Monthly Archives: October 2010
Top Corporations Aid U.S. GOP Chamber of Commerce Campaign, Oligarchy in the U.S.A
- Prudential Financial sent in a $2 million donation last year as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce kicked off a national advertising campaign to weaken...
Big Gifts to G.O.P. Groups Push Donor to New Level
- Bob Perry, a wealthy home builder from Texas, has given $7 million since September to American Crossroads, the group Karl Rove helped start...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
1. Shinseki, Sessions Trying To Limit "Bureaucracy" For PTSD Sufferers. WDHN-TV Dothan, AL (10/21, 10:06 p.m. CT) broadcast that on Thursday, Pete Landrum,...
Veterans Honored at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
A picture really does say a thousand words at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. Lining the hallways of the...
Al Qaida’s Affiliates; The Myth Lingers
The plot of al Qaida story was so simple, few Muslim mujahideen with a militant edge targeting any western object. a theme that has lately been the funniest plot for talented filmmakers throughout the world from England cinema to Bollywood India. In that way we lately began to hear of al Qaida’s affiliates.
The U.S. Finally Joins the League of (Corrupt) Nations
Tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics [dare I say corruption] over the past year the United States has dropped out of the most recent “top 20″ in a global league table of least corrupt nations according to Transparency International but there's a bright side to our new-found notoriety. We no longer need to pretend we are a shining example of democracy, liberty, and fiscal integrity.Words: 1135
FRANKLIN LAMB: AHMEDINEJAD GALVANIZES LEBANON’S PALESTINIANS
Franklin Lamb,
Shatila Camp, Lebanon
In the days since Iran’s president Ahmadinejad completed his visit to Lebanon, and given the continuing lively discussion across the local...
VETERANS: Own the World’s #1 Rated Internet and Technology Franchise
WSI is an international network in existence for 15 years. Being the world’s largest Internet consulting firm, WSI has been ranked as the #1 Internet Market Services Franchise in Entrepreneur Magazine’s January 2010 Franchise 500 – an honor maintained for 10 years in a row.
Own the World’s #1 Rated Internet and Technology Franchise
WSI is an international network in existence for 15 years. Being the world’s largest Internet consulting firm, WSI has been ranked as the #1 Internet Market Services Franchise in Entrepreneur Magazine’s January 2010 Franchise 500 – an honor maintained for 10 years in a row. Additionally, WSI ranks #13 in the Top Home Based Franchises and among the top 50 Americas Top Global Franchises. WSI is also ranked 56th in the Top 500 listing for internet marketing services with more than 1500 consultants in over 80 countries. The WSI brand possesses 17 production centers spread through out the world, permitting clients to develop coherent strategies for targeted markets
VIVA PALESTINA CONVOY BREAKS SIEGE AND ENTERS GAZA TO JUBILANT CROWDS
The Viva Palestina convoy of almost 150 vehicles, 370 people from 30 different countries and $5 million of aid has entered Gaza.
Amidst scenes...
Republican Senate hopeful Ron Johnson: Dismisses VA committment to homeless veterans as “details” –...
- Asked what the Department of Veteran's Affairs' responsibility is to homeless veterans, Johnson declared that his election fight against Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 964-10
October 21, 2010
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CONTRACTS
NAVY
InfoEdge Technology, Inc., Austin, Texas, is being awarded a $44,505,174 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for litigation support services for the Naval Litigation...
TERROR CELL LEADER FACES DEATH SENTENCE IN ISRAEL
HOLOCAUST DENIER AND ANTI-SEMITE THREATENS TO DESTROY ISRAEL
"MORE DANGEROUS THAN AHMADINEJAD.."
Jerusalem - (VT) Reports of the capture of a known bin Laden associate has...
DECLARATION: NO MUSLIMS PROVEN INVOLVED IN 9/11
On the basis of the study "No evidence that Muslims hijacked planes on 9/11" by Elias Davidsson (2008), that we have carefully examined, and other similar studies, we undersigned are now convinced that the U.S. authorities did not prove [beyond reasonable doubt*] their account on the mass murder of September 11, 2001, in particular their claim that Muslims/Arabs committed this crime.
Citizens United: Before, After, What’s Next?
The Citizens United case was a game changer in terms of money being spent by outside groups on the 2010 elections—but the question is, how much? This primer (included below) provides a detailed explanation of the before and after, and also includes Sunlight’s policy recommendations for new disclosures needed to ensure that that the midterms don’t become a practice run for even more massive spending in 2012.
GORDON DUFF: 9/11 POLL IN AUSTRALIA, SUPPORT KEVIN BRACKEN
TRADES HALL PRESIDENT, BRAKEN, SUPPORTS 9/11 TRUTH...SUPPORT HIM
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
9/11. Its time we all quit pretending. 9/11 stinks. Even Fox News...
GORDON DUFF: OHIO DEM ACCUSED OF BILKING DISABLED VET
MARCY KAPTUR ACCUSED OF "CHEATING" VET ON MEMORIAL PROJECT FUNDING
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
(Toledo) - Suit was filed in Federal District Court against...
College Educators for Veterans Higher Education (CEVHE) Formed
Far too VT encounter a variety of non-financial problems going to college that require substantial adjustment as they make the transition adapting from military to college life.
MAIDHC Ó CATHAIL: THE UNITED STATES FIGHTS AND PAYS FOR ISRAEL’S WARS
Interview by Kourosh Ziabari --
Maidhc Ó Cathail is a widely published Irish author and journalist. He has been living in Japan since 1999....
