Monthly Archives: July 2006

Key Republican breaks with Bush on Mideast Vietnam Veteran: Nebraska's Sen. Hagel calls for immediate cease-fire Left: Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, called the current crisis in...

Construction Work Has Begun Near Washington on a Vast Germ Warfare Lab in Breach of International Lawby Julian Borger Construction work has begun near Washington...

Years After Gulf War Veterans Plead for Help the Government is 'Looking Into It' DAYTONA BEACH -- After years of veterans pleading for help with illnesses...

The Tide Has Turned in the Middle East U.S. Outsources Foreign Policy To Israel By Joseph Allen As the Middle East Crisis takes on a new chapter,...

Saying Thank You to Our Korean War Vets "I am tired and sick of war," said Gen. William T. Sherman. If so, he was fortunate...

No military conflict in modern times has divided Americans more than the war in Iraq not even Vietnam.by Robin Toner and Jum Rutenberg Left, supporters...

Vietnam Vets Take Care of New Generation of Veteransby Narina Crain Vietnam veterans in northern Illinois are keeping a close eye on the situation in...

U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts by Anne Plummer Flaherty WASHINGTON - U.S. citizens...

Marshals Say They Must File One Surveillance Detection Report, Or SDR, Per Month DENVER -- You could be on a secret government database or watch...

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans returning to civilian life are finding jobs as elusive as Osama bin Laden.by Phillip O'Connor Left: Anthony Miller, 23, sets out...

Next time you see a Support our Troops bumper sticker, think about how little the government has done to actually help them. by Saul...

Three Hispanic Soldiers, examples for Migratory Reformby Peter Laufer Left: Three immigrant soldiers badly injured by homemade bombs in Iraq were sworn in at a...

Despite Pentagon Efforts, Skinheads Still Infiltrating Ranks, Group Says The number of neo-Nazis and skinheads in the armed forces is increasing, according to a watchdog...

The House of Representatives passed two bills on Monday aimed at helping veterans get jobs.by Rick Maze Veterans make outstanding employees, and we should be...

America The Beautiful The Movie Charlton Heston Narrates What Makes America the Greatest Nation on Earth A Better World Incorporated is proud to announce the release...

Religious Fundamentalism is the Problem Stuck in Haifa, Stuck in Hate, Stuck in War By Joseph Allen I just returned from a recent trip to Haifa. As...

TAKE THIS AID AND SHOVE IT THE ARAB WORLD SUFFERS BECAUSE IT LACKS PRIDE AND SELF-RESPECT ISRAEL MAY BE LIMITED BY "INVISIBLE HANDCUFFS" BUT THE ARAB...

It is the nine-digit key to your life -- and B.J. Ostergren has more than 18,000 of them.By Nicholas Beadle  For the past four years,...

First Lt. Ehren K. Watada joined the Army after Sept. 11 but says he will not serve in Iraq. I was still willing to...

Defoliant Agent Orange, supposed to help GIs, may be killing them decades laterby Mike Billington and Jeff Montgomery The U.S. military used chemical defoliants such...

Another 9/11 Anniversary is just around the cornerby Vincent L. Guarisco "To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the...

War as it really is, documented via hundreds of hours of viral video posted online. You won't see the heart-stopping shudder of an improvised...

VA to hire a firm to ensure veterans' personal data not being used by criminals During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans'...

Fightin' words: Iraq giving us colorful termsby Chris Vaughn Left: Military slang is becoming so mainstream women are wearing panties that support the troops. Soldier Six-Pack...

Forces short of equipment and 'running out of time' by Richard Norton-Taylor The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan today described the situation in...

CAMEL NEWS II: Live from the Front Lines of Iraq Don't Believe Everything That You See Coming from Iraq By Doug Wolf, US Army in Iraq It is time...

Marines back in country for first time since 1984CNN's Barbara Starr contributed to this report. U.S. Marines carried toddlers and helped families and tourists in...

American soldiers are telling their story of the Iraq war in homemade videos. And the picture isn't any brighterby Ana Marie Cox The National Guardsman...

Where Is The Rage? Where Is The Outrage?By Michael Payne We are all part of an American society that continues to silently watch as our...

New Orleans Remains Problematic for Army Corps of Engineersby Diane M. Grassi  Nearly an entire year since Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, leaving...

The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country's central bank....

Veterans Calling Congress on the Floor for 31 Years of DOD Abuses The Congress, both houses, have failed the veterans used in hazardous substance  experiments...

AMERICA, LETS WAGE WAR ON OIL NOT TERROR!  Our Foreign and Energy Policy Stinks by William Johnston Disneyland to build in Iran. Walmart Opens up in Damascus. ...

Many 20- to 24-year-old veterans returning from overseas are struggling to find work. In recent years, the unemployment rate has soared for vets in...

Dear Mr. President, I  expect to drop my endeavor to get an apology from Japan. Recently I suggested to you that the United States FORGIVE...

Authentic war heroes are rare, but their ranks are swollen by impostorsby Kyle Arnold Left: The shadow of J.C. Ortiz is cast on a wall...

She Captured Vietnam by Susan Mansfield In 1966, at the height of the Vietnam War, a 21-year-old French girl bought a one-way ticket to Saigon. Taking...

What US Wants in its Troops: Cultural Savvyby Mark Sappenfield Lt. Thomas Tompkins had a decision to make. His unit had come under fire from...

Old Glory Deserves Our Respectby Donna Teresa Every once in awhile you come across a special book. One of those books -- "Flags of Our...

Outpatient Prescriptions Fill your medical prescriptions from a private provider VA will provide medications that are prescribed by VA providers in conjunction with VA medical...

New York's Rockaway Residents Give Veterans a Celebration to Rememberby Mike Taibbi NEW YORK - It was an amazing parade most New Yorkers never saw:...

The Vietnam Veterans of America says an Inspector General's report on the Veterans Administration data breach leaves too many unanswered questions, including why the...