Monthly Archives: December 2011
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – December 02, 2011
Looking to head back to school? Visit VA’s GI Bill page to apply for benefits online, browse frequently asked questions, and read a guide for choosing the right school for you.
VA Recognizes World AIDS Day
The Department of Veterans Affairs is observing World AIDS Day on Thursday, Dec. 1, the 30th anniversary of the identification of the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Pope John Paul II’s Attempted Assassination
Intended To Help Cover Up Reagan's
The Misunderstood War…Vietnam
History revisionists beware...we are on to you!
OWS, RT, Russia, What’s Next?
RT (Russia Today TV News Network) has covered the Occupy Wall Street movement so extensively and boldly that it begs the question: What does the Kremlin have to do with the OWS movement?
UK Government Spoiling For A Fight With Iran
In his speeches Foreign Secretary William Hague is very hot on international responsibilities but does he practise what he preaches?
We Are All Palestinians
Technology offers us a unique opportunity to democratise the realm of thoughts, ideas and action. It’s a window of opportunity and we’d better make the most of it.
Attack by NATO Will Prove Costly For USA
The total strength of ISAF in Afghanistan exceeds that of any foreign military force ever before stationed in that country.
U.S. Expanding Drone Bases To Assassinate Suspects
Forecasting a future of robotic warfare in which perverted science is put at the service of its Empire, the U.S. has built 60 bases around the world for its unmanned, remotely controlled killer drone warplanes. And more bases are under construction.
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Dec. 01, 2011
Raytheon Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded a $67,407,373 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-5202) for design agent and engineering support services in support of the Cooperative Engagement Capabilities (CEC) Program.
Funders Behind NYPD’s Mysterious Private ‘Counter-Terrorism’ Foundation
The rent- a-cop industry is doing well! Five foundations gave a total of $112,000 to the NYPD Counter-Terrorism Foundation. By Eli Clifton and Ali Gharib / Think Progress
Caring Enough to Help Recover Veteran’s Lost Historical Keepsakes
A nurse at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) recently helped recover an important piece of Vietnam War history using a special nursing technique.
VA, Writing Help Iraq War Veteran Cope with PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury
Iraq War Veteran Amber Stone, a native of Claremore, Okla., has always loved to write – from short stories to poems to journal entries and internet blogs.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – December 01, 2011
December 1 is World AIDS Day. View VA's HIV/AIDS homepage to learn facts about the disease, signs and symptoms, treatment options, and how to get tested at your local VA facility.
“Occupy HUD” Movement Gains Traction
Forget about Occupy Wall Street. My readers and other Veteran Advocates nationwide say "Occupy HUD" and ask How many Iraqi or Afghanistan Combat Wounded Veterans Live in HUD Subsidized or Disability Housing?
The Truth About the National Defense Authorization Act
Orwellian Nightmare Law Empowers Cover-Ups. The law, how do we describe it, is very clear. It creates a permanent state of martial law in the United States, unlimited wire tapping, unlimited warrant-less searches, "stop, search and question" checkpoints at state borders, no more right to legal counsel.
Herman Cain And The Rise Of Newt Gingrich
A Club of Liars, Demagogues, and Fools. They lie, deceive, scuffle and speak every manner of idiocy. And they expose a political, economic, geographic and historical ignorance compared to which George W. Bush sounds like a scholar. Even the party’s boosters are horrified by the spectacle…
In Washington, The Pakistan-Bashers Having a Field Day Avoiding U.S. Responsibility
America: The “Ally From Hell” screams the cover of this month’s Atlantic. But the reality could not be further from the self-righteous claims persistently emanating from Washington’s complainers.