Monthly Archives: February 2009

No veteran's 'welcome home' should come in the form of an unemployment check. By Paul RieckhoffPresident Obama traveled to Camp Lejeune this week to...

Tech entrepreneur purchased document from a book dealer for $475,000by Michael FelberbaumRICHMOND, Va. - A rare 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence belongs...

Bars in Abu Nawas Street are popular again — even with U.S. troopsBy Sudarsan RaghavanBAGHDAD - The American soldier stepped out of the Baghdad...

By Robert GreenwaldMany of you reading this worked diligently to support President Barack Obama and his call for change. I’m sure you feel, as...

By Chris BowersIn his speech on Iraq redeployment today, President Obama pledged to have all troops, including "residual forces," by the end of 2011....

By STAFF WRITER Rick ThorneI'm sick of all this bad news! Where in the hell does it all end?We can't believe our politicians!We can't...

 SPY AGENCIES INTERROGATE CRIPPLED VETSLOOKING FOR "POTENTIAL PROTESTERS" by Tom Barnes STAFF WRITER American wounded are being hounded, spied on and intimidated by our intelligence agencies,...

OPENLY ADVOCATING SEDITION, TREASON AND TERRORISM ALAN KEYES AND RICK SANTELLI ATTACK OBAMA By Gordon Duff Alan Keyes is the favorite "house negro" of the right.  At...

Obama's Road in Afghanistan Not The One MLK Would Have Chosen By Sherwood Ross“Because I will not allow terrorists to plot against the American people...

by Tom BarnesWe have all learned through hard experience that only the squeaky wheel gets the grease.  For veterans, the disabled most especially, writing...

by Tom Barnes “Thanks for coming guys, this is awful nice.  I will try and keep this under ten minutes.  I was thinking about my...

Funding Plan Improves Access, Modernizes TechnologyWASHINGTON – President Obama's first proposed budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expands eligibility for health care to...

by Anne E. Kornblut and William Branigin President Obama announced plans Friday to withdraw the bulk of U.S. forces from Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010,...

Send Your Email to Congress: Indict Bush Now! Senate to Investigate CIA's Actions Under Bush From the Los Angeles Times today: "The Senate Intelligence...

By ETHAN BRONNERJERICHO, West Bank — They rappel down a 65-foot tower, navigate obstacle courses, shoot in the firing range and sleep in pristine...

            The Computer Sciences Corp., Federal Sector of Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a cost plus award fee contract modification under contract HQ0006-03-C-0003...

FALLS CHURCH, VA. – Rear Adm. Christine S. Hunter will take the helm from Army Maj. Gen. Elder Granger as the deputy director of...

By STAFF WRITER Rick ThorneThe more balanced news media outlets are talking about every relevant issue under the sun EXCEPT for Barack Obama's eligibility...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside 1. Obama's VA Budget Proposes More Money, Increased Access.   2. Walter Reed Treating More Brain Traumas, Psychological Disorders.   3. Officials Say VA...

By Nora Eisenberg With rare exceptions, American politicians seem incapable of opposing an American war without befriending another in a different place or time.Barack...

A former CIA officer has said its ridiculous that the Bush administration didn't execute numerous prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, regardless of whether they have...

By Tom PhilpottComplaints from veterans and from a high-profile commission that the services routinely were "low-balling" disability ratings for military members spurred Congress to...

by Denise NicholsAgain our gulf war veterans of Desert Storm are dying at an early age.  May we honor them as we honor all. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) provided the following statement on President Obama's Budget Outline for the Department of...

by Julie Sell    London - Contradicting previous denials about Britain's participation in the Bush administration's global war on terrorism, Defense Minister John Hutton said...

by Saeed Shah    Peshwar, Pakistan - America's key ally in the fight against al Qaida and the Taliban plunged deeper into turmoil Wednesday after...

By STAFF WRITER Rick ThorneAs veterans all of us need to be very observant in these troubled times. We must remember! As the government...

To: House Committee on Veterans AffairsCannon House Office Building, Washington D.C.  20515 Sirs, I am a totally disabled veteran (Individually Unemployable).  The Department of...

Gates says decision on media photos will be up to families of war deadWASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said he was...

By STAFF WRITER Rick ThorneVETERANS BEWARE! YOU BETTER WAKE UP NOW!!!The videos speak for themselves.Revelation 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great,...

THE PRIORITY OF GETTING GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR LIVES AND MOVING ON AS AMERICANS By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER This was the week of the State of...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Hearing Stresses Need To Improve Situation For Vets.   2. VA Accepting Claims From Filipino Vets.  3. Efforts Being Made To Slow...

By Steve VogelCivilian employees of the federal government will be limited to a 2 percent pay increase in 2010 under the proposed budget released...

By Jon CohenAbout two-thirds of Americans support President Obama's decision to send approximately 17,000 additional U.S. military forces to Afghanistan, and, in stark contrast...

by CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and JAMES GLANZBAGHDAD — In few nations around the globe are the consequences of the financial crisis as potentially sobering as...

By YOCHI J. DREAZENWASHINGTON -- A roadside bombing in Afghanistan Wednesday that killed four British soldiers highlights a disturbing trend: Coalition fatalities, which have...

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee led by Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA), and the Senate Veterans’ Affairs...

Filner Honored for Protecting Veterans’ Education BenefitsWashington, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Bob Filner, Chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs,...

JAN SCRUGGS TO SPEAK AT NEW MEXICO CAPITOLWashington, D.C. – Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, will be...

With Obama in office for four weeks, Fox convenes military and intelligence officials to analyze -- and call for -- violent upheaval against the...

2 Priests Did and What They Learned By Sherwood Ross, Staff WriterAre you ready to go to jail for what you believe? Would you stand...

60 more to goIf you can write an e-mail, send a card or put together a modest package, you can do something substantial for...