The AP (8/26, Maurer, Watson) says US Marines “stressed from repeated tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are seeking help like never before, and their suicide rate is the highest in the military after doubling in just the past three years.”
From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1. Roudebush VAMC, Indiana Health Information Exchange Team Up For Pilot Project. In continuing coverage, the Indianapolis Business Journal (8/26, 15K) reports, “The Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Indiana Health Information Exchange have long used electronic medical records to help improve efficiency and reduce [...]
Veterans groups praised the Department of Veterans Affairs last year when officials announced they would add three new diseases to the list of “presumptive illnesses” connected to the use of the Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Orange. But senators concerned about the cost and precedent of such a change put a 60-day hold on money related to the change, and have asked the VA for more information on why Agent Orange claims should be expanded.
And when the catastrophic floods hit Pakistan only the poor drowned. The flooding spared the Mullahs, the elites and the politicians. And this came as no surprise, for only the poor drown in Pakistan.
Nearly 200 military Veterans are registered to tee-off in a unique golf tournament in Riverside, Iowa, September 6 – 9, 2010, proving that having a visual impairment or other disability does not mean they cannot lead a full and rewarding life. “These Veterans, many of whom were injured during their military service, will show that being involved in athletic activity can continue regardless of disability,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “I applaud all of the Veterans who will be traveling from across the country to participate in this event, as they strive to achieve their goals and continue to lead an active lifestyle.”
“73 MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE, BETTER THAN A ROOT CANAL OR EATING YOUR OWN FOOT” Interviewer Peter B. Collins LINK TO PETER B. COLLINS INTERVIEW “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DUFF” Interviewer Peter B. Collins LINK TO PETER B. COLLINS INTERVIEW “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DUFF” Gordon Duff, senior editor at Veterans Today, offers a sweeping [...]
From Democracy Now: Top US Marine: Withdrawal Deadline Boosting Taliban Morale The top US Marine is questioning the Obama administration’s non-binding timetable for beginning a US withdrawal from Afghanistan next year. On Tuesday, General James Conway said the July 2011 target date is boosting the morale of Taliban fighters. Gen. James Conway: “In terms of [...]
No. 765-10 August 25, 2010 ———————————- CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Aqua Chem, Inc.*, Knoxville, Tenn., is being awarded a maximum $386,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, total set-aside contract for water purification systems parts. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army and Marine Corps. There were originally 27 proposals solicited [...]
Jon Stewart demands that Americans to stop watching Fox News as the only way to cut off the revenue stream to “these bad dudes.” The Kingdom Foundation, funder of the Ground Zero Mosque is run by Alwaleed bin Talal, largest shareholder in Fox News.
On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, President Obama will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he will meet with troops. The President will also address the nation on Iraq from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. EST. Some 60 days out from the mid-term elections, the address offers the administration a chance to reconnect with its [...]
From the Institute for Public Accuracy: The British newspaper the Guardian reports todaythat Jimmy Carter, who has been in Israel and just met with top Hamas officials in Gaza, said of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s recent speech: “My opinion is he raised many new obstacles to peace that had not existed under previous prime [...]
The search for the real story on the scientific paper published on Monday in the PNAS continues. I have to, must refer all to an excellent article, the best I have seen that explains all the background information on this critical news making story that affect millions of people world wide! www.cfscentral.com/2010/08/fdanihharvard-xmrv-study-same-thing.html Mindy Kitei is [...]
They Opened Up the Door for Me” By David K. Winnett, Jr. Captain, USMC (Ret.) August 25, 2010 Picking up the pieces Of heroes gone before Never took the time to see They opened up the door for me I guess I gotta know just why They gave their all and [...]
By Col. Eugene Khrushchev (ret.) STAFF WRITER/Editor UNAMA HR’s 2010 mid-year Report, “Protection of civilians in armed conflict” is an important milestone of the UN’s lofty endeavor in Afghanistan. Also, it’s deeply disturbing – due to what is claims, and what it doesn’t. Devil’s advocate review questions UNAMA HR Report’s vision & veracity and offers [...]
