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The Swashbuckling `Bone Hunters` of Cambodia

Forty years on since Sean Flynn's abduction -- the son of the swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn -- Ivan T. Brecelic reports the 'bone hunters' of Cambodia who are intent on finding the remains of the famous war photographer.

(BANGKOK) - In March, 2010, sensational headlines broke around the world: "Son of Swashbuckling Errol Flynn's remains found."

An Australian and New Zealander, MacMillan and Rotheram had dug up the remains thought to be two photographers who had disappeared in Cambodia in 1970.

PTSD Therapy- One Trillion Dollars: Reprise

“One in three of 2,000,000 Middle East Vets will have PTSD – that’s 600,000.”

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I feel that I am rather pragmatic about this subject after seeing about 5000 patients and about 1000 who were PTSD victims.

They, not me, found that Cannabis/Marijuana (C/MJ) was very effective for PTSD long after battle and also battle terrors during and immediately after battles when C/MJ was a highly beneficial tranquilizer to calm ones frazzled nerves.

Deadly Infantry: Sacrilegious Sacrifice at the Rhine Crossing

Losing friends on a German River...

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Almost everybody made sacrifices in the Army Infantry. The catch was the lower ones rank the more and worse the sacrifices the Army expected one to endure.

It seemed that the “ninety day wonders” excreted from Ft. Benning were trained to be and were expected to be as bitchy and obnoxious to their underlings, we privates, as possible.

Wikileaks for Dummies

(LONDON) - A number of media outlets seem to go out of their way to make the best of a bad situation (for Pentagon officials) by derailing the essence of the message that comes out of the classified documents released by WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.

They are desperate to downplay the scandalous actions perpetrated by the American forces with the green lights that go high up the chain of command, and try to divert the focus on the Iraqi side alone.

PTSD Therapy: One Trillion Dollars

...U.S. Gov't Estimates $600 Billion... the probabilities of fraud are enormous

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Anyone who has read any of my articles on this subject will know that I have spent much time and effort putting my articles together and I have had few readers disagree with me.

Hagan Statement on ASTDR Report Detailing Ground Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune

Camp Lejeune Marines illnesses firmly tied to base water contaminants.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - United States Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) has issued a statement on the new Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) report detailing ground water contamination at Camp Lejeune.

“This groundbreaking report provides scientific evidence to verify what our Camp Lejeune families have known for a long time—that the water on base was contaminated with harmful chemicals,” Hagan said.

Vietnam`s Bloody Defeat of China

Flashback in time to a war most Americans aren't familiar with.

(SALEM, Ore.) - China lost a significant war in 1979 against Vietnam, though many people in the west do not realize this important history.

The Vietnamese attacked and defeated the genocidal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia after the U.S. war ended in the mid-1970's. For this China invaded Vietnam, only to lose and retreat after 29 days, ultimately abandoning their military aggression.

Veterans Exposed to Chemicals Need to Know

Many if not most of the vets who served on the contaminated bases, don't know.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the life of me, I still don’t know why the Veteran Service Organizations have not published the list of 130 military bases on the National Priority List.

The EPA Superfund database is accessible from the internet and the health effects of exposure to many of the contaminants have been well identified.

Perpetual Tarawa Website Looking for a Few Good Marines

Commemorating the Second Marine Division's assault on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943.

(VICTORIA, B.C.) - The Web team at Tarawa Talk, tarawaontheweb.org, has an important project underway to pay tribute and express thanks to those veterans for at their participation in the Battle of Tarawa, 20-24 November 1943.

Opinion: Restoring the Tribal Balance the Only Path to Peace

This plan might sound similar to the Bonn Process that established Afghanistan’s current system of government, yet no foreign influence will be allowed.

(SEATTLE) - President Barack Obama doesn’t have a viable Afghanistan exit strategy due to a fatal flaw in America’s policy development process: a complete lack of input from native Afghans.

It is time for the U.S.-led coalition to realize there is only one solution for peace in Afghanistan – and that is an Afghan solution.