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C141 Charleston Unit Used in Desert Storm on Reserve Manning Instead of Being Activated...

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News from Channel 13 investigation: A 13 Investigates report is sparking a national policy review over benefits for reservists who go to war, but aren't...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 931-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: NAVYMcDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $386,046,463 modification to a...

Orders have been given. Troops are mobilizing for Afghanistan deployment. – Washington Post

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Well, apparently the President has issued marching orders for more troops in Afghanistan as of Sunday night. The Washington Post is reporting in an article entitled...

Blackwater-Erik Prince, Bush Christian Supremacists, Face Murder Charges

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     See also Why Is the State Department Speaking for JSOC?

Michael Moore on the New War President

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- There's still time to have your voice heard. Call the White House at 202-456-1111 or email the President. - Dear President Obama, Do...

AFGHANISTAN: THE SHADOW OF HISTORY

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A RESOLUTION IN AFGHANISTAN CANNOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT SOLVING THE BORDER DISPUTE WITH PAKISTANby Dr. Richard North - UK CorrespondentWhile the world awaits with...

Editor's picks: News and Opinion Around the Web

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The face of rotted Washington These Gun Victims Were Heavily Armed Secret letter to reveal new Blair war...

After War, Finding Peace and Calm in a Garden

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From left, Thurston Mangrum, Patrick Corcoran, Jan Zientek and Reginald Mourning at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, N.J. Mr. Zientek has...

Regional Veterans' News

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Jacksonville, Florida Bikers Ride for Disabled Veterans Kennewick, Washington NW lawmakers target veteran jobless rate Cassino, Italy ...

Obama’s Speech on Afghanistan to Envision Exit – New York Times

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In today's New York Times we find articles that all seem to be centered around the notion that the citizenry in the USA is...

AFGHANISTAN: An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore

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Dear President Obama, Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and...

Veterans for Rethinking Afghanistan

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Veterans for Rethinking Afghanistan consists of a growing number of veterans committed to showing Congress and the public the realities of the war. These...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-30-09

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What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans 1. VA Named One Of Best Employers For Older Workers. 2. VA Taking Steps To Prevent Suicide. 3. VA Uncertain About...

GORDON DUFF: DRUGS AND SLAVERY: AMERICA’S BLIND EYE

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A SECOND GLOBAL HOLOCAUST CONTINUES By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor When Saddam invaded Kuwait, he didn't expect America to object.  Kuwait had been stealing Iraqi...

The Civilian Medical Resources Network – Seeks Troops to Treat

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      Three days ago, we posted an opinion piece by Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) titled American Needs a Discussion About...

TOM DILLMAN – AF-PAK STUDY GROUP: A SOLUTION

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AF-PAK’S SOLUTION: THE GREATER HIMALAYAN COMMON MARKET By Tom Dillman,  Houston, Texas  My points of view comes from having spent a considerable amount of time traveling...

Obama's Cowardly Betrayal

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Some forty-five years after the passage of the first civil rights legislation guided into law by JFK and LBJ, the civil rights and peace...

Editor's picks: News and Opinion Around the Web

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Tora Bora Levi Johnston's 15 minutes are up Who Will Break the Energy Monopolies? Greenwald: "The crazy, irrational beliefs of...

Regional Veterans' News

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Schenectady, New York Proposals take aim at senior fraud St. George, Utah Heroes at Home helps veterans, active military Brownsville,...

Democrats in revolt over Barack Obama’s troop surge

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President Obama's toughest challenge will be to win over his most loyal political supporters. He is facing a growing revolt in the...

Mr. President: do you really think we can afford these wars? 1 in...

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The New York Times reports today that as of now, one in eight Americans is eating with the help of food stamps and one...

Obama Never Considered Diplomacy in Afghanistan

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By Sherwood Ross /Staff Writer After initially injecting 21,000 troops into Afghanistan allegedly to stave off imminent defeat, President Obama Tuesday will tell...

NEVER FORGET: THE MURDER OF JFK

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JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters:  Review of James Douglass' Book by Edward CurtinDespite a treasure-trove of new information...

OBAMA AND KENNEDY: STANDING UP TO THE PENTAGON'S TANTRUMS?

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OBAMA'S PROFILE IN COURAGE OR CAVE IN?By Ray McGovern for Truthout(Ed Note:  Mc Govern sets the record straight on Vietnam and other Pentagon blunders. ...

WW2 VET DIES AT VA CLINIC: WHY?

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SC WWII vet's battle ends in gunshot at VA clinicBy JEFFREY COLLINS (AP) GREENVILLE, S.C. - On the last day of his long, troubled...

Taliban Leader Threatens Obama

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By Bruce Riedel The Daily BeastMullah Omar, the elusive leader of the Afghan Taliban, has released a bold message to the White House,...

Do You Pass the GOP's Purity Test? – Sphere Blog

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Sphere blog has posted this piece of information originating with the Republican National Committee this morning.  I am active Democrat here in Northern Virginia...

Editor's picks: News and Opinion Around the Web

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Afghanistan, Iraq: different wars Pakistan President Turns Over Nuke Authority U.S. Military Unveils New Prison in Afghanistan Russia:...

How dare you criticize wasteful defense spending!

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So you think it's only terrorist-appeasing lefties who are down on Pentagon profligacy? Think again. By David Sirota SalonPop quiz -- name the political...

Regional Veterans' News

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Davie, Florida Horses help veterans break down barriers Atlanta, Georgia Lawsuit: Veterans cheated when refinancing Las Vegas, Nevada VA...

Any Decision Obama makes on Afghanistan means dividing the Democratic Party

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      Voters who strongly supported Obama for President will rally against their candidate when he makes his speech attempting in Bush-lite style to convince...

Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect – New York...

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In today's New York Times the lead-off article is entitled Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect . Could it...

Seeking Military Families willing to Speak Out against Afghanistan

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       As President Obama prepares to convince the American electorate to stay the course in Afghanistan, he can expect not only dissent and division...

A morally bankrupt dictatorship built by slave labour

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Editor's note: Dubai was in the news this morning as world financial markets were swooning over the possibility that the "miracle in the...

Editor's picks: News and Opinion Around the Web

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Taxing the Speculators Can America afford the 'vanity tax'? Taliban Open Northern Front in Afghanistan ...

The Young Americans the United States Is Sending to War – Politics Daily

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David Wood of Politics Daily has written an article today called The Young Americans the United States Is Sending to War.  It needs no...

Out of Afghanistan … in Eight Years

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The MSNBC anchor this morning made a statement without a trace of irony that President Obama's address on Afghanistan next week will meet with...

Regional Veterans' News

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Pittsfield, Massachusetts Veterans affairs gets $85K boost Tuscaloosa, Alabama Veterans enjoy holiday meal at VFW Abilene, Texas Some celebrate Thanksgiving by...

Taliban strength is growing. Are we the occupiers? Are they simply patriots?

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In today's New York Times there is a lead off article entitled Taliban Open Up Front in Once-Quiet Afghan North which is self explanatory...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 928-09November 25, 2009--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: ARMY                 General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., was awarded on Nov. 23, 2009 a $322,111,129 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide initial...

GORDON DUFF: GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL, WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?

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ILL INFORMED, ILL ADVISED AND ILL PREPARED MCCHRYSTAL SENDS OTHERS OFF TO WAR By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor You could ask, how do you get to...

BILL ECKARD: RETIRED VA OFFICIAL: LOS ANGELES VETERANS LAND "STOLEN"

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STOLEN PROMISES By Ralph W. Eckard The purpose of this article is to address what has become a much debated and argued issued regarding land that...