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Palestine Statehood Vote — Will they Seize this moment?
The UN vote is Today, Friday. News here is that Palestinians will not get enough votes to force US to use veto. UK and France will probably abstain, which is shameful.
What Do Joe Paterno And Eric Shinseki Have In Common?
Dear Mr. Secretary: You no doubt heard about the disgraceful exit that collegiate football icon Joe Paterno was dealt at Penn State University.
Twisters Non-stop
Another type of twister, a tornado, says Wikipedia is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.
Letters Home from Vietnam – Chapter 14 – Who Will Stop the Rain?
The rain is so heavy the planes coming in are forced to catch the cable barrier and the planes waiting to take off are stacked up ten deep.
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Nov. 10, 2011
CWU, Inc., Clearwater, Fla. (W911W4-12-D-0008); Buffalo Group, Reston, Va. (W911W4-12-D-0007); Global Executive Management, Hudson, Fla. (W911W4-12-D-0006); Multi Lingual Solutions, Inc., Rockville, Md. (W911W4-12-D-0005); Strategic Intelligence Group, Fairfax, Va.
Secret Operation Exposes Global Warming Fraud
This post is based mostly on a October 23, 2011 Presentation by Rosalind Peterson and Allan Buckmann at the Radio Liberty Seminar in Aptos, California.
VA Plans 3,000 Units of Housing for Veterans at 25 Locations Nationwide
The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and transitional housing for Veterans at 25 VA medical center campuses nationwide.
Risk Factors for PTSS in Iraq & Afghanistan War Vets Similar to Those Observed...
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers from Boston report in the November issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology that risk factors for posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS, short of full-blown posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD) in Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans were found to be similar to those observed in Vietnam Veterans.
Message to Stephen Colbert, Buddy Roemer and All Presidential Candidates
What follows is the background story of the questions I emailed and hand delivered to Buddy Roemer which have now become an Open Inquiry to All Presidential Candidates.
This Veterans Day Tell the Truth About Kosher Wars
Veterans Day is supposed to be about showing respect to military veterans. There is no higher form of respect than the truth.
A good friend...
Veterans Day – Warrior Poets on Display
Our war poems and poets...are becoming less visible, almost like a slow motion death sentence.
US Military Cemetery in Luxembourg
United States Military Cemetery in Luxembourg-A Remembrance for All Veterans Living and Lost
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – November 10, 2011
How to Help Vets after Veterans Day
Veterans Day is celebrated just once a year, but there’s a lot you can do to support Veterans year round. Learn more from one Veteran and VA employee at VAntage Point.
UK: Terror Vet and Wife in Suicide Pact – Starving to Death on...
A newly married couple forced to live on £57 a week killed themselves in despair after being 'abandoned' by social services, their friends claimed yesterday.
Spain: VT Covers San Sebastian Film Festival
An old brown metal suitcase pictured on a beach was the 59th Film Festival held in the seaside city of San Sebastian, Spain from September 16-24, 2011. It is the largest film festival in Spain and attracts attendees primarily from Spain but also from Europe and USA. What was the reason that a suitcase was chosen for the theme? It was because watching films implies going on a trip which takes us to new places where we experience new adventures.
Are We About To Betray The Palestinians… Again?
Russell Tribunal comes gunning for the international community...
2011 Marine Corps 236th Birthday Message
The Continental Marines were the Marine Force of the American Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist
Those interested in the U.S. political and legislative process - as it really is in practice, not as it is presented in college Political Science 101 textbooks, and not as cleansed or caricatured by the nation's mainstream media - will find this book to be very illuminating reading.
Israel Deports Democracy Now! Correspondent Jihan Hafiz; Most Gaza Flotilla Activists Still Detained
It looked like they were taking on an army of a foreign country," says Hafiz, noting the masked soldiers pointed their guns at the heads of those on board. Democracy Now!
