Home 2012 February

Monthly Archives: February 2012

Veteran Owned VA Loan Captain Helping Veterans Secure Affordable Home Loans

0
More than 27 million military veterans are eligible for VA home loan benefits and that number is expected to rise as more service members return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Israel gas pump

Israel is Causing Increase in Gas Prices

3
As the Jewish state of Israel continues to pressure the politicians in the United States to take actions against Iran, Iran is taking action to defend itself.

Israel’s Administrative Torture and Lawless Captivity of Vanunu Mordechai

0
Feb. 22. No Freedom of Speech, No Freedom of Movement here, 26 year waiting for my Freedom Now!!!! Richard Falk wrote, “We should begin by refusing to use the phrase administrative detention, rechristening it as ‘administrative torture’ or ‘lawless captivity’.

US Veterans Deported After They Served

0
Keeping tabs on his U.S. citizenship application wasn't much of a priority for Marine Cpl. Rohan Coombs when he served in the Persian Gulf War.

Fox News Star to be Ron Paul’s VP?

7
“There is a hunger in the land for a game changer, and Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are not up to that,” Napolitano said.

DOD Works to Ease Troop Transition to Credentialed Jobs

0
The Defense Department is working to break down credentialing barriers for service members and veterans preparing to enter the civilian workforce, a DOD official said today.

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Feb. 22, 2012

0
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $58,337,555 firm-fixed-price contract for a not-to-exceed (NTE) option exercise to Lockheed Martin.

The Times’ History of Pro-Israel Coverage

2
Jodi Rudoren, Another Member of the Family: Meet the New York Times’ New Israel-Palestine News Chief

The Death Of MERS

13
A New York Federal Bankruptcy Judge named Grossman has finally ruled that the illegal scheme called MERS, that has defrauded both homeowners and large investors is nothing more than a scheme developed by bankers and mortgage brokers to also bilk the county recorders out of the fees due at title transfer.

Climate Debate is Another Part of Pincers by Humanity Haters

3
I have been a named columnist here at VT almost a full year, and this is the first time I've entered the “global warming” fray.

One-State Vision; a Republic of All of its Citizens.

2
A State of ALL its Citizens: The One-State Vision and Foundational Principles of a Republic in Historic Palestine

One State in Historic Palestine, An Introduction.

3
Note to readers: The Arab – Israeli conflict has defied so many generations of Israelis and Palestinians, so many Noble Prize winners, so many US presidents, so many wars, and so many proposed solutions. There is only one solution:

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – February 22, 2012

0
February is heart month and VA researchers are working hard on identifying ways to improve care for Veterans with heart disease.

VA Launches Personalized Health Benefits Handbook

0
Veterans enrolled in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs have begun to receive personalized booklets that explain their health care benefits and contain other useful information.

Veterans face job discrimination; feds are biggest offender

1
By msnbc.com staff   It has become a mainstream story – a soldier is unable to find work because of military obligations. Many of those stories are...

What Will You Do Under a Second Obama Presidency?

0
Do you remember the second terms under President William Jefferson Clinton and George Walker Bush? Even the most rabid partisans cannot say with a straight face that memorable government came during their last four years.

Exclusive interview! Donald Rumsfeld Defends Predator Drones

0
I was lucky enough to catch up with Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense, at the Edward Teach Memorial Golf Course and Scuba Diving Facility outside of Kingston, Jamaica.

Firsthand Account: Israeli Plot to Murder Former US Senator

6
CNI asked Mr. Abourezk about his experiences with the Israel Lobby while he served in Congress.

The predictable aftermath of the anti-CAP smear

0
I’ve written several times about the coordinated smear campaign to brand writers at the Center for American Progress as “anti-Semites” in order to punish them for defying mandated orthodoxies on Israel and to deter others from doing so. While that smear campaign, having done its job, is now winding down, the predictable effects of it are only beginning: CAP is now censoring those targeted writers, and those who defended them are now being similarly smeared.

The Pathetic Wooden Crusader Rick Santorum

6
The real danger to America's status and national security that Russ Feingold refers to in his book, I believe, is if Rick Santorum somehow, perhaps through some Divine intervention, shows up in the White House as the President of the United States, or even as the Vice President as some say he might be shooting for.

Intel Exclusive: Trillion Dollar Terror Exposed

50
Below is one of the strangest stories in financial history, one involving the US government lying about hundreds of thousands of sons of imaginary gold, illegal wire transfers and loans totalling $15 trillion.