Israel today is a nation and society marked by a paranoid personality disorder writ large. For most Jews, Israel must always ‘walk alone’ because Jews are specially chosen by god. In a supreme act of personal disempowerment, they have given up any say in their own future or the future of their nation by submitting to the dictates of a religious text of dubious origin that simultaneously glorifies and condemns them. The cry of ‘anti-Semitism’ serves to buffer Israel and the Jews from all criticism because criticism of Israel or the Jews is understood as simply the fulfilment of biblical prophecy that the world will turn against the Jews and Israel. It is hard to think of a better example of pathological thinking or a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Filmmaker and P-51 Mustang Pilot Chris Woods has put together a wonderful film that captures the emotional reunion between a humble WWII Mustang ace (Jim Brooks) and the historic plane he thought he’d never see again. Inspired by the flood of memories triggered by this unimaginable encounter with a long lost friend, the 88-year old [...]
By the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1. Shinseki Addresses VFW Convention, Announces Pilot Medical Records Program. According to the WIBC-FM Indianapolis, IN (8/24, Parker) website, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki recently spoke to the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, telling the group it is a key partner in making [...]
Veterans Today was contacted by the author of this article, Clare Bayard, which was originally Published on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 by CommonDreams.org. Clare asked us to help disseminate this expose of unprepared troops still being deployed into the war zones of occupied Iraq and Afghanistan for Obama’s Wars. It is related to my previous [...]
No. 756-10 August 24, 2010 ———————————— CONTRACTS NAVY W.W. Gay Fire & Integrated Systems, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. (N69450-10-D-0046); Wolverine Fire Protection Co., Mt. Morris, Mich. (N69450-10-D-0047); East Coast Fire Protection, Inc., Hanover, Md. (N69450-10-D-0048); and APi National Service Group, St. Paul, Minn. (N69450-10-D-0049), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build construction contract [...]
Just when it appeared that there might be hope for mankind by the social rights changes made in the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s relating to Gender, Sexual, Racial, and Religious Equality and Freedoms, it unfortunately appears that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
THE POWER OF TREASON “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through [...]
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ANY PUBLICATION IS NO BETTER THAN ITS AUDIENCE By “EyesWideOpen” a reader at Veterans Today It’s refreshing to see there are so many people who “get it”– except maybe Steve. This was a great article and there are some really good comments here. I want to point out something I haven’t seen written about before [...]
By James Kwak in the Baseline Scenario “Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say.” That’s the title of a New York Times article by David Streitfeld. Here’s most of the lead: ‘Many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield rewards like those enjoyed in the second half [...]
From Jeff Stein in the Post Afghan intelligence service reports in the hands of NATO-led forces say that the major exit point for stolen American dollars is through the airport in Kandahar, controlled by President Hamid Karzai’s brother. According to a Washington Post report on Friday, U.S. and Afghan authorities, “alarmed by an exodus of [...]
Update: Stem Cell Ruling Will Be Appealed via mal contends There is cause for optimism in the news of the temporary injunction on President Obama’s expanded embryonic stem cell research policy as legal and political remedies appear attainable. But first: NYT Goofs Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the D.C. Federal District Court ruling is being [...]
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – Israel must chose between “settlements or peace,” Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said on Monday ahead of the September 2 restart of negotiations in Washington. “The choice of the Israeli government is settlement or peace, they cannot have both,” he said at a news conference in Ramallah, the political capital of [...]
From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1. While Speaking At VFW Convention, Biden Expresses Optimism About Iraq, Afghanistan. The AP (8/24, Smith) notes that when Vice President Joe Biden spoke “at the annual convention” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) on Monday, he “said…the United States will remain committed to helping [...]
Justice means peace,peace means freedom,war means violence and violence is crime. Peace can be restored only by the prosecution of war criminals in Afghanistan. By Hanan Habibzai STAFF WRITER Nearly two weeks ago, some eight Aid Workers were put to death; this has further made the life insecure in Afghanistan where peace and development are [...]
Study: Presence of Murine Leukemia Virus Related Gene Sequences Found in CFS Patients Posted on: Monday, 23 August 2010, 13:30 CDT SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Researchers have found murine leukemia viruses (MLV) related gene sequences in blood samples collected from patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and some healthy blood donors, [...]
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