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October 2011

Libya: Hear it from real Libyans

libya

The tyrant Muammar Gaddafi is dead and for the overwhelming majority of Libyans it is good riddance to him, his rotten family and his murderous regime.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,WarZone | Read More »

Foreign Policy – A Non Sequitur

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US citizens are paying good tax dollars for this poor knowledge of strategic affairs, maybe it’s high time that organizations like the AEI are reviewed…

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Americas,Asia,Bahrain,Britain United Kingdom,China,Editors Picks,Europe,Middle East,World | Read More »

Libya and America

Will we ever know the truth?

What Does Libya Say About Us? American, Canadian and European generations, certainly Israeli generations, have been raised on a litany of lies and cheap propaganda.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Libya,New World Order War,WarZone | Read More »

We Can’t Wait: Supporting Our Veterans

President Barack Obama waves to people gathered along a road in Boone, N.C., during his three-day American Jobs Act bus tour, Oct. 17, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Ensuring our nation’s veterans get the opportunities they have earned has been one of President Obama’s top priorities as Commander-in-Chief.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »

Karzai off to Riyadh for Sultan’s Funeral

President Hamid Karzai ,

President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday left Kabul for Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to attend Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud’s funeral, the Presidential Palace said.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

John Hinckley, Jr. – Manchurian Candidate For Who?

Jodie Foster

I’ve come to realize that I’m the topic of more than a little conversation…Hinckley to Jodie Foster.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Editors Picks,Government,Politics | Read More »

Bring our Exiled Veterans Home

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Our government provides shelter, beds, meals and care for hardened criminals in our local, state and federal prisons and for thug terrorists at Camp Gitmo, while homeless Veterans have been forgotten, exiled and dispossessed in our own country.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »

Bunkered Barack Obama Awaits World War

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There are unsettling current events that make this presidential appearance in Denver seem like another command post exercise ready to go live for a false flag, world war or both.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in WarZone | Read More »

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – October 25, 2011

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We encourage you to browse our list so that you can take what you want and keep what you need.

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »

10 Signs Of A Bad Investment Advisor

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by Lorimer Wilson   There are two kinds of bad investment advisors: well-meaning advisors without the wherewithal to keep up with the science of the fast-evolving profession, and those whose main focus is not on managing their clients’ assets well, but on gathering assets under management in order to grow their own practices. How do [...]

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Personal Finance | Read More »

Veterans Announcement in Times Square Tomorrow 11 am ET

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A special event to unveil a nationwide grassroots initiative to thank veterans and troops.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »

Band Of Brothers #7 – Going To The Edge

band of brothers

This is, without a doubt, the most powerful and rewarding work I have done in over 35 years of practice. Seeing the light go on within combat veterans, who were taught to kill, is an unforgettable experience.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Editors Picks,Health,PTSD | Read More »

Palestinian Prisoners Behind Bars and Walls

palestinian children

“What so much of the western press in particular has bypassed so far is the human aspect of our prisoners, who unlike Shalit, have been bunched up into one unappealing category: murderers, terrorists, people out for blood. And who wants to give a human story to that?”
I do and have ever since my first of seven trips to Israel Palestine in June 2005.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Americas,Asia,Britain United Kingdom,Europe,Israel,Middle East,Palestine,World | Read More »

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Oct. 24, 2011

DOD-CONTRACTS

Global Integrated Security (USA), Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded a $480,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Economics & Markets,Economy | Read More »

Is the Halloween Indicator Flashing “Buy” Again This Year?

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Seasonality tells us that statistically the months from the end of October through the end of April are in fact the best months of the year for investing while the six months from May through October are the worst but is there any validity to what’s sometimes known as “the Halloween indicator?

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Economy,Investing & Finance | Read More »

A Saudi Game of Musical Chairs

Prince Sultan Ibn Abdul-Aziz was a central figure in Saudi decision-making since becoming defense minister in 1962. Credit Image: Arab News

Ruling Saudi Arabia in the manner that has prevailed since the 1930s will be difficult for any monarch as the world advances into the 21st century.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Americas,Britain United Kingdom,Editors Picks,Europe,Middle East,World | Read More »

Army Ranger Killed on 14th Combat Deployment

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If we are sending our best into combat 14 times, then we are in worse shape than I thought.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in AfPak,Heroes,Military,WarZone | Read More »

Reason For Believing, Not Often Reasonable

end of the world

People Believe a lot—Know very Little. Who was it that said It aint what folks know; It’s what they know that ain’t true?

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

Living with David Duke and Louis Farrakhan

race

A discussion about race is one of those subjects that frighten most people. Yet, the facts of social and ethnic differences are a major cause of our idiotic public policy in a society that is rooted in denial.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Foreign Relations,Politics | Read More »

Jirga on Strategic Pact in Mid-November

Loya Jirga

More than 2,000 Afghani government officials and elders are scheduled to meet in mid-November in Kabul to discuss the pros and cons of an Afghan-US strategic cooperation pact.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

SAF Soldier Killed in East Afghanistan

nato amrican

An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed in Afghanistan, the ISAF said in a statement.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

They Really Were “The Greatest Generation”

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The “greatest generation” is more than a book title by Tom Brokaw

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Heroes,History,Peace,World War I,World War II | Read More »

Saudi Arabia, No Country for Young Men

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The death of the Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud has dealt a strategic blow to the aging kingdom which is adamantly resistant to any form of social and political reform in the country.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Middle East | Read More »

All Men Are Created Equal – Except Homeless Veterans

SCOTT GARRAND

Since our nations founding, America’s Veterans have fought for our liberties contained within our Constitution and Bill of Rights.

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Korean Conflict,Of Interest,Top 10,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs,Vietnam War | Read More »

Gaddafi, Blooody “Finito”.

Gaddafi Final Moments...

While the US did not sponsor Mouamar Gaddafi in certain periods of his regime, it did engage him and according to certain reports facilitated his coming to power.

October 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Libya,New World Order War,WarZone | Read More »

Coalition: It’s About Winning America Back

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It has begun, people have tasted power and they aren’t going back just because the corporate press sends out their hyenas.

October 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Politics | Read More »

Kosovo and Methohio: The Untold Story

St-George-Serbian-Othodox-Church-in-Prizren

The problems with extreme activities in Balkans originate from 19th century and they were generated through history.

October 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,World | Read More »

“Traumatic Brain Injury and the Great Lie”

TBI_brain

I recently was invited by a good friend who lives in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts to participate in a panel discussion about PTSD and TBI .

October 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,PTSD | Read More »

Russia Backs Afghan Bid for SCO Membership

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Moscow would support Kabul’s bid for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) membership, the Russian ambassador to Afghanistan promised on Saturday.

October 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

Doubts About Gaddafi’s Reported Assassination

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NATO, Washington, Western media, Qatar-controlled Al Jazeera, Saudi-controlled Al Arabia, UK-controlled BBC, and other mainstream sources reported his death. More on that below.

October 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Politics | Read More »

 

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