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Obama Must Negotiate with Taliban About Afghan Self-Determination & Capture of Osama bin Laden

“Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - Americans oppose insurgency – so much so that President Obama’s Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, has testified before Congress that the administration plans to send 33,000 more American troops and spend an additional $100 billion in Afghanistan.

All this to continue a war against insurgent Taliban forces battling the regime of President Hamid Karzai, which is not only widely regarded as being extremely corrupt, but has also been implicated in heroin-trafficking.

Medical Marijuana: Ancient and Modern History, Current Therapeutic Eruptions

I am also heartened by the knowledge that maybe there are about a thousand MJ Dispensaries in California and the Governator tacitly approves of them.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The ancient history of cannabis/marijuana is even more interesting than its present use as a modern medical miracle.

Taliban Sends Open Dispatch to General McChrystal, US Commander in Afghanistan

Applying all the forces; ousted in culmination.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - A group Salem-News.com is closely associated with, Veterans Today Military Veterans & Foreign Affairs Journal, is constantly turning up news that other media fails to examine and address.

Our writer Gordon Duff is one of the main players with this group, and their work led to this dispatch from a group claiming to be or at least speak for, the Taliban.

Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan Kills Vancouver, Washington Soldier

The family asks that others please pray for our brave young men and women, and their families, who risk their lives to try to keep us safe at home.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - "The words you never want to hear from a military officer or policeman. We heard them today."

That is how the family of Elijah Rao began their post on a blog Saturday. Elijah Rao and his family paid the nation's ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb planted by terrorists snatched his life away this weekend.

DOD Task Force On Sexual Assault Submits Findings, Recommendations

The task force based its assessment on data collected over a 15-month period at 60 sites around the world.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The DoD Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services recently submitted its congressionally-mandated report to the secretary of defense.

The report finds DoD has made progress in improving the response to victims' needs, but calls for DoD to do more to fully address the spectrum of sexual assault prevention and response.

Marijuana, Autism and Andy Dworkin
Autism is a Big Industry

Autism and its several related brain diseases have been strongly helped by cannabis/marijuana which mimic the bodies own hormone, anandamide. This may be lacking in these autistic patients.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I have already described my outstanding surprise about ABC News touting marijuana for autism, and also the dozens of emails from that story and my own postings.

The brouhaha didn’t really surprise me. After seeing the REEFER MADNESS movie 6 times nothing of this really surprises me.

Government Medical Care or No Medical Care: for Most the Choice is Clear

A group led by more than 60 generals, says an overwhelming number of young people don't qualify for military service; we examine the connection to U.S. healthcare.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - A report from the group, "Mission: Readiness", indicates that 75% of young Americans are not eligible for military service.

This is the reality for about 40 million Americans. I’m sure many cannot see the connection to our current healthcare crisis, I will try to explain.

3 Trillion Dollars Down the Drain!

To put some historical perspective on this loss of standing, keep in mind that the U.S. was home to half the world’s productive capacity in the post-WWII era, assuring that our bonds would be “gilt-edged” for decades.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Though brilliant in its simplicity and the ability to convey the scope and scale of this ongoing disaster, the presentation understates the long-term cos ts of this latest war.

In addition, it provides no means to identify the parties that brought us to this perilous point.

`Marijuana Saved My Child`s Life`

Reefer Madness: A Virulent Disease.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - What’s with the titles? Last week ABC News featured an autistic child. His mother said, “Marijuana saved my child's life”. I’ll bet this brought hundreds of irate emails about turning autistic children into marijuana intoxicated “stoners”.

Those persons, even some physicians, stuck on the movie Reefer Madness absent mindedly seem to believe that marijuana/cannabis somehow destroys the minds of any user. I will point out that many of our presidents have used MJ but maybe that is a bad example.

New Report States 75% of Young Americans are Unfit for Military Service

Education Secretary Duncan, former NATO Supreme Commander General Wesley Clark, retired admirals and generals say early learning key to reverse security threat.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to a new report, 75 percent of young people ages 17 to 24 are unable to enlist in the military because they fail to graduate high school, have a criminal record, or are physically unfit.