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By all accounts, the recession is subsiding and important leading sectors of the ecomony are recovering after the biggest recession since 1930s yet, while the country recovers, Arizona may not. With 45 Million Latinos in the USA now alienated and affected by the State of Arizona’s new law calling for round-ups based on racial profiling, Arizona is now on the target list of major economic boycotts that could lead Arizona down an ugly road that political and community leaders there did NOT bank on when they decided to pull the trigger on this new legistlation.
April 27th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
Camp Lejeune Marine veteran expresses anger at Marine Corps and Congress in their lack of support for those injured on base from the contaminated water wells now closed. (WASHINGTON, DC) – The story of the contaminated water wells at Camp Lejeune just won’t go away. The wells are now closed but many Lejeune veterans and [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Health | Read More »
The VA’s Improved Non-Service Connected Pension also known as a VA Disability Pension is designed to supplement the income of wartime disabled Veterans, and Veterans 65 and over who had to give up career opportunities while they served their country during a period of war, and, accordingly, were unable to advance their careers or accumulate [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Israel has long been waging war on the U.S. by way of deception. To date, its operatives have worked from the shadows hoping not to be detected. Their duplicity typically includes the displacement of facts with what the American public can be deceived to believe. There lies our national security challenge as the groundwork is being laid for another 911.
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in WarZone | Read More »
On January 22, 1942 the Flint News Advertiser printed a coupon asking Mothers of serviceman to return the coupon after filling it out. The following February 1st 300 mothers met in the Durant Hotel, in Flint Michigan. Captain George H. Maines, who had conceived the idea for this group, acted as the chair of this first meeting. It was decided that after receiving 1000 responses from the ad to form a permanent organization.
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
A few months ago we ran stories on two of the very few national level political candidates willing to honestly focus debate on the continued occupation of Iraq and escalation of war in Afghanistan by the Obama administration. One was Candidate Marcy Winogard in California running against conservative Democrat Congresswoman Jane Harmon, who is in [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Foreign Relations,Politics | Read More »
Update: Text of CAVC opinion in KEITH A. ROBERTS, APPELLANT, V. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE, on Appeal from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (05-2425) Keith Roberts, wrongly imprisoned Vietnam-era veteran now living in a half-way house in Northern Wisconsin received an adverse ruling Friday from an en banc (full) panel of the UNITED [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
As an add on to my article, Is the Two-Party poltical system doomed?, Ironically, I got this TIMELY inspiration from a fellow retired military officer, Colonel Colin Charet , who expressed his shared belief that the benefits military retirees (and to a degree Veterans) receive is putting it mildly SOCIALISM. Colonel Charet does not mention [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education and other benefits and issues today from New London, Connecticut, Grand Island, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Escambria, Alabama, Lakewood, Washington, Swannanoa, North Carolina, Washington, DC, Cleveland, Ohio, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and Alamogordo, New Mexico.
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Veterans Affairs | Read More »
This week, we salute VA research achievements through the decades. Research Week 2010 recognizes the tremendous accomplishments of VA researchers, and salutes the Veterans whose willingness to participate in VA studies make medical advances possible. But this year’s celebration is unique as it hails the distinguished accomplishments of the past, as well—starting with the program’s inception in 1925.
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Top 10 | Read More »
The publisher of former President George W. Bush’s book “Decision Points” on Sunday set a Nov. 9 release date, unveiled its cover design and announced new details about it.
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Book Reviews | Read More »
The mainstream media is picking up the meme that career U.S. government officials are more than irked at Benjamin Netanyahu and a coddled, outlaw band of Israeli citizens who continue to talk peace, while their words strain the credulity of essentially the world community. By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — A small group of ultra-right-wing Israelis marched through a volatile neighborhood of East [...]
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Corruption,Foreign Relations,Politics | Read More »
“Green Zone” takes a look at an Iraq War in a way that seems to be unique in that we aree not the heroes, but the bamboozled. The movie’s message is that Iraq’s feared “weapons of mass destruction” did not exist and that the NEOCONS within the George W. Bush administration completely fabricated and lied about them and killed to cover up the deception on the American people and the world.
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Arts & Entertainment | Read More »
Update: AP: Arizona’s new immigration law is unconstitutional Civil liberties fight looms on Arizona’s new look-like-an-immigrant law on Fourth Amendment and 14th Amendment grounds, as the political consequences of the newly signed statute look to dampen the GOP’s appeal to America’s largest-growing ethnic group. The Obama adminstration stated last Friday it will “examine the civil rights … implications [...]
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Corruption,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
No one likes to be played for the fool. Yet that’s how Israel treated all those it befriended. That includes not only other nations but also those in the broader faith communities deceived to believe they share an identity of interest with this “latest manifestation of fascism.”
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,WarZone | Read More »
Created in the wake of the scandal in 2007 over serious shortcomings at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Warrior Transition Units were intended to be sheltering way stations where injured soldiers could recuperate and return to duty or gently process out of the Army. There are currently about 7,200 soldiers at 32 transition units across the Army, with about 465 soldiers at Fort Carson’s unit.
