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Marines Heading to Wall Street to Protect Protesters

This is a war against people who are utilizing their constitutional rights.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Wall Street protesters will soon have the protection of U.S. Marines who will form a human wall between the crowds of tireless protesters and the increasingly unpopular New York cops who continue to appear on YouTube in scenes that twist the insides of patriotic Americans.

People continue to learn more about Wall Street and NY City and the nature of the place. Americans watched the players on Wall Street shove the nation's future into their wallets.

EPA rules Lejeune water contaminant causes cancer

“This was 20-plus years in the making” - “It’s a crying shame that it takes that long for our regulatory agencies to finally getting around to protecting public health and the environment.” - Jerry Ensminger

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) - A long-anticipated report by the Environmental Protection Agency determined this week that exposure to the chemical degreaser TCE causes cancer in humans.

Sears? Yeah that`s right. Sears!

Rebuilding Together and Sears' Heroes at Home program assists veteran with critical needs.

(CLEVELAND) - Rebuilding Together is working with Sears on a Heroes at Home project, serving an Iraq War veteran.

Heroes at Home projects serve the nation's military members and families by addressing their critical housing needs.

International Activists Form New Organization to Provide Assistance to Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange

50 Years After the United States Commenced Spraying Agent Orange on the People and Land of Vietnam, Millions of Victims Continue To Suffer.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - On August 10th, 1961, the United States began spraying the deadly herbicide, Agent Orange, on the people and country of Vietnam.

During the course of a 10 year period, Agent Orange and the other so-called “rainbow herbicides” were sprayed on more than 20% of southern Vietnam. 4.5 million Vietnamese perished during the war.

Urgent: Ask your Member of Parliament to Sign EDM 1366

Support the victims of AGENT ORANGE, Sign the Online Petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/Monsanto/

(HANOI) - Agent Orange - our readers never go long without another update about this toxic chemical substance that was sprayed on the jungles of Vietnam during the American war there that began officially in 1964, and finally ended in 1975.

One of our writers who has invested his life as an advocate for the victims of this deadly chemical, is Len Aldis, the Secretary of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society in London.

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate

The bill is a restoration act to give back what once existed, and was taken away.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Last Friday Senators Gillibrand and Graham introduced S. 1629--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

This bill, if enacted, will be huge for Vietnam Blue Water Navy Veterans since it restores the benefits taken away by the Veterans Administration.

Petition Obama White House to Allow Veterans Access to Medical Marijuana to Treat PTSD

Marijuana works with this natural body system to ease the symptoms of PTSD giving disabled Veterans a big improvement in their quality of life.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - We petition the Obama administration to... Allow United States Disabled Military Veterans access to medical marijuana to treat their PTSD.

Modern research has proven what disabled Veterans have known for a very long time, Cannabis is an effective medicine. Veterans from the time of the United States Revolution through World War I had legal access to cannabis but in 1942 due to the efforts of a handful of powerful men cannabis was removed from the United States Formulary.

PTSD and the American Legion

The battle against Post Traumatic Stress- Help! Help! Help!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - This article in the American Legion magazine (September 2011) is one of the best in a non-psychological medical magazine, however as a PTSD-treating physician I must object to some of the "institutionalized errors" which have been practiced and published for years.

Hiring Veterans Benefits Employers

Vets Bring More Than Job Skills To The Work Place.

(LOS ANGELES) - Vets on Set is a non-profit organization whose mission statement is to attain entertainment industry jobs for US military veterans. Their main purpose is to achieve this goal of job placement while highlighting little known benefits to employers.

Trails Of Deceit

CIA Rogue Operation Cherry - This CIA activity employed Special Forces personnel who were selected for their expertise in relevant skills necessary for the conduct of BLACK TERROR and ASSASSINATION missions.

(LOS ANGELES) - Operation Cherry was one of five CIA sponsored activities named after trees. Others included Oak and Pine. As told to me by John McCarthy, a team leader in Cherry, and as posted originally on the web site www.copvcia.com:

(I) McCarthy was the Case Officer in Saigon, of a CIA directed covert operation code named PROJECT CHERRY. The operational mission of CHERRY was a redundant, three pronged assassination team targeted against Prince NORODOM SIHANOUK, the head of state of Cambodia.