Monthly Archives: July 2010
Tea Party Says ‘Liberals’ Face Rising Anti-Obama Tide
Many problems with the latest Tea Party piece.
- Nothing about GOP blocking homeless women veteran benefits
- Nothing about GOP blocking unemployment benefits
One can go on, but...
The Israeli stranglehold on CNN and corporate media
Suppose a largely Islamic country pirated a humanitarian flotilla of ships and killed an American human rights worker in international waters.
The war drums would be...
A rejoinder: Terrorists and their apologists; India Is Another Israel
By Dr. S.M. Rahman
Imtiaz Alam, editor of South Asian Journal, in his over-enthusiasm, has projected India as the peace-loving nation – by implication a...
On PTSD Anti-Benefit Forces Still at Work Against Pro-Veteran Advocates
Editor's Note: No use running the thoughts of Sally Satel from the American Enterprise Institute. She advocates energetically for less benefits.
From the NYT:
The Department of...
Regional Veterans News 7/09/10
Regional Veterans News 7/09/10
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from:
Rutland, Vermont - Welch roundtable focuses on mental...
Female Veterans Forum on July 28th in DC
Registration opens for female veterans forum
By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer for military times
Posted : Thursday Jul 8, 2010 17:23:47 EDT
Registration opened today for a...
Marine Suffering Cancer, Shot and Killed Near Maine VA Hospital
- Suffered from cancer,
By Meg Haskell and Nick Sambides Jr.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine law enforcement officers killed an armed former U.S. Marine from Grindstone...
The Government is Intentionally Attacking Your Wealth and Financial Independence!
When war strategies to vanquish enemies wind up killing innocent civilians, it’s called “collateral damage.” Similarly, when political strategies to vanquish debt wipe out your wealth, the same term applies, and right now President Obama and Fed Chief Bernanke know that there is ONLY one way they can ever hope to make good on their massive debt obligations and that is to devalue the U.S. dollar! Only then can they hope to repay Washington’s debts — by doing it with cheaper dollars. Words: 2094
Option ARM Reset Payments to Explode with Devastating Consequences
The U.S. federal government and states are beginning to prepare themselves for the next foreclosure crisis in our housing malaise – payment option ARM resets are about to explode with devastating consequences. Words: 529
Might Uncle Sam Want You – and Your Gold Bullion?
The laws of gold confiscation are very clear in the U.S. During any time of national crisis, it becomes illegal to buy, sell, or “hoard” gold bullion in any form. It is delineated under an Executive Order and can be re-administered as quickly as the assets in your checking account can be frozen. The penalties for violation are 10 years in prison, $10,000 fine, or both. Words: 807
The Israeli raid of the Freedom flotilla, 31 May 2010
- U.S. Marine Ken O’Keefe said that two activists were already dead when he helped to disarm the first commandos that boarded the Mavi...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 588-10
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CONTRACTS: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Refinery Associates of Texas*, New Braunfels, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $122,798,741 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity...
House Veteran’s Affairs Chair Hails PTSD Rules
Carmel, NY– Congressman John Hall (NY-19), Chairman of the House Veteran’s Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, applauded the news today that...
Report: Secret document affirms U.S.-Israel nuclear partnership
- According to Army Radio, the U.S. has reportedly pledged to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as nuclear technology and...
Commodore Tariq Majeed: London Bombings; Looking Back at July 7, 2005
London Bombings: Looking Back At July 7, 2005
By Commodore Tariq Majeed for VT and Opinion Maker
London was rocked by a string of suicidal attacks...
Legal group: Gays don’t answer Pentagon survey for fear of being outed and kicked...
By PAULINE JELINEK
WASHINGTON – An advocacy group for gays in the military is warning them not to answer a Pentagon survey seeking opinions on...
The Monumental Incompetence of the TSA
- The Monumental Incompetence of the TSA
by Lew Rockwell
According to GAO, TSA inspectors spend 33% of their time inspecting, 8% on incidents, 5%...
Camp Lejeune Informational Meeting Saturday July 10
By Mike Partain
I hope everyone had a safe and pleasant holiday weekend.
We are sending out this email to all of the TFTPTF members concerning...
Combat Relief Helps Returning Combat Troops Reconnect with Society
By Steven Van Yoder
The Grant Humanitarian Foundation announces new programs to care for America’s military men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
The cost...
New York National Guard Units Scan Vehicles For Gun Confiscations
by Paul Joseph Watson
The New York National Guard is working with local law enforcement authorities to perform sophisticated scans of vehicles entering the New...
Veterans Affairs to Ease Claim Process for Disability
Rightwingers are upset that the VA would try to make things easier for our veterans! Dr. Sally Satel, a psychiatrist and fellow at the American...
Regional Veterans News 7/08/10
Regional Veterans News 7/08/10
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - In Utah visit, VA...
Brig. Asif Haroon Raja: India: Dominance of Hindu Taliban
INDIA: Dominance of Hindu Taliban
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja for VT and Opinion Maker
A famous Indian proverb about its mean mentality, “ooper say raam...
