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UN REPORT: Israel flotilla raid ‘broke law’

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How could it be otherwise?  Piracy is still an offence as is pre-meditated murder, both of which were committed in this...

The Permanent War Economy: What’s Really Behind the U.S.-Saudi Military Alliance

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- The historic $60 billion military “aid” package between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is a classic example of the dangers of the American...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 861-10 September 22, 2010  ----------------------------- CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                 Shell Energy North America, Houston, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $74,712,323 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract...

DAY THREE, MIDEAST HOSTAGE CRISIS: EXTREMISTS DEMAND POLLARD RELEASE

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“….the depth of Pollard’s info that he passed on to Russia (amongst others) was as damaging as the Rosenberg’s was during that era. Devastatingly state of the art. Virtually everything that we knew/know about nukes….” (US Navy nuclear weapons expert exclusive to VT)

Gulf War Illness Research Results Published

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Gulf War agents trigger discrete transcriptional changes in human neuronal cells  Authors: G. C. Kayihana; M. Wooda; B. Mouzona; S. Fergusona; E. Margenthalera; V. Mathuraa;...

Research News for Those With Parkinson’s Disease

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Diagnosed Illnesses in Veterans Needs More Transparency As I compile this information from other sources, I hope that it keeps our readers updated and that...

The Economy is Just a Symptom – it’s Hypocrisy, Stupid!

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It was "Christians" who enslaved and lynched Black people in the South, so does that mean that Black people should burn Bibles and prohibit Christian churches from being built in the 'hood?

GORDON DUFF: VIDEO, SIR OSWALD MOSELEY, FASCIST OR SAVIOR?

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BRITISH WARTIME FASCIST LEADER PROVEN MORE THAN HE SEEMED By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Sir Oswald Moseley, baronet, 4th cousin of Queen Mother Elizabeth, was...

Woodward Book Exposes Obama Team’s Internal Afghanistan War Battles

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Some of the critical players in President Obama’s national security team doubt his strategy in Afghanistan will succeed and have spent much of the last 20 months quarreling with one another over policy, personalities and turf, according to a new book. The book, “Obama’s Wars,” by the journalist Bob Woodward, depicts an administration deeply torn over the war in Afghanistan even as the president agreed to triple troop levels there amid suspicion that he was being boxed in by the military. Mr. Obama’s top White House adviser on Afghanistan and his special envoy for the region are described as believing the strategy will not work.

Sen. Russ Feingold Blasts Military Bigotry

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- Feingold Statement in Support of Ending the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy - “Discrimination has no place in American society, especially when it undermines...

Chicken Hawks, Carry Home My Seabag, The Heavy One

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Thousands of our kids are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan carrying the enormous weight of the emotional baggage picked up during their experience of war. This is nothing new, we brought back the same cargo from Vietnam, Korea and WW2. All wars provide their participants with a dismal tide of dark memories, the material of a lifetime of tortured nightmares.

NYT: Military Equality Goes Astray

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- The irrational ban on openly gay members of the military wasn’t repealed this year thanks to acrimony and mistrust in the Senate - Ultimately,...

Former USAF Academy Professor Slams Christian Bigotry

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The cadets don't harass other cadets under religious pretext on their own; they take their cues from officers, junior and senior, a core of whom believe, or at least behave as if, the USAFA is the seminary of God's Air Force

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News

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From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      VA Officials Launching Veterans Relationship Management Initiative. The Air Force News Service (9/22) reports, "Department of...

AVOID INTERNATIONAL MASS MARKETING FRAUD

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From the VA: Mass marketing fraud includes any plan, program, promotion, or campaign that is conducted through solicitation by telephone, mail, the Internet, or other...

Kerry Statement on DADT/DREAM Act Filibuster on Defense Spending

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today released a statement following the Senate’s failure to end a filibuster and move to a final...

Republicans block bill to lift military gay ban

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By Anne Flaherty WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation that would have repealed the law banning gays from serving openly in the military. The...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 858-10 September 21, 2010 --------------------------------------- CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                 SupplyCore, Inc.*, Rockford, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $525,000,000 firm-fixed-price, prime vendor, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance, repair...

Vets Group Says Move Forward Fast on Agent Orange Presumptives

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- Veterans for Common Sense thanks VA Secretary Shinseki for moving forward with presumptives for Vietnam War veterans - Via Veterans for Common Sense  Veterans for Common...

