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Hollywood's Just a Click Away
By :
Ray La Foy
The district of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California is known as the film industry center of the United States. It is also the main focal point of the American television business with which thousands of tourists are attracted each year.
Christopher Hitchens and Al Jazeera
By :
Edward Victor
Hitchens might do well by reading a new novel by former Al Jazeera producer, Afshin Rattansi when he writes about his wariness of the U.S. attempt to blow up the TV Station.
The Missing Ingredient
By :
Herbert Dreyer
The Missing Ingredient is a contribution toward the establishment of nutritional baselines in American foods--the science of finding what nutrients are in the foods we eat.
Dana Reeve, Widow of Christopher Reeve, Has Died of Lung Cancer
By :
Salim Jordan
Dana Reeve, the widow of Christopher Reeve who came to prominence as Superman, has succumbed to lung cancer. She was 44.
American Citizen turns Illegal Immigrant to Receive Benefits from Uncle Sam
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Jaci Rae
America pays to rebuild Iraq, help illegal immigrants and feed the hungry in other nations, but where is the money for medical, education and disaster relief for Katrina victims and others? Billions of dollars aid others, coming directly from America's pockets, but it isn't used for Americans!
Is Our Water Supply Safe?
By :
Herbert Young
With a majority of the water customers in the United States supplied by small water systems, how safe is our water supply from terrorism?
US Army to Probe Pat Tillman's Death
By :
Salim Jordan
When Arizona Cardinal's defensive back Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion dollar football contract to join the Army, America was shocked. When he was killed in action, America mourned, and when, a week after his nationally televised funeral, the Army announced that his death was "probably" the result of friendly fire, America was outraged.
Editor Of BBC Flagship Radio Show Steps Down As Revelations Published.
By :
Edward Victor
The editor of the BBC's flagship news and current affairs program steps down as a new novel is published about BBC Newsgathering.
Slobodan Milosevic Found Dead
By :
Salim Jordan
Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president who was currently being tried for war crimes, has been found dead in his prison cell.
The Oscars Mean Big Business for Plastic Surgeons
By :
Salim Jordan
The morning schedule on Oscar day, often includes a visit to the plastic surgeon for a little Botox or collagen work.
Oops She Did it Again
By :
Salim Jordan
Both The National Enquirer and Star Magazine are reporting that Pop Princess Britney Spears is going to have another child.
Islam And The West - We Are Culturally Closer Than We Accept
By :
Peter LeSar
The roots of many Western scientific and cultural advances can be found in the Islamic world. It is time that the West and the Middle East understand that our similarities and links are greater than our differences.
Drinking and Driving are a Deadly Mix for Death
By :
Jaci Rae
Drinking and Driving are a Deadly Mix for Death. Stop the Carnage.
Lobbyists and the Gas Price Problem
By :
Amy Hansen
Big business spends a lot of money every year buying their way. It's not always the truth and real solutions that get promoted to the public.
Supporting Illegal Immigration Is NOT Christian
By :
Jinger Jarrett
Although supporting illegal immigration might be politically correct, it isn't Christian. Here are five reasons why Christians should not support illegal immigration.
America's Schizophrenia: Why Immigration is Besides the Point
By :
Warren Graham
The current debate about immigration raises valid points on both sides, but ultimately misses the real issue facing America: that is, the question of how we are to compete economically with other countries with much cheaper labor forces, and the desire to displace us as the world's preeminent economic engine.
The Pet Shop Boys and The Dream Of The Decade
By :
Edward Victor
The eighties are back and two cultural releases hark back. Both are brilliant.
America's Nightmare: When Do We Awaken?
By :
A Raymond Randall
When reading The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, I wish it were a dream. Symbols of economic uncertainty, cultural chaos, and ethnic frenzy prompt a longing for better days. What is happening to America?
Blood, Water and Wine
By :
Edward Victor
What's really happening in this Middle East Crisis?
Agent Orange - A Final Analysis
By :
Tom Berger
That dioxin is a deadly toxin cannot be disputed. The weight of scientific evidence is just too great.
Children, War, and Terrorism
By :
Kathryn Seifert
Terrorism has its beginning in the abuse, neglect, loss of parents, and exposure to violence in early childhood. Generations of war and violence in the Middle East continues to produce more terrorists. The world must make a commitment to protect its children from war and terrorism.
The Gameshow With Iran
By :
Adrian Barrett
The debates over Iran and their weapon producing capabilities is a joke.