Interest Rates Are Going To Rise – It’s Just A Matter Of Time!
Brace yourself for one of the greatest interest-rate surges in decades — beginning first in the long-term Treasury markets … later spreading to shorter term Treasuries … and ultimately enveloping nearly every loan, debt, credit, and money market instrument on the planet. This rise may not begin with great fanfare, nor will it immediately upset the apple cart of the economic recovery, but with the march of time, it WILL gain momentum and reach critical mass. Words: 581
Consequences of Country’s Debt Complacency Could be Catastrophic
Never before in history has a world power like the U.S. been so utterly buried in debt and never before has that debt been financed so massively by foreign investors! The consequences will be dire. Words: 1128
Here Are Some Rules to Follow When Buying Physical Gold
If you’ve spent any time reading my thoughts here … you know I don’t trust gold dealers, politicians and government bureaucrats – and there are also bankers I don’t trust. There is one approach I especially like and that is the Gold Certificate Program at the Perth Mint of Australia. Words: 760
What’s Coming: A Hyperinflationary OR a Deflationary Depression?
Hopefully everyone reading this understands the importance of watching the monetary aggregates for clues as to what is coming down the road. Ultimately, our monetary destiny lies in the hands of global banking interests. We will proceed down the path that best serves them, not our national interest. Words: 839
Egon von Greyerz: The World is Heading Rapidly Towards Calamity! Got Gold?
2010 will be remembered for the rest of our lives as Armageddon 2010. Things are getting out of control. We are all about to take a cliff dive together into who knows what?! We are doomed! The world is now on its road to ruin and there is no action, no leader and no amount of printed money that can save the world or prevent a hyperinflationary depression. Words: 1703
The U.S.A. is Financially and Ethically Bankrupt! – Got Gold?
The ethical fiber of America has eroded. You’ve got 40 million Americans getting food stamps; that number is going much higher. People feel no shame in living on extended unemployment benefits. No shame in living in a house for a year or more after defaulting on the mortgage. No shame in gaming the system – which is encouraged by a plethora of laws. America was once a great idea – in fact America IS an idea, much more than a place – but now it’s just another corrupt nation state. Words: 3292
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 582-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., is being awarded a $749,999,503 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-03-D-6606). ...
Ken O’Keefe Joins VT Staff Writing Team
Ken is a former U.S. Marine who served in the 1991 Gulf War and subsequently spoke out about the use of depleted uranium as a "crime against humanity" and the US military using soldiers as "human guinea pigs" with experimental drugs that were directly linked to Gulf War syndrome.
GORDON DUFF: DID THE MILITARY STOP CHENEY FROM DESTROYING THE WORLD?
In 2007, a bizarre event occurred. Six nuclear weapons showed up on a B-52 out of nowhere. The public was told they were mistakenly loaded onto the bomber and send flying around the United States. After a 6 week investigation, 70 airmen were punished for the "mistake" but the story hardly ends there. Key personnel at Minot Air Force Base, origin of the "loading mistake" began to have accidents. Loaders and pilots from Minot became some of the unluckiest people on earth. Coincidences pile up as the death toll rises. For every news story available for review, two have disappeared, almost as mysteriously as the deaths they reported.
NAACP Launches New Website
As the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP has always been a leader in the fight for justice and equality.
Our work...
Seattle-area veteran’s suicide reflects troubling trend
- Orrin Gorman McClellan is among the war casualties that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just begun to track — young men...
President Obama to Terror State: ‘We’re with You’
In the face of Israel's defiance of the world community, international law, refusal to negotiate, and deplorable human rights record including recently killing an unarmed American...
79 VA Miami-area patients never learned of unsterilized equipment risks
After more than 2,400 veterans received colonoscopies with unsterilized equipment, they were notified and offered treatment for possible illnesses they contracted. But 79 of...
DoD Backs Down from Military Families’ Suit Seeking Payment for Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy
TROY, Mich., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Military families having children with autism have filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Defense, alleging...
“It’s too easy to incarcerate someone,” says Judge on US veterans facing prison
Leading the world in both incarceration rate and total prison population are reasons America cannot pretend to be the country most dedicated to liberty.
We're not and...
The Private Sector Fallacy
By James Kwak in the Baseline Scenario
Felix Salmon highlights an important point to bear in mind when it comes to banks and short sales. Actually,...
Salon: Army official had Arlington warning
Salon exclusive: Army official had Arlington warning
An unreleased inspector general's report obtained by Salon casts doubt on claims made by Army Secretary John McHugh
By...
From Israel to Arizona, boycott racism!
Families, no matter color or creed are human. From the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI):
The US Campaign for...
U.S. DoJ Hits Back at Arizona’s ‘Your Papers!’ Law
Seems the GOP is not too big on protecting civil liberties, or courting the Latino vote as evidenced by the GOP defense of Arizona’s...