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VA Voluntary Service Celebrates National Volunteer Week

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) joins a grateful Nation to celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 15-21.

To: President Obama, New York Corporate News Desks and my Cyber-Attackers

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A few hours after "21 April 2012: Global Call to Free Mordechai Vanunu, Israel's Nuclear Whistle Blower and a New York Event" PRWEB Press Release went live, I received my first of the usual cyber attacks that have come at me since I went online in 2005, and I seize this opportunity to address them once again.

DOD Releases Annual Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Report

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The Department of Defense today released the fiscal 2011 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, as required by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2011.

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News April 13, 2012

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Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Leneski, a high school senior, has been volunteering at the VA medical center in Ann Arbor, Mich., since she was four-years-old. “Well, I didn’t actually get registered as a volunteer until I was 10,” the high school senior said, “but I started coming here with my mom when I was four.

At Coptic Pope Funeral: Hypatia & library of Alexandria remembered

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The rise of the Coptic church of Alexandria coincided with the destruction of its famous library, the desecration of its ancient temples and sanctuaries, and the murder of its last philosopher, Hypatia.

Tebow Column Was Error, Mistake I Was Wrong

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This is not a defense for stupid thinking, it's an outright admission, a mea culpa, a repentant confession. I wrote a bad column about Tim Tebow, the media and Easter, the other day, and I've been catching flak ever since. Deservedly so.

The Islamophobia Excuse

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Perry, Gingrich, and Santorum are all smart enough to know that Islamic law is hardly poised to dominate the U.S. legal system, but they are using it as the wedge issue to deny the patriotism of Muslims in general and fuel the demands to exercise a military option against Iran.

The Devil Sings Again

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Israel is the biggest threat to world peace. Time is overdue to discharge the Jewish State of its destructive power.

Zimmerman Questions

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Today, George Zimmerman sits in jail, protective custody, charged with 2nd Degree murder as we had predicted so many weeks ago. It matches the physical evidence, the story given at the scene when police first arrested him was an obvious lie.

The Vampires Of Wall Street – Unregulated Derivative Trading

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Behind the smoke and mirrors of a corrupt financial system are the vampires of Wall Street ~ the unregulated Derivative Traders whose feeding frenzy continues unabated and all backed up by the federal Reserve.

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for April 12, 2012

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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $98,800,000 not-to-exceed cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-priced contract to procure enhanced threat response redesign for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a quick reaction capability program.

Obama’s Iran Conundrum continues

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"President Obama has quietly signaled to Iran that the United States would accept an Iranian civilian nuclear program if Supreme leader Ali Khamenei can back up his recent public claim that his nation 'will never pursue nuclear weapons',"

Jonathan Pollard Stays Behind Bars

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Ynet reported today that the “White House announced on Monday that the US administration has rejected President Shimon Peres' request to grant convicted spy Jonathan Pollard clemency.”

VA Awards More Than $2.4 Million to Colorado Veterans Home at Rifle

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding more than $2.4 million to make improvements, including energy conservation measures, to the Colorado State Veterans Home at Rifle.

The Ghost Troop Nuclear Mutiny

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"Maybe the real Captain May has been dead for a while, and someone is using his identity. In the worst-case scenario, someone could pop a mini-nuke in an American city, and have a fake Captain May implicate Ghost Troop in some kind of trumped-up terrorist conspiracy plot." -- MAJ Bill Fox

Is it Time for Americans to Take up Arms?

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When Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act, apologizing for the sections that ended our consitution, civil trials, all human rights in America, I suspected something was going on I didn't see. How could Obama do this? How could he break so many promises?

1984 is NOW: A Cyber Conversation with Roy Tov

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Israeli dissident, Roy Tov, is a Scientist and Christian and a former Captain in the IDF with Top Secret Clearance who fled Israel to write. Tov is also a refugee and political prisoner in Bolivia, who raised the question: “Is Zuckerberg Mossad?"

Just Who’s Running The Show?

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Questions we should ask about an eleven year war.

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News April 11, 2012

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The Obama administration on Monday defended its decision to negotiate with North Korea as the reclusive regime prepared for a long-range rocket launch and a possible nuclear bomb test — two actions that fly in the face of the deal the United States struck recently with leaders there.

Washington’s Bizarre Kosovo Strategy Could Destroy NATO

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In one of the more bizarre foreign policy announcements of a bizarre Obama Administration, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that Washington will “help” Kosovo to join NATO as well as the European Union.