"My Life Is Complete": Virginia Warren's Visit to The Wall
By :
Tom Berger
Thirty-three years after her son died rushing to the aid of a fallen Marine, Virginia Warren touched him and felt him reaching back, touching her. She knows it in her soul. She had heard that this kind of thing happened to the loved ones of others who touched the names. Now it had happened to her.
A Long Time Coming
By :
Tom Berger
In 1987, at a fish fry near Toledo, Ohio, a World War II veteran named Roger Durbin asked Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) a question about a memorial dedicated to those who served in the war. The question: Why wasn't there one?
A VVA Action Plan For The Future
By :
Tom Berger
Like every organization these days, VVA is in transition. To grow and remain relevant, we must change in order to respond to changes occurring around us.
Economic Gain and Catholic Outrage
By :
Adrian Barrett
Is Madonna trying to recapture the attention of the world by making a mockery of the Catholic faith?
Jackpot VVAs Twelfth Biennial Convention
By :
Tom Berger
Any way you look at it, VVA's 12th biennial National Convention, which was held Aug. 10-13 at the Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada, was a huge success.
An Enduring Veteran-to-Veteran Effort
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Tom Berger
Now in its eleventh year, the Veterans Initiative Task Force (VITF) began with far more questions than answers, the most compelling an unasked one that hung in the air at the first meeting between veterans who had clear memories of being mortal enemies in the not-so-distant past.
History Of The League's POW MIA Flag
By :
Tom Berger
In 1971, Mrs. Michael Hoff, an MIA wife and member of the National League of Families, recognized the need for a symbol of our POW/MIAs.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
By :
Tom Berger
The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) still has not sufficiently taken the lead in many important aspects of the effects of Post traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans.
Freedom Flight's POW / MIA Message From Above
By :
Tom Berger
Jim Tuorila's most memorable hot air balloon flight comes with a small bit of irony attached to one of its more prominent elements, altitude. The veteran balloon pilot and co-founder of Freedom Flight, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises awareness as well as hot air balloons, had flown hundreds of times.
Paradise Lost
By :
Tom Berger
Those who have read Robert Allen's excellent book, The Dioxin War, know that the health effects of dioxin are hardly unique to Americans.
Peace and Friendship Among Nations
By :
Tom Berger
On September 12, in Hanoi, the VVA Veterans Initiative Task Force was awarded the prestigious Medal for Peace and Friendship Among Nations in recognition of the continuing contributions VVA has made in the exchange of information about fallen Vietnamese during the war.
Honoring And Keeping Faith
By :
Tom Berger
On September 17, 1999, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen officiated over a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery.
Hope In Bipartisanship
By :
Tom Berger
Veterans are indebted to Reps. Rehberg and Thompson for their leadership and commitment to a shining, if rare, example of real bipartisanship.
For Those Who Lived: The Vietnam Women's Memorial
By :
Tom Berger
The last thing I said to anyone I served with when I left Vietnam was that this place will never be anywhere but just over my shoulder for the rest of my life.
Strength Through Partnerships
By :
Tom Berger
As an organization, VVA is always looking for ways to improve its programs and services while at the same time getting the biggest bang for its buck. An excellent method to accomplish this goal is through mutually beneficial agreements with other organizations.
Tim Brown's Vow
By :
Tom Berger
In the early 1970s, Tim Brown saw an advertisement in Leatherneck magazine. The parents of a missing Marine sought anyone who might have known their son. Tim Brown knew him. He had fought alongside him, and he knew the man had died in the battle at Ngok Tavak.
Accomplishment Of The VVA
By :
Tom Berger
Vietnam Veterans of America, the nation's largest and most successful Vietnam veterans organization, and the only Vietnam veterans organization chartered by Congress, is proud of what it has accomplished over the last twenty years. Those accomplishments are many and varied.
An Image Crystallized Lee Teter's Gift to Veterans
By :
Tom Berger
Describing Lee Teter's painting Reflections carries two risks. The first is inadequacy. No words can capture it. The second is redundancy.
A Death in the Desert: The Legacy of Lori Piestewa
By :
Tom Berger
More than three months after Pfc. Lori Piestewa's death March 23 in an Iraqi ambush near Nasiryah, the telephone calls still come every day to the Hopi tribal offices in Kykotsmovi, Arizona.
What Is PTSD?
By :
Tom Berger
The essential feature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor.
Claims for Gulf War Illness, Revisited
By :
Tom Berger
A lot has been learned about Gulf War Illness (GWI) (aka Gulf War Syndrome) since the 1990s. A lot remains a mystery.
