Monthly Archives: November 2010
WHAT DID WIKILEAKS REALLY TELL US ABOUT IRAN?
This is the story of what happened recently to Iran in the wake of the latest WikiLeaks document release, where US military field reports...
North American Aircraft Services (NAAS) Joins HireVeterans.com
NAAS teams with HireVeterans.com to Attract Military Veterans to Their Work Force.
By Randy Miller
North American Aircraft Services (NAAS) is a specialized service provider...
The Conservative Corruption of Progressive Thought (Reprise)
It is my firm belief that the appropriate attitude for a progressive to bring to every discussion is a firmness of thought and an open mind to divergent ideas. A progressive, by definition, should have the intellectual capacity to recognize that one can neither scream, nor insult, one's way to a solution to any problem. And what should always set a progressive apart from all others is an affinity for humanity, independence of thought, and a fierce determination to remain a seeker of truth above all else, regardless to where that truth may lead.
SMS Joins HireVeterans.com
SMS, A Veteran Owned Small Business Reaches out to US Veterans for Quality Employment
By Randy Miller
THE SMS DIFFERENCE
SMS is a company that...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
1. Obama Awards Medal of Honor To Afghanistan War Vet. ABC World News (11/16, story 6, 0:50, Stephanopoulos, 8.2M) reported, "For the first...
Dittoheads, race and the denial of history
- Without well-crafted appeals to racism, the modern Republican Party would be without a constituency. So the GOP needs to falsify and deny its racist...
Electorate Not Moving to the Right, Says Ruy Teixeira
- The 3% increase in conservatives among registered voters occurred entirely among Republicans and already Republican-leaning independents - not because of increasing conservatism among either...
Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service
WASHINGTON –Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and The Indian Health Service (IHS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will help both agencies...
VA Pilots Expedite Payments to Disabled Veterans
‘Quick Pay’ and ‘Express Lane’ Initiatives Work to Cut Processing Time
WASHINGTON – VA has launched two pilot programs to test new procedures that will...
Gideon Levy: IF YOU LOVE ISRAEL CRITICIZE IT
Dear American Jews, if you love Israel - criticize it
Gideo Levy, the most disliked man in Israel!
Today, your representatives will open...
REM: EVERYBODY HURTS (POWERFUL DUI VIDEO)
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THANKS TO TAC (TRANSPORT ACCIDENT COMMISSION of AUSTRALIA) and REM
If you have lost people to alcohol...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
CONTRACTS:
No. 1053-10
November 16, 2010
NAVY
Raytheon Co., Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $52,250,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract...
HOW THE ZIONIST PRESS REACTS TO CRITICISM OF ISRAEL
British Politician: ‘Israel is the Root Cause of Terrorism'
Liberal Democratic peer asks why world allows Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to continue – "Is it...
GRANT SMITH: AIPAC BARES ALL TO QUASH LAWSUIT
On Nov. 8, 2010, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) filed a mssive 260-page motion in the District of Columbia Superior Court.
It asks Judge Erik Christian to dismiss former AIPAC employee Steven J. Rosen’s $20 million defamation suit. In October the court dismissed all counts of the March 2009 lawsuit except for Rosen’s claim of harm over AIPAC statements to the press that he did not uphold its standards of conduct.
PHILIP TOURNEY: ISRAEL COULD NOT POUR PEACE OUT OF A BOOT…..
ISRAEL COULD NOT POUR PEACE OUT OF A BOOT...
WITH THE DIRECTIONS ON THE HEAL
By Phil Tourney STAFF WRITER
As a boy, there was a statement...
SIBEL EDMONDS: AIRPORT SCANS: TAKING MEDICAL TOURISM ONE STEP FURTHER
Boiling Frogs Beltway Buzz: Obama’s New Healthcare Plan to Bridge TSA, Department of Health & Human Services, & the Tourism Industry
Taking Medical...
Right-wing “radical Islam” campaign traced to Israel
- Who put up the money to send out all those millions of anti-Islamic DVDs in the 2008 campaign? Clarion, which has strong links to...
Coming home from “vacation”
By Chaplain Kathie
Thanksgiving is coming next week as people are planning trips back home to spend with family. They think about what to pack,...
Ditch the Deficit Commission
- What the Deficit Commission co-chairmen are proposing is a mixture of tax cuts and tax increases — tax cuts for the wealthy, tax...
VA Publishes FY 2010 Performance and Accountability Report
On Nov. 15, VA published its FY 2010 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR).
The PAR is VA’s report card, describing performance results achieved on behalf...
TacTalk: War Torn Veteran’s Day 2010
It is the eve of Veterans Day 2010. I sit in my apartment at a late hour and reflect on the seasons of our country, the founding of this nation, the promises and hopes for liberty and freedom. I think of the signers of the declaration, and the blood stained ramparts which bridged a nation.
ALAN HART: WHAT, REALLY, IS THE OBAMA-CLINTON GAME PLAN FOR ISRAEL/PALESTINE?
What, really, is the Obama-Clinton game plan for Israel/Palestine?
By Alan Hart STAFF WRITER
On the face of it the package of “incentives” Secretary...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
CONTRACTS:
No. 1084-10
November 15, 2010
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, dba IJ, a division of Reinhart Foodservice, Valdosta, Ga., is being awarded a maximum $30,953,824 firm-fixed-price...
Dear Geraldo Rivera: 9/11 Murder is NOT a Joke
This week, Geraldo Rivera was foiled in his attempt to "contain" the 9/11 movement, something exploding around the world. A Herald Sun poll in Australia the week before, 10,000 respondents, showed 78% support for 9/11 being an "inside job." A reasonable estimate for Americans is likely to approach the same figure.
