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Blue Button Reaches One Million Registered Patients
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that, during the month of August, the one millionth patient has registered for Blue Button to access and download their Personal Health Record (PHR) information.
Do Special Veterans Courts Really Work?
pecial veterans courts are popping up in virtually every corner of the country. Starting in Buffalo, NY in 2008, the mission behind establishing veterans courts was to address the hard issues behind the sharp spike of crime among new veterans: drug and alcohol abuse.
Obama: Improve Mental Health Access, Care for Military, Vets
President Barack Obama today signed an executive order that provides increased access to mental health services for service members, military families and veterans.
California Vets must wait longer for Benefits
The lack of fairness from geographic location, VA Processing time is fully detailed for the first time in an analysis by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Vets...
SEAL Whining Needs to Stop, Time For “Medium” Special Ops to “Man Up”
A bit ago it was a book about imaginary leaks and a SEAL team that killed a man dead for a decade. As a Marine combat veteran from the Vietnam War, where we suffered more killed than Marines in World War 2, a casualty rate 400% higher, the 38 SEALS that died in that war have gotten a thousand times more credit than the 45% of Marines who served in combat that died.
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for August 30, 2012
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is announcing the award of a sole-source cost-plus-incentive-fee contract action to Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., under contract N00024-07-C-6119, modification P00102.
F-8 Crusader Pilot Falls 15,000 feet with failed chute and lives! – Updated
- Marine Pilot Cliff Judkins - The Only Man to Jump Out of Flaming Jet WWII Style and Live to tell the story.
Free CaptionCall Phones For Hearing Disabled Veterans
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting our senior war veterans.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – August 30, 2012
A contract to 'refactor' the source code of VistA, the Veterans Affairs Department's enterprise system software, will be conducted in an manner that remains accessible to the open software development community, VA chief information officer Roger Baker said this week.
For Disabled Veterans Awaiting Benefits Decisions, Location Matters
If you’re a Northern California veteran who has waited a year for a decision on a war-related disability claim, you might consider a move to South Dakota – where the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs typically responds in less than half the time.
Foreclosures more affordable says RealtyTrac
Foreclosures or bank owned homes sold at an average discount of 32% below similar homes in the same neighborhood during the second quarter of...
Rachel Corrie and the Kosher Legal Stamp
The murder of Corrie was consistent with Israeli survival philosophy and with Israeli interpretation of Jewish statehood. This week, Judge Gershon left us with a kosher stamp for a cold-blooded murder.
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for August 29, 2012
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is announcing the award of a sole source cost-plus-incentive fee/cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to exercise an option to the Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, New Jersey, under contract # HQ0276-10-C-0001.
ISI: US Special Forces Back Terror Attack on Pakistan’s Kamra Base
As the sacred Islamic month of Ramadan was at its peak in Pakistan, the serene city of Kamra was attacked by a horde of terrorists in the dark hours of the night.
Remembering America’s Lost Conscience – Howard Zinn 1922 – 2010
America's conscience died long before Howard Zinn passed away in 2010 ~ but his words and thoughts gnaw away at our collective soul and remind us that no Empire can long withstand the loss of its moral bearings.
Bestselling author Marianne Williamson: Jewish, pro-Israel, and open to 9/11 truth
Bestselling author Marianne Williamson may be Jewish and pro-Israel, but she isn't afraid to contemplate 9/11 truth.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – August 29, 2012
On Tuesday, Secretary Shinseki addressed the American Legion at their annual convention in Indianapolis.
Breaking: HBO’s “Newsroom” Blasts GOP as “Taliban”
The HBO series, Newsroom with Jeff Daniels, a show demonstrating not just the failure of American news reporting but worldwide cowardice and corruption, this week has debunked the American opposition party. Most serious is the timing, in the midst of the Republican Convention
VA Researchers Receive Nation’s Top Award for Early Career Scientists
Four Department of Veterans Affairs researchers were among the 96 recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) honored at a ceremony held last month. The PECASE is the highest honor conferred by the U.S. government on federal researchers in the early stages of their careers.
VA Continues to Reduce Gender Disparities in Health Care
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released a report that shows improvement in gender disparities in 12 out of 14 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures in VA since 2008.