A Long-Overdue Tribute: The Dedication Of The Korean War Veterans Memorial
By :
Tom Berger
The Korean War is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War" because it seems to have receded from the national consciousness-eclipsed in large part by the continuing legacy of the Vietnam War.
A Short History of the VVA
By :
Tom Berger
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families.
More Of The Same
By :
Tom Berger
In yet another GAO report released on February 16, the investigative agency questions whether the Veterans Affairs Department can adequately help troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD.
The Moving Wall And Other Vietnam Veteran Memorials
By :
Tom Berger
A look at The Moving Wall and other memorials to the veterans of the Vietnam War.
Hurricane John Becomes Category 3 Major Hurricane Threatens Mexico
By :
David Maillie
While everyone has been watching tropical storm Ernesto, a new and very powerful storm formed in the pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico. Hurricane John is now a catagory 4 and could become a catagory 5 hurricane at landfall.
Double Cross At Ngok Tavak
By :
Tom Berger
On May 10, 1968, at three o'clock in the morning at Ngok Tavak, a Forward Operating Base near the Vietnam-Laos border, a small force of U.S. Marines, a handful of Australian and U.S. Special Forces, and 122 ethnic Chinese Nungs working under the command of Australian Capt.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Providing Certain Veterans With Prescription-Only Health Care
By :
Tom Berger
The "Transitional Pharmacy Benefit" would never have been necessary if the veterans health care system were fully and properly funded to take care of the veterans who are statutorily eligible to use the VHA system.
Big Wins and Unclaimed Money UK National Lottery
By :
Steven Elliott
It's incredible but masses of cash remain unclaimed in the UK National Lottery
Will Hurricane Ernesto Hit New Orleans Similar To Katrina?
By :
David Maillie
It appears that as of right now Hurricane Ernesto is going to become a hurricane on Sunday. Will it becoma a major hurricane and head towards New Orleans? Here is the latest research on this potentially dangerous storm. This one could become another Katrina.
Monte Carlo Prince Celebrates First Year
By :
Roger Munns
Prince Albert of Monaco has changed both his own image and the outlook of his Principality in his first year.
The Moving Wall
By :
Tom Berger
The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has been touring the country for the past 16 years.
Vietnam Veteran's Memorials
By :
Tom Berger
A look in to the various memorials dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War.
A New War: Dennis Andras in the Hurricane's Aftermath
By :
Tom Berger
VVA member Dennis Andras found it strange that a hurricane in Louisiana should send him back to roots he put down in Vietnam.
It's About The Money
By :
Tom Berger
Judging by the number of e-mails I've received in recent weeks, many of you have heard the news that the VA will be reviewing some 72,000 PTSD claims that have been granted. "Why?" is the No. 1 question that's being asked of me in those e-mails.
To Realize A Dream, Many Lent Their Skills, Time, And Commitment
By :
Tom Berger
Unless we came home on a gurney, most of us who served in Southeast Asia returned to The World alone, as individuals, our 12- or 13-month tour of duty completed. We were in the jungles or rice paddies or firebases one day, back on the streets of Boston or Brooklyn, Baton Rouge or Bakersfield, 48 hours later.
The Next Generation Of Veterans
By :
Tom Berger
Dr. Joe Boscarino's seminar sponsored by the PTSD/SA Committee, "Exposure to Combat, PTSD & Future Medical Problems: The Health Impact of Military Service for Vietnam Veterans," played to a packed seminar room.
One Belly-Dancing Marine: VVA's Mike Zimmerman
By :
Tom Berger
It's hard to predict how a guy might become a belly dancer. Maybe even reinvent the whole genre. Or at least expand its, uh, horizons. Belly dancing isn't the kind of thing that floats into a guy's mind while he's waiting for halftime to end or driving home from work or sitting in a barber shop with a Sports Illustrated in his hands. It probably helps if you're open to new experiences.
A Winning Tribute: The Nevada Vietnam Memorial
By :
Tom Berger
The quiet and powerful Nevada Vietnam Memorial is nestled inside Mills Park in the state capital named for the legendary frontiersman and scout Kit Carson.
Training Workshop Features Role-Playing To Teach Principles, Techniques of Advocacy
By :
Tom Berger
Two dozen VVA members from across the country journeyed to VVA national headquarters in Silver Spring in October to participate in a first-ever advocacy training workshop.
