Monthly Archives: March 2009

By DAVID BROOKSKhyber Pass, Afghanistan - I came to Afghanistan skeptical of American efforts to transform this country. Afghanistan is one of the poorest,...

by Karen DeYoung and Greg JaffePresident Obama will deploy as many as 4,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, beyond the 17,000 he authorized last...

by Roger Cohen     Pressure on President Obama to recast the failed American approach to Israel-Palestine is building from former senior officials whose counsel...

by William Rivers PittThere was the battle of Mazari Sharif, and the battle of Qala-i-Jangi, and the battle of Tora Bora, and the massacre...

    A simple mistake in your records can cause a thirty year fight with the VA and leave you with a severe injury that...

  Disabled Veterans who return to active duty temporarily lose VA benefits.by Bob Hanafin, Staff Writer      Though I show MyArmyBenefits as an example, this...

By Mike Griffith, Staff WriterLess than two weeks ago President Obama announced some sound, prudent steps to help small businesses, but this news was...

by Gareth Porter     Washington - Despite President Barack Obama's statement at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina Feb. 27 that he had "chosen a timeline...

Falls Church, VA – New, lower rates will help provide continuity of coverage to Reserve Component members and their families. Army Maj. Gen. Elder...

By Wendy NorrisVeterans groups fighting to update the definition of combat to ease hurdles for service personnel to tap into health care benefits found...

President's First Hundred Days Producing Surprising Results for Domestic Agendaby Mike Griffith, Staff Writer As with all other presidents, not everything that President Obama is doing is...

Posted by Mike Griffith, Staff WriterThe Jerusalem Post, among other sources, is challenging the Guardian's reports of Israeli war crimes in Gaza.  It should be...

One in five new hires are veterans, military spouses, Reserve or National GuardUSAA, the financial services provider of choice to the military community, is...

by Marc KahlbergDetectives of the Pembroke Pines, FL Police Anti-Terrorism Unit traveled to Israel and met with Det. Sgt. Major Marc Kahlberg from the...

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $320,000,000 not to exceed modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition...

by A Soldiers MindWhen someone is in a stressful situation, one of the body’s natural response to stress, fright, or danger, is what is...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Following Critical Documentary, VA Highlights New Approach To Mental Healthcare.   2. Report Criticizes Gulf War Vaccine Tests Conducted By...

Payments will inject more than $13 Billion into Economy Vice President Joe Biden and Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced today that...

IDF Drones Murder 48 Gaza Civiliansby Richard SilversteinIDF drones have been used to kill 48 Gaza civilians during the Attack on Gaza a few...

From VN Vets Folks, we have a bit of an emergency here. April 25 and 26, the Annual Wounded Warrior Bike Ride from Bethesda Naval...

SAVE THE DATE - TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL HOSTS SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH GUANTANAMO BAY EXPERTS IN ADVANCE OF ITS WORLD...

by Norman Solomon Is your representative speaking out against escalation of the Afghanistan war?  Last week, some members of Congress sent President Obama a letter that...

We can make over 25,000 things with it. Farmers love it. Environmentalists love it. You can't get high from it. So why is it...

by Ben August, reporting from VietnamThis past year I met someone who has truly lived the American Dream. She grew up sharing a bed...

By Josh DawseyWith four days left on his second tour of duty in Iraq, Conway resident Ronald Phillips Jr. was excited. He was coming...

Portions of Law to Expire This YearBy Carrie JohnsonFBI Director Robert S. Mueller III urged lawmakers yesterday to renew intelligence-gathering measures in the USA...

Hoping That America Never Forgets, Young War Widows Take Up Cross-Country CrusadeBy JAMES HILL and JAIME HENNESSEYThe women of the American Widow Project, an online...

By Alamgir BitaniPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan wants the United States to reconsider its use of pilotless drones to attack militants, a government spokesman...

By Mary Beth SheridanMEXICO CITY -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Mexico on Wednesday with a blunt mea culpa, saying that...

by Randy ArkFor over two hundred years, there have been meetings where the fate of Springfield and its properties have been decided and discussed....

MEXICO, MAFIAS, AND BAGGY BORDERS, by Chuck NorrisDo you ever wonder how we can conquer the Middle East but can't close our own borders?In the...

By Larry KudlowThis whole AIG fiasco -- where the entire political class is suddenly screaming over bonuses paid to derivative traders in AIG's financial-products...

U.S. drug use fuels border violenceSecretary of state in Mexico to bolster anti-narcotics cooperationby Paula JacksonStop using Drugs Now!  Drug Use in our country...

SOME CALL IT "MICRO-ECONOMICS" I CALL IT "RIP-OFF" By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER If only we were all rich and didn't have to shop or like some...

NOTES FROM A VETERAN AND OFFICIAL "ECONOMIST NERD" THERE ARE REALLY SOME "DUMDUM'S" IN THE PRESS CORPS By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER I actually sat and watched...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Stimulus Package Funds To Benefit VA Facilities.   2. House Committee To Mark Up Three Veterans-Related Bills.   3. Shinseki Adviser To...

Legal expert Michael Ratner calls the legal arguments made in the infamous Yoo memos, "Fuhrer's law."  By Naomi WolfIn early March, more shocking details emerged...

As a condition for his release, the U.S. government told Binyam Mohamed to plead guilty, deny torture, and not to talk to media.  By Willam...

by Dane Schiller    The U.S. Border Patrol plans to poison the plant life along a 1.1-mile stretch of the Rio Grande riverbank as soon...

Fourteen troops in a specialty unit confront death and learn how to collect bodies to prepare themselves for similar work in Iraq, where the...

Bush's Phrase Is Out, Pentagon SaysBy Scott Wilson and Al KamenThe Obama administration appears to be backing away from the phrase "global war on...

Like Predecessor, New Justice Dept. Claiming PrivilegeBy Carrie JohnsonCivil liberties advocates are accusing the Obama administration of forsaking campaign rhetoric and adopting the same...