Monthly Archives: March 2010
Federal Registry Posts New Rules for VA Presumptions of Service Connections of 9 Infectious...
The VA has proposed to add 9 infectious diseases to presumptions for service connection for Gulf War Veterans. Nineteen years and the VA...
GORDON DUFF: MUSINGS, ON BEING A RIGHTEOUS AMERICAN JEW
TIME FOR THOSE WHO KNOW BETTER TO AIR SOME REALITY
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Jews in America are being played, some at least. ...
Obama signs jobs bill, says more must be done
Bill provides tax cuts for hiring unemployed workers, funds transit projects
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks...
Undercover police in Jerusalem protests
Riots took place all over East Jerusalem this week in protest of settlers threatening to force their way into the Al Aqsa Mosque. As a result, Israeli security forces shut down major areas of the Old City, including the mosque compound to Muslim men under 50.
Strategic Business Systems, Inc. Teams With HireVeterans.com
IT Giant Seeks US Veterans for Their Workforce
By Randy Miller
Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is an Information Technology (IT) Services Company headquartered in the...
The battle over “cry it out” sleep training
For what's it's worth, I say hold your babies close often—they're baby primates, not Marines.
The battle over "cry it out" sleep training
Common-sense parenting or...
Minorities Giving up Affirmative Action Have Right to a Level Playing Field
Minorities increasingly are going to have to push harder for their own advancement without affirmative action, says the cofounder of a law school purposefully dedicated to the education of minority, immigrant, and low-income students.
Israeli Military Investigator Admits Failures in Military Investigation of Rachel Corrie Killing
Today March 17, 2010 the Haifa District Court saw a fourth day of testimony in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie's family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death on March 16, 2003 by a Caterpillar D9R bulldozer
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country
In a story published by at least 113 news sources, the AP (3/18) reports the Office of Inspector General, the "internal watchdog" for the Veterans Affairs Department, "says VA medical centers need to give compensation and pension medical exams to veterans sooner in order to expedite disability claims."
Regional Veterans News 3/18/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Lakeport, California, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Lafayette, Louisiana, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, La Porte, Indiana, Wareham, Massachusetts, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Monroe, Louisiana, Omaha, Nebraska, and Branson, Missouri.
American factories operating near record low utilization
Most Americans likely assume this empirical fact.
American factories operating near record low utilization
By Andrea Orr
The U.S. manufacturing sector has been hit hard in the...
Institute of Medicine Update Report on Health of Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium
Part 1
In case you missed it, here is the IOM report, as reported by the federal registry(below), on the update to their study on...
Upcoming Pakistan-US strategic dialogue in Washington
the US should reconcile with the hard reality that it messed up in starting a senseless war on terror to make the world safe. In case the US is seriously interested in peace in the region and safe and honourable exit from Afghanistan, it should get out of the spell of deadly Indo-Israeli nexus and stop listening to self serving advises given by the duo. It should listen to Pakistan rather than dictating terms. Pak Army and ISI should be given a free hand to plan and execute the final phase. The US will stand to gain by relying on Pakistan since unlike India it is not a fair weather friend
CAROL DUFF: PRO-LIFERS WOULD MAKE SURE THAT YOU NEVER HAVE HEALTHCARE
America, do you or do you not want health care for your children, grandchildren, parents, far-reaching relatives, friends, neighbors and even yourself? The seriousness...
GORDON DUFF: ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER HINTS AT BIN LADEN DEATH, FINALLY
SAYS BIN LADEN "WON'T" BE TAKEN ALIVE...DOES HE MEAN "CAN'T?"
HOLDER SEEN AS SOFTENING PUBLIC TO ACCEPT BIN LADEN'S DEATH IN 2001
By Gordon Duff STAFF...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 211-10
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CONTRACTS: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Cardinal Health, Inc., Dublin, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $206,434,187 requirements-type, prime vendor contract for distribution of pharmaceutical items....
Do Veterans Need an Advanced Education Degree?
Everyone has heard stories that say “maybe I can get by without an advanced degree.” But the overwhelming odds are that none of those stories will apply to you.
U.S. Peace Activists Stand with the Palestinian People!
The organizers of the 20 March Peace demonstrations in Washington, DC, Chicago, LA, and San Francisco, CA have vowed that U.S. Peace demonstrations against...
GORDON DUFF: ACLU RESCUES VETS FROM VA ABUSE, LEGION AND VFW “DROP THE...
BIGGEST WAR OF VETS AGAINST "VET HATING" SPECIAL INTEREST AND VA CORRUPTION IN THE COUNTRY
WHERE ARE THE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS?
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Robert...
St. Patrick’s Day controversy: Is corned beef and cabbage Irish?
Corned beef was made popular in New York bars at lunchtime. The bars offered a 'free lunch' to the Irish construction workers who were building NYC in the early part of the 20th century. But there's no such thing as a free lunch. You had to buy a couple of beers or shots of whiskey to get that free lunch. And that's how corned beef became known as an 'Irish' food.
