Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Guardian reported today that British PM David Cameron has stepped down as a patron of the Jewish National Fund.

Don't let the U.S. sailors and Marines who were murdered by the Jewish state of Israel on June 8, 1967 die in vain. Never forget!

When you consider that al Qaeda was at the time of its inception an Osama bin Laden led asset of the CIA, created under the auspices of George H. W. Bush, then Director of the CIA, whose family had been long-time intimate business and social associates of the bin Laden family, and that although Osama bin Laden is probably dead by one means or another by now, there is little evidence that the situation between the CIA and "al Qaeda" has changed, it is not too difficult to figure out who the writers are referring to whom they describe as "foreign authority and intelligence network".

If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign launched at the Indianapolis 500. Any other attempt to scare the public?

More than 70 years of flying experience came to a close after one last flight in a Piper Saratoga aircraft in Valdosta, Ga.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier will be named the USS John F. Kennedy.

Anyone who has ever been a delegate to a decision-making gathering like a national Democratic or Republican national nominating convention, knows this drill. By James M. Wall

149 killed this year in Afghanistan and 24 in Iraq. Almost six months of combat 173 killed. This is day 149 of this year meaning at least 2,682 veterans have taken their own lives so far.

"When I lost all my platoon leaders, each man knew what was expected from him...move to the enemy guns."

"Interesting scenario, rather bold and challenging to the elite. I admire your courage and forthrightness; however, it is not always a healthy approach to certain discreet matters. I cannot help to wonder why The Powers That Be have allowed you to carry on so far." -- Michael "Doc" Stovall

Here are some thought provoking quotes and thoughts to mull over on memorial Day 2011 and then a must see 5 minute video of Ron Paul speaking on the House floor about the death of the Republic as Defense Authorization Act H.R. 1540, aka The Forever War Act of 2012, was recently overwhelmingly approved.

Faced with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s absolutism, US President Barack Obama’s natural tendency to compromise is untenable and renders him weak and ineffectual.

TIKKUN in Hebrew means mend, repair and transform the world. Keep Hope Alive, the book by Eileen Fleming sheds light good energy towards all men.

How many times must a parent bury a child? I had the opportunity to visit the residence of the Qaddafi family, bombed to smithereens by NATO. For a leader, the house seemed small in comparison, say, to the former Clinton family home in Chappaqua or the Obama family home.

"The reactors are releasing as much as a Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company) measured 10 Quadtrillion (10,000 Trillion Bq) radioactive counts per second of deadly radioactive smoke particles into the Earth’s atmosphere."

Rae Abileah explains protest of Netantahu at the US Congress and her physical trauma suffered by attackers.

Enjoy this amazing rockin' memorial day salute by some crazy guys in the middle of the street.

Conversations between Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes and a planeload of young American soldiers en route to Saigon -- and a war-weary group headed home

In early October of last year a team from Operation Firing For Effect (OFFE) traveled to Key West Florida to assist Retired U.S. Army veteran Ernest Pridemore in his divorce hearing. Unable to locate an attorney willing to fight to protect his veteran’s benefits, Pridemore was forced to represent himself.

One day after Sarah Palin announced her bus tour, a group sponsoring a Memorial Day weekend event she plans to attend said they never invited her.

As former employees in the private sector, both Secretary Shinseki and I have been in the shoes of small business owners–trying to navigate the ins and outs of the General Services Administration (GSA), and figure out how to secure federal government contracts.

Among active-duty soldiers, there were 16 potential suicides: none have been confirmed as suicide, and 16 remain under investigation.

A handheld device that would give new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to warfighters and an airframe equipped with "plug and play" sensors are among new technologies being tested during U.S. Joint Forces Command's Empire Challenge 2011 demonstration.

A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani terrorist network leader and several of his associates in the Gardez district of Afghanistan's Paktia province yesterday, military officials reported.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met with Pakistani leaders today in an effort to shore up relations between the United States and Pakistan.

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $744,129,956 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) for the procurement of the detail design and construction of two mobile landing platform ships.

Memorial Day weekend in 2004 was a special time for me. My family drove to Chicago to watch me graduate from U.S. Navy Boot Camp with my fellow sailors in Recruit Division 184.

Veterans and community members came together May 27 to remember service members who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

From parades to somber ceremonies and moments of silence, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, Americans will honor the sacrifices of military men and women who paid the ultimate price in their service to our nation.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited New Delhi on May 25-27 to launch the first-ever U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue—a critical step forward in the ongoing partnership between the United States and India to strengthen homeland security and counterterrorism collaboration and ensure the safety and security of both nations.

About a year ago, I had the honor of attending a dignified transfer for two soldiers who had been killed just a few days prior in Afghanistan.

According to Fort Hood officials, during the week of April 10th-16th there were 11 cases of domestic violence and two reported cases of sexual assault. From May 8th-14th, there were 10 reported cases of domestic violence and three cases of sexual assault.

As our Nation marks the 150th anniversary of the first year of the Civil War, this weekend we observe Memorial Day, a tradition that originated following the toll that terrible conflict levied upon our Nation.

Yesterday, the Senate confirmed BG Allison Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits and Mr. Steve Muro, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs

Memorial Day: A day to remember, with family. The date was chosen possibly because flowers would be in bloom all over the country, according to the US Department of Veteran Affairs. The official birthplace of Memorial Day was declared in 1966, when Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared …

A vicious poem from the upcoming book "Love and War: My First Thirty Years of Writing by Lee Ballinger"

With 41 applause interruptions and 29 standing ovations, even with some appearing half-hearted and somewhat forced, Congress sent a message that the Legislative branch, increasingly* *under the control of a foreign power, and not the Executive branch, will continue to determine American policy toward Israel and the Middle East -- by Franklin Lamb

TAP program eases the burden for military personnel transitioning to civilian life

The answer to AIPAC is not another J-Street lobby attempting to buy the very few remaining unaffiliated American politicians.

The ‘hands off international politics’ should be immediate Jewish call to their relentless lobbies but that's not going to happen.

Jonathan Kay’s "Among the Truthers" was written to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the contested events of 9/11. Its contents illustrate the strategic geopolitical importance of the public’s changing perception of September 11, 2001.

By the time I booked my flight, Ms. Thomas had been “disinvited” to speak at Move AIPAC Over because of the pressure from a few particular people who had still not gotten over her flaming honesty expressed on 27 May 2010, in a courtyard at the White House. Their shortsightedness led to one of the highlights of my 57 years of life.

Mubarak will face trial with his two sons, who are in a Cairo prison. The date and location has not yet been decided. An official inquiry found that at least 846 people were killed during the revolt that ousted Mubarak on February 11, many of them from gunshot wounds.