Canadian air force commander charged with two murders – BBC News

The BBC News is reporting today in a story entitled Canadian air force commander charged with two murders that the base commander of one of the largest Air Force bases in Canada is being held by police and has been charged with two murders and the sexual assault of two other women. 
And I thought we had maniacs [...]

Sec. Gates Statement on John Murtha

Statement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on the Death of Congressman Jack Murtha
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jack Murtha.  America has lost a true patriot who served his country faithfully first in uniform as a decorated combat Marine, and then as an elected representative.
I’ve known Jack and worked with [...]

John Murtha Dies at 77

Congressman John Murtha is dead at 77
Vietnam veteran, lawmaker was an outspoken critic of the Iraq war
From Rep. Murtha’s campaign site:
U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha has dedicated his life to serving his country both in the military and in Congress. He had a distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a Marine [...]

Op-Ed: Senator Undermines U.S. National Security

This op-ed was also sent to Veterans Today from Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) noting that in a clear and present internal danger to our Nation’s security, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama has kept a “hold” on as many as 70 political appointments, many of them at the Department of Defense, thus blocking their [...]

Medal of Honor Recipient: Gays Should Serve

“You hear this nonsense about gays threatening unit cohesion!”

Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet – New York Times

In today’s New York Times we have an unusually hard- hitting editorial by Frank Rich concerning those who support and those who oppose full rights for the GLBT community in the Service.  The piece is entitled Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet .
Frankly, like just about everybody else who ever served twenty years or more in [...]

Stop the Extradition of Specialist Marc Hall to Iraq!

In my previous post, I talked about how the Army plans to Extradite to the sovereign nation of Iraq a Stop Loss Rappin Soldier to get him away from U.S. Public Scrutiny
Well readers if you agree with this, then what next sending American Soldiers to the United Nations to find other countries to court martial [...]

Army plans to Extradite Stop Loss Rapper away from Public Scrutiny

This is a follow-up of an earlier report posted on Veterans Today by Staff Writer Mike Leon in Army Jails Soldier for Singing Against Stop-Loss Policy.
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) has sent us the following media release on the U.S. military plans to extradite Stop-Lossed Iraq War Vet to Iraq for Court Martial [...]

Army Medic Walks for Children

Former Army medic walks the length of Vietnam to raise funds for children affected by Agent Orange. “Doc” Duff, age 59, now lives with his Vietnamese wife in Nha Trang, Vietnam, which is the kick-off point for this year’s walk.

Defense Secretary Gates fires officer in charge of F-35 program

By Bob Cox | The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates voiced strong dissatisfaction Monday with a lack of progress on the F-35 joint strike fighter program, publicly taking prime contractor Lockheed Martin to task.

Gates, at a Pentagon media briefing on the proposed 2011 defense budget, announced the firing of the top military officer [...]

Huge Deficits May Hamper America’s Ability to Wage Pointless Wars

Mounting budget deficits for the foreseeable future may “greatly hamper” the U.S.’ ability to wage pointless wars, a leading Pentagon general says.

According to Gen. Blanton Creegan, “The days of our invading a country for no reason whatsoever may be at an end.”

Gen. Creegan adds, “In the past, we were able to start a war with a country simply because we said they might have WMD – now, we may actually have to check first.”

Schwarzenegger Appoints Nation’s First African-American, Female NG Ad-Gen

Schwarzenegger Appoints Nation’s First African-American, Female NG Ad-Gen

Mil Brass: Won’t Enforce Ban Against Gays and Lesbians

The year, 1960: It had been over a decade since that damn Harry Truman integrated the armed forces when the Greenboro Four decided to desegregate an all-white Woolworth’s in the famous sit-ins.
Not only did white U.S. troops have to serve with them, now civilians had to eat with ‘em too. And these guys were as [...]

Russia unveils its first stealth fighter jet – BBC News

Here is a short and really neat video (included in the piece) from the BBC showing the basic flight characteristics of Russia’s new stealth fighter.  The piece is entitled Russia unveils its first stealth fighter jet .
CWO3 Tom Barnes, USCG (Ret.)

Veteran Battles Suicide Epidemic

“I still think about suicide, but when I start thinking about it I have to think, ‘What’s the impact on everyone I care about?’”

Russian Stealth Fighter Takes First Flight – AOL News

In AOL News today we find a piece entitled Russian Stealth Fighter Takes First Flight in which we learn that a Russian/Indian collaboration on a stealth fighter jet for export is now operational.  It is now safe to say the the U.S. is not the only country with stealth capability for war planes.
CWO3 Tom Barnes, [...]

HOWARD ZINN: A LION FALLS LEAVING A NATION OF SWINE

FEW AMERICANS KNEW OF ZINN, FEW KNOW WHAT WE HAVE LOST AND THE DOOM WE FACE
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Silly obituaries of Howard Zinn are hitting the papers.  He was a WW2 veteran, a historian and an “activist.”  He is dead.  Every time I open an email from the GOP or NRA or American [...]

Howard Zinn, A Personal Reflection

“If those in charge of our society – politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television – can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.” Howard Zinn

Editor’s note:  I wrote the brief piece below several years ago on Howard [...]

Obama: Bring Troops Home, Support Veterans

President Obama’s first State of the Union address last night concluded with Obama noting the administration’s “largest increase in investments for veterans in decades — last year.” Obama did not directly address the infamous ‘culture of denial’ our veterans endure at the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs, but he did commit to a specific policy in Iraq and Afghanistan “so … our troops can begin to come home.”

‘People’s History’ author Howard Zinn dies at 87 – Washington Post

A great, honest and incredibly genuine American scholar died today.  A veteran of World War II where he served in combat as an Army Air Force  bombadier, Howard Zinn is probably the greatest “people’s historian” this country will ever have. 
His book, “A People’s History of the United States” is an absolute must read for any serious [...]

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