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Military | Read More »
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education and other benefits and issues today from Macon, Georgia, Fort Riley, Kansas, Dickinson, North Dakota, Vero Beach, Florida, Tacoma, Washington, Jefferson City, Missouri, Ovid, New York, Palo Alto, California, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Mount Clemens, Michigan.
April 25th, 2010 | Posted in Regional,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING “RATED” AT 100% AND BEING “ASSIGNED” 100% TDIU BY THE VA? ARE VETERANS PERMITTED TO WORK WHEN “RATED” OR “ASSIGNED” 100% VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION? IS IT TRUE THAT A PERMANENT & TOTAL VA DISABILITY RATING IS NOT PERMANENT UNTIL AFTER 20-YEARS OR MORE? IS A VETERAN PERMITTED TO EARN [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Health,Medical Disability Benefits | Read More »
URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL THE MEN & WOMEN OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES, INCLUDING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES WHO ARE PENDING MEDICAL DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM SERVICE WITH INJURIES OR DISEASE. Disclosing what the DOD and VA do not widely-advertise: In early January of 2005, the news media reported [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Health | Read More »
“CHATTER” FLOWING IN FROM EVERYWHERE “SUITCASE” NUKE SAID TO BE IN PLACE By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Rumors of an upcoming terror attack to be blamed on Iran are moving around the world, “backchannel chatter.” The primary suspect is Israel who is said to have a number of small “suitcase” type nuclear weapons, some [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Israel,WarZone | Read More »
More wisdom from the religious right on our armed forces. Huh? American Family Association Says The Military Is Run by “Fundamentalist Muslims and Homosexual Activists” by Chris Harris The infamously crude Bryan Fischer, who serves as Director of Issue Analysis for Government and Public Policy at the American Family Association, today wrote on his blog [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Military | Read More »
Veterans disabled by environmental hazards are routinely denied compensation and medical care by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (WASHINGTON, DC) – The Department of Veterans Affairs’ mantra of “Deny, deny, deny until the die” is familiar to many veterans. It is also a national disgrace to those who served honorably and are now disabled from their [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Health | Read More »
We at Veterans Today get numerous requests for assistance from Veterans and families about VA Claims, Appeals, or inquiries about VA benefits in general. To my knowledge there are only about two or three of us on staff who are familiar enough with the VA to get in trouble, but none of us are trained [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Caught wind of this from the Huffington Post: As homeowners were falling behind on their subprime mortgages, wreaking havoc for investors that owned slices of their mortgages in securities peddled by Wall Street, Goldman Sachs was “well positioned,” according to internal company emails by top executives. The firm had “the big short,” declared chief financial [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
In case anyone missed the McCain madness; from Media Matters: McCain: AZ Bill’s Racial Profiling Aspect Is Fine Because Immigrants “Are Intentionally Causing Accidents.” April 20, 2010 During an episode of The O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly asked Sen. John McCain if the new Arizona immigration bill would result in racial profiling. In a bizarre [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Corruption,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
Here’s to burying the lede: Many economists, analysts and a lot of realtors will tell you the economy and markets are still a house of cards. So, for what it’s worth: By Dina ElBoghdady from the Post: Sales of newly built homes shot up 27 percent in March — the largest monthly gain in nearly five [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Economy | Read More »
Only one minor detail has been overlooked: The spring lies in the heart of private land belonging to the inhabitants of the adjacent village, Nabi Saleh. The villagers, prevented from working the fields around the spring by the settlers’ threats – which are backed up by the army’s might – decided to launch a different, declaredly nonviolent struggle, through which they regularly attempt to return to the spring to reclaim their land. Dozens have already been wounded or arrested.
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in WarZone | Read More »
Is a perfect storm brewing against the Israeli militarists targeting Israeli human rights orgs, Palestinians and self-consciously creating another generation of Islamic fanatics blinded by hatred? The Lobby may soon face the reality that as powerful as it is in the American Congress, it pales in the face of a united veterans’ community, the international peace [...]
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Corruption,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
New Disability Benefits Could Soon Be Available to Vietnam Vets Parkersburg, WV – April 24, 2010 — According to attorney Jan Dils, Vietnam veterans who have developed diseases such as Parkinson’s Disease, B cell leukemia and ischemic heart disease should have an easier time obtaining disability benefits under a recently proposed change in veterans benefits. In March, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs published a proposed rule change that will add these three illnesses to the list of health problems presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides.
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Top 10,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education and other benefits and issues today from Sarasota, Florida, Montpelier, Vermont, East St Louis, Illinois, Richmond, Virginia, Pahrump, Nevada, Oregon City, Oregon, Clarksville, Tennessee, Sedalia, Missouri, and Nogales, Arizona.
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Regional,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
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