Monthly Archives: February 2009

Our best days aren't necessarily behind usby Daniel GrossThe dumb, willfully blind optimists who dominated the late boom have been evicted—and the ardent declinists,...

Falls Church, Va - TRICARE’s regional offices and managed care contractors were among the exhibitors at the 2009 Autism Conference Feb. 6-8 in Jacksonville,...

          Undersea Sensor Systems, Inc., Columbia City, Ind., is being awarded a $34,777,470 firm fixed price contract for the procurement of 4,195 AN/SSQ-36B sonobuoys...

By Rick ThorneAll Veterans need to know what SOCIALISM IS! Your very financial futre hinges on what's coming in the next several months. Pass...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Veterans Groups Want Additional $4.5 Billion For VA Programs.   2. Veterans Groups Ask For Funding Increase In 2010.   3. Gould Nomination...

Volunteers were asked to donate money. Officials are looking into whether the promoter committed financial fraud. By Keith L. Alexander and Meg SmithReporting from...

by Craig Whitlock    Munich - President Obama's national security team gave a dire assessment Sunday of the war in Afghanistan, with one official calling...

A network of senior military officers appears to be engaged in an effort to mobilize public opinion against Obama's decision to leave Iraq. By Gareth...

By Mark Townsend and Paul HarrisLieutenant-Colonel Yvonne Bradley, an American military lawyer, will step through the grand entrance of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office...

by a Soldiers MindWhile millions of American Military Members continue to bravely serve our country in harms way, one US Army deserter or should...

Army hires contractor to monitor levels after years of denying its useHILO, Hawai'i — The Army plans to measure airborne uranium levels at three...

SINCE the Vietnam War, R.O.T.C. programs have been banned from operating on campus at elite universities like Yale and Harvard.

The Veterans' Administration offers a Special Pension with Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefit that is largely unknown.  This Special Pension (part of the VA...

WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is calling for a special training campaign on safety – called a “Step-Up” – from March...

By Rick ThorneThis unique video is very timely considering Obama won the election. LISTEN---WATCH---LEARN!The truth is slowly surfacing that indeed Obama is taking America...

Despite recent Pentagon media releases and statistics (late 2008) claiming that military recruiters are meeting their goals that each service is meeting...

The founding fathers’ answer may surprise you.BY ALAN W. DOWDMore than 200 years ago, philosopher Adam Smith offered a remarkable assessment of the United...

By Rick ThorneLOOK AT THE ABOVE VIDEO TO SEE GOVERNMENT PORK PROJECTS!As a Veteran you need to know how the government is stealing your...

by Kimberly Hefling    Washington - Defense contractor KBR Inc. has been awarded a $35 million Pentagon contract involving major electrical work, even as it...

BANKS CRUSHING AMERICA'S ECONOMY SOME AMERICAN GROUPS PLANNING TO PUSH A NEW CIVIL WAR By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Newspapers, radio, TV and the "mud slingers" are...

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? By Rick ThorneIt seems America is falling apart doesn't it?Several hundred thousand jobs lost each month.Innocent human beings...

AIPAC is Suffocating the People's House and Strangling the SenateSuper Obama Has His KryptoniteBy Ramzy BaroudOne cannot emphasize enough the stranglehold Israel’s lobbying infrastructure...

Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha says he'd be willing to house Guantanamo Bay detainees in his district. Rep. John Murtha's invitation to house Guantanamo Bay...

by VNVets We played around with some numbers last week and came up with some figures that were quite surprising.Assuming 100% disability from 1/2003-12/2009, for...

by VNVetsCongress's hands are not clean over the Blue Water Navy issue. They have consistantly passed budgets over the years while the DVA takes...

Freshman Ohio Congressman says he voted against Obama Stimulus Package because there was not enough for Defense Pork for his district? How...

By Rick ThorneJohn Todd was truly an enigma!His life and sudden disappearence are the things legands are made of. I ran across information about...

WASHINGTON – As the military deals with a record number of suicides among active-duty forces, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki reminded Veterans...

US Army Lieutenant Gabriel Stultz, 101st Airborne Division, on patrol in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama is expected to send 17,000 additional combat troops to...

   The Bush administration turned the U.S. military into a global propaganda machine while imposing tough restrictions on journalists seeking to give the public truthful...

Pelosi’ s clueless escape from  our Republic following the Yellow Brick road to Socialists Wonderland, in Two words “WE WON ”  By Liberty is...

THEY AREN’T THE ONLY ONES SUFFERINGBy Sherwood RossTruer words were rarely spoken than those uttered by Retired Navy Comdr. Kirk Lippold, the defense advisor...

Leon Panetta, the nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, said that Obama would not authorize "extraordinary rendition.

by Derek ShoreArmy Medical Center announced Thursday that 2,114 diabetic patients treated at the hospital may be at risk for contracting blood-borne illnesses."I would...

Soldiers could be be taught stress-handling skills from first dayFORT JACKSON, S.C. - To battle a growing suicide rate, the Army may have to...

            The Air Force is awarding a firm fixed price contract to McDonnell Douglas Corporation of Long Beach California for an amount not to...

Secretary Promises to be Forceful Advocate for Veterans and Forthright with Congress Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, February 4, 2009, House Committee on Veterans’...

Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Shinseki Wants Electronic Claim Processing System, Timely Budget.   2. Illinois Hospital Using Virtual Reality System To Treat PTSD.   3. Future Of...

by Pauline Jelinek    Washington - The Army is investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass...

Failing to heed history and reality in Afghanistan, we may very well disappear into the superpower dustbin like Russia  The Empire Vs. The GraveyardBy Tom...

Our only hope against Islamic terrorism is to police it in the short run, and offer a more enticing idea in the long run.  A...

By Cara, FeministeIt looks like the rates of homelessness among female veterans are rising (Female Veterans Among the Homeless)     Even including the 20...