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BG Asif Haroon Raja: The US must solve Kashmir Issue
If US is sincere to bring peace in the region then it must solve Kashmir issue
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja for VT and...
Veterans aren’t lying about PTSD
As the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) made significant steps last year in improving the ludicrous regulations for veterans obtaining disability...
Courts See an Increase in Veteran Offenders in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Consider it customized justice. A new 'veterans court' will initially handle cases involving vets who have violated probation. Many veterans being referred...
Air Force Academy: Lies, Lies and More Lies
From: USAF Academy Staff Officer's E-mail Address Withheld
Date: January 21, 2011 12:44:00 PM MST
To: Mikey Weinstein
Subject: Air Force Academy: "Lies, Lies and More Lies"
Mr....
Just The Same Old Dumb
I endured a moment of deep crisis this week, upon realizing that there might actually be more Pure Dumb in the world than I...
THE METHODICAL SHOOTING OF BOYS AT WORK IN GAZA BY ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCE SNIPERS
Our Silence is complicity
Shooting boys at work is nothing new for Israel, nor is shooting anyone else. The U.S. FBI calls snipers who kill for...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
DoD CONTRACTS:
No. 055-11
NAVY
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $1,529,224,045 modification to definitize the previously awarded advance acquisition P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft...
FRANKLIN LAMB : The Increasingly Volatile Pre-Trial Phase of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Can the STL stage Hamlet without the Prince being present?
Franklin Lamb’s Saturday Mideast Report — Al Manar
It appears that no acceptable compromise ...
As States’ Budget Woes Mount, Congress Talks the B-Word: BANKRUPTCY
To the extent that investors have been worried about anything this year, it's that Meredith Whitney's prediction of a municipal finance collapse will become...
“The Vast Majority of This Contraction of Credit Availability to American Industry Has Been...
This means banks are squeezing the country and you, and preventing jobs and a real recovery. Headline is from Washington's Blog. The Troubled Asset Relief...
ACLU Sues Seattle for Placement of Human Rights Ads on Buses
The ACLU of Washington filed suit on behalf of the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, seeking a preliminary injunction to uphold the Campaign’s free speech...
Anti-Immigrant Hate Crimes Rise with Hateful Political Speech
The federal trial of three Pennsylvania police officers accused of covering up the murder of an undocumented Mexican immigrant opened last week—reigniting critical discussion...
Dick Eastman: World China, World Jewry and the Destiny of Common Man
Every man is responsible to every other man.
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part...
Tunisian Revolution Shakes and Inspires Middle East
Every state and movement in the Middle East is reading into the events in Tunisia its own anxieties and aspirations
By Juan Cole in Truthdig...
Vietnam Veteran Marine, Bobby Muller Speaks Against Proselytizing and Christian Supremacy
That an extralegal chain of command exists within our military—extending to our military academies—is becoming more obvious as each new report reveals a clear and...
Jobseekers: Create and Write An Effective Resume Right Now!
How to Write the Perfect Resume - Resume Building Tips
Building a resume takes some effort, but with our tips below and our easy-to-use Resume...
Twenty years after, Bush defends Gulf War as ‘moral;’ Record indicates Bush insisted on...
Newly released files confirm Saddam Hussein tried to broker a last-minute peace deal in 1991 , blocked by President Bush who feared negotiations might defuse the...
VA – Helps a Lot of Vets; Many VA People Care
I often paint a negative view of the VA. People are universally O.K. though. An older Vet recently took his serverly wounded son to...
Appeasing the GOP: How to Save Progressive Fiscal and Monetary Policy from Obama
What's the worst case, and the best case, that we can imagine for the next two years? Let's look at the economics first.
By Robert Kuttner,...
How the Republican Assault on Health Care Could Backfire On Them
When it comes to health care, Republicans should be careful what they wish for.
By Robert Reich, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University...
National Guard Suicides Double in 2010
Hey, General Peter Chiarelli, the suicides must some of that 'risky behavior' done in blatant violation of existing Army policies and standards, you dolt! You ever wish the DoD had...
