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PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: HELEN THOMAS
DEAN OF THE WASHINGTON PRESS CORPS TALKS ABOUT ISRAEL, PALESTINE AND HER FIRING
By David Hochman
For more than half a century, Helen Thomas owned the...
S4 Inc. Teams with Nation’s Leading Military Veteran Job Board
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S4 Inc. Teams with Nation’s Leading Military Veteran Job Board
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Social Inequality is The Mother of All Our Problems
The social stratification and social mobility both are considered to be pre-requisite for a developing nation to enter the developed world. However, the ‘class system’ cuts at the root of equality without which any country is fragile. A heterogeneous society like Pakistan is divided and gaps between different classes are widening with every passing day. Almost 36 million people live below poverty line. Half of adult population is still unable to read or write. The society is not only divided on the basis of social status and conflicting viewpoints, but also on account of the belief that the less privileged members of society cannot cross the insurmountable barriers between them and those blessed with comforts of life.
ERIC MAY: The New Hiroshima (Part 2, Nasa Nato Nozi Nuke)
HOUSTON, 3/18/11 -- One week after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 3/11/11, the pieces on the global chessboard have become clearer, and it's apparent that the sane world is in check. We witness a shattered Japan, a ruined nuclear power industry ankd highly fortunate Big Oil.
Army Plans New Guidelines to Resolve Denials of Purple Hearts to Brain-Injured Soldiers
Acknowledging that commanders have sometimes wrongly denied the Purple Heart to soldiers who suffered battlefield concussions, the Army plans to issue new guidance to clarify when such recognition is warranted, Army officials said Wednesday.
Sons and Daughters
Sons are treasured. Moms and Dads heap love, affection, money, devotion, property, the perfect girl for them, new cars, education and any conceivable advantage they can provide their sons with. Mom and Dad do not want their sons at war. Most American Moms and Dads however understand the world is not a nice place, that real peace is not attainable and that men must be prepared to defend their loved ones and country. Many Moms have a special mother – son relationship, time honored and very special. I know tough Soldiers - real men that proudly proclaim “Yeah, I’m a moma’s boy, I love my moma!”
CalVet Signs Agreements With Homeless Veterans Service Providers
Los Angeles – California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) Acting Secretary Rocky Chavez today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with several Southern California homeless veteran service providers, giving “graduates” from their programs priority consideration for admission to the Veterans Homes of California.
New York VFW Announces Education Partnership with Excelsior College to Attract Younger Veterans to...
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 18, 2010)– The Department of New York State Veterans of Foreign Wars has signed an education partnership agreement with Excelsior College, a nonprofit distance learning institution based in Albany, in a statewide effort to draw younger veterans and their spouses to the membership rolls of local VFW posts.
VA, AFGE Reach Agreement on New Union Contract
WASHINGTON – Officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) have reached final agreement on a new national collective bargaining agreement, their first since 1997. This contract will enhance VA’s partnership with the union, change the rules for teleworking and expand the use of e-mail in labor-management relations.
Pursuing Peace in Afghanistan
Last week, General Petraeus testified before Congress that the war in Afghanistan is making progress. While Petraeus may believe his comments, the situation on the ground contradicts his statements. Afghanistan is a country that is overwhelmed by decades of war filled with foreign military forces, armed opposition groups, and a struggling government. Since 2001, there is general consensus that American led ISAF has not resulted in progress for Afghanistan.
One Blue Sky Above Us
Kabul -- Before coming to Afghanistan, I spent a week with students and teachers from a Colorado College nonviolence class who invited me to join them for their retreat near Crestone, Colorado, in an area of the Rocky Mountains described as one of the ten most peaceful places on earth. Coyotes, woodpeckers, and songbirds were easily audible. We reveled in the quiet beauty of an area that is home to 23 spiritual groups, all of whom prize the valley they share as a sacred space.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
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Veterans In Politics Endorse Candidates for Municipal Election 2011
To teach, educate, organize and awaken our veterans and their families to select, support and vote intelligently for a better world and to protect ourselves from our own government(s) in a culture of corruption and to be the political voice for those in other groups that do not have one.
UN Authorizes Air Strikes Against Gaddafi’s Forces in Libya
SALEM, Ore.) - Look for a quick air strike against Muammar Al-Gaddafi. France said they could strike within hours. It's now dark in Libya, but a daylight attack against his forces appears imminent.
RESURRECTING THE WIKI-CORPSE
AUSTRALIAN PM GILLARD IN "SCRIPTED LOVEFEST" WITH ASSANGE
WE KNOW WHO YOU REALLY WORK FOR....THE 9/11 COVERUP "TWINS"
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Videos by Anthony...
Congress Must Act Now to Restore Earned Benefits to All Vietnam Veterans
Washington, D.C. – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Democratic Member Bob Filner (D-CA-51) announced the introduction of the Agent Orange Equity Act, H.R. 812, a bill that would restore equity to all Vietnam veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange.
Imminent Earthquaqe Predicted in North America
A CNBC interview with geologist,
Jim Berkland who accurately predicted San Francisco's devastating Loma Prieta quake of 1989, warning of a
'high risk seismic window' and potential for a massive
quake somewhere in North America in between the dates
of March 19th and 26th, 2011.
ALISON WEIR : What the Media Missed on Itamar
Murdering Babies is "Permissible" When They're Palestinian
By ALISON WEIR
US media have been widely and repeatedly reporting on the awful March 11 murder...
AIJAZ SYED : Why war is good business
But her fame as an artist and photographer par excellence has traveled far beyond the borders of the Saudi kingdom. The magic of her exquisite black and white images celebrating the stark simplicity of life in Arabia, including the great spiritual journey of the Haj, has to be truly experienced to be believed.
