Monthly Archives: March 2010

By Khalil Nouri STAFF WRITER VETERANS TODAY Democracies make elections, elections don’t make democracies, and as Winston Churchill pointed out, “democracy...

"OF THE 2.900,000 WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM, FEWER THAN 800,000 SURVIVE TODAY BY 2015, ALL MAY BE DEAD WITH 390 VIETNAM VETERANS DYING EACH DAY OVER...

US and NATO troops firing from passing convoys and military checkpoints have killed 30 Afghans and wounded 80 others since last summer, but in no instance did the victims prove to be a danger to troops, the New York Times reports. "We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat," said Gen. McChrystal. Such shootings have not dropped off, despite new rules from McChrystal intended to reduce them. The persistence of the shootings has led to growing resentment among Afghans angry at the impunity with which the troops operate - a friction that has turned villages firmly against the occupation, the Times says.

What if the Tea Party ruled? Imagine a land, let’s call it Glennbeckistan, where white, patriarchal, religiously zealous, Tea Party-type patriots hold a super-majority in both houses of the legislature, sit in the governor’s mansion, and control most local governments. It’s a place so out of sync with the rest of the nation that states’ rights and even secession are always on the agenda. It’s a place where gun-ownership trumps all other rights, climate change is considered an insidious socialist conspiracy, and a miscarriage can be investigated as a potential crime. Welcome to Utah.

Law Enforcement Career starts here! The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Merit Commission is seeking qualified applicants to procure a hiring list for the position of Deputy...

About the most important thing that donors must know about any relief or support efforts is percentage wise how much really goes to our...

The language of violence always presages violence. I watched it in war after war from Latin America to the Balkans. The impoverishment of a working class and the snuffing out of hope and opportunity always produce angry mobs ready to kill and be killed. A bankrupt, liberal elite, which proves ineffectual against the rich and the criminal, always gets swept aside, in times of economic collapse, before thugs and demagogues emerge to play to the passions of the crowd.

Toxic Chemicals CONUS As most are aware, seen on TV, in the newspapers, and from veteran sites across the country, TCE/PCE is a major issue. TCE...

Nine members of the Christian militia group Hutaree have been indicted on multiple charges involving an alleged plot to attack police, including seditious conspiracy and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Attorney in Michigan announced this morning.

REAL TERRORISTS ARE RARE AND USUALLY EASILY CAUGHT ALWAYS ASK: "WHO GAINS FROM THIS? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Every time there is a terrorist attack,...

I guess we should not be surprised by the news. How do rational-minded conservatives remain silent? Plenty of conservatives here at VT; anyone believe this nonsense...

Photographer Sean Flynn disappeared during Cambodian War PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Forensic tests will be conducted on what two searchers believe are the remains of...

The dishonest commentary comes from Wiliam Kristol, former chief of staff to Vice-President Dan Quayle and now editor of the Weekly Standard. The intellectually honest commentary...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from South Bend, Indiana, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Lynn, Massachusetts, Billings, Montana, Norwich, Connecticut, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Murphysboro, Illinois, Rapid City, South Dakota, Buffalo, New York, and Hilo, Hawaii.

by Henry Blodget in the Business Insider The applications are in.  More than 1,100 American cities are vying to become test-markets for Google's new broadband...

A Washington think tank that bills itself as "independent and nonpartisan" actually "played a key role in selling the escalation of the...

From by Brian Leubitz at Prop Eight Trial Tracker: Now that the end of DADT (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) is just looking like a matter...

By Stanley Kutler Thanks to Newt Gingrich’s loose lips, the cat is out of the bag: The Republican Party, answering the call of a large...

The ideas to profits inventors conference October 1st, 2nd, 2009 was held in the Wisconsin Chula Vista Motel conference room where 23 inventors from...

The ideas to profits inventors conference October 1st, 2nd, 2009 was held in the Wisconsin Chula Vista Motel conference room where 23 inventors from...

Recent polls show empirically what is abundantally clear: Not a dime's bit of difference between the Tea Party and the GOP. Actually, the white partiers may wish...