Chemtrails as Weather Modification Traded for Profit as Derivatives on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Michael Murphy, Co-Producer of "What in the World are They Spraying?" investigates a connection between Chemtrails as weather modification and profits from derivative trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
PRESS TV Interview: Dr. Ashraf Ezzat on Targeting Iran
“The problem lies not in this chain of US-NATO-Israel command but it lies in the chain of obedience by the people”
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
The Shadow World is the harrowing behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, revealing the deadly collusion that all too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military—a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy.
Utah announces new tactic to help get vets jobs
BY JULIA LYON
Thousands of Utah veterans are expected to find jobs faster thanks to a new program that will help them get professional licenses...
Tightening the Noose: The IAEA Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program
A joint statement by the Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) and The Virginia Defender newspaper, USA.
Veterans Day Honors Service, Sacrifice
Until the 1960s, veterans groups used the red poppy as the symbol of Veterans Day. In Great Britain, it still is.
The Most Patriotic Coffee Shop in American
To honor veterans for our freedom is an everyday occurrence at "Americas Most Patriotic Coffee Shop"
VA Host Free Street Concert To Celebrate Veterans Day
Help celebrate Veterans Day with a free concert featuring Kool & the Gang and the Chil-lites featuring Marshall Thompson on November 10, 2011, from 3pm - 5pm at 810 Vermont Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Occupy Zionism
In the US, we are in the midst of a massive movement that aims directly at the system of government and it’s complete and utter contempt for the American people. This darn thing is growing and will have worldwide implications.
Veterans First – Not Veterans Last
The Department of Labor (DOL) has a "Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project" that is operated out of the office of the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Employment and Training.
Brainwashed For Final Ethnic Cleansing
Zionism has remained constant in its determination to take for keeping the maximum amount of Arab land (and water) with the minimum number of Arabs on it.
World War Watch, 11/9/11 – 11/11/11
The Zio-Globalist war against the Mid East has reached a deadly decision point, at which it must surrender regional initiative to Iran and global initiative to the emerging Sino-Russian alliance.
Dershowitz Lies and Glitches
As I said before, Mr Dershowitz, any place, any time.
Nuclear Curve of Binding Energy; Prophecy From 1974
My first series of columns, archived here at VT, were all about radiation and nuclear power gleaned from memory and broadcasts where Galen was a popular and fearless guest.
Remembering LIBERTY for Veterans Day: A Book Review and a Candidates Commitment
The attack on the USS Liberty remains "the only incident of damage to a major US ship since the sinking of the USS MAINE in Havana Harbour in 1898, prior to the Spanish-American War, that has not been investigated by the US Congress."
VA Announces Virtual On-Line Career Fair
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a partnership with Milicruit.com to sponsor a nationwide, virtual online job fair on Nov. 10, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. EST.
Need To Rework US Centric Foreign Policy
Pakistan was coerced by USA to ditch friendly Taliban regime led by Mullah Omar and help the US forces and their allies to capture Afghanistan by providing airbases, logistic support and intelligence sharing.
10 Million American Families Sliding Toward Foreclosure
Of the 55-million families with mortgages, 10.4-million of them “are sliding toward failure and foreclosure”---a tragedy that will depress the U.S. housing market for years to come, a result of too many houses for sale and too few buyers.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – November 08, 2011
The week of Veterans Day is a great time to connect with VA through social media. Learn the latest from the Department by “liking” us on Facebook and following us on Twitter. And be sure to connect with your local facility, too!
Theft, Intimidation and the Colonel Sabow Murder
I’ve been working with Dr. David Sabow, the brother of Marine Colonel James Sabow who was murdered in his quarters at MCAS El Toro, California, in January 1991.
IAEA Iran Report Thrives on Laptop of Lies
The 'DG [director General] of all states, but in agreement with us' was how the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano was described by the US mission in Vienna.
Sarkozy Says It All – A Netanyahu Truther?
Today we learned that many had been wrong about France all along, that Sarkozy has been independent and may have some guts.
Breaking News: Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is a Liar!
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Barack Obama that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is a liar. And Obama replied, "You are sick of him, but I have to work with him every day."