Daily Archives: December 30, 2010
ALLEN ROLAND: AFGHANISTAN-MYTHS AND FACTS REGARDING OBAMA’S WAR
President Obama in bomber jacket
The number one myth regarding Afghanistan is that we are fighting this so-called war to keep Americans safe. The ugly...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
DoD CONTRACTS:
No. 1188-10
NAVY
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $69,098,221 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00383-06-D-001J) for...
Families Bear Brunt of Deployment Strains; War Is Only the First Cycle of Violence
Most policymakers turn a blind eye, But social scientists are just beginning to document the rippling effects of multiple combat deployments on families --...
Daniel Ellsberg urges people to support VFP
Daniel Ellsberg's message to Support VFP
This message was sent into VT by the Peace Activist group Veterans for Peace.
Posted on behalf of VFP by...
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
By Jeff Gates
The phrase “enemy within” brings to mind the image of a shadowy spy stealing military secrets. That was the case...
The 2010 “Are You Serious?” Awards
The Harry Potter Award to the British technology company ATSC Ltd for its invention of a “wand” that, according to the company, detects explosives,...
Anti-War Vets Drop Banner at Newseum
Security is befuddled when a contingent from the Veterans for Peace drop anti-war banners within and outside the Newseum in Washington DC, much to...
JAIL POISONING ATTEMPT: ACCUSED ISRAELI SERIAL KILLER, “MYSTERY MAN”
ANOTHER STORY "DISAPPEARED" FROM THE NEWS, "WIKI-STYLE"
"Prosecutor: Genesee County jail inmate tried to poison serial killing suspect Abuelazam
Suspected serial stabber Elias Abuelazam...
Three-tour Marine Sniper dead after standoff
The police are not sure if is this veteran shot himself or not but all seem to agree PTSD was behind it all. Whether...
No Palestinian Is An Island
As we close a year in which our country, our country, has aided in the slaughter of innocents; we ask: What were the Israeli...
Message from Willie Nelson
From our friends at Operation Firing For Effect comes a message from Willie Nelson. Nelson keeps rocking!
Wall Street’s 10 Biggest Lies—As told by financial elites and their Congress
What a great year for Wall Street: profits up, bonuses up and, best of all, criticism down, especially from Washington.
Photographer Snapped Iconic Postwar Image
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (12/29, Perez) reports, "Robert Ebert, a former Honolulu Star-Bulletin photographer who was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1946 for his...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
1. VA Changing To Help New Types Of Veterans. NPR's (12/29) "Talk Of The Nation" features a 29...
HAVE YOU HEARD?
At VA’s Togus National Cemetery in Maine, funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided the money needed to finally restore the...
Blasting War All the Time
An inspiring soliloquy by Chris Hedges to those preparing for arrest in front of the White House protesting the continuous wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan...