iran Expanding Effort to Stifle the Opposition US talked Iraq regime change month after Bush took office Related Posts:No Related Posts
By Clyde Haberman The New York Times He was a civilian again, four months back from Iraq. Yet he still wore his dog tags. The metal clinked against his chest, announcing that the Army remained part of him. “I’m not a writer,” he said. He sounded almost apologetic. He was about to read aloud from [...]
In today’s New York Times there is an article outlining the growing realization among both Right and Left that government intrusion into the lives of private citizens relative to the criminal justice system has gone too far. In an article entitled Right and Left Join to Oppose Government in Criminal Cases , we find that [...]
Coming from a president who has not publically challenged the assumptions behind the war, this news is not cause for optimism. The administration has done a fine job of lowering expectations. President Obama is apparentally looking to history and finds guidance from Hubert H. Humphrey and LBJ, with contemporary counsel from General Stanley McChrystal. Maybe Obama will [...]
Fort Lewis, Washington Disability wait should shrink Phoenix, Arizona Community OKs $125,000 to build Veterans Memorial Billings, Montana Laurel cemetery proposed for national veterans gravesite Watertown, New York Valor HC defends itself over allegations of wrongdoing Kansas City, Missouri Courts work with VA, bar to help vets with legal problems Related Posts:No Related Posts
No. 916-09——————————————————————————–NAVY Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $45,041,786 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee task order for prepositioning and Marine Corps logistics support services, under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67004-09-D-0020). Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Fla., and work is expected to be completed in September 2010. Contract [...]
You simply have to see this video of a Saturday Night Live skit on Obama. Politics Daily, which posted the video, is asking the question as to whether or not Obama is now toast with the liberal media. Don’t miss this video, it starts slow but stay with it. The comedy is hilarious and the [...]
An Army investigation has found yet another unmarked casket at the historic burial site By Mark Benjamin Salon An engineering technician who works on burials at Arlington National Cemetery provided a startling sworn statement about misplaced remains at the cemetery to an Army investigating officer in late July. The Army launched an internal investigation last [...]
Taking Taxpayers for a Ride Afghan Police: the Weakest Link Tomgram: Nick Turse, Out of Iraq, Into the Gulf British military leader called Bush team ‘arrogant’ ‘group of Martians’ Fear Factor: The Four Ways Republicans Say Obama Will Kill You Now Related Posts:No Related Posts
In the Washington Post today we get a rare and very crucial insight into how lawmakers on Capitol Hill protect their private financial investments by the stands that they take on legislation. It often requires a bizarre set of dance steps to make the choreography that is involved look natural. What we have here is a growing [...]
We have unaccountable and corrupt mercs supporting our troops propping up unaccountable and corrupt Afghans. But halting this is sending the wrong message. The rise of the public relations industry has reduced our democracy to the point where Sarah Palin is a contender for the president of the United States. In politics as in marketing, the overriding [...]
The Fire Flamed by Bush Must be Extinguished by Obama before it’s too Late! By Raja G Mujtaba, International Staff Writer, Pakistan I find it heartening, indeed, when so many voices in America are clamoring for a troop "surge" to bring about that "big win" in Afghanistan, a win so many us know will only [...]
American law “does nothing to genuinely protect animals, nor does it recognize their true value and special place in our homes and within our families,” two animal rights authorities say. “Our legal system just does not recognize the bond between people and their companion animals, and when that bond is severed, it completely fails to [...]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Editorial: Heal thyself Pickens, South Carolina Legion, community honor vets at ceremony Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Veterans host coffee hour at VA hospital Denver, Colorado Springs couple gets $6,000 in benefits they didn’t seek Newport News, Virginia Hampton VA complaints catch Sen. Webb’s attention Related Posts:No Related Posts
Not only is this a Federal Job Opening, but this article is a follow-up to Brother Higgins post, Troubled V.A. Agency Will Get a New Chief and the comments in response to the resignation of Bush political appointee Patrick W. Dunne, Under Secretary For Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. We have come [...]
In a scathing attack on the glut of mercenary admirals and generals that we have in this country, today’s New York Times editorial board rightly puts the blame for "selling credibility" to the Pentagon on this new "senior mentors" classification. They do this while at the same time putting themselves in a position to steer [...]
FATCAT PREP SCHOOL USURPS LAND FOR HOMELESS VETS LOCKED OUT! By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor How did the Brentwood School, whose tuition rivals Ivy League universities, end up with a billion dollars of land designated for the 20,000 homeless vets of Los Angeles? Simple, a single VA employee turned it over to them. Why [...]
There are so many of us that want this ongoing crime that Monsanto, Dow, the other chemical companies involved – plus the US Government to end. For the horror to end, the collective group of those that invented,authorized its use, and used it during the war against the Vietnamese, the US and allies, resulting in [...]
SENATE CANDIDATE, KRAUSE, CALLS FOR DRAWDOWN IN AFGHANISTAN CITES FATAL FLAWS IN CALLS FOR "SURGE" Press Release (ED NOTE: MORE POLITICIANS MUST TAKE ON AN INFORMED AND RATIONAL VIEW AS STATED HERE BY BOB KRAUSE) Speaking to an audience of Democrats at the Iowa Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson Jackson Day dinner on Saturday night, Bob Krause [...]
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza targets Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela Let America be America, and Depart Afghanistan Iran to conduct military exercise aimed at protecting nuke sites Bill Moyers Tells a Tale of Two Quagmires: Vietnam & Afghanistan Related Posts:No Related Posts
In today’s New York Times (Sunday Edition) we have so many articles that invite American veterans to entertain a paradigm shift in their thinking about western Asia and other national security and political issues that a good, slow read is called for by all. I will state this plainly. It is becoming increasingly obvious as every [...]
Salt Lake City, Utah Successful public options Newark, New Jersey Veterans Sought For Service Marietta, Georgia Metro veterans have new resources Santa Fe, New Mexico WWII veteran buried by other veterans White Plains, New York Cemetery changes veterans markers policy Related Posts:No Related Posts
In the late edition Washington Post this evening we read in an article entitled Obama’s decision on Afghanistan grows near, but not less complicated that the President’s decision is near, is still indecipherable from outside his inner circle and it will make or break his Presidency. You don’t say? In a related article, Americans conflicted [...]
Banker Charity The Children’s Crusade Should Obama Fire Gen. McChrystal? Senate inquiry into Ft. Hood misplaced Rule-of-law extremism engulfs primitive Eastern Europe 23 Dead in Afghanistan Bombings; Most Bagram Detainees Mercenaries Related Posts:No Related Posts
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