Veterans’ Group Holds Open Call-in Show Tonight
- Check This Out Tonight -
This is an Open meeting!
Operation Firing For Effect is getting ready to fire for effect!
Thursday October 21, 2010
Time: 9pm...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s New
From the VA:
1. VA To Help Pay For Vets' Home Renovation In Vermont. According to the Burlington (VT) Free Press (10/20, 34K), the "State Veterans'...
VA Ad Directed to Iraq and Afghanistan Vets
VA’s new 30-second TV ad focuses on today’s generation of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and shows the path a veteran might follow...
The Noose Looked Like A Necklace, Artistic & Full Of Vitality
ED Note: An interesting little parable. Perhaps not earth-shaking, but an exciting allusion to Great Literature, and certainly apropos to the circumstances of the...
Who Really Shot Freedom in the USA?
Drug Dealers, a Former First Lady in Red, Money Launderers, Tony Montana, Draconians, Misanthrops, Pychotic Predators...Join Johnny Punish as he takes a historical look back at FREEDOM. Find out who killed her!
JAZZA FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS BREADTH OF SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN STRUGGLE
Gilad Atzmon argues that the breadth of support shown for the Jazza music festival, held in London on 12 and 13 October, demonstrates...
RACHEL CORRIE CASE: ISRAELI SOLDIER TO TESTIFY ANONYMOUSLY
Family criticises decision to allow soldier who drove bulldozer that killed daughter to give evidence from behind screen
The Israeli soldier at the controls of...
VA Home Loan News | Veterans with Financial Hardship Use Military Forebearance Option
A forbearance is an agreement between you and your mortgage company to temporarily suspend or reduce your monthly mortgage payments for a specific period (usually between 90-180 days) of time. This option lets you deal with your short-term financial problems by giving you time to get back on your feet and bring your mortgage current.
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 956-10
October 20, 2010
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CONTRACTS
NAVY
DCS Corp.*, Alexandria, Va., is being awarded an estimated $200,419,995 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide weapons and systems integration...
Do You Trust the Republicans to Show You Christian Charity?
Do you get on your knees every month and pray that God stop the utility company from cutting off your lights? No you don't - you don't have to, because God answered your prayers in advance by blessing you with the common sense to go pay the light bill. The very same principle applies to have the common sense to vote. If we don't take the time to vote to protect our rights, the lights of this free society is going to be shut off just as surely as the utility company will shut off the lights in your home if you don't pay your light bill.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
1. Arlington National Cemetery To Be Run By Longtime VA Employee. The Washington Post (10/20, Davenport, 605K) reports, "Patrick K. Hallinan, who has...
Not All Wounds Are Visible
- Call 1–800–273–TALK (8255) to speak with a trained counselor -
VA is taking a life-saving message to cities across the nation, highlighting the Suicide...
How We Lost America in Ten Easy Steps
Whether God preceded Greed or Greed preceded God is debatable. The fact that all forms of government and all flavors of politics are the spawn of their unholy union is not.
Vietnam Veterans Needed for Documentary on National Anthem
The United States will soon mark the 200th anniversary of the writing of our National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. Aperture Films, a documentary and media production company located in Orange County California, is making a documentary and needs Vietnam Veterans to particpate.
Veterans with Financial Hardship Use the Special Military Forebearance Option
A forbearance is an agreement between you and your mortgage company to temporarily suspend or reduce your monthly mortgage payments for a specific period (usually between 90-180 days) of time. This option lets you deal with your short-term financial problems by giving you time to get back on your feet and bring your mortgage current.
ALAN HART: “ZIONISM AND PEACE ARE INCOMPATIBLE”
“ZIONISM...THE PATHOLOGICAL MINDSET OF TERRORISM AND ETHNIC CLEANSING"
By Alan Hart for VT
Zionism. At last somebody has said it in the most explicit way...
JIM CONDIT Jr: Help Make Attack on USS Liberty a Household Word
Is it possible to break the censorship NOW around the attack on the USS Liberty in 1968, and its implications today? Yes. Utilizing the little known Reasonable Access Law, I, as a congressional candidate, have been airing radio ads over major talk show stations in the Midwest since October 8th, 2010.
THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF AHMADINEJAD’S LEBANON VISIT
By Alistair Crooke ( Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran )
Our friend and colleague, Alastair Crooke, founder and director of ...
NYT: Secret Republican Donors Plan Take-over of U.S. Gov
- A secretive network of Republican donors is heading to the Palm Springs area for a long weekend in January, but it will not be...
Until When Will This Conspiracy of Silence Go On?
Conspiracy of silence: American and European silence towards these atrocious Israeli crimes, even their absolute support of the racist government in Israel gave Israeli soldiers and settlers a free hand to kill, torture and run over unarmed Palestinian civilians.
Camp Lejeune Hearing: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
- Jim Watters: "I don’t know about the USMC but in the U.S. Army, abandoning the wounded is the equivalent of cowardice under fire!"
By Dave Bedworth
On...
Sullivan International Group seeks US Military Veterans
US Military Veterans wanted at Sullivan International Group
Sullivan Joins HireVeterans.com
By Randy Miller
Sullivan International Group, Inc. is an applied science, engineering, and technology...
Honoring Veterans – 2010 Veterans Day Video
Among the primary objectives of the Veterans Day National Committee is to promote the observance of Veterans Day nationwide. We do this with our poster, teacher guide and other products. This year, we have a new resource available – a Veterans Day video explaining why and how we honor Veterans – not just on Veterans Day but throughout the year.