Monthly Archives: April 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US spy agencies are still hamstrung by the same turf battles and financial mismanagement that led to massive intelligence failures revealed...

Miracle On The Mountainside by A Soldiers MindOur Wounded Warriors never cease to amaze me, with their unflinching determination and grit, as they face...

By Carol Williams...Lawyers for rival Filipino groups laying claim to the seized assets of late Philippines Dictator Ferdinand Marcos have petitioned a federal appeals...

Reporting from Camp Pendleton -- A Marine Corps sergeant charged with murdering an Iraqi prisoner told an investigator that he is tormented by the...

The alliance has lost its sense of purpose. The way to get it back is for the U.S. to withdraw and let Europe be...

AP...SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has begun fueling a long-range rocket for an impending launch, a news report said today, as President Barack...

AFP...The Conficker worm's April 1st trigger date came and went without the bedeviling computer virus causing any mischief but security specialists warn that the...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. VA Nominees Emphasize Communication, Transparency.   2. Gates Asked To Provide Burn Pit Study Data.   3. Seminar Offers Advice On Helping...

The friendly-fire victim, Pfc. David Sharrett, 27, of Oakton, Va., was "misidentified" by 1stLt. Timothy Hanson as an enemy gunman during a botched night...

                General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a basic ordering agreement with a potential value of up to $47,400,000 for Post-Shakedown...

Federal records  reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem. By Jeremy ScahillOn the campaign trail, Barack Obama's...

Request for 10,000 Not Yet Submitted To White HouseBy Ann Scott TysonGen. David H. Petraeus disclosed yesterday that American commanders have requested the deployment...

HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials said they plan to seek money from the U.S. Navy for environmental damage to a coral...

In a sharp break from George Bush's failed borrow-and-spend policies of the last eight years, and as an antidote to President Obama's even more...

THE FAILURE OF "NEO-CONSERVATISM" By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Quietly, behind the scenes, top political, military and law enforcement leaders in the US are admitting that...

Don’t assume those “STIMULAS CHECKS” ARE JUST FREE MONEY. By   D. C. Liberty   Staff Writer  1 Apr 2009  This is no April fool’s joke; America is...

DRIVING AMERICA BACK INTO THE FUTUREBy Robert L. Rosebrock, Staff WriterIn the 1930s Will Rogers humorously suggested: "There's a simple solution to this traffic...

by A Soldiers MindThirty years ago, there wasn’t a memorial to honor those who gave their lives in Vietnam. There was however a man...

by John MontesantiLast November, my brother in law went into the VA Medical Center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts for a Cardiac Catherization.  My sister...

by Peggy BurgessVeterans have once again been betrayed by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the very Agency that is supposed to protect them...

The former vice-president fears being held to account on torture and is lashing outby Andrew Sullivan  Barack Obama’s most underrated talent is his ability...

by Robin DavisHi Everyone, My name is Robin Davis.  I am a disabled USAF Veteran of the Gulf War era. I use the assistance...

TIME TO BLOW THE WHOLE PLACE TO HELL OR STEP BACK? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER No surprise to anyone, we are seeing a troop buildup...

By Katharine RussAt the heart of the controversy surrounding the Sepulveda VA facility is the granting of the variance by L.A. City Council so...

These individuals called "stay-behinds," an intelligence term generally applied to insiders left behind in foreign governments after the occupying power is driven out.He’s got...

by Tony LombardoConflicting policies, inaccurate records, and uninformed commanders and medical providers all could play a role in the Army’s deployment of soldiers medically...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for...

The “50 Over 50 Prostate Health Challenge” is a wake-up call to men everywhere. This year-long campaign led by John McEnroe is raising awareness...

by Amy GoodmanSeymour Hersh talked with Amy Goodman about US government assassination squads. (Photo: Social PIC Collective)  The investigative journalist for The New Yorker...

by Ann Jones     Wake up, America. The boys are coming home, and they're not the boys who went away.    On New Year's Day, the New...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans* Thinking of starting a small business?  Check out Veterans Business Boot Camp!1. VA Patient Scheduling Program On Verge...

BREAKING REUTERS: "Job losses in the U.S. private sector accelerated in March, more than economists' expectations, according to a report by ADP Employer Services...

Reporting from Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- The head of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious torture center accepted responsibility for the torture and death of...

The crash has laid bare many unpleasant truths about the United States. One of the most alarming, says a former chief economist of the...

The Wheelchair Games is a multi-event sports and rehabilitation program for military service veterans who use wheelchairs for sports competition due to spinal cord...

Parents, former patients and the medical community reeled from Monday’s news that the Shriners may close its children’s hospital in Spokane.The hospital is regarded...

Researchers from Ohio State and Indiana University are studying the lives of Vietnam veteran amputees.Researchers from Ohio State and Indiana University are studying the...

As many as 17 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have some form of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, one congressional study estimates. Nearly...

Some war injuries are obvious at first glance, like missing limbs or facial burn scars. Others remain invisible to the casual eye -- post-traumatic...

The Korean War is one of the most sorely overlooked events in modern American history.An eloquent remembrance of a father who served in the...

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, Pa. is being awarded a maximum $267,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for radiology systems, subsystems...