Between Kafka & Kabul

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I have been working with Sarah Gillespie for the last five years. Sarah is an incredible singer songwriter, a very unique combination of poetic power coupled with natural compositional skills.

Newsweek Reports – VT’s Imran Khan May Become Pakistan’s Next Prime Minister

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His is the most recognizable face in Pakistan yet Khan speeds unnoticed past pickup beds and rickshaws full of constituents, swerving into oncoming traffic and along the shoulder of the road. When two women from the wheat fields appear suddenly in his high beams, Khan finally flinches, jams the brakes, cuts the wheel, and then squeezes his SUV between them with just inches to spare. He quickly collects himself. “You need good reflexes,” he says.

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for April 10, 2012

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Harris Corp., RF Communications Division, Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $400,000,000 single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Capital Equipment Replacement Program of the legacy multiband, inter/intra team radios and the AN/PSC-5D multi-band, multi-mission radio with the AN/PRC-152(V) 5/6, AN/PRC-152A(V)1/2, and AN/PRC-117G (V) 3(C) in support of U.S. Special Operations Command.

Both Sides of an Argument : The Crisis of Zionism

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A perfect match of opposing views was the focus of two book reviews of Peter Beinhart's The Crisis of Zionism.

Obama’s Supreme Court Rebuff

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Many Americans still revere the Supreme Court. As one of the three branches of the Federal government, confidence in their conduct and authority is usually higher than Congress or the Presidency.
Sesquicentennial of the War 2010-2015

Debunking Civil War Myths – Long Proven Wrong

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- The Victors Write the War History, but Should Their Lies be Immortal?

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News April 10, 2012

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It is highly likely that North Korea is preparing for an underground nuclear test in another apparent snub of the international community, a South Korean spokesman said.

Disabled Airman Sues Government Over Surgery

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An airman who lost both legs during botched gallbladder surgery in 2009 plans to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that for more than 60 years has barred active-duty military members from suing the government for service-related injuries.

Pentagon Transitioning to New Military Health System

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The Defense Department is in the transitional phase of implementing its new military health system, Federal News Radio reports.

Insurer Caps WTC-Demolition Asbestos Payout at 10 Million

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Illegal skyscraper demolitions are a whole lot cheaper than legal ones.

Putting Palestine back on the agenda

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In my view dismantling the PA would put Palestine back on the agenda and a re-invigorated PNC could and would keep it there. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is about to meet with Netanyahu.

Second “Friends” of Syria Conference in Istanbul

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The Syrian debacle. All the glimmer and gloss cannot hide NATO’s and the GCC’s defeat in Syria.

VA Disability Compensation and Divorce – Facts and Fallacies

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Many military personnel, spouses, former spouses and retirees are victimized by myths and misstatements about disability payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and their effect on money issues in a divorce. Some people claim that VA benefits can be divided in a divorce, just like a military pension.

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for April 09, 2012

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Yale Co., a division of NACCO Materials Handling Group, Greenville, N.C., was issued a fixed-price with economic adjustment contract with a maximum $633,000,000 for material handling equipment.

Duff on Press TV – US Ends Night Raids in Afghan Deal

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It’s part of our right as American citizens to defend our homes. We should extend that right to everyone else.

Representative Bill Johnson announces the 2012 Eastern Ohio Job Fair

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Representative Bill Johnson is pleased to announce the 2012 Eastern Ohio Job Fair will take place on May 7 from 10am - 2pm at...

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News April 09, 2012

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Many websites offer information on Veterans education benefits and the GI Bill, but only VA offers detailed and accurate information on the benefits you’ve earned. Learn more at VAntage Point.

Tim Tebow, Bible Study, and Easter = Surprise Consequences

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There is one thing for sure; anyone seriously aspiring to be a Christian studies to “show himself approved.” A Christian does not take lightly the role of a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. It is a serious calling that presupposes great benefits for all of mankind.

Paradigm Shift Alert! They CAN keep a secret

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The first step towards ending the pathocracy is recognizing its existence.

VT Nuclear Weapons Expert – No Iran Nukes

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- High explosive tests being conducted at a military base in Iran are not needed for a gun-type weapon...says Clinton Bastin

Günter Grass Exposes Israel As a Nuclear Power that “Endangers” a Fragile World Peace

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A stunning new poem by German novelist Günter Grass, has “broken the silence” on Israel as a nuclear power.

Pastor Hagee’s Million Christians United For Israel

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CUFI now has as much influence with our Republican Congress as does the Jewish Zionist lobby, AIPAC.