Monthly Archives: December 2011

Whatever else is going on in the world, banking collapses, wars, current but forgotten were we to be honest, our lives and memories are of Christmas.

Actions speak louder than words. The actions of U.S. politicians let us know their number one concern is not their constituents. And it's not America.

Weiss Rating Agency was the only firm in the world to warn of the financial crisis of 2008 more than a year in advance.

Bob Hope-one of the greatest Americans ever

Another amphetimine driven marathon session with VT Senior Editor, Gordon Duff and Truth Jihad Radio host and VT staffer, Kevin Barrett. The combination of politics, hard intelligence, conspiracy theory and, most important of all, "little green men" is sure to delight the casual listener and enrage more than a few.

November 29, 1947 was the date the UN passed the Partition Resolution partitioning Palestine, more or less equally, into a Jewish and an Arab state.

The National Cemetery Administration will host a series of commemorative events highlighting the historical heritage of more than half of its’ national cemeteries that were created during the American Civil War.

The occupy movement needs to take a cue from Egypt, where the main protest is held in Tahrir [“Liberate”] Square and where the real enemy is openly identified. In short, “Occupy Wall Street” needs to evolve into “Liberate America.”

Two VT columnists, one from America and one from Pakistan exchanged ideas, concepts and concerns. This posting reflects questions and answers that are important to both of our countries.

West’s aggressive tactics and double standards continue...

Unresolved Kashmir dispute, inflexibility of jingoistic and scheming Indian leaders to reconcile with Pakistan’s existence as an independent state and their burning desire to gain unchallenged hegemony over all South Asian nations has kept India and Pakistan on the warpath.

We anti-Zionists don't like Israel for only one reason: We're anti-Jewish bigots.

People come up with all sorts of rationalizations for their bigotry and hatred of those different than themselves.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $835,000,000 firm-fixed-price, time-and-material and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a Foreign Military Sales Program which will provide the government of Iraq with the following: 18 F-16 C/D Block 52 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (12C models and 6 D models); support equipment; technical orders; integrated logistics support; and contractor logistics support.

A little more help in understanding Vietnam

The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a series of videos in which women Veterans describe their experiences serving in the military, ranging from their significant contributions to national safety and security to the challenges they faced during their service and after returning to civilian life.

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Both Secretary of State Clinton and Secretary of Defense Panetta have now gone public with concerns over Israel’s growing isolation in the Mid-East.

I consider it a source of pride, being on the attack lists of the SPLC, ADL and most Nazi groups at the same time. It makes me feel...American. VT, perhaps, and I consider it accidental, the most influential independent news source in the world, actually could very well be a Jewish publication.

New garnishment policy enacted by the US Department of Treasury. Below is the explanation of the new policy enacted by the US Department of the Treasury.

Jimmy Williams says "Money is the root of all political evil, and until we get it out of the game..." and he is right.

By SARTRE   Read the entire article on the BATR archive page http://batr.org/solitary/120411.html  

Roy offers her thoughts on Occupy Wall Street, the role of the imagination, reclaiming language, and what is next for a movement that has reshaped America's political discourse and seized the world's attention.

The best independent filmmaker HD footage on Vimeo is just wonderful

Reliable sources tell VT that the real threat is one concocted by the Gingrich camp and their Israeli backers, based on Newt's private promise of a full scale invasion of Iran.

Koblenz, the ancient and partially walled city at the confluence of the Mosel and Rhein rivers was evacuated yesterday because a largish British leftover from World War 2 made its presence known.

The book opens with a discussion and definition of ‘natural law’, which is law that prohibits any act which has obvious evil consequences to society.

However, as is always the case, what is "not said" is always most important. Sometimes "not saying" is the loudest rant of all. For those who have not heard "the rant," here it is:

The San Francisco Labor Council attracted several hundred protesters to march from the Federal Building on Mission Street to the financial district.

If Obama fails in his reelection effort, what could follow would not be a fictional horror story. It will be Iran: the Sequel, coming to a military recruitment office near you in January, 2013.

Americans won’t like this. Practically everyone else will: Americans simply can never admit they were wrong...

Nothing can stop this global revolution for it is already too big to fail and most certainly too strong to cave under the military repression of any country or state. The people have tasted the water of freedom but it has not quenched their thirst ~ they want to drink directly from that well.

Republican Governor Rick Scott was also photographed passing out Thanksgiving dinners in an East Naples, Florida shelter, which fed 7,000 families during the holiday week. Scott said “I care completely about all these programs,” but reality is that his budget cuts “slashed funding to some veteran and farm surplus programs that helped the homeless.”

Are We Burning Our House Down Around Us?

VA takes heat for suicide prevention struggles. The Department of Veterans Affairs is sincerely trying to prevent suicides among veterans, but it's just not succeeding, according to military advocates.

Six new members have been appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises VA on issues and programs affecting women Veterans.

Servicemembers who suffer severe injuries to the genitourinary organs will now be eligible for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection, or TSGLI.

Joshua Blakeney's Open Letter to Dr. Viminitz inspired mine It never ceases to amaze me: The academy, whose job is to speak truth to power, has effectively banned serious questioning of what happened on 9/11/2001.

The Arab Spring has created a historic opportunity for the Islamists after decades of tyranny and oppression and the world has no reason to fear it...

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $312,200,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification for engineering support for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program from Dec. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2014.

Our money went into the accounts of Wall Street investment executives and bankers...into political contributions

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