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New Congressional Bill For Navy Vietnam War Veterans

We veterans need help from the American people. We need public support for action. We ask you to urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Bill. Without public support, nothing happens.

(MEDIA, PA) - The 112th Congress failed to pass law for Vietnam War veterans. The law would have afforded all U.S. Navy Vietnam vets VA benefits.

New House Bill HR-543, The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. This Bill was introduced to the 113th Congress by Congressman Gibson (NY). The Bill if passed will afford VA benefits to all U.S. Naval personnel engaged in the Vietnam war who served at sea never having boots on ground for Agent Orange exposure.

Toxic Vapors Found in Google Offices

TCE vapors reach unacceptable levels; efforts to remedy it in progress.

(MOUNTAIN VIEW mv-voice.com) - A carcinogen was found to be seeping up from contaminated soil into buildings at Google's building in Mountain View.

Hagel In The Dock: The Aipac Dog Bites A Man

There may not be a magic bullet to end the Zionist domination of the American political process...

(JACKSON, Miss. Sabbah Report) - The doings in the US Senate over the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense are illustrative of many things, not all of which are what they seem to be at first glance.

We have a few days now before this plays out, and therefore an opportunity to reflect on the dynamics at work here.

Take Action and Introduce a Law to Stop Inciting Hatred in Sri Lanka

The trend is quite dangerous and human causalities will be imminent if this carries on.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - After the 30 year old bloody war between LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) now we seems building up for another one. This time it is against the second minority the Muslims.

The pioneer in the build is an organisation called Bodu Bala Sena, followed by other groups including Jathika Hela Urumaya who is a government ally.

Washington JCRC Launches Legal Fund to Help `Wrongfully Imprisoned` Jews

Funds also will be used to cover costs associated with advocating for the prisoners.

(LONDON) - JTA (The Global News Service of the Jewish People) reported yesterday on a "new legal defense fund for Jews seen as being held wrongfully because of their Jewishness"

The fund will help cover the defense of Jews in the United States and throughout the world who the Jewish Community Relations council believes have been wrongfully charged or imprisoned.

Waging War Over Natural Gas

Tracing the money trail between the proposed Afghan pipeline and Keystone XL.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Throughout the 1990's, major U.S. oil companies attempted to gain the rights to huge reserves of natural gas in Central Asia, mostly located in Kazakhstan.

In order to get the liquid natural gas from Kazakhstan, a pipeline needed to be constructed, and Unocal had the lead role. Enron was also directly involved. They proposed a 1,300 kilometre pipeline that would span from the Caspian Sea to the Arabian Sea.

Dozens Dead in Central Damascus Bombing

Al Jazeera’s Rula Amin, reporting from Beirut in neighbouring Lebanon, said the explosion took place in a heavily fortified area.

(DAMASCUS al Jazeera) - At least 42 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in a powerful car bomb targeting the ruling Baath Party headquarters in central Damascus on Thursday, state media and activists say.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based anti-government rights group, said the attack took place in the capital's central Mazraa neighbourhood on Thursday...

Some Context for What`s Transpiring in Pakistan and What Not to do in the Upcoming 2013 Elections

Com'on you idle spectators and bullshit purveyors (those who deliver crap in the opportunity they get in the media), all my good friends I am sure.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The New SAVAK in Pakistan, the latest spate of shia killings, should be examined in the context given below and the senseless creation of “revolutionary times” across the world will begin to make sense.

Pakistan is a component of it. ld will begin to make sense. Pakistan is a component of it. That component is tickled through sectarianism as that is the genius of our peoples.

Fast Times in Palestine: A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland by Pamela Olson

A Gripping Travel Memoir that Challenges Western Ways of Thinking About the Middle East and Beyond.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Many Westerners’ knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is informed by headlines and foreign policy.

Until then, Pamela Olson was no exception— but in 2003, she was immersed in the realities of Palestinian life.

Want to Bash A Dead, White Male? Try Karl Marx!

Most miss the fact that Marx was an adamant racist.

(WASHINGTON DC) - One dead white male who remains in vogue among campus radicals----is Karl Marx.

What has been widely overlooked by those who are keeping the Marxist flame alive is the man's blatant racism.