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – February 21, 2012

0
VA Secretary Meets with Business Leaders VA has partnered with a number of companies in an effort to find meaningful employment for Veterans.

Ten questions Britain’s William Hague won’t answer about Iran crisis

5
If Mr Hague's purpose is to help preserve the imbalance of power in the Middle East so that a rogue regime, Israel, remains the dominant military force, he must be called on to explain the wisdom of it. Do the British people want it?

Top 10 Jobs for Psychotic Predators 2012

14
If you are a Psychotic Predator in need of a job, what are your top choices? VT Columnists chime in with their votes for Top Jobs for the murderers and con men who want to lurk in the corridors of power.

Pat Buchanan Avoids 9/11 Truth, Gets Fired Anyway

9
Actually, there IS one good thing about Pat Buchanan getting fired from MSNBC: Anybody who's managed to engineer an ebola virus that only kills MSNBC executives and pundits will no longer have to feel guilty about using it.

Child Protection Services Deserve Millstone Dip in Sea (Mt.18.6; Mk. 9-42; Luke 17-2)

12
All I did was have a video of Brian Gerrish speaking placed at the end of a recent, somewhat silly column and you alert readers filled the response section with eye-opening, important information.

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – February 20, 2012

0
The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its efforts to prevent suicide through several new initiatives that increase the availability of services for Veterans, Servicemembers and their families.

Israel Better Forget About Attacking Iran

6
Israel should voluntarily open its nuclear facilities to international inspection. Israel must sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and dismantle its own atomic bombs immediately. Israel better grasp what humanity is all about, before it is too late.

From Belfast to Palestine

7
"The methods and photos from Abu Grahib and Guantanamo were no shock to any Palestinian who had been in prison between 1967 and the ‘80’s. All the methods used in Abu Grahib were normal procedures against Palestinians."

Beware The False Signs Of Spring In America

7
As we speak, every possible thing will be done by the Obama administration to post a cheery spring like picture or billboard that America is rising from the dead and is built to last despite the economic cliff that lays directly ahead.

Days of Awareness and About The Money: Part 1

0
"I was a firefighter for twenty-two years and lost my house over $2,000.00"-Booker T. Perry of Orlando, Fl.

Uri Avnery – On Israeli National Suicide

7
- "since the Orthodox do not work and cannot pay municipal taxes, they cannot sustain a town of their own. They need the secular to work and pay".

Am I Being Naive About 'Unorthodox' Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul?

10
These are especially sensitive times, considering the presidential elections here, as well as in the Islamic Republic of Iran, . President Obama has, realistically speaking, no choice but to appear as tough or tougher against the Zionist-created enemy, Iran, when his Republican rivals, excluding the one and only Ron Paul, vow to attack that country if elected.

Weekly Reality Update

31
I could rattle on endless conspiracies, historical misconceptions and how television and phony news is mind control for hours. I am lying. I could do it for weeks.

A Wrong Turn to America's Destiny

1
The destruction of the American way of life by the destruction of it ideals

Pakistan Navy: Ready To Face Challenges

2
Whenever any country acquires some ambitious role, be its own or playing proxy to some bigger power like the USA; it changes the dynamics of the region.

Even If You Don’t Like Ron Paul You Should Watch This – Its only...

4
You can change the future. Stop the spending its bankrupting America!

A Story That Needs Retelling

2
I have a story to tell. This story has been told before. It can be found in several places on and off the internet, but not enough people have read it. If they have, it hasn't sunk in.

Buchanan Get’s It Wrong (Video)

19
First of all, I am a fan of Pat Buchanan. I respect his view, see him as the last of the real conservatives and also know he is one of my readers.

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – February 18, 2012

0
Veterans facing criminal charges who are in need of mental health or substance use treatment may be eligible for Veterans Treatment Court, if they live in one of the growing number of communities where these courts exist.

UVA Students Go on Hunger Strike for Living Wage

0
After years of dialogue with administration, marches, rallies, petitions, and public resolutions, the Living Wage Campaign of U.Va. began a Hunger Strike on Feb. 18th to urge U.Va to enact a living wage policy.

VT Weekend Concerts – Rock and Roll Classics

2
First up tonight are the Rolling Stones, U2 and Fergie at the Rock and Roll Hall or Fame in 2009.