GORDON DUFF: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, A FAIR DEAL FOR TERRORIST JONATHAN POLLARD

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“….the depth of Pollard’s info that he passed on to Russia (amongst others) was as damaging as the Rosenberg’s was during that era. Devastatingly state of the art. Virtually everything that we knew/know about nukes….” (US Navy nuclear weapons expert exclusive to VT)

Serviceman who died during 1968 top-secret mission awarded Medal of Honor

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The 16 U.S. airmen of the 1st Combat Evaluation Group were stationed atop a 5,600-foot mountain that towered above the Laotian jungle. Before daybreak on March 11, 1968, the first rocket dropped. Then grenades were hurled and gunshots came whizzing by. North Vietnamese soldiers had infiltrated the Air Force's secret “Lima Site 85” – and few Americans would leave alive.

Tomgram from Engelhardt: Why the Troops Are Coming Home

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- One and a Half Cheers for American Decline. The Future’s Not Ours -- and That’s Good News  - By Tom Engelhardt Compare two assessments of the American...

Shooter killed after wounding 2 at small grocery store on Fort Bliss Army post...

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FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — A person opened fire Monday at a small grocery store on Fort Bliss, injuring two people before being killed...

Obama and Iraq: ‘Through a Glass, Darkly’

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While the United States military can claim that it did not lose the war in Iraq, it will have a hard time...

GOP and Tea Party Team Up to Obstruct Voters in Wisconsin – Plot Caught...

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- CAUGHT ON TAPE: Wisconsin GOP and Tea Party Target to block Minorities and College-age Voters in Voter Caging Plot - Update: See als0 massive,...

VA Senate Comm Hearing Thursday Draws Attention as Cuts in Veterans’ Benefits Feared

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- Hearing Thursday (September 23) United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Oversight Hearing:  VA Disability Compensation:  Presumptive Disability Decision-Making. VA Secretary Shinseki should publicly blast...

END ISRAEL LOBBY’S PERVASIVE AND DAMAGING INFLUENCE IN US POLITICS

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Support for Israel is not only tragic and immoral, it is also extremely damaging to Americans By Debbie Menon (DUBAI) - Mark Perry...

Evidence of Extensive War Crimes Committed by a British Prime Minister

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By Dr. David Halpin Global Research, September 18, 2010 Your 'Journey' has been long on miles but absent of humanity, reason and law. 'It can only...

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s New

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From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s New 1.      Baker: Accountability System Allows VA To Make Successful IT Investments. NextGov (9/21, Sternstein) reports "several agency"...

National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic opened in San Diego

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- Veterans with Disabilities to Learn Life-Changing Skills at Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego - From the VA: Adaptive Sports Help Rehabilitate Injured Veterans WASHINGTON – The...

PAUL BALLES: More Islamophobia in America

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To generalize is to be an idiot. –William Blake Xenophobia is a fear or contempt of that which is foreign or unknown, ...

DR. DAVID HALPIN: Blair’s Journey — Questions Before Charge

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Evidence of Extensive War Crimes Committed by a British Prime Minister Global Research, September 18, 2010 Your 'Journey' has been long on miles but absent...

GORDON DUFF: THE GRUDGE, AN INVERTED HISTORY OF ISRAEL AND AMERICA

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BUNDY AND JOHNSON, JEW HATING PLOTTERS? WHAT ISRAEL IS TAUGHT ABOUT THEIR "BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD" By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Two weeks ago, USS...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 848-10 September 20, 2010 ------------------------------- CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                 Washington Gas Energy Services, Herndon, Va., is being awarded a maximum $105,454,390 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract...

Committee Examines Progress of VBA Efforts to Improve Training for Claims Processors

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- Stakeholders acknowledge gains from increased staff funding, yet cite need for improved training and management to help VBA tackle benefits backlog -   Washington D.C.,...

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Showdown Looming in Senate

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By Mark Thompson The Pentagon launched Operation New Dawn on September 1, purportedly signaling the end of combat operations in Iraq after seven years. This...

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News

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From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News 1.      Concern Expressed About Agent Orange Presumptive Illnesses List. After noting that diabetes is "one of several...

Where’s The Beef

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For seven long months now, fast food restaurants that are as American as mom, apple pie and the flag, have been banned from large...

SAHAR TV INTERVIEW — DR. ALAN SABROSKY ON 9/11 AND BEYOND

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The 9/11 issue is increasingly being framed as not “a conspiracy theory,” but “a legitimate controversy,” based on several unanswered questions and important scientific...

WAXMAN TIED TO ISRAELI DEFENSE SCAMSTER COVERUP

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Arms Merchants of South Central Did the rich and intrigue-filled Botach family get a pass from Henry Waxman? Editor's note:  Congressman Henry Waxman, closely tied to...

Universal Warrior

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Universal Warrior “Boy to Man To Automaton” “This isn't any Country This is your Country” Will you be the Boy, the Man or the Automaton or are...

GORDON DUFF: THE VICTIM GAME

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ISRAEL'S WAR WITH ITSELF By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor It is easy to spot a liar if you are willing to take an honest look. ...