JOBS FOR VETERANS: Industry Leader Seeks Veterans for High-Tech Civilian Work
To uphold their values of quality and integrity, NSTAR Global Services, Inc. is seeking to hire outstanding U.S. Military Veterans that are looking to start work in the semiconductor and related high-tech industries. To reach out to experienced veterans, they have joined up with HireVeterans.com, the top-rated job board for Veterans seeking jobs
NSTAR Global Services Joins Forces with HireVeterans.com
To uphold their values of quality and integrity, NSTAR Global Services, Inc. is seeking to hire outstanding U.S. Military Veterans that are looking to start work in the semiconductor and related high-tech industries. To reach out to experienced veterans, they have joined up with HireVeterans.com, the top-rated job board for Veterans seeking jobs.
MICHAEL HUGHES: US KASHMIR POLICY AIDS TALIBAN
US SILENCE ON KASHMIR EMBOLDENS INDIAN NATIONALISTS, EMPOWERS TALIBAN
By Michael Hughes
As ghastly as it was for an Indian diplomat to lexically collate the...
The Actual Factuals About the Democratic Loss in the 2010 Election
On the other hand, if the president had walked through the door and kept his mouth shut - as he should have, since the attorney general is suppose to be independent - freeing Attorney General Holder to investigate and then charge Bush and Cheney for lying to congress to take the nation into war; illegally attacking the sovereign state of Iraq; the conflict of interest, misuse of funds and corruption; the torture, killing, and displacement of a million people, among other war crimes, the Republicans would have been so busy trying to cover their butts that they wouldn't have had the time to cause so much trouble.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
1. Veterans Suffer From Much Higher Unemployment Rate In California. The San Gabriel Valley (CA) Tribune (11/14, Hines) reports, "Finding a job is...
America Recycles Day
VA Green Routine recognizes recycling as a major component of how we will green VA. America Recycles Day -- http://www.americarecyclesday.org/ -- TODAY November 15th.
Here...
WILL OBAMA JOIN LEAR IN THE STORM AND RAGE AGAINST ISRAELI INSOLENCE ?
Two lines in the fourth stanza of The Star Spangled Banner provide a clue to one American mindset that supports empire building.
By James M. Wall...
Road to Hope Convoy to Gaza Members Kidnapped
The Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy left London on the 10th of October with £500,000 of medical aid for the besieged people of the Gaza Strip. After travelling 4,500 miles through the UK, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya the convoy stalled at the Egyptian border on October 26th due to an Egyptian refusal to allow land access to Gaza. As a result the convoy leaders had little choice but to secure a ship at significant extra expense and delay.
SIBEL EDMONDS: THE MAKINGS OF A POLICE STATE
The movement against TSA’s systematic degradation of our nation seems to be gaining a bit of momentum; long overdue. A few lawmakers are making some noise. Let’s hope it is not for show only. Pilots and related organizations have been making a little headway. And we have more than a few citizens coming up with and organizing actionable plans and ideas. I hope none of this ends up settling for ‘little bones.’ By that I mean quasi cosmetic changes like: giving our CNN’s Fitzpatrick what she is asking for - a heads up and notice signs for coming violations at check points, or installing separate screening detectors for the pilots and flight attendants, or having the screener police touch and violate you using three fingers instead of their entire palm. We seem to have momentum.
Operation Gladio: How We Terrorize Ourselves
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Wikipedia's report on Operation Gladio is reproduced below. This is a threatened document, an important part of our history. Help preserve it.)
How...
The War Economy pits Social Security against Defense
It is going to take much more people than the Veterans and Military Families in the Peace Movement to be able to connect the dots between the fiscal costs of Wars and the threat to Social Security and other domestic programs. The CATO Institute provides talking points on how to cut the Defense Budget and save Social Security.
A general speaks out about his battle with PTSD
This man is a true leader when it comes to talking about his own battle with PTSD. He is not ashamed and no one...
ELECTIONS PUT PRO-ISRAEL NEO-CONS BACK ON TOP
Exemplifying these new developments is the rapid-fire rise of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), a deeply religious Orthodox Jew and pro-Israeli “neo-conservative” hard-liner who is...
DID BIBI NETANYAHU WIN THE MIDTERMS?
The Republican Congress isn't even in office yet and already it's screwing up the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
BY JAMES TRAUB
Foreign Policy
As a general rule, American...
India: HOLLOWNESS EXPOSED!
By Air Commodore Iqbal:
Yet once again, American calculus is faulty; premium placed on India is unrealistically inflated. Indian government would once again avail the opportunity and accrue short term benefits. Long-time sufferer is a common rural Indian, destined to live in poor social security and food insecurity environment for an indefinite time. For quite some time, stability of this region is likely to stay hostage to reinforced Indian arrogance.
SOUTH AFRICA ILLEGAL KIDNEY DEALS TIED TO ISRAEL
The biggest health care provider in South Africa has been involved in illegal kidney transplant operations.
Global Research
Netcare, the biggest health care provider in South...
Who Speaks Up For Holocaust Survivors?
Last week, 17 men were arrested in New York for defrauding Germany out of $42 million in payments to phony holocaust survivors. Tens of...
Jane Rosenstein: Chocolate Lovers’ Show in Paris
VETERANS TODAY PARIS DOES THE CHOCOLATE SHOW
By Jane Rosenstein, VT Paris Bureau
Photo credits: Lidiya Sevastanova and Catherine Szymanski
Chocolate lovers had the opportunity to visit...