Monthly Archives: August 2010

Update: Raw Story reports Bush-Cheney campaign pressured papers to keep campaign manager’s sexuality secret (from  November 11, 2004). Ken Mehlman ran the most hateful, anti-gay project in presidential...

By DEXTER FILKINS and MARK MAZZETTI in the NYT KABUL, Afghanistan — The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a...

Via TechTicker By Aaron Task Stocks tumbled again Wednesday morning, sending the Dow below 10,000 for the umpteenth time since it first crossed that hallowed level...

From the VA:  The AP (8/26, Hawkins) says Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "asked business leaders Wednesday to take a...

I always thought that the deficit commission was a bad idea; it has only looked worse over time, as the buzz is that Democrats are caving in to Republicans, leaning ever further toward an all-cuts, no taxes solution, including a sharp rise in the retirement age.

The AP (8/26, Maurer, Watson) says US Marines "stressed from repeated tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are seeking help like never before, and their suicide rate is the highest in the military after doubling in just the past three years."

From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      Roudebush VAMC, Indiana Health Information Exchange Team Up For Pilot Project. In continuing coverage, the Indianapolis...

Veterans groups praised the Department of Veterans Affairs last year when officials announced they would add three new diseases to the list of "presumptive illnesses" connected to the use of the Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Orange. But senators concerned about the cost and precedent of such a change put a 60-day hold on money related to the change, and have asked the VA for more information on why Agent Orange claims should be expanded.

And when the catastrophic floods hit Pakistan only the poor drowned. The flooding spared the Mullahs, the elites and the politicians. And this came as no surprise, for only the poor drown in Pakistan.

Nearly 200 military Veterans are registered to tee-off in a unique golf tournament in Riverside, Iowa, September 6 - 9, 2010, proving that having a visual impairment or other disability does not mean they cannot lead a full and rewarding life. “These Veterans, many of whom were injured during their military service, will show that being involved in athletic activity can continue regardless of disability,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “I applaud all of the Veterans who will be traveling from across the country to participate in this event, as they strive to achieve their goals and continue to lead an active lifestyle.”

"73 MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE, BETTER THAN A ROOT CANAL OR EATING YOUR OWN FOOT" Interviewer Peter B. Collins LINK TO PETER B. COLLINS INTERVIEW "THE...

From Democracy Now: Top US Marine: Withdrawal Deadline Boosting Taliban Morale The top US Marine is questioning the Obama administration’s non-binding timetable for beginning a US...

No. 765-10 August 25, 2010 ---------------------------------- CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                 Aqua Chem, Inc.*, Knoxville, Tenn., is being awarded a maximum $386,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, total set-aside...

Jon Stewart demands that Americans to stop watching Fox News as the only way to cut off the revenue stream to "these bad dudes." The Kingdom Foundation, funder of the Ground Zero Mosque is run by Alwaleed bin Talal, largest shareholder in Fox News.

On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, President Obama will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he will meet with troops. The President will also address the...

From the Institute for Public Accuracy: The British newspaper the Guardian reports todaythat Jimmy Carter, who has been in Israel and just met with top...

The search for the real story on the scientific paper published on Monday in the PNAS continues.  I have to, must refer all to...

They Opened Up the Door for Me”   By David K. Winnett, Jr. Captain, USMC (Ret.) August 25, 2010     Picking up the pieces Of heroes gone before Never took the...

By Col. Eugene Khrushchev (ret.) STAFF WRITER/Editor UNAMA HR’s 2010 mid-year Report, “Protection of civilians in armed conflict” is an important milestone of the UN’s...

Israel today is a nation and society marked by a paranoid personality disorder writ large. For most Jews, Israel must always 'walk alone' because Jews are specially chosen by god. In a supreme act of personal disempowerment, they have given up any say in their own future or the future of their nation by submitting to the dictates of a religious text of dubious origin that simultaneously glorifies and condemns them. The cry of 'anti-Semitism' serves to buffer Israel and the Jews from all criticism because criticism of Israel or the Jews is understood as simply the fulfilment of biblical prophecy that the world will turn against the Jews and Israel. It is hard to think of a better example of pathological thinking or a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Filmmaker and P-51 Mustang Pilot Chris Woods has put together a wonderful film that captures the emotional reunion between a humble WWII Mustang ace...

By the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      Shinseki Addresses VFW Convention, Announces Pilot Medical Records Program. According to the WIBC-FM Indianapolis, IN (8/24,...

VT was contacted by the author of this article, Clare Bayard, which was originally Published on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 by CommonDreams.org. Clare asked...

No. 756-10 August 24, 2010 ------------------------------------ CONTRACTS NAVY                W.W. Gay Fire & Integrated Systems, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. (N69450-10-D-0046); Wolverine Fire Protection Co., Mt. Morris, Mich. (N69450-10-D-0047); East Coast...

THE POWER OF TREASON   "A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the...

Discussion of PNAS article by scientist at WPI Institute in Nevada

ANY PUBLICATION IS NO BETTER THAN ITS AUDIENCE By "EyesWideOpen" a reader at VT It’s refreshing to see there are so many people who “get it”–...

By James Kwak in the Baseline Scenario “Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say.” That’s the title of a New York Times...

From Jeff Stein in the Post Afghan intelligence service reports in the hands of NATO-led forces say that the major exit point for stolen American...

Update: Stem Cell Ruling Will Be Appealed via mal contends There is cause for optimism in the news of the temporary injunction on President Obama’s expanded embryonic...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - Israel must chose between "settlements or peace," Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said on Monday ahead of the September 2...

From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      While Speaking At VFW Convention, Biden Expresses Optimism About Iraq, Afghanistan. The AP (8/24, Smith) notes...

Justice means peace,peace means freedom,war means violence and violence is crime. Peace can be restored only by the prosecution of war criminals in Afghanistan. By...

Study: Presence of Murine Leukemia Virus Related Gene Sequences Found in CFS Patients Posted on: Monday, 23 August 2010, 13:30 CDT  SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 23...

- More war drums pounding as new report says: Al-Shehri warns against "the greater state of Israel." - Looks like the neocons want war fast: By...

No. 752-10 August 23, 2010 ---------------------------------- CONTRACTS NAVY Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Sudbury, Mass., is being awarded a $46,873,788 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5111) for the...

"HIT SQUADS" MEANT TO "LIQUIDATE" TALIBAN LEADERS KILLING EVERYONE BUT... By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Months ago, JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) began to roll...

Pursuing an ultimate form of realpolitik, Israeli leaders happily collaborate with a reactionary American religious movement which, while having learned to downplay its Jew-denigrating End Time theology, nevertheless aims in its very essence at the elimination of Jewish faith. Israeli leaders, in their dependence on such Christians, exchange short-term benefit for long-term jeopardy. American Christian Zionism is a particularly lethal form of contemporary fundamentalism. Theologically uncritical and dangerously triumphalist, it is bad for Israel, Palestine, America, and peace.

 The Navy had the opportunity to inspect all of the wells before sealing them in concrete. (IRVINE, Calif.) - The death knell for Marine Corps...

Open Letter to the Panorama BBC Team from Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate (www.peacepeople.com)  Dear BBC Panorama Team  I write to you regarding your programme of 16th...

From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      Shinseki Scraps Signature Requirement For Health Benefits Application. eMilitary.org (8/21) reports, "As part of Secretary of...

By Medea Benjamin (opednews.com) With the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the administration, the military and the media are trying to put a...