How can a pre-existing condition be declared for someone who has not even been born?

From  Haaretz, via Norman Finkestein Here’s how Democracy works: We give them U.S.-taxpayer money in the form of “aid.” They use the “aid” to purchase goods...

by Matt Pueschel  |  FHP&R A new DoD board has been established to offer certain veterans an opportunity to appeal their service disability evaluation ratings. At...

Chris Thornton fought in the first war in Iraq, Operation Desert Storm. A lot of guys who fought then came back and found their jobs had been given away. In response, Congress passed a law that says employers have to rehire returning vets who give up their jobs to serve and can’t lay them off for at least a year, except for cause.

Did Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway indicate last week his intention to not carry out an order from the President of the United States? Gen....

Recall the good ole days of 2001 when then Fed Chair Alan Greenspan testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the dangers of the projected zero...

The maiden test of this dialogue would be the restoration of the trust, which somehow has been the most desired constituent of the bilateral relationship of both countries. Moreover, if this exclusive round of strategic talk was able to restore the trust, how long would it last? This of course would be a test of our diplomacy, but more than this, the dictates of the future strategic interests of both countries, especially the US interest, as the sole super power. Indeed, over the years, the vicissitudes in the Pak-US relationship and discriminatory behaviour of the West has taught us to be realistic in the growth of its future alliance. At the US end, it is felt that its strategic partnership with the India has milked it more than gratifying US strategic intents.

Editor's Note: A great finance-business site is The Business Insider, Henry Blodget—CEO & Editor-in-Chief. By Henry Blodget Jeff Opdyke of the Wall Street Journal, who writes...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from North Platte, Nebraska, Lafayette, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, Corpus Christie, Texas, Port Angeles, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Savannah, Georgia, Kirtland, New Mexico, Wilmington, North Carolina, and Berlin, Pennsylvania.

Interesting post by Paul Joseph Watson in PrisonPlanet on nuclear proliferation, North Korea and AQ Khan. Clinton, Rumsfeld and Bush played key role in arming Stalinist state,...

In November 1964, a Marine veteran remembers boarding ship in San Diego harbor for the Far East and “The Mickey Mouse Theme Song.” (SAN DIEGO,...

VBA staff should be on the ground at All Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Facilities The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) suffers from a lack of resources, not...

In the wake of the bitter health-care debate and some ugly incidents of violence against Democratic members of Congress, there have been some belated – and halfhearted – appeals from Republican leaders to tamp down the fiery rhetoric on the Right.

IS THE ENEMY OUR OWN STUPIDITY? By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER, Senior Editor America's recent attack, augmented by top line Afghan army troops,  against the massive...

FROM OUT OF RETIREMENT, THE MAN WHO MADE "FREEDOM" A 4 LETTER WORD FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE "DUBYA" BUSH ON CONGRESSMAN ALAN GRAYSON By Gordon Duff Senior...

American forces have begun operations to push back Taliban insurgents in this most important southern province, the birthplace and spiritual home of the Taliban, and a full-scale offensive is expected in coming weeks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home to media derision on Thursday, having failed to resolve a bitter row with Washington over the building of Jewish settlements. One publication even called it a diplomatic "hazing" by President Obama.

Dive into our endangered oceans with these photos of the smallest shrimps to the largest whales. Despite the threats, no marine species received additional protection by the recent United Nations CITES convention. See more amazing wildlife photos.

Update: See VFW Criticisms of Health Insurance Reform Law Unfounded. - “In some ways,  is worse than the original statement,” said Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif.,...

The Pentagon wants $33 billion in additional funding to pay for the war in Afghanistan this year and train the Afghan military, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Defense Secretary Gates and Secretary of State Clinton appeared before Senate appropriators to defend the war supplemental, which is on top of the $708 billion baseline budget submitted to Congress in February.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Hayward, Wisconsin, Fremont, Nebraska, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Lexington, Missouri, Canandaigua, New York, New Britain, Connecticut, Edmond, Oklahoma, St. Petersburg, Florida, Pendleton, South Carolina, and Portage, Wisconsin.