Monthly Archives: June 2010
Where the Old VA Secretary Goes to Lobby … Not for Veterans
Just got this from Don Vanzant through Dan Cedusky's veterans' newsletter.
As many of you know, R. James Nicholson, former Secretary of the Department of Veterans...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 509-10
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U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services, Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a potential $5,000,000,000, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity...
BOOK: Red November, Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War
Red November, a new book by Naval Submariner Veteran, W. Craig Reed
In the tradition of the bestselling Blind Man’s Bluff, a former seaman on...
New Patriotic Film Gets Senator’s Seal of Approval
John Schneider (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” “90210,” and “Smallville”) William Devane (“Knots Landing,” “24”, “Space Cowboys”) and up and coming leading lady GiGi Erneta (“Friday Night Lights,” “Veronica Mars,” “Strong Medicine”) star in the new R-Squared Productions feature “Flag of my Father.”
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
1. Shinseki Agrees To Lend VA's Expertise To Arlington National Cemetery. In continuing coverage, the second item...
Khalil Nouri: Afghanistan: Is the Mineral Deposit Saga a Reality or Myth?
By Khalil Nouri STAFF WRITER / EDITOR
It is obvious that there is no military solution to the struggle in Afghanistan; therefore a political solution...
Turncoat Sen Jim Webb’s Attempt to Take Down Shinseki Over Agent Orange Advocacy
- Sen. James Webb, D-Va. has made it perfectly clear that he is NOT a friend of the Veteran, nor an advocate for us...
Agent Orange and Related Chemical Exposure Outside of Vietnam: Guam
This is the second part of a series of articles on the probability that Agent Orange and the related Rainbow Colors of chemicals used...
Regional Veterans News 6/21/10
Regional Veterans News 6/21/10
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from: El Paso, Texas; Columbia, Missouri; Mansfield, Ohio; Big Sandy, Montana; Jellico,...
GORDON DUFF: A DEAD LITTLE GIRL AND THE ISRAELIS THAT CHEERED HER BEHEADING
ISRAELI ENTERTAINMENT
I SWORE I WOULD STOP USING THE WORD "OUTRAGE"
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Jim Dean at Heritage TV in Atlanta sent me this...
Only a Fool Would Let Their Kid Play in Irvine’s ‘Great Park’
Jun-09-2010 07:08
Tim King Salem-News.com
Our Environmental Writer Roger Butow describes the conditions at our old base; MCAS El Toro, as "Toxic Soup de jour".
Salem-News.com's...
GORDON DUFF: AMERICA, APARTHEID OR APOCALYPSE?
IS DISSOLUTION, DISMEMBERMENT AND DELEGITIMACY INEVITABLE FOR AMERICA?
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
To millions of Americans, the "end times" seem to be on us. The...
Ethnic Cleansing in Israel
From Voluntary Ethnic Cleansing:
An Israeli that goes abroad and stays there for a period of two to six years can return to Israel with...
Desperate psychiatric patients wait, Some wait days in ERs, get no help
By Alan Judd
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Richard P. was distraught. After arguing with his former wife, he checked into a motel, looped a belt around his...
White House Statement on Gaza
Via Steve Clemons, here is the White House statement on Gaza following the announcement that Israel unveiled steps to ease the Gaza blockade, hailed as...
PHILLIP FRANCIS TOURNEY: THE CURE, HOW HONORING THE USS LIBERTY CAN SAVE AMERICA
THE CURE
By Phillip Francis Tourney for VT
Mr.Kourosh,
I read your article this morning and wanted to thank you for taking the time to let...
JOE “RAGMAN” TARNOVSKY: VIETNAM STILL OUR LONGEST WAR
ARE REPORTERS PLAYING WITH STATISTICS TO TAKE ANOTHER CHEAP SWIPE AT VIETNAM VETERANS?
By Joe "Ragman" Tarnovsky for VT Dear Mr. Stantis ([email protected]):
While having coffee...
U.S., Obama Stand and Lie with Israel
Does President Obama realize that if he loses every American progressive voter appalled by Israeli militarism and human rights violations, he will not be...
Mormon Bigots Slammed in Film for Anti-marriage Work
From Prop Eight Trial Tracker:
The Mormon Proposition
By Julia Rosen
This weekend the documentary “8 – The Mormon Proposition” has it’s limited release in 13 cities...
