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A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals

An eBook by Tim King and Robert O’Dowd tackles the environmental contamination at former MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune, including the murder of a senior Marine Corps officer at El Toro. The book is scheduled for release in October/November 2011.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals tells the story of the thousands of veterans, their families and civilian workers at former MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune.

At one time, these were two of the most hazardous military installations in the U.S.

Planned October Surprise is No Surprise to Most!

Elections, a bi-partisan team of parasites... not some big revelation.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - Word has slipped out that the 50,000,000 (approx) Social Security recipients will be receiving a COLA increase in 2012.

Rumor has it that the increase might be as large as 2.8% (up from the previously projected 1.1% increase) but the actual figure will not be determined until October of 2012. The actual figure will be determined based on inflation.

Gearing Up for 911

Bush wanted to be a war president...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Ten years - a minor grade anniversary for a horrendous event that plagues Americans in ways most still can't see.

The Bush administration convinced people everywhere that Arabs were behind the attacks on America when in truth, most Arabs could care less about what happens in the U.S.

A National Nuclear Nightmare in the USA? Now?

Simulation Map of Cesium-137 Deposition Across the Pacific by CEREA Shows Contamination in US Greater Than That of Western Japan.

(FUKUSHIMA, Japan) - France's CEREA has the simulation map of ground deposition of cesium-137 from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident on its "Fukushima" page.

The End of Innocence Revisited

Our only way to become free in this world is to start to listen while knowing that we might not understand.

(LONDON) - The following piece is a commentary I wrote and circulated amongst friends on the 15th of September 2001, just four days after 9/11.

At the time I didn’t regard myself as a writer. I was a jazz musician preparing for the publication of my debut novel.

Read the UN`s Acceptance of Murder on the High Seas

Includes UN report: UN chief receives report of panel of inquiry into Gaza flotilla incident

(SALEM, Ore.) - Foreword by Editor: This is the United Nations report from their Website detailing their acceptance of Israel's attack on an unarmed vessel in international waters in 2010, that left nine people dead and dozens shot and seriously injured.

Israel`s Settler Army and Government Poised to Commit a New Outrage

One of the scenarios the army is preparing for, it was stated, is for Palestinians shooting at soldiers and settlers “from inside the mass demonstrations”.

(TEL AVIV Redress) - Israel’s settler-dominated political and military establishments may be planning to provoke serious violence to coincide with the Palestinian bid to gain UN recognition later this month.

Such terrifying dogs have not been seen since the Hound of the Baskervilles. They have been bred by an ardent admirer of the late “Rabbi” Meir Kahane, who was branded by the Israeli Supreme Court as a fascist.

EPA`s `Lethal` Action Threatens ALL Family Farm Agriculture - $37,500 per day per violation!

This overreach and abuse of federal power could be headed your way.

(ST. FRANCIS, Ks. No Bull Food News) - This unwarranted action comes against, Mike Callicrate and A.J. Jones, two of the nation’s leading advocates of sustainable family farm agriculture.

Mike and A.J. produce good food from their environmentally beneficial, humane, and sustainable farming and ranching operation.

VA Posts Online List of Ships Associated with Presumptive AO Exposure

Veterans claiming other conditions may file online at VA's My-eBenefits Website.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Veterans who served aboard U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships operating on the waters of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, may be eligible to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation for 14 medical conditions associated with presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.

An updated list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships confirmed to have operated on Vietnam's inland waterways, docked on shore, or had crewmembers sent ashore, has been posted online.

UN Allows Israel to Get Away With Murder

According to the UN, Israel's execution-style slayings of unarmed peace activists was “legal and appropriate”.

(LONDON) - The long-awaited United Nations inquiry into Israel’s attack on the Mavi Marmara, the flagship of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, on May 31, 2010 has ruled that Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip is both legal and appropriate.

The UN-mandated inquiry also ruled that Israel’s action, in which nine Turkish citizens were killed, was “excessive” but not a violation of international law and has held both Israel and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla activists responsible for the violence.