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Gridiron Gladiators: Block That Metaphor!

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By Neil Genzlinger The New York Times It’s too bad Bob Hope isn’t part of the “Fox NFL Sunday” crew. He might have...

Regional Veterans' News

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Anchorage, Alaska Women vets and their benefits Boston, Massachusetts Local Vets Suffer, More Problems Feared Ahead Ft Myers, Florida Event...

U.S. Pressing to Shore Up Security for Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons

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By Sherwood Ross /Staff Writer Washington has been negotiating secret, “highly sensitive understandings” to “provide added security for the Pakistani arsenal in case...

Communism Fell, Capitalism Gained. What do we have?

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There is lots of information in the New York Times this morning that can help American veterans get informed, stay informed and act reasonably...

BELIEFS: THE POWER BEHIND UNENDING WAR

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Today’s Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs By Jeff Gates STAFF WRITERIn unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war...

GORDON DUFF: SURGE AND VICTORY IN IRAQ: THE BIG LIE

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AMERICA'S "SURGE" IN IRAQ A COSTLY SUBTERFUGE MEANT TO DECEIVE THE REAL ENEMY, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Even while our British allies...

Could the U.S. have won in Vietnam?

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The Surprising Lessons of VietnamUnraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.By Evan Thomas and John Barry | NEWSWEEK Stanley...

Why War Envelops the US Homeland?

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By Sajjad ShaukatOn November 5, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, while shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great), opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort...

THE RESPONSE: THE SCOTTISH TALIBAN TALKS

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EYE TO EYE, WE ARE READY Robbie,40 years ago, 3 of us at VT, Bill Eckard, Eddie Harris and I were in South Vietnam,...

Back From War, but Not Really Home

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By Caroline Alexander The New York Times Washed onto the shores of his island home, after 10 years’ absence in a foreign war...

Regional Veterans' News

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Suffolk, Virginia Veteran’s Day not appreciated Durango, Colorado Program boosts support for military during holiday Las Cruces, New Mexico Teague's staff...

GOP's October 1980 Act of Treason Breaks Anew

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As Israel's government continues its policy of isolating Iran, its "existential threat," Robert Perry has posted new research demonstrating that some 30 years ago Ronald...

800,000 Americans Busted Annually For Pot

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By Sherwood Ross /Staff Writer Seven million Americans have been arrested since 1995 on marijuana charges and 41,000 of them are rotting in...

It is not going to end, for any of us. The war will...

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In today's New York Times we read that a preliminary inquiry into the actions of Major Nidal Hasan alleged actions at Fort Hood were...

Chomsky: War and Peace and Obama

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by Noam Chomsky—Amid the furor over Iranian duplicity, the IAEA passed a resolution calling on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and...

Fox’s NFL Pregame Show Airs from Afghanistan, This Sunday Sunday Sunday!

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Fox NFL pregame show to be aired this Sunday from AfghanistanJust before Veterans Day, analysts say they’re honored to recognize troops NEW YORK —The...

Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan

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by Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers -- Administration officials have told McClatchy that the decision is likely...

The Forever War of the Mind

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Apparently Max Cleland, author of “Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove," does not...

ROBBIE THE PICT: COMMENTARY ON PROPOSED SCOTTISH TALKS ON ENDING THE WAR IN...

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PROPOSED US-TALIBAN TALKS IN SKYE Hi Gordon, May I offer a personal perspective, claiming nothing more than a little Scottish common sense and an incomplete but...

Here is a computer generated "War Cost" calculator for Iraq and Afghanistan

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The frightening thing is - this is your money.  Do you really want to spend it on these wars?The ongoing and never ending calculator...

ISRAEL: ORGANIZED CRIME AND SPYING COMPROMISED 9/11 INVESTIGATION AND WAR ON TERROR

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FOX SERIES FROM DECEMBER 2001 NOW LISTED AS "TOP SECRET"WATCH AND FIND OUT WHY.ISRAELI OWNED COMPANIES IN US INVOLVED IN SPYINGANDWISDESPREAD CRIME OPERATIONS IN THE USBy...

44% of Congress are millionaires. Less than 1% of the population are millionaires. We...

