Daily Archives: March 30, 2009

OUR "GOVERNMENT" is being run by a bunch of "MORONS"

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BY D. C. Liberty 30 Mar 2009  I just saw "GIBBS" on CSPAN He suggested We citizens go buy new cars. An he admitted "OBAMA" also...

House Advances Important Veterans Bills

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Washington, D.C. – On Monday, March 30, 2009, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 3-30-09

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Philips Medical Systems, Andover, Mass. is being awarded a maximum $77,172,660 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for patient monitoring systems, subsystems, accessories,...

Homeless in Lancaster California get free tickets to go away

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Nonprofit pays for people to bus to places where they have family or other support systems. Mayor R. Rex Parris says Lancaster has become...

VA Agrees to Pay Wounded Veterans $ 3000 Bill

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WARREN, Ohio, - The U.S. government, under prodding from Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has agreed to pay $3,000 to settle a medical bill for...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 3-30-09

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What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Winter Sports Clinic Underway.   2. VA Offering Mental Health Services To Vets.   3. Akaka Meets With Duckworth   4. Veterans Courts Becoming...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 3-29-09

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What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Veterans Suffering From Traumatic Brain Injuries Often Have Accompanying Impairments.   2. New Jersey Event Raises Funds For Veteran Who...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 3-28-09

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What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA And Pentagon Form Electronic Records Working Troup.   2. VistA Considered Potential Model For Obama Electronic Records Initiative.   3. VA...

Three Generals Take Command of their Units

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CAMP Mabry, Austin, Texas –  In what was described as a landmark event, three generals took command of their respective units during the Annual...

House Subcommittee Reviews Combat PTSD

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VA Process Overly Burdensome, Adversarial to Prove War Zone Injuries and IllnessesWashington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Disability...

Santa Monica California Works with New York to Tackle Homelessness

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March 30 – Eight months after opening its first facility for homeless veterans, the New York City-based homeless service provider Common Ground was chosen...

US sergeant convicted of executing Iraqi prisoners

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A US sergeant became on Monday the second non-commissioned officer to be convicted of murder for the summary executions of four bound and blindfolded...

Gates lightens load for war-worn forces

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WashingtonAfter six years of war have almost worn down the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is trying to make the armed forces whole again.     In...

Shinseki: Long-awaited VA hospital will open at Fitzsimons in 2013

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Colorado...After a decade of delays and budget shortfalls, Colorado will finally get the brand-new, stand-alone VA hospital veterans organizations have wanted,     After a decade of...

283 Bases, 170,000 Pieces of Equipment, 140,000 Troops, and an Army of Mercenaries: The...

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Why you'll be paying for the occupation for years to come, withdrawal or not. With last week's announced escalation of the war in Afghanistan,...

40 Arabs laid off as Israel Rail saves posts for army veterans

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The workers serve as lookouts at level crossings, to prevent collisions between trains and vehicles. The job does not involve bearing arms.     At least 40...

UK-Veterans win fight for 'smart ID cards'

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UK...Four million former servicemen and women are to be given veterans' cards to ensure they get priority treatment for NHS healthcare and housing, and...

Russia Takes Broad Look at Afghanistan

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By Alexander LukinThe Shanghai Cooperation Organization conference on Afghanistan, which starts on Friday in Moscow, marks an important stage in the SCO's development --...

The Gitmo Guard Who Found Islam

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left: Terry Holdbrooks stood watch over prisoners at Gitmo. What he saw made him adopt their faith. by Dan EphronArmy specialist Terry Holdbrooks had...

Fire destroys defunct Alameda military building

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ALAMEDA — An old military dental clinic, abandoned and vacant for more than 30 years and known on the Internet as a haunted hospital,...

Russian advice: More troops won't help in Afghanistan

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MOSCOW — The old diplomat sighed as he recalled his years in Afghanistan, and then leaned forward and said in a booming voice that...

Cambodia to resume KRouge prison chief trial

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Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal resumes its first trial of a Khmer Rouge leader Monday, bringing the regime's chief torturer to justice for the "Killing...