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And now it begins. Iraqi official: Iranians seized Iraqi oil well – A.P.
The Associated Press has reported just moments ago that as of last evening Iran has siezed Oil Well Number 4 inside of what is a disputed...
McCaskill calls for increased oversight of contract work in Afghanistan
By Walter Pincus The Washington Post The chairman of a Senate investigative subcommittee called Thursday for stepped-up government oversight of contract work in...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 12-18-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Interagency Council On Veterans Employment Holds First Meeting. 2. Studies Highlight Emotional Toll Deployments Take On US Soldiers. 3. Teleconference...
Regional Veterans' News
Seymour, Tennessee VA Hospital won't be in works Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro war veteran plaques stolen Corunna, Michigan...
New Job for Ex-Soviet Pilots: Arms Trafficking – Time Magazine
Time Magazine online has an interesting article posted entitled New Job for Ex-Soviet Pilots: Arms Trafficking . It is worth a read and a...
Six Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to be repatriated
The Washington Post has posted an article this morning, Six Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to be repatriated , which tells us of a...
Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture
The Associated Press has released a story this morning, Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture, in which a man accused by police of being...
Boehner offers to help Obama on Afghanistan
In today's Washington Post political section we find out that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has promised the President that he will find...
Guantánamo Must Be Closed – New York Times
The New York Times today has posted an editorial entitled Guantánamo Must Be Closed that is worth a slow read. I have to tell...
Senate Democrats block GOP filibuster
The Washington Post is reporting this morning that the Democrats blocked a Republican effort last night to hold up a 'must pass' defense spending...
Ellusionist supports U.S. service members with "Tricks for Troops" program
Ellusionist.com believes wholeheartedly in the men and women serving the United States in the armed forces -- especially those who are serving in dangerous...
MilitaryConnection.com joins eKnowledge Alliance Partnership
MilitaryConnection.com joins eKnowledge Alliance Partnership, offers $200 SAT/ACT Test Prep Programs FREE to Military Service Members, Friends & Families eKnowledge Corporation, the leading supplier...
One U.S. Battalion’s Trials in Afghanistan
The New York Times has a story tonight entitled One U.S. Battalion’s Trials in Afghanistan concerning the efforts of the First Battalion, 17th Infantry...
Yemeni forces launch pre-dawn assault on alleged al-Qaeda sites
The Washington Post is reporting tonight in a story entitled Yemeni forces launch pre-dawn assault on alleged al-Qaeda sites that a rarity in the...
Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos
The Associated Press has just released a story entitled Pentagon: Insurgents Intercepted Drone Spy Videos that outlines the almost primitive procedures the Afghani insurgents...
DOD Report: Contractors Still Outnumber Troops
by: Yana Kunichoff, T r u t h o u t - According to a new government report, more than 50 percent of the Department...
Veterans Get Jobs at Top Communications Corporation
Edelman Reaches Out to Hire Veterans Pioneer Thinking. Breakthrough Communications. Rewarding Careers.For more than half a century, Edelman has defined the practice and direction of public...
Healthcare: There was a 3 a.m. Call to the White House, and No One...
BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREEHealthcare: There was a 3 a.m. Call to the White House, and No One AnsweredPresident Obama is in...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 984-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------NAVY ITT Industries Corp., Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $111,737,911 not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price contract for non-recurring engineering required to...
8 Million for Gulf WAR Illness Research
Kucinich Wins $8 Million Dollars for Gulf War Illnesses Research WASHINGTON - December 17 - Efforts by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) to continue to...
AMERICAN GANGSTERS: JSOC, BLACKWATER AND PHONY EVERYTHING
The Dark Prince For OpEdNews: Jason Charles - WriterThis month Eric Prince has resigned from the scandal ridden Xe inc. formerly know as Blackwater,...
Editor's picks: News and Opinion Around the Web
Fired for Speaking Out Take a Trip on Air Bonkers Contractor surge in Afghanistan ‘Not health, not care, not reform’...
Facing Bad Memories at 'The Wall'…and Moving On
It was a day that started with tears and ended with hugs and smiles.Paul Middleton arrived at The Wall on a rainy day in...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 12-17-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Administration Praised To Improve Veterans' Mental Health Care Efforts. 2. Lawmakers Told Of Abuses In VA Program. 3. New Administrator...
Refighting the Last War – Afghanistan and the Vietnam Template
It is an oft-cited maxim that in all the conflicts of the past century, the United States has re-fought its last war. A number...
Regional Veterans' News
Chicago, Illinois Agent Orange's lethal legacy Port Orange, Florida City plans to enlarge Veterans Park plaza Greece, New York Battle of...
Pakistan Reported to Be Harassing U.S. Diplomats
In today's New York Times in an article entitled Pakistan Reported to Be Harassing U.S. Diplomats we find our key "ally" in the "war"...
How partnering with the U.S. could strengthen Pakistan's sovereignty – Washington Post. Is...
In today's Washington Post, David Ignatius writes an Op Ed piece entitled How partnering with the U.S. could strengthen Pakistan's sovereignty in which he...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 972-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: ARMY The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Dec. 14, 2009, a $704,417,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 21 new build aircraft...
Editor's picks: News and Opinion Around the Web
Grinding Down the U.S. Army Obama is Miring US in Absurdistan Getting Realistic about Afghanistan Taliban sneak past Marines in...
Afghanistan … At a Turning Point of History
OBAMA HAS BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEMBy General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Army Chief PakistanObama announced the New Strategy for Afghanistan, and “has come...
Regional Veterans' News
Garner, North Carolina Garner Memorial honors local vetsJacksonville, Florida Husband, Wife Veterans Given New Home Allentown, Pennsylvania Question...
In the Mood for Glenn Miller
By Donna Teresa / Staff Writer Monterey HeraldThe holidays make me very sentimental and I never want to forget the memories that I...
www.jihad.com
In an Op Ed piece in today's New York Times entitled 'www.jihad.com' Thomas L. Friedman takes us into the world of online recruitment of Muslims worldwide...
Doubts About Certitude – Maureen Dowd – New York Times
Maureen Dowd has written an Op Ed piece in today's New York Times in which she discusses Secretary of Defense Gates' past and present...
A Test for President Karzai – New York Times editorial
Today's New York Times is running a surprising editorial relative to the fact that in the last three weeks the editorial board of that...
Demagogue – Word of the day from YourDictionary.com
This is what I recieved in my email today. It is a routine email I get daily."Demagogue (noun)Pronunciation: Definition: Leader of commoners, most often...
A HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
On Christmas Eve, 1776, General George Washington met with his war council in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, to finalize what he hoped would be a “brilliant...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 12-16-09
What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Murray Demands Better Tracking Of Support Troops' Combat Experience. 2. Law Requires More Testing On Burn Pits In Iraq,...
Pakistan's Zardari resists U.S. timeline for fighting insurgents – W.P.
In today's Washington Post in an article entitled Pakistan's Zardari resists U.S. timeline for fighting insurgents we see that even before we have committed...