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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.
Reaper Drones Hacked
US armed forces rely on drones to attack and spy on enemies without risking American lives. Since President Barack Obama assumed office, approximately 30 drones controlled by the Central Intelligence Agency have hit targets in Pakistan more than 230 times.
Inspector General Report: Indiana VA Flunks
We evaluated how well the Indianapolis VARO accomplishes its mission. The staff timely processed homeless veterans’ claims and effectively provided outreach efforts to homeless shelters and service providers.
Proud to be A Republican or Watching News (or Checking Drudge) Can Explode Brain
The Country club set has heads in caddy bags Living in affluent Naples, Florida exposes the Nutsos Why are not more of them embarrassed and ashamed?
Agent Orange Buried At Beach Strip?
Dozens of barrels of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange were buried in the late 1960s beneath what is now a busy neighborhood in the central Okinawa Island town of Chatan, near Araha Beach, according to a former U.S. soldier who has recently pinpointed the location thanks to a 1970 map of a U.S. base obtained by The Japan Times.
More Victims of Agent Orange
Some Vietnam veterans who have had or now has diseases brought on by Presumptive Exposure to Agent Orange Dioxin are not alone.
Veterans-For-Change Working to Assist Homelessness for Veterans
Veterans returning home from combat duty are under the impression they are ready and able to find work, and a stable, safe home environment.
Cowardly Attack by NATO in Mohmand Agency
The US is undoubtedly the biggest terrorist state in the world because of its long history of aggression against weaker states, double dealings, deceits and injustices. Its hands are drenched in blood of millions of people.
Keeping Veterans’ Claims Alive
Veterans often wait years to receive government benefits. All claims to benefits used to end with the veteran’s death, but a new law allows family members to step in.
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Nov. 30, 2011
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $29,703,712 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0088) for eight F414-GE-400 spare engines for the F/A-18E/F aircraft.Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – November 30, 2011
With thousands of service men and women returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan," the US Small Business Administration (SBA) is "welcoming them home with programs and initiatives to help them start, grow and expand their businesses.
America’s Police State and the Forgotten Oath
What Americans have learned is that those who take oaths and those who keep them are seldom the same folks. "Oaths" seem to come with more than a bit of "wiggle-room."
American Jobs Act Is Funded By Veterans Using VA Home Loan
To cover the cost of the veteran jobs package, Murray and Miller agreed to a provision that will keep in place higher VA loan guarantee fees for veterans who re-use home loan benefits a second time or more. The higher fees, set in 2003, were to expire but will be extended through 2016.
Congress Agrees: Take From Those in Dire Need to Subsidize the Thriving Fortunate
By Michael Thornton
Just prior to Veterans Day, Congress appeared to actually find the will to act responsibly and with bipartisan support overwhelmingly passed a...
History 1A…Going Back To Vietnam And Setting The Record Straight
Time to set the record straight on Vietnam
Meth-For-Sex Arrest of Colorado VIP Highlights Power of Alternative Media
Today's arrest of Colorado bigwig Patrick Sullivan illustrates the power of alternative media, which has panicked the criminal elite into resorting to the treasonous repressive measures that will seal their death warrants.
Banks Targeting Military Families for Illegal Foreclosures
Figures lie, some groups are counted, some are not. But the lowest figures available have one in three families, this includes active duty serving overseas, reservists and National Guard and veterans losing their homes since 2008. Two thirds of those are now "split up" with at least one member "homeless."
Israeli Spy and American Traitor Jonathan Pollard – Pressure Building for His Release
Why Do So Many Americans Betray Their Country for Israel
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Nov. 29, 2011
Twenty-five companies are being awarded a total maximum $4,700,000,000 multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract. Small business awards go to Apogee Solutions, Inc., Chesapeake, Va.
“We’ll Occupy” The 99% is Pissed and We Will Not Be Dismissed!
This Is Not The Way America Is Suppose to Be. We'll occupy, We'll occupy
HELL yeah
The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy
US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS protesters in cities across the nation this past week.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – November 29, 2011
VA is implementing a telephone support program to help spouses of returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans after a pilot telephone support program showed significant reduction in stress for the spouses.
How Palestine Became Israel
One of the most important and effective things we can do, on the international day of solidarity with Palestinians, to bring justice and peace is to grow our awareness by informing our communities of the facts.
Tribunal That Should Have Been Reported By Your Press, But Wasn’t
Bush, Blair found guilty of war crimes in Malaysia tribunal. Some proclaim there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that an international court would charge, much less convict, an American or British leader.
Isms Can Drive Us Nuts! What Is Chiliastic Millenialism?
Jargon is a technique for curbing outsiders from understanding what is going on. The jargon of theologians cloaks a whole lot of every day chicanery and turns religion into an enemy.