Daily Archives: May 21, 2009
Pictures That Speak a Thousand Words- Desert Storm
Gulf War Smoke and Fires how can any scientist or doctor say that there was no problem?Something is certainly wrong when we can talk...
EARNEST A. CANNING: HISTORY OF CIA TORTURE
UNRAVELING THE WEB OF DECEIT
Earnest A. Canning
(4th Infantry Division, Vietnam 1968)
"The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying...
Memorial Day is Just Another Day for Vets and Military Families not Welcomed
P.O. Box 300549, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 www.mfso.org • [email protected] • 617-983-0710 When our...
Desert Storm Diaries-Desert Storm Vets tell their Side
This is part one of several parts to be posted on Desert Storm Veterans Diaries- True Life Factual Reflections of The War After The...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 5-21-09
DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc, Saint Louis, Mo. was awarded on May 20, 2009 a $103,855,708 firm-fixed-price contract for 274 each heavy equipment transporter...
Memorial Day Flag Display in Houston, Texas
Memorial Day Flag Display in Houston. The local Houston chapter of Veterans for Peace (VFP-12) will be putting up their annual Memorial Day Flag...
Veterans Get to shoppin' with your FREE $500 Wal-Mart(R) Gift Card!
Veterans Get to shoppin' with your FREE $500 Wal-Mart(R) Gift Card! (Participation required. Click here for details.) Economic crisis got you down? Ease your mind...
Assistant Secretary Riojas Sworn In
WASHINGTON – Jose D. Riojas, a West Point graduate and former executive with the University of Texas at El Paso, took the oath of...
MATT DAVISON: The Last House on the Prison Block
VETERANS BEHIND BARS
NEW DIRECTIONS - SERVING THE FORGOTTEN
BY Matt Davison STAFF WRITER
In 2006, I was coordinating a pilot program for the Department of Labor,...
GORDON DUFF: VETS AND BIKES: REMEMBERING THE YEARS
HOW DID WE GET SO DAMNED OLD?
THE ROAD FROM VIETNAM
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER
40 years ago, I was in Vietnam, or at least...
California Grinds to a Halt
By Ross Kaminsky (Heartland Institute, Denver Post, National Taxpayers Union)While the federal deficit skyrockets, many voters say, “At least Obama is doing something.” The...
Disturbing Account of Wanton Rape and Murder in Iraq Emerges from U.S. Soldier Trials
By Gail McGowan Mellor, Women's Media CenterFour U.S. soldiers have been tried and convicted in military court for the March 12, 2006 assault and...
Secretary Shinseki Addresses the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans National Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric K. Shinseki addressed the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans National...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 5-21-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Duckworth Sworn In As VA Assistant Secretary. 2. Senate Confirms Baker As Veterans Affairs CIO. 3. Hearing Focuses On Conflicting...
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Holds Roundtable to Address Issues Confronting Women Veterans
Filner Holds Roundtable to Address Issues Confronting Women Veterans Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee...
How Harsh Interrogations Made America Safer and Hurt Al Qaeda
By Ronald Kessler (New York Times bestselling author, veteran investigative journalist on the intelligence community, and author of the recent book The Terrorist Watch: Inside...
Learning the Wrong Lesson from Canada's Banks: Obama Economic Team Making Another Mistake
By Marie-Josee Kravis (Hudson Institute)Canada's five largest banks would pass the U.S. government stress test brilliantly. They were profitable in the last quarter of...
News Report on Gulf War Illness Hearing May19
Veterans Affairs Unresponsive to Questions, Needs of Gulf War Veterans by Denise Nichols, Staff Writer“It has been almost 19 years since the United States...