Daily Archives: September 10, 2010

 - Religious desecration is the norm, not the exception in world affairs. See Christians Desecrate Wiccan Religious Site at Air Force Academy. - By Haaretz (May 20,...

A lawsuit filed by Iraq war veterans against a former Halliburton subsidiary over exposure to toxic chemicals is not the first of its kind, but it has brought new insight into the Iraq war by revealing that a contractor with close ties to the Bush administration was quietly granted legal immunity while securing oil supplies in Iraq.

No. 817-10 September 10, 2010 ------------------------------- CONTRACTS NAVY                 Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $60,549,708 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5341) for...

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2010 – The Medal of Honor will be awarded for the first time to...

From Maxim:

Good morning, Nine years ago, nearly three thousand Americans lost their lives on September 11, 2001.  Like many Americans, I was shocked and horrified by...

Now, I was pleased to see that yesterday, Republican Senator George Voinovich of Ohio said he would refuse to support this blockade any longer. Senator Voinovich said, “This country is really hurting,” and “We don’t have time anymore to play games.” I could not agree more.

Each isotope is prized for its illness and death dealing properties, but none more than those that affect human Germ or reproductive cells: Sperm in men and the ovaries full of eggs in women. Same for you "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Queers - no one is exempt or immune, radiation is a perfectly equal opportunity Zapper.

RELIGION AND DEMOCRACY ARE INCOMPATIBLE, THIS IS WHY WE LEARN HISTORY By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor  "As more and more devout rural congregations across America...

It’s not what you think – Justin Raimondo via My Catbird Seat One would think that after nine years at least some of the...

Via the DoD MANAMA, Bahrain, Sept. 9, 2010 – A 24-member maritime raid force from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit today boarded and seized control...

From the White House: On October 6, President Barack Obama will award Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous...

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a nearly $13 million...

 - VT says: Free the innocent man, Troy Davis, now! - Jen Marlowe in The Nation On June 23, outside a federal courthouse in Savannah, Georgia,...

 - Appoint Elizabeth Warren to start running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) immediately - See also Brent Budowsky's If Obama names Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic...

From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      Study Suggests Obesity Makes Brain Damage From Heavy Drinking Worse. HealthDay (9/9, Preidt) reports that a...

- The Pentagon's official figures show that 115,000 troops have suffered TBIs. Some studies suggest the true number could be several times higher. ......

On Saturday, Sept. 11, Annapolis, Md. resident Dan Arant will be honored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund with the Libby Hatch Volunteer Recognition...

- Madness of the American religious right continues - Following the incoherent and contradictory statements Thursday from Terry Jones who threatened to burn Qurans, another rightwing...

By Phil Willon in Riverside County A federal judge in Riverside declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional Thursday, saying the...

The VA Caribbean Healthcare System, formerly known as the San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Veterans Hospital) recently held a “Ribbon Cutting Ceremony” for...

Allen Dale June, one of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language, has died. He was 91. June died of natural causes Wednesday night at a veterans hospital in Prescott, his wife, Virginia, told The Associated Press on Thursday. Allen Dale June, one of the last three members of the Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers, dies at age 91.His health had been failing since earlier this year when he was hospitalized for a urinary tract infection and kidney failure because he wasn't drinking enough water, his wife said. He was hospitalized again two months ago after visiting family on the Navajo Nation and was transferred from a Flagstaff hospital to Prescott, where he was under round-the-clock care.

Atta and his crew were living it up down there in Florida, doing more cocaine than Scarface and downing more booze than an eighties rock band. But more important, who trained Atta how to fly before he came to Florida?

ED NOTE:  POST UPDATED. Petraeus: Islamophobia endangers troops http://www.presstv.com/detail/141662.html JAMES MORRIS ON U.S. BLASPHEMY By Kaneez Fatima for Press TV and VT James Morris critic of Israel Lobby...

Why “Not “ Remember 9/11 “Sometimes You Have To Stand Up When Standing Isn't Easy” Yes indeed why “not to” remember 9/11? This is a good...