The Last Full Measure of Devotion
By :
Tom Berger
One of the first was built in 1971 by a bereaved father on his own land, with his own funds, in a windswept valley deep in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
"We Look Out For Each Other" Tony Catapano and Veterans Over the Horizon
By :
Tom Berger
Tony Catapano calls it a two-headed snake: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on one side, the addictions - alcohol and drugs - on the other, feeding off one another, bringing grief to everyone who comes close.
SBP vs. DIC Benefits Conflict For Survivors Of Deceased Veterans
By :
Tom Berger
Several programs exist to aid the survivors of deceased veterans. In certain situations, these programs may interact with each other, preventing a full and appropriate financial recovery by the survivors.
Waiting for the Call: The September Eleventh Disaster At The Pentagon
By :
Tom Berger
The conference room doors blew open. The rush of wind hit the officers in the meeting room and the concussion made their ears pop. Col. Robert Cortez instantly knew what it was.
Charlie Green Visits The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
By :
Tom Berger
Vietnam Veterans share their stories and experiences.
Disability Benefits Commission: Town-Hall Meeting After-Action Report
By :
Tom Berger
The Veterans Disability Commission met in St. Petersburg, Florida, in a Town Hall format to listen to the concerns of the veterans' community.
A Veterans Day Reunion
By :
Tom Berger
On Veterans Day, Jerry Barfield walked up to Tom Corey in a Washington hotel and introduced himself. Corey didn't recognize him. Barfield had seen Corey's name on an e-mail list some time before and was shocked at the sight of it. When he heard Corey would be at the Veterans Day dinner, he made inquiries.
The Schedule For Rating Disabilities For Vietnam Veterans
By :
Tom Berger
Once a veteran has achieved service connection for his or her disability(ies), the next question to be addressed is somehow evaluating (or rating) the severity of the symptomatology to determine the appropriate level of compensation.
L.Z. Motown: Chapter Nine's Quarter Century
By :
Tom Berger
Chapter Nine, a front-runner in the fight for veterans' rights, has been fulfilling the mission of Vietnam Veterans of America for over twenty-five years. L.Z. Motown's roots go back to the mid and late '70s at Wayne State University where Detroit-area Vietnam veterans had enrolled in classes under the G.I. Bill.
Our Right To Know
By :
Tom Berger
As I begin my term as chair of VVA's SHAD/Project 112 Task Force, I want to express my appreciation for the honor given me of being asked to take this important post. I will work diligently to fill the position vacated by our Vice President, Jack Devine, and to keep us moving forward.
The Downhill Spiral Continues
By :
Tom Berger
With the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq having topped 2,000, those fortunate enough to return face the task of putting the war behind them and resuming their lives.
Magic Moments Near The Wall: The Memorial Day Writers Project
By :
Tom Berger
It's happened every Memorial Day and every Veterans Day since 1993 in a white tent pitched on The Mall in Washington, D.C., a stone's throw from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Treatment
By :
Tom Berger
Distinguished members of the Subcommittee on PTSD of the Gulf War & Stress: Health Project, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) thanks you for the opportunity to present for the record our views on the current state of clinical diagnoses and the disability compensation claims process as accorded our nation's veterans suffering from PTSD.
From Vision To Reality: The Evolution of the In Memory Plaque
By :
Tom Berger
Eleven years after it began, Ruth Coder Fitzgerald sounds surprised to be talking about it in the present tense. To speak of its completion is to acknowledge the reality of the struggle's success, an outcome she always hoped for but whose likelihood she often described as "miraculous."
Behind The Scenes Of In The Shadow Of The Blade
By :
Tom Berger
In the Shadow of the Blade, a documentary film that follows the flight of a restored UH-1H Huey helicopter, leads to people and places stretching across 10,000 miles of America.
First Shots Fired In The Claims War
By :
Tom Berger
On February 13, VVA presented testimony before the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine Gulf War and Health Subcommittee.
Victor Westphall: "He Was A Father To All of Us"
By :
Tom Berger
On Veterans Day 2002 four helicopters lifted off in a swirl of snow from the small airport at Angel Fire, high in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
Vietnam Veteran's Memorials At College Campuses
By :
Tom Berger
A look at the memorials to the veterans of the Vietnam War at college campuses and other areas in the United States.
Five Years On From Ground Zero
By :
Edward Victor
Former Al Jazeera journalist, Afshin Rattansi, is interviewed about progress on the war on terror/
9/11, Bob Dylan, a Beautician and Me
By :
eileen fleming
"If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break,
If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break,
Some people are still sleepng,
Some people ARE WIDE AWAKE"-Bob Dylan, 2006.