Krugman: The Facts Have A Well-Known Keynesian Bias
Paul Krugman argues reasonably that the only way out of this effective recession, short-term, is Keynesian.
By Paul Krugman
There are many things to say about...
Gary Shilling: You Bet The Economy’s Crappy–And It’s Going To Stay That Way
From TechTicker, via Henry Blodget:
From fears of economic Armageddon just a year ago, to expectations of a V-shaped recovery just a few months ago,...
Tony and ‘Bob’: Sailing, Not Skimming around the Isle of Wight
BP's 'Prince of Public Relations' Tony Hayward left his reluctant witness chair in Washington and headed (by private jet I assume) for the Isle of Wight for a typical family weekend of ... yachting or more correctly 'yacht racing.'
VA quietly giving benefits to Marines exposed to toxic water
- 'Public is only now beginning to realize the extent of the contamination' -
By Barbara Barrett | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Former Marine Corps Cpl....
National Gannett Piece knocks VA backlog, errors: ‘A Mess’
Here is whopper of a knockdown of Allen Breed's AP piece last month arguing the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is so incredibly veteran-friendly that the...
DOV YIRMIYA: THE END OF SICARII ZIONISM
The end of Sicarii Zionism*
by DovYirmiya
I am one of the remaining veterans of the Haganah, who had served in the British Army and thereafter...
Get Used to Blackened Seafood, BP’s Spew May Continue For Years
The Guardian reports that according to figures provided by BP 'Weasel in Chief' Tony Hayward, the Macondo field reservoir now emptying into the Gulf of Mexico contains enough oil to continue spewing at the current rate for more than two years.
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 505-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY
Philadelphia Gear Corp., King of Prussia, Pa., is being awarded an $80,240,784 firm-fixed-price contract for main reduction gears for DDG 51...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
1. Filipino World War II Vets Hear From Duckworth During Listening Tour Stop. According to a...
GORDON DUFF: Israel Planned Iran Attack From Caucasus Base
Israeli Ruse Allows Use of Turkish Air Corridor
A DOOR NOW CLOSED
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
A week ago, Israel leaked to the press that...
Still Dying from Agent Orange
As both a member of VVAW and VVA, I wish to give equal billing to VVAW on the issues surrounding Agent Orange today. In...
Helen Thomas: In Appreciation
By Paul Craig Roberts
Information Clearing House - The propagandists for the Israel Lobby, who occupy the Wall Street Journal editorial page while pretending to be...
Turkey to freeze bilateral relations with Israel, excludes private sector
By Ercan Yavus
Ankara—Tension that broke out between Turkey and Israel when the latter killed eight Turkish citizens and a US citizen of Turkish origin...
Photo of veteran’s tombstone in Arlington Cemetery creek startles son
- Photo of veteran's tombstone in Arlington Cemetery creek startles son -
By Christian Davenpor
It was around lunchtime Thursday when Mike McLaughlin settled into a chair...
Regional Veterans News 6/18/10
Regional Veterans News 6/18/10
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from: Hampton, Virginia; Palo Alto, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Jessica Jones (NPR); Fort...
Camp Lejeune Informational Meetings
Veterans and dependents are holding a series of informational meetings to spread the word to others on Camp Lejeune's water well contamination. The Marine...
Bring so-called charity to account
* A St. Petersburg Times Editorial *
Three months after questions were first raised about the validity of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association,...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 502-10
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CONTRACTS: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is pleased to announce the award of advisory and assistance services contracts to ALATEC,...
The Cardboard Lotharios
ANALYZING STAGED WORLD CONFLICT
By Gordon Duff
"If those papers have to be produced over the nukes that later got lost in Oman, and on the...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
1. Subcommittee Told VA Facing Over One Million New Disability Claims....
Is Congress and the President Waiting for an Army to Die?
Although that is not the title of this very recent media release by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) to address all the questions now...
Militarists: Gordon Duff Smeared as an Anti-Semite! Crazy!
Looks like out own Gordon Duff is gaining notoriety for his coverage of Israeli violations of international law and human rights.
$300 million for Agent Orange fund
Agent Orange and related toxic chemicals are nothing but bad--decades after use. Sens. Webb and Akaka, are you listening?
Action plan addresses toxic legacy of...