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November 2011

Osteoarthritis Finding Could Pave Way for Prevention

Osteoarthritis

Challenging long-held notions that osteoarthritis is a result mainly of wear and tear on the joints, researchers led by Dr. William H. Robinson of the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University have provided new insights into the immune-system changes that may trigger cartilage breakdown.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »

VA Announces “Badges for Vets” Contest

hire a vet

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the Badges for Vets contest for creating digital “badge” systems to help Veterans translate their military skills into civilian jobs.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Jobs & Careers,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Terror and Torture: Made in America

terror-planet

From an admittedly skewed perspective of my very young, impressionable years, I’d like to shine a brief spotlight on four twentieth century dictatorships I have personally known.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in AfPak,Editors Picks,Iraq War,New World Order War,WarZone | Read More »

Obamacare is a Public Requiem by Supreme Decree

healthcare

Do you have an absolute right to refuse medical treatment? Well, if you recognize the immutable authority of natural rights, you must defend the birthright of individuals to reject the quackery of government-imposed medicine.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Health | Read More »

JFK: What We Know Now that We didn’t Know Then

Oswaldbooked

With the advent of the 48th observance of the assassination of President JFK it may be appropriate to share important findings regarding what we know now about his death that we have not known in the past.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Editors Picks,Government,Politics | Read More »

Give Us Two Hard Boiled Please

civil war-75

Being a hero is extraordinary. Being a hero twice is almost unbelievable.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Military,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

“My Dad Helped the CIA Kill JFK!” Part 2

hunt

Who killed JFK? The truth is out there – but the truth is still being kept “out there,” away from most of the people.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Cold War,Corruption,Of Interest,Politics | Read More »

Sweden Promises Reconstruction Help Beyond 2014

sweden flag

The Swedish ambassador promised on Monday his country would continue supporting Afghanistan beyond 2014 when all foreign troops are scheduled to pull out.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

Israel Steps Up Police State Crackdowns

israel-police

Israel never embraced democratic values. More than ever today that’s true. Many Jews understand. As a result, they’re voting with their feet and leaving.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Palestine,World | Read More »

Egyptian Military Power Grab

Egypt

Last February, euphoric celebrations followed Mubarak’s ouster. Across the Middle East and North Africa, people rejoiced.

November 21st, 2011 | Posted in Egypt,Middle East,World | Read More »

Indian Military Might Is Overplayed

Indian Military Power - A Smart Investment ?

India claims to be the strongest military power in South Asia. America has now started to authenticate its claims.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in WarZone | Read More »

A Must-Do Menu

Just do it

I’m writing this for people who will never read it without prompting: members of working families who relax by watching TV after a long work day and after they put the children to bed.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Saif Captured – Post Gaddafi Libya Debate Continues

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VT’s early position was to back the rebels and we also backed the Egyptian Revolution to let them run their own countries

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Middle East,World | Read More »

Eurozone Doomsayer Got it Right

eurozone

Eurozone economies are cratering. Every fix tried so far failed. Combining 17 dissimilar countries under one monetary/fiscal system assured disaster waiting to happen.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Business,Economics & Markets,Economy,Investing & Finance | Read More »

Civilization: The West and the Rest

niall-ferguson

From one of our most renowned historians, Civilization is the definitive history of Western civilization’s rise to global dominance-and the “killer applications” that made this improbable ascent possible.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Book Reviews,Living | Read More »

Russia Threatens Use of Nuclear Weapons

RUSSIAN GENERAL NIKOLAI MAKAROV

According to Russian news agencies, Makarov stated that “under certain conditions local
and regional conflicts may develop into a full-scale war involving nuclear weapons.”

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,World | Read More »

New World Order Leader Appointed Prime Minister of Italy

Bilderberger and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monte

Folks, if you don’t know by, it’s time to read the writing on the wall. We are in the middle of the creation of the new One World Government.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,World | Read More »

OWS: Too Big to Fail

Even Hollywood Stars e.g... Anne Hathaway are coming out to Occupy Protests

An idea whose time has come resonates globally. November 17 marked two months since beginning in New York. Earlier Middle East and European protests inspired it. Now it’s spreading everywhere across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Government,Politics | Read More »

Foreign Forces Arrest Locals In Paktya

Foreign forces arrest locals in Paktya

Foreign soldiers detained four local civilians in the eastern Paktya province, police said.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

17 Taliban Fighters Killed In Nooristan Operation: Official

17 Taliban fighters killed in Nooristan operation

10 Taliban fighters were killed and seven others were wounded in joint army and police operation in the eastern Nooristan province, governor spokesman Mohammad Zarrin told Veterans to day Reporter Rashidi.

November 20th, 2011 | Posted in Of Interest | Read More »

Dennis Ross’ Iran Legacy Continues At WINEP

WINEP-ROSS

Ross will move to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), the think tank created by AIPAC, which because of its loyalty to Israel, is currently pointing all of its rhetorical big guns at Iran. by James M. wall

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Editors Picks,Foreign Relations,Government,Legislation,Politics | Read More »

Ye Are Many. They Are Few

occupy wall street

A group of workers gathered with their families to picnic and to hear a speech. Working class trade unions were growing in strength in 1819 and the ruling class in England was terrified. Routed by the authorities, eleven members of the group were killed and another one hundred and fifty were injured.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in History | Read More »

My Dad Helped the CIA Kill JFK !

jfk

Of all the big lies told about the JFK assassination, perhaps the biggest is: “I guess we’ll never really know what happened.” Bullshit! We do know!

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Americas,Editors Picks,History,World | Read More »

Cry for Freedom by a Nude Egyptian Blogger

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“In a culture that believes the devil’s lure and the route to hell lie in the naked face and eyes of a woman, stark nudity could very well be a revolutionary cry and a suicidal choice.”

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Egypt,Middle East,World | Read More »

Shame: Cashing in on Bin Laden

Elvis Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden was a Saudi national who worked for the CIA in Afghanistan, designated as the most trusted asset in CIA history, tasked with handling and distributing Stinger missiles, each of which could down an airliner anywhere in the world. His loyalty to the United States is unquestioned.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,WarZone | Read More »

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – November 19, 2011

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Wall Street Journal In September, the FDA issued a warning about the drug causing several serious infections in Florida, and later that month the US Department of Veterans Affairs stopped using it for AMD pending an investigation into safety.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »

VA Support Program Expanding to More Veterans, Spouses

veteran_family

The Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing a telephone support program to help the spouses of returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, after a pilot telephone support program showed significant reduction in stress for spouses.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

VA Celebrates National Family Caregiver Month

family caregiver

The Department of Veterans Affairs will join the National Family Caregivers Association to recognize and appreciate dedicated partners providing daily health care for Veterans during National Family Caregiver Month in November.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

America’s Media War on OWS

occupy street

Early reporting was scant, dismissive, and offensive. Much still belittles, denigrates and marginalizes a significant movement.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Business,Economics & Markets,Economy,Jobs & Careers | Read More »

West Preparing For A Decisive Operation To Oust Bashar’s Regime

UN-concern-ended-Syria-attacks

Intelligence inputs from the Middle East suggest that a final and decisive ‘mini war’ to take out Bashar al-Assad’s regime is going to be initiated soon.

November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Middle East,New World Order War,Syria | Read More »

 

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