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Marinestan

Conflict will remain the same as long as human nature does. The Marines have always understood that.

(PALO ALTO, Calif.) - Periodically, the Marines’ way of doing things so bothers our military planners that some higher-ups try to curb their independence.

The ten-part HBO series on the Pacific campaign of World War II just ended. That story of island-hopping was mostly about how the old breed of U.S. Marines fought die-hard Japanese infantrymen face to face in places like Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Guam, and Okinawa.

Who Murdered UK Weapons Inspector Dr David Kelly?

We need public access to Dr Kelly’s post mortem report and the documentation relating to his death. The Blair-Brown government’s delaying tactics will not do.

(LONDON) - Christopher King examines the death of UK weapons inspector Dr David Kelly in 2003 and argues that, in the light of fresh analyses of the circumstances of his death

It is vital that the new British government make public Dr Kelly’s post mortem report and other documentation relating to his death.

Senators and Representatives Support Ban on Landmines: Letters Sent to President Obama

“The strong support these letters have received shows that Congress is firmly behind accession to the Mine Ban Treaty” - Zach Hudson, Coordinator, U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A letter signed by 68 senators, asking the administration to join the 1997 Landmine Ban Treaty, was delivered to President Obama on Tuesday.

The signers include 10 Republicans and two Independents and constitute more than the two-thirds of the Senate needed to ratify a treaty.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

"NBC News reports a 120 million-repair contract for Walter Reed with IAP,
Seeing the deplorable conditions that company’s initials should become IED"

(LOS ANGELES) - It has been a while since we wrote about the Walter Reed Medical Center, which had been and still is at the center of the ongoing controversy regarding the treatment of our injured warriors.

Regardless of their feelings about the wars overseas, most Americans agree that military veterans should be properly cared for.

From Shas to Hamas

A closer look at the group behind the South Park controversy.

(OSAKA, Japan) - Muslims just can’t seem to take a joke. Or at least that’s what some would have you believe.

Like the contrived Danish cartoon controversy, the much-hyped Times Square car bomb incident provided an ideal opportunity for those who seek to make Islam look bad in the eyes of the world.

68 Senators Sign a Letter to President Obama Calling on the U.S. to Join the Mine Ban Treaty

There were 73,576 casualties between 1999 and 2008.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - 68 senators— a key two-thirds Senate majority—will deliver a letter to Obama asking the administration to accede to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.

Our Back Yard Mine Field

Please help the Veterans of today, this article contains information on how you can.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - After any conflict, materials remain which were used to protect our side, and incapacitate their side. These devices need to defused, and put away carefully.

Sometimes opposing forces are just in a hurry to get home, and they leave these devices for the local community to take care of. Americans tend to fight the enemy on their ground, so we don’t worry much about unexploded ordinance.

PTSD: Fraudulent Treatment and PTSD Fraudulent Veterans

I challenge the above criteria. I have PTSD about 7-8 on a scale of 1-10. I have been a Medical School Professor and Physician since I escaped the Army. I still have PTSD episodes.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Associated Press and other news media picked up a recent story: Malingering PTSD: Could Certain Soldiers Be ‘Faking it’? by John M Grohol PsyD with World of Psychology.

All this doesn’t surprise me. The usual VA treatment for PTSD is anti-depressant drugs. Anybody who know anything says they don’t work most of the time and cause stupidifying side effects.

2nd Lieutenant Emily J.T. Perez (In Memorial)

A tribute to the first black female West Point grad killed in Iraq.

(LOS ANGELES) - 2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez, age 23, deployed to Iraq in December as a Medical Service Corps officer. The young officer was killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near her Humvee during combat operations in Al Kifl, near Najaf.

Liberty Radio Hour Features Interview with Salem-News.com`s Tim King

A program about one of America's darkest stories.

(COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho) - One of the most disturbing stories in contemporary military history is the 1967 Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty.

This is one of several subjects discussed by our Tim King, in the latest edition of the The Liberty Hour Radio Program.