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America Needs Pakistan`s Help -- Again

First Installment in a 5 Part Series.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Ordinary Americans need the assistance of Islamabad now more than at any time in the past six decades. That aid lies not in combating “Islamo fascism” but in countering the influence inside the U.S. of Israeli war-planners known for their expertise at provoking extremism.

To grasp what must be done requires a review of three related developments. First is a policy-making legacy from the era of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Soldier Warrior Grandfather
to Soldier Warrior Grandson

A WWII Army Combat Vet's words to his grandson serving in Iraq.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Being in the Infantry is like no other kind of experience. Basic Infantry training is almost nothing like anything else a young man will do. It is almost the measure of a man even if he is only eighteen.

The physical work putting muscles on a young man where none existed before is damned hard work. It is not surprising looking back that so few were “washed out”.

Congressmen Want Condolence Letters for War Suicide Victims` Families (VIDEO)

Burton-Kennedy Initiative Seeks To Honor All Military Families For Their Sacrifices.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - President Obama does not send a letter of condolence to the families of servicemen or women who commit suicide. It's a carryover from the Bush years.

Veterans Group Calls on Military to Refuse Deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq

Veterans against the wars overseas are seeing a rise in participation.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The veterans group March Forward! is calling all service members to refuse orders to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq.

They say it is a response to President Barack Obama's announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan.

No Enemy, No Negotiations, Only the Dead are Real

Accepting the fact that Afghanistan will solve their own problems and that no foreign power will do anything positive there militarily is paramount.

(CINCINATTI, Ohio) - When General Petraeus asked for the "surge" in Iraq, he also opened negotiations with top Sunni and Shiite militia leaders, opened not only "negotiations" but started passing out cash.

This combined with the "hammer" of a powerful new military force was the temporary military solution he had been tasked with, one that was, within limits, successful. The lack of real diplomatic negotiations after that has bogged the US down in Iraq where it now looks like we may spend years.

Pin-Up Girl Raises Big Money For Vets` Health Care

Gina Elise boosts morale for deployed troops and hospitalized vets.

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - Sexy Pin-Up-In-Chief Gina Elise, creator of the award-winning “Pin-Ups For Vets” Calendar fundraiser project, recently presented a $15,000.00 check to the Portland, Oregon VA Hospital to improve rehabilitation programs for Veterans and recovering troops.

This was Elise’s third donation to a VA or military hospital in the U.S. since she began her pin-up calendar project in 2007 to help ill and injured Veterans.

Obama in Oslo

Nonviolence is the strongest weapon we can wield to overcome evil.

(NEW YORK) - I was saddened by our President’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. He missed a chance to witness to courage and leadership. True, Mr. Obama was awarded the prize and did not seek it for himself.

However, even the Nobel Committee acknowledged that what they were rewarding was a change in direction, more than any concrete achievements for peace. Sadly, the Committee missed the irony of awarding the prize to a President who is waging two wars.

A Closer Look at Israel`s Role in Terrorism

“It’s very good….Well, it’s not good, but it will generate immediate sympathy (for Israel)” - Response of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when asked on September 11, 2001 what the attacks meant for U.S.-Israeli relations

(TEMPE, Az.) - Game theory war-planners rely on mathematical models to anticipate and shape outcomes with staged provocations. For the agent provocateur, the reactions to a provocation—as well as the reactions to those reactions—thereby become predictable within an acceptable range of probabilities.

With ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan poised to expand to Iran and Pakistan, it is time to take a closer look at how conflicts are catalyzed-by way of deception.

Oregon National Guard, NY Reserves Babylon Shoutout

Soldiers from The Oregon Guard and the Army Reserve out of New York, were recorded by Oregon Guard Master Sgt. Tom Hovie from the top of Saddam Hussein's palace next to ancient city of Babylon.

(BABYLON) - Members of the Oregon National Guard and New York Army Reserves sent a holiday and sports shout out for viewers here and everywhere else.

PTSD, Insanity and Murder: Supreme Court Affirms the Connection

There is only one good thing about this tragedy, Jessie Bratcher MAY now get proper care probably at a special PTSD Veterans facility in Los Angeles called New Directions.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - On Nov. 3, 2009 I posted a similarly titled preliminary article in salem-news.com on the Trial of Jessie Bratcher a two deployment PTSD Veteran from Iraq where he suffered severe psychological and physical trauma.

He was on 100% disability for PTSD by the Veterans Administration. His two tours permanently changed him.