Palestine Will Come Together and We Shall Overcome Because of THE TRUTH!
[The World] -- "All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed…If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem."- Isidor Feinstein/Izzy Stone.
Japan’s 9.0 Earthquake Equal to One Million Kiloton Nuclear Weapon
... The deadly 9.0 earthquake was the energy equivalent of 31,250 combined Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bombs.
VIEWS OF IRELAND
"FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE EMERALD REPUBLIC"
VT DOES IRELAND...
Photos by Gordon and Carol Duff
DINGLE BAY, WEST COAST OF IRELAND (G DUFF)
DUN...
ALLEN L ROLAND: Jarrett Plays And Roland Sings Danny Boy
What would St Patrick's day be without Danny Boy being sung or played while touching and awakening the Irish in all of us: Allen...
BREAKING NEWS: UN Vote on Full Libya Intervention – VT Tried To Head...
Dear Folks, This additional 'we told you so' piece is not about stroking our egos, but about saving the Libyan revolution and the momentum of ridding Libya of its Neanderthal dictator and his corrupt regime. This be no means guarantees that democratic reform will keep them free, as elite corruption has rendered that institution a sock puppet for international mobsters, loyal to no country, or people...only to themselves.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
Veterans! Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources
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Funeral services honor ‘last soldier’ to leave Saigon
SAN ANTONIO -- A Texas man who was key to saving thousands of lives in Vietnam, has died. Retired Army Major General Homer D. Smith, originally from Breckenridge, Texas, passed away in San Antonio on March 6. He was 89.
Flugzerbotszone Uber Israel – No Fly Zone Over Israel
Introduction by Gilad Atzmon: In the coming days I will write a summery of our German tour, but I can already confirm that the amount of press we received here is huge. Clearly, the German press and public are open to discuss issues to do with Palestine, Zionism and the role of Jewish Identity. Our movement is growing rapidly. All we need is to be brave enough to speak out.
ALAN HART : Where might the “wrong track” lead?
In the early days of the demonstrations of people power on Arab streets it could have been said (some did say) that they were a huge setback for all the various forces of violent Islamic extremism. This because the demonstrations, in Egypt especially, seemed to be sending a clear signal - that change could be brought about by peaceful means on a non-sectarian basis. But...
Zionist tales of ‘passionate longing’ for Palestinian lands
The two sides can carry on swapping narratives until the cows come home… theological chit-chat hasn’t brought a solution nearer. Calling...
Peace is not yours to give, Mr. President
As I listened to a friend and colleague in Afghanistan a few days ago, the difference I discerned in his voice from previous conversations was visceral. That he unswervingly and joyfully dedicates his every thought, word and deed to advocating for peace in Afghanistan through peaceful means made his tone and tenor all the more heart-wrenching. Our phone connection was not clear, but I thought I heard him say something akin to: I never thought I would hear myself say that the Afghan people need hope now more than they need peace. What I know I did hear him say distinctly, however, was: “The people have nothing to lose now. They are being killed anyway.”
Jim W. Dean presents Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages.[1]
ALLEN L ROLAND: Possible Radiation Fallout Close At Hand / Protect Yourself
Those of us on the West Coast would be wise to increase our intake of potassium iodide over the next few days in light of the increasing severity of the situation at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. "It's clear we are at Level 6, that's to say we're at a level in between what happened at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl," Andre-Claude Lacoste, president of France's nuclear safety authority, told reporters Tuesday.
News of Korean War Suffering Was Distorted And Suppressed
The Korean War, a.k.a. the “Unknown War,” was, in fact, headline news at the time it was being fought(1950-53). Given the Cold War hatreds of the combatants, though, a great deal of the reportage was propaganda, and much of what should have been told was never told. News of the worst atrocities perpetrated against civilians was routinely suppressed and the full story of the horrific suffering of the Korean people---who lost 3-million souls of a total population of 23-million--- has yet to be told in full.
PAUL BALLES : Psychological warfare
The ability to contact millions through films, TV, newspapers, magazines and the internet is reason to pause to examine the dangers of a...
From Hiroshima to Fukushima to US!
[The World]---"It's like the third atomic bomb attack on Japan. But this time, we made it ourselves."- Keijiro Matsushima, an 82-year-old survivor of America’s atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
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STEPHEN SNIEGOSKI : Neocons’ Goal — Iran by Way of Libya
Although the neocons had initially been rather cool toward the popular uprisings in the Middle East which threatened regimes friendly to the U.S. and Israel, such as Mubarak’s in Egypt, they have reverted to their militant regime change stance toward Gaddafi ’s regime in Libya. In espousing this interventionist position, they are not as conspicuous as they had been regarding Iraq and Iran, when they had stood in the vanguard,
VETERANS TODAY EXCLUSIVE: RAYMOND DAVIS RELEASE – IMRAN KHAN & IJAZUL HAQ INTERVIEWS –...
CIA contractor Raymond Davis was released by Punjab officials after a reported deal was negotiated with the families of the two men he was accused of murdering. Davis was scheduled to be indicted for murder charges today. Security forces picked up the families last night.
Damage Control at the Dayton VAMC Continues
As Congressional Representatives in Congress continue to raise questions about how the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) has mishandled the Dental Scandal at the Dayton VAMC in Ohio, one Veterans Service Organization has downplayed the incident in defense of the VA.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
CNN’s Anderson Cooper reported on AC 360 Tuesday night that 50 Japanese workers suspended operations at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Northeastern Honshu.
Afghanistan: The “Great Game” of Deceit
The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, at the beginning of the 20th century aptly described Afghanistan as “a piece on the chessboard on which is being played out the game for domination of the world.”