Monthly Archives: November 2009

THE US PLAYING MONGOL OF PRESENT TIMESBy Tarik JanThe tragic moments in history have their own ineluctable fate, for in    the creation of those...

Buffalo, New York Combat veterans differ on war's worth Tampa, Florida Veterans Memorial Park marks expansion Washington, DC Warner...

We have insanity and death breaking out all over the country. It is violent, unreasoning, crazy homicidal violence that has a tendency to feed off...

The Problem with NAS/IOM Reviews of Gulf War IllnessSpent the day deep in research and as we all know there is a problem in...

THE WAR WITHIN - Infighting among Veterans is counterproductiveDavid K. Winnett, Jr.for VTThere are no greater patriots than our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and...

Health Conditions of Gulf War Veterans 1990-91 is Incomplete Sharing an informative article that appears below.  My comment is quite short and concise!  VA and...

No. 900-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: NAVY                 Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $41,100,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-5102) for combat...

Innocents killed are brushed aside as colaterals: A cruelty of worst orderBy Ghazala AwanThe term 'terrorism' refers to a violent action, committed for political...

By Donna Teresa The Monterey HeraldEvery holiday season it seems the hearts grow ever bigger and the generosity is stronger, and that is...

DEALING WITH BEHAVIORS SUCH AS STUBBORNNESS AND UNCOOPERATIVENESS  CAREGIVER TIPS FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIAS/ALZHEIMER'S by Carol Ware Duff MSN, BS, RN The person with dementia may be...

Mother Refuses Deployment McChrystal In Fantasyland About Afghanistan California Dems to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan...

     

If you received anything but an "Honorable" Discharge, this may affect your VA Benefits. Here's how you can apply for consideration in having your...

James Vega has a piece in the Democratic Strategist arguing in essence: If there is an escalation in Afghanistan—progressives, and those just plain not...

By Walter Pincus The Washington Post Indictment against Public Warehousing follows multiyear probe A major Kuwait-based military contractor was indicted Monday for...

Palo Alto, California Veterans on the Farm Louisville, Kentucky City backs downtown VA hospital Washington, DC Managers pressured...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Disability Evaluation System Pilot Program To Be Expanded.  2. Shinseki Planning To Implement Report's VA-Med School Recommendations.  3. Advocate Stresses...

INDIA'S FAILURES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HER NEIGHBOURSBy Sajjad ShaukatInstead of addressing the root causes of the Maoist uprising, Indian government has started a...

According to the Associated Press this morning, a 21 year old soldier mom refuses deployment to Afghanistan. There was no one to take care...

BRITISH PM CALLS FOR LONDON NATO SUMMIT ON AFGHAN WITHDRAWALBy Dr. Richard North UK CORRESPONDENT, VETERANS TODAY ... in a move designed to address public...

In today's late edition of the Washington Post we find that American hunger is on a steep incline up. Almost 49 million Americans do...

God, the Army, and PTSDIs religion an obstacle to treatment? by Tara McKelveyWhen Roger Benimoff arrived at the psychiatric building of the Coatesville, Pennsylvania...

No. 891-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: NAVY                 Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $96,682,393 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering, technical, design, configuration management, integrated...

By Lewis M. Simons USA Today As President Obama flies from one Asian capital to another, scrambling for economic and diplomatic support, dogged all...

Levy: Israel is in a "coma" and needs outside help to get over its addiction to the occupationGideon Levy, one of the most...

The Fifty-Year War Reading the Af-Pak Tealeaves Shining Light on Roots of Terrorism U.S. Asks More From...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Local Impact Of VA GI Bill Tuition Funds Noted.  2. Obama Praised For Veterans Day Visit To Arlington Cemetery. ...

Mark Benjamin at Salon reports on a whistle-blowing psychiatrist who allegedly "tried to prevent Fort Hood-style violence among Marines about to 'lose it' ...

Harvard study shows that for every American killed in Afghanistan in 2008, 14 military veterans died because they lacked healthcare coverage. (SALEM,...

Baltimore, Maryland A surprise 'thank you' from Miss America Murfreesboro, Tennessee Veterans wall to honor fallen students ...

By Sherwood Ross Every time the young stick-up man tugged at my companion’s purse with his left hand, she would pull back, causing...

This editorial is straight from today's New York Times and concerns legislation being held up in the Senate by Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. of Oklahoma...

In today's Washington Post late edition we find a story outlining Secretary of State Clinton's role in establishing clear guidelines for civilian aid to...

MEDIA REPORTING IN AMERICA:  FANTASY MEETS SUBVERSION By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Everyone in America agrees that getting honest and accurate news is impossible. ...

Gulf War Illness Research and the CALL FOR ACTION For Every American that Say They Support Veterans!Each year Gulf War Veterans who are ill...

Camp Lejeune whistle-blower fired High Costs Weigh on Troop Debate for Afghan War US blocks release of Iraq,...

SEYMOUR HERSH ATTEMPTS A WEDGE BETWEEN US-PAKISTANBy Iftikhar MominThe angry reaction in Pakistan to Seymour Hersh’s article in the New Yorker, once viewed in...

Training Sites contamination and Effects on HealthIn the article below that appears in New York Times, we again see the delay in acknowledging Health...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Shinseki Praised As VA Chief Most "Impatient" With Status Quo.  2. Citizens, Community Urged To Help VA Reintegrate Traumatized...

US AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY STANDS BOGGEDBy Sajjad ShaukatAfter achieving a landmark victory in the Malakand-Swat operations, our armed forces which have dismantled the strongholds of...

By Frank Rich The New York Times The dead at Fort Hood had not even been laid to rest when their massacre became...

Lompoc, California The promise that isn’t being kept Salem, Oregon Veteran help is topic of Salem forum Dayton, Ohio I'm...