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Monsanto: Not just Dioxin - But PCB`s as Well

...and genetically engineered seeds, forced bankruptcies, suicides - the list continues and grows daily!

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Monsanto has no, I repeat NO regard for human life or our environment. They continue to destroy both with only one goal in mind: Corporate earnings and profit.

Monsanto has earned over $11 billion in 2009? How much money Monsanto spent on SAVING human lives from the horrific deaths and illnesses associated with Agent Orange? That's right, zero.

Muslim Soldiers in the US Army and Ignorance, Prejudice & Discrimination

The Army needs every Arab speaking soldier they can get.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I have been subject to and seen the above in the Army. If the soldier is somewhat different and SMARTER than his Sergeants he is in for HELL.

This latest story from hell is about Army Specialist Zachari Klawonn reported in the Washington Post. Spc. Zachari Klawonn is the son of an American Air Force Veteran who died when his son was 15.

The Hypocrisy of a Killer

Hypocrisy is defined as “the act of persistently professing beliefs, opinions, virtues, feelings, qualities, or standards that are inconsistent with one’s actions. Hypocrisy is thus a lie”.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - On April 18, 2010, The Dow Live Earth Run for Water will take place.

Dow Chemical, event sponsor, said, “these activities will ignite a massive global movement to help solve the water crisis”.

OMMP & Dr. Phil `Marijuana` Leveque - 5000 Permits and No Rejects

Right now there are over 30 thousand Medical Card holders, about 8 thousand care givers, and over 3000 doctors in the program.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I had a very intense, controversial relationship with OMMP for five years. Anyone who has searched the web will immediately see what an explosive relationship it was.

I first heard about cannabis/marijuana about 1928 – 80 years ago when I was a newspaper boy in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Support the Warrior Games -Competition for Wounded Military Members

- "Our goal is to showcase the value of sports and athletic competition in the rehabilitation of our wounded Marines." - Col. Greg Boyle, Commanding Officer, Wounded Warrior Regiment

(QUANTICO, Va.) - The heart of a hero keeps going in the face of all adversity. The heart of a warrior keeps fighting as long as it keeps beating.

Military Families at Risk - The Unrecognized Battlefront

Soldiers receive special extra pay to support their families, but the funds are misused when soldiers who receive the pay withhold the proper share from their families and keep the money for their own use. It is a common problem.

(NORTHFIELD, Ohio) - Many sacrifices are made by members of our Armed Forces during times of war, of civil unrest, or of national distress, and whenever our great country has the need.

And the sacrifices made by these military service members are made equally by the spouses and children of our military families.

The 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon

It is estimated that between 2,495,000 and 5,020,000 human lives were lost between the years 1959 and 1975 in Vietnam. These numbers include those who died as a result of combat, disease, famine and yes, murder.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - On April 30th, 2010, we commemorate two extraordinary events in United States as well as World history.

The first marks the capture of Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam, by the North Vietnamese Army.

PTSD, PTSD, PTSD, the Costliest Problem for the USA

Flashbacks & nightmares are the worst symptom of this terrible problem.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - NIGHTMARES ARE THE WORST! Yes, I deliberately wrote PTSD three times.

This extreme problem has been ignored for about 100 years, maybe 140 years – the Civil War. PTSD, not by that name, has been known for thousands of years.

Veterans` Unemployment: Gross Punitive Betrayal

Can't the VA get anything right?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I just heard on TV news today that 21% of Vets were unemployed (read unemployable!). Although the Armed Services propagandize that they offer training in about 200 fields of work this is a big sham. What few learning experiences and jobs do they purport to be training for?

Merkley Calls on VA to Immediately End Delays at Two Oregon Facilities

Letter Comes In Response to Report of Long Wait-Times in Portland and Roseburg.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs today released a report detailing inexcusably long wait times for Compensation and Pension examinations at four VA facilities, including two in Oregon.