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In the Sphere blogsite today, writer David Knowles has a very informative piece.  It seems that 44% of all sitting members of Congress are...

She Ran to Gunfire and Ended It

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Photo: Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy James C. McKinley Jr. The New York Times KILLEEN, Tex. — The police officer who brought down...

The Good Soldier

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From Bill Moyers' Journal - As America prepares to observe Veterans Day and President Obama weighs sending more troops to fight in Afghanistan, BILL...

Regional Veterans' News

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Shelby, Ohio Ohio town to toast forgotten Vietnam veterans Washington, DC White House Flags at Half Staff Until Veterans Day Santa...

Fox News Suggests Mass Screening of American Muslims in Defense Jobs. Wow!

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From the Salon web site on Friday of last week we learn that Fox News is playing to stereotype and openly calling for the...

BELIEF OVER TRUTH: ROAD TO AMERICA’S DOWNFALL

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Facts vs. Beliefs – Today’s Ancient Warfare By Jeff Gates STAFF WRITER In unconventional warfare, beliefs are deployed as weapons by those waging war by...

Indo-Israeli Plot against Pak-Iranian Ties

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By Sajjad ShaukatAlthough the whole of Islamic world is target of Indo-Israeli plot, yet the same has intensified in case of Pakistan and Iran....

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 873-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE             BEM-Bay West, JV, Saint Paul, Minn. (FA8903-10-D-8593); CAPE, Inc., San Antonio, Texas (FA8903-10-D-8593); North Wind, Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho (FA8903-10-D-8597);...

Religious Freedom Activist Weighs in on Fort Hood Massacre

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The last thing we need now is to make this a Christian v. Islam thing. Jason Leopold has a piece noting Mikey Weinstein, the founder...

Regional Veterans' News

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Tallahassee, Florida Hospice, VA clinic reach out to veterans Las Cruces, New Mexico Veterans affairs panel to meet in Las Cruces ...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 11-6-09

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What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Shinseki Praises Craigslist Founder For Serving On VA Benefits Panel. 2. American Legion Backing Shinseki's "Ambitious" Homeless Vet Program....

American Soldiers Take Up Arms Against American Soldiers – 1846 to 1848 – St....

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We need to understand. What happened yesterday at Fort Hood has happened before. Here is an article from Wikipedia about the Saint Patrick's Battalion...

May they rest in peace. May God help us all.

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What can I say that has not already been said? Here is the news of the shootings at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon. I will...

GORDON DUFF: FT. HOOD: BEFORE THE LIES BEGIN

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NO LIES, NO SPIN, NO FINGERPOINTING THIS WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor I am going on the record before there is any...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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NO. 870-09CONTRACTS: NAVY Davis Boat Works, Newport News, Va.* (N50054-10-D-1001); Associated Naval Architects, Portsmouth, Va.* (N50054-10-D-1002); Lyon Shipyard, Norfolk, Va.* (N50054-10-D-1003); and Tecnico Corporation, Chesapeake,...

Twelve dead, 31 injured in Fort Hood shooting

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Details breaking now. One report says an objection to overseas deployment may have been a precipatating factor. U.S. still silent at this time on narrative facts. Updates at...

Fighting for Sepulveda VA hospital's return

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Peggy Burgess (Dean Musgrove/Staff Photographer)By Dennis McCarthy LA Daily NewsLester and Mary Gentry made a wonderful, magnanimous gesture to the San Fernando Valley 57...

Cruise Planners Support Veterans with Discounted Franchise Opportunity

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Veterans can start new business with additional 25 percent off in honor of Veterans DayFort Lauderdale, Fla. – November 5, 2009 – Cruise Planners/American...

Cruise Planners Support Veterans

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Discounted Franchise OpportunityVeterans can start new business with additional 25 percent off in honor of Veterans Dayby Captain Lonnie RyanFort Lauderdale, Fla. – November...

Senator Coburn Blocking Vets' Aid – Will You Stand Up To Him?

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In a disgraceful move Senator Tom Coburn, is single-handedly holding up some very important veteran legislation. Sen. Coburn is trying to block S. 1963,...

Editor's picks from around the web

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Igor Panarin's Doomsday Tea Party UN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack Pentagon Expected to Request More War...