Obama Revises Bush Administration Succession Plan for the Pentagon
An executive order published without fanfare this month does away with a system for Pentagon succession instituted by former President George W. Bush, which played down the service secretaries and elevated positions held at the time by trusted aides to Donald H. Rumsfeld, who as defense secretary wanted it that way.
Foreign Policy Briefing 3/17/10
Israeli officials rejected demands by the Obama Administration to cancel a building project in East Jerusalem, the New York Times reports. Secretary of State Clinton said Washington expected action from Israel, and a key US demand is that Israel neither promote nor permit "provocative" acts, meaning anything that would disturb the atmosphere as Palestinians and Israelis prepare for indirect peace talks. That would include new building projects.
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country
Find out What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans
VA NWIHCS To Host Women Veterans Focus Group.
VA Sued For Violating Veteran's Free-Speech Right.
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Regional Veterans News 3/17/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from New Concord, Ohio, Los Angeles, California Farmington, New Mexico, Hartford, Connecticut, Burlington, Massachusetts, Walnut Creek, California, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Elmira, New York.
Attorneys Fight for Veterans Against VA and VSOs
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization is targeting the use of attorneys by veterans (the Attorneys for Veterans right) to obtain benefits to which veterans are entitled,...
30 Years of US Mistakes in Afghanistan
More than three decades ago, there were social movements in Afghanistan to improve the standard of living of its people and to provide greater equality for women. There was even a functioning, if imperfect, democracy.
But the U.S. government – using subversion, weapons and money – contributed to the halt in progress in these areas of human welfare. Indeed, many gains that had been made were reversed.
Erroneous Reports Deny Our Veterans Benefits
Garden Grove, CA – March 16, 2010 -- As a member of Veterans-For-Change, an advocacy group for Veterans rights, benefits, and treatment, my co-members...
Robert Rosebrock: ACLU Sues VA Over Free Speech Rights
ACLU/SC Sues Veteran’s Affairs Department for Denying Free Speech Rights to Veteran
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California sued...
News Releases: Sen Kerry Fights for Blinded Vets
Massachusetts offers a $2000 annual payment to permanently blind veterans, but the VA currently subtracts that annuity from their federal pension checks, denying blinded veterans their full and rightful benefits. Senator Kerry’s Veteran's Pensions Protection Act will end that practice, providing veterans the full benefits they’ve earned.
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 204-10
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CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $41,898,184 contract which will provide for the purchase and...
Israel’s Crackdown Confronts Liberals and Humanists
An unprecedented Israeli campaign to silence dissidents, intellectuals and human rights organizations is gaining momentum in the wake of Israel's December 2008 assault against Gaza that caused intense international outrage...
AF-PAK:Towards Pak-Afghan Harmonization
Besides, sharing common values, culture, and comparable stakes, both countries have a history of interdependence. Foreign interferences, influences, and imperialism cannot force the people to think differently. Pakistan visualizes a peaceful, stable, and economically affluent Afghanistan. It also wishes the Afghanistan freed from the foreign interferences and forays with an ethnically cohesive society. The wish for a stable Afghanistan is the collective voice of 180 million people of Pakistan
GORDON DUFF: U.S. TELLS ISRAEL: “YOU ARE UNDERMINING AMERICA, ENDANGERING TROOPS”
THE "SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP" IS DEAD
LEARN SOME OF THE "WHY" BEING KEPT FROM YOU
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State...
Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country
The New York Times (3/16, A14, Schwartz, 1.09M) reports, "Many veterans...have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq burdened by post-traumatic stress, drug dependency and other problems.
McChrystal Brings Most Special Operations Under His Control
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over continued civilian casualties and disorganization among units in the field.
Regional Veterans News 3/16/10
Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kirtland, New Mexico, Sioux City, Iowa, Riverside, California, Gainesville, Florida, Bristol, Rhode Island, and Melrose, Massachusetts.
Defendants Fresh From War Find Service Counts in Court
Many veterans like Mr. Oldani have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq burdened by post-traumatic stress, drug dependency and other problems. As veterans find themselves skirmishing with the law, judges are increasingly finding ways to provide them with a measure of leniency.
Air Force Association Taps USAA for Financial Services
More than 121,000 Air Force Association members now can take advantage of a comprehensive suite of financial services from one of the nation’s highest rated* financial services providers, thanks to an agreement just signed with USAA.
Anti-Semitism – What is it?
Several of us among the incurably curious asked ourselves a simple question: what is anti-Semitism? The fact that it must be written with a capital “S” says a lot.
Then we realized it also morphs. To that feature I can attest. In November 2002, I met a “John Doe” in London who proposed a research challenge. While meeting that challenge, I encountered various versions of anti-Semitism.
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 198-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY
Navistar Defense, LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $178,262,162 modification to delivery order #0013 under previously awarded firm-fixed priced contract...
Don’t Let DEA Ban Recommending Medical Marijuana for Veterans
The Veterans Administration is taking advice from the DEA based on the federal government’s assertion that marijuana has no medicinal value. This especially tragic because of the widespread evidence that marijuana is a safe and effective treatment for post traumatic stress disorder which is all too common among our veterans.
Veterans-For-Change NEWS
Urgent message for Vietnam Vets
Tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease or B cell leukemia should file claims now...