VA Expands Women’s Health Practitioner Trainings
The Department of Veterans Affairs has trained nearly 1,500 providers through its flagship National Women’s Health Mini-Residency Program, one of many training opportunities for VA clinicians to sharpen their women’s health skills.
The Majority are in favor of Home-ownership
An overwhelming majority favor homeownership over renting despite the housing downturn, according to a new study. The results were found as part of a...
U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for August 28, 2012
The award is a fixed price with economic price adjustment, sole source contract with a maximum $403,653,103 for several types of containers and container parts.
The Truth About the 2007 Invasion of Iran and the Woman Who Stopped It
- A Brave Loyal American Prevents a USS Liberty Type False Flag Attack - Saving Hundreds of Servicemen
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – August 28, 2012
Veterans! Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources
We encourage you to browse our list so that you...
Unemployed Vets Requesting Retraining Program to Enhance Job Skills
The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved more than 36,000 applications for the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), a new training and education program for unemployed Veterans to upgrade their skills for in-demand jobs.
Navy Vet Responds to Navy Week P.R.
All this summer, the U.S. Navy has put on a multi-million dollar dog and pony show called “Navy Week” in 15 cities across the country.
Texas Cities creating the most jobs
The Recession has affected nearly every person in the United States. But the recovery has fared better in some parts of the country than...
They Still Don’t Get It!
Robert Samuelson, a noted columnist for the Albuquerque Journal hit it out of the park in a column he wrote on Friday regarding Former Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton, Larry Summers.
Kosovo: America’s Nazi Colony
If you reside in a parallel universe then welcome to Kosovo, the land of Albanianization and Islamization and all in the name of democracy.
Rogue Army Propaganda Mob Bans VT
- Defense Media Activity, a Command at Ft. Meade, Censors VT for Political Expose on Romney
Are Human Rights Becoming a Tool of US Smart Power?
Some nonpartisan commentators finally recognize that current US foreign policy continues to escalate militarily as though on steroids. It has become evident that use of deadly force by a US-dominated NATO is not only outside the parameters of international and constitutional law, but also in some cases outside basic legal principles that have stood the test of time not only for decades, but for centuries.
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – August 27, 2012
A lengthy report on Marine Corps plans to take a deep look at the service's 'Never Leave a Marine Behind' suicide prevention program in light of eight reported suicides in July, the highest number recorded this year.
Is the Situation Conducive for An Operation?
The US had mounted extreme pressure on the newly formed democratic government to annul peace treaty with Maulanas Sufi and Fazlullah in Swat after the militants had penetrated Dir and Buner in April 2009. Alarm bells were sounded that the militants were at the verge of capturing Islamabad and the nukes.
U.S. Policies Contributed to Poverty in Latin America
The United States has worked across Latin America to enrich private clients at the expense of the pauperized masses, Professor of Sociology Emeritus James Petras of Binghamton University, N.Y., charges.
Extraordinary Increase: US Arms Sales Control Global Market
Weapons sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about Iran’s regional ambitions, according to a new study for Congress.
Texas Veteran Land Board Loans: Unbeatable Rates for Texas Vets
For Veterans living in the great state of Texas, the Texas Veterans Land Board has an unbelievably good home loan program that is effectively...
China vs Japan – Who is Stoking the Fires, and Why?
- An analyst that is only concerned with the material that supports where he wants to go, and ignores everything that doesn't, is less than worthless.
My Soldier – My Witness
My civilian life here, down in the murky layers of con and lies, appears to be clouded however my view is not so. The stain of guilt lies everywhere.
Prince Harry
It’s good to see the US media asking questions the tremulous British media dare not ask. Why did HRH Prince Harry’s police protection officers permit those photographs to be taken and who is covering their backs?
The Emperor Has No Clothes
That's not a reference to a brute for a husband or a bitch for a bride. It's a question motivated by the behaviour of the mindless louts who enjoy holding sacrificial lambs as hostages and killing those who complain.
Israel ex-soldiers say troops abused Palestinian kids
Former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories say that mistreatment of Palestinian children by troops is "routine" and occurs even at times of relative calm. A collection of over 30 testimonies published on Sunday by Breaking the Silence, a group of ex-servicemen critical of army practices, says physical violence, often arbitrary, is used against very young children.