Hurricane Lane Hits Mexico As Dangerous Category 3 Hurricane
By :
David Maillie
Hurricane Lane is a very powerful category 3 hurricane as it makes landfall on the pacific coast in rural Mexico. Hurricane Lane could be very devastating as it has a lot of power and possesses a lot of similarities to the great Mexico hurricane of 1959 (the greatest and most devastating hurricane in east Pacific Ocean history). Hurricane Lane could be a terrible disaster. You need to read this.
Politics: Creating An Unsafe World
By :
Virginia Bola
What have we created -- a more unstable, troubled, and violence-prone world; an earth that shudders at the armed convulsions racing across its brittle, fragile surface.
Irish Truthteller in Jerusalem
By :
eileen fleming
"We wait in hope that we may yet see JUSTICE IN JERUSALEM.-Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire September 2006
9-11 Taught Us That World Peace Is A Long Way Off, So How Can We Personally Address This Issue
By :
Luise Volta
We all have the choice to stop talking helplessly about world peace and to start looking closer to home, actually within ourselves, for the answer.
Iraqi-Americans: Not In My Neighborhood!
By :
Judi Lynn Lake
As the world prepares to possibly enter one of its most serious wars in history, the media is crucial to obtaining information and understanding issues. But, what should have been the age of information has, instead, morphed into a golden season of propaganda, enhanced truths and hyped realities, as mainstream news is manipulated by the masters of the political spin.
Anarchist or Prophet?
By :
eileen fleming
"We have yet to begin to Imagine the power and potential of the Internet"-Charlie Rose, 2005.
Who Do You Trust For The Truth?: An American-Iraqi Seduction Review
By :
Judi Lynn Lake
What your mind takes in daily forms "textual imagery," i.e., the way you see things, the way your mind creates the truth of who you are in relation to current events.
Heightened Awareness, Elections and Leadership in America
By :
Herbert Young
I have written and published two books to raise the awareness of the American public about two critical issues that clearly affect the survival of our country.
Interview With Afshin Rattansi On Veils
By :
Edward Victor
British-born Muslim author, Afshin Rattansi, talks about the veil debate in the UK.
How Politics Can Teach the Sandwich Generation a Lesson in Communication
By :
Phyllis Goldberg
Senator Kerry said his remarks about Iraq were a joke gone awry. President Bush said neither he nor the troops saw it as funny. If you're a member of the Sandwich Generation with a family in flux and suffereing from the foot-in-mouth syndrome, use these tips toward better communication with your emerging adult children and aging parents.
Beit Arabiya Peace Center: Cornerstone in Occupied Territory
By :
eileen fleming
Beit Arabiya is the name of the home of the Arabiya family with seven children that has been demolished four times by the Israeli government and rebuilt four times by the efforts of ICAHD/Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and the JCHR/Jurist Center for Human Rights, a Palestinian NGO focused on legal advocacy for Palestinians in the Jerusalem area.
The Beginning of Civil War or The End of Civil Society?
By :
Judi Lynn Lake
There has been much talk recently over whether or not Iraq has fallen into a state of civil war. If this talk is true, then the question of who is to blame for the violence has a simple answer, and a rather convenient one for the US administration.
Walls Will Fall When Minds Are Liberated
By :
eileen fleming
"When we liberate the mind and the land, we will know the essence of liberation theology!"-Khalil Nakhleh, Nov. 6, 2006.
The walls in mens minds must fall, before the walls men build with their hands ever can.
Third Intifada: NONVIOLENT and with Words Sharper than a Two Edged Sword
By :
eileen fleming
"We Christians in the Holy Land are always on the losing side. We face discrimination from the State of Israel, from the Druze and even some Muslims. Everyone is against us!"-Attorney Haytham Abdalla
Drug Dealer Sentences Lawyer
By :
Johnny Jenkins
He pulled out a long blade knife and said I told you I would get you.
Delivery Driver Mugged By Mutt
By :
Johnny Jenkins
He drove to the house and parked in the driveway. He thought it was pretty strange because it was very quiet. He thought, what kind of party is this.
The Root of Terrorism in the Holy Land
By :
eileen fleming
"On March 10, 1948, eleven men had a meeting in the Red House headed by Ben Gurion. The eleven decided to expel one million Palestinians from historical Palestine."-Dr. Pappe
Politics and the 80/20 Principle
By :
Wayne Messick
The founding fathers, recognizing that our country was too big - even then, for everybody to sit around a big table in Philadelphia, established a representative democracy. We, the people, elect folks to represent us.
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