US veterans benefits office, clinic opens in Manila
MANILA, Philippines—The new benefits office in Pasay City of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) will formally open on Monday, according to the...
Dr. Ashraf Ezzat: Egypt to Central Park: We Want Cleopatra’s Needle Back
The Obelisk known as Cleopatra`s needle had stood in the sunny and dry Egyptian desert air for nearly 3000 years and had undergone little damage. In a little more than a century in the climate of New York City, pollution and acid rain have heavily pitted its surfaces.
VA Adds Chat Feature to Online Application for Health Benefits
WASHINGTON – Veterans will find it easier and faster to apply for their health care benefits now that the Department of Veterans Affairs has enhanced...
Curve Ball
This is not referring to the Iraqi liar who was the basis for the psychopathic, long-planned invasion of Iraq, the anonymous twerp who assured...
Some Desperate Glory…a WWI Diary & Videos
Jim W. Dean - "We lonely crosses do stand here, as sentries for soldiers who no longer fear, the shells , the gas, the machine gun chatter, and all the bad generals... for that matter.
WIKI-HYDRA: ISRAEL’S FAVORITE PSYOP JUST WON’T DIE
The hydra is a mythical multi-headed beast that regenerates a head (two heads at a time in certain instances) whenever one is severed. Israel’s Wikileaks intelligence operation is the physical embodiment of this slimy, slithery, fictional creature.
A Call for Action for Operation Desert Storm Health Needs
The others that served in Operation Desert Storm and their health needs are discussed. Updated information from Earlier edition
The Wire
Just see the The Wire. All five seasons by David Simon. Rarely is a television series as fascinating, engaging and educational.
None of the characters...
What 25 tons of explosives will do to an Afghan village
Leveling villages might not be the best strategy for American troops to make friends with locals. Didn't work in Vietnam though destroying villages did...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
DoD CONTRACTS:
No. 052-11
AIR FORCE
Goodrich Corporation, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems of Chelmsford, Mass. was awarded a $71,885,232 contract which will provide five dual band-110 Pod,...
Early Cardiac Problems of Desert Storm Veterans Demand Attention
Early cardiac deaths of Desert Storm veterans need action now.
JUSTIN RAIMONDO : WHO’S TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF RAFIQ HARIRI?
The Assassins of Lebanon
Tel Aviv has sent its troops into Lebanon three times since 1978, with US backing.
By Justin Raimondo / Antiwar.com
Those...
GULF WAR Anniversary Function NOW
Anniversary of Gulf War at President Bush Library at College Station Texas coverage
The Financial Stability Oversight Council Defers to Big Banks
As required by Section 123 of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, as chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC),...
VT Supports MRFF’s Demand to U.S. Air Force Academy
Veterans Today supports the January 20, 2011, letter written by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation to Lieutenant General Michael Gould, the Superintendent of the U.S....
Serving Up Palestine One Slice at a Time
110 countries in the United Nations have extended diplomatic recognition to the State of Palestine.
All recognize Palestine as including...
Not all VA programs the same
The Orlando VA had a meeting this morning on addressing the homeless veterans population. While all said that was being done sounds great I...
Obama Trapped by Myth in Afghanistan
In New York City, my hometown, as in so many cities across the country, a hard-pressed local government and a desperate transit authority are...
Veterans for Common Sense Supports Civil Rights Group Against Military Proselytizing
Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) supports the January 20, 2011, letter written by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation to Lieutenant General Michael Gould, the...
Organizers of Vietnam Veterans’ tribute to include anti-war rallies
Fayetteville's 10-day tribute to Vietnam veterans this fall should portray a complete picture of the era and its impact on the city - including...
Former Commander of Headquarters Company at Quantico Objects to Treatment of Bradley Manning
From DAVID C. MACMICHAEL
General James F. Amos
Commandant of the Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps Pentagon
Washington DC 20350-3000
Dear General Amos:
As a former regular Marine Corps captain,...