Daily Archives: August 4, 2010

Journalist Michael Hastings’ embed permission is revoked

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The author of the Rolling Stone article that ended the military career of Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander in Afghanistan, has been denied permission to join Soviet U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Tuesday

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Meets in Stockholm; Next Flotilla on its Way Back to Gaza

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By the Free Gaza movement, and most of the world Stockholm, Sweden -- It has been over two months since Israel’s 31 May 2010 deadly...

Tea Party Racism? What Tea Party Racism?

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No wonder rightwing extremist Andrew Breitbart is so angry about the outrageous insult to his fellow clansmen. Can't imagine where that "racist" NAACP came up with the crazy idea that there are "elements of racism" in the Tea Party. [Hat-tip Maddow Blog.]

IVAW members fill in details on Wikileaks documents

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What stands out to us at IVAW is the regular, seemingly commonplace occurance of civilian death depicted in the body of Wikileaks documents.

About 100,000 War Vets Owed Stop-Loss Cash Payments

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- Sen. Lautenberg Presses Pentagon for Answers on Paying Servicemembers What They Are Owed - By Rich Blake at ABC News  U.S. senator wants to know...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 691-10 August 04, 2010  ----------------------------- CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                 Sysco Foodservice Hampton Roads, Suffolk, Va., is being awarded a maximum $250,000,000 prime vendor, indefinite-quantity contract for full-line...

Marriage Discrimination Ruled Unconstitutional

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- Judge rules due process and equal protection rights violated by bigoted California Constitution; a total legal victory for equal rights, and defeat for the Mormons...

Army wants to hide soldiers with constrictive bronchiolitis

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- "I think this is a way to get control of an issue,” Dr. Miller said. “They can control the discussion by keeping it...

John McCain – A Closer Look at Evil (Part 7)

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Knowing McCain’s role in the psy-ops that took us to war, why would anyone anywhere want this classic asset back in the Senate? Why would the Senate allow it?

Send veterans to re-boot camp: Help soldiers in the painful transition back to civilian...

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 - We've felt the pain of transitioning back to "regular" life ourselves - and we know it can be rough - By Bob Kerrey and...

Social Security Under Attack Again

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 - Top 5 Social Security Myths - Myth: Social Security is going broke. Reality: There is no Social Security crisis. By 2023, Social Security will have...

US Senate clears way for 26-$billion spending bill

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US senators cleared the way Wednesday for passage of a 26 billion dollar spending measure to fund education in cash-strapped states...

Adm. Mullen, Sec. Donley & Gen. Schwartz Headline AFA’s Air & Space Conference

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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The 2010 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition will be September 13-15, headlined by Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the...

GORDON DUFF: WAR IN AFGHANISTAN BEING LOST BY “KINGDOM CRUSADER” ISLAMOPHOBES

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WIKI-LEAKS SHOWS "INFILTRATED" NEO-CON OFFICER CORPS FAILS THE TEST IN BATTLE By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Too much Old Testament and too little Sun Tzu has...

Top U.S. Design Firm Shive-Hattery joins HireVeterans.com

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Shive-Hattery teams with HireVeterans.com to attract talented US veterans to their work force. By Randy Miller Shive-Hattery is a full-service employee-owned professional design firm...

More than 1,100 Schools Partner with VA on GI Bill

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- Yellow Ribbon Program Strong for 2010-2011 - WASHINGTON – Paving the way for recipients of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend higher-cost schools, the...

Book Review: On the Psychology of Military Incompetence by Norman F. Dixon

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Dr Dixon goes on to postulate that it is the military organisation that contains the potential to create incompetent leadership or to promote incompetent persons to positions of great power and responsibility. He lists several characteristics and values which the military holds in high esteem and strives to achieve, as well as their negative consequences. Among these are: Uniformity, hierarchy, and the fact that ambitious and achievement-oriented officers are highly esteemed and respected in the military, so much so that self-serving and vainglorious officers are sometimes promoted to high leadership, with disastrous consequences

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News

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From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      Illness Research Causing Rift Between VA, Desert Storm Vets. The Army Times (8/4, Kennedy, 104K) reports,...

VETS AND MILITARY FAMILIES SAY REACTION TO WIKILEAKS CLOUDS REAL ISSUES

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PBS FRONTLINE did a documentary that is now available on DVD accurately called Obama's War. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/ FRONTLINE notes that "Tens of thousands of fresh American troops...

A Glance at Destiny

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Before Rita could get to the first bridge of the tune I told my friend that I've got to have this CD. But when he started telling me where I could pick up a copy it became clear that he didn't understand what I was saying, so I had to make myself clear. "No. You don't understand. I want THIS copy." Fortunately, being the good natured fella that he is, he caved in and sold it to me.

Endless war, a recipe for four-star arrogance

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By Andrew J. Bacevich Long wars are antithetical to democracy. Protracted conflict introduces toxins that inexorably corrode the values of popular government. Not least among...

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity: Israel May Bomb Iran This Month

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 - Obama Warned Israeli May Bomb Iran by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity - MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: War...

GENERAL HAMID GUL, FORMER HEAD OF PAKISTAN’S ISI, JOINS VETERANS TODAY

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VT is pleased to announce the appointment of Lt. General Hamid Gul, former head of Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), to its Editorial Board of Directors, joining, among others, Jeff Gates, Dr. Alan Sabrosky, Col. Jim Hanke, Gordon Duff, Khalil Nouri and Col. Eugene Khrushchev.

Investigators blast Arlington contracting

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- Officials confirm millions in "questionable or improper" spending with little oversight first reported by Salon- By Mark Benjamin Army contracting officials have produced a scathing...

The Real Reasons Why the US and India Demonize Pakistan’s ISI

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Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence agency, or ISI as it is popularly known, is seen as their nemesis by those who have tried to undermine the security interests of the country one way or the other. It is no wonder then that in past few years the Americans unleashed a strong ISI-bashing campaign, with India following suit.

VA tries to regain trust of Gulf War vets

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- “When trust is broken, the unit is dysfunctional,” said the VA's chief of staff, John Gingrich. “The trust has been broken. We can’t change 20...

Regional Veterans News 8/04/10

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Regional Veterans News 8/04/10 Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from: Monmouth County, New Jersey - Legislators want veterans...

10 Ways the VA is Serving our Vets – and More

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From the White House: by Kori Schulman The Administration is committed to serving our veterans as well as they have served us. With Vietnam veteran, wounded...