TOO FAT TO FIGHT  By Joe “Ragman” Tarnovsky STAFF WRITER  A group of retired military leaders have come to the conclusion and in fact, they were very blunt, childhood obesity was a major threat to our country’s national security and the report was titled, “Too Fat To Fight.”  The overweight problem in our society for [...]

By Mary Bottari in the Center for Media and Democracy Some will rob you with a six gun and some with a fountain pen – Woodie Guthrie Like mushrooms popping up in a damp basement, a slew of court settlements have been registered recently involving the big banks and their role in the financial crisis. [...]

CONGRESS PLANS “STEALTH ATTACK” ON VETERANS BENEFITS By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor A week ago, we marched out of Iraq, leaving 50,000 “administrative” troops and tens of thousands of contractors behind.  They perform no useful purpose of any kind, no more than the original attack which Secretary of Defense Robert Gates now openly refers [...]

- Gutless, racist, rear-mongering Governor Gov. Jan Brewer who evicersated the Fourth Amendment in Arizona runs away from questions like a NAZI coward – By Jillian Rayfield in TPM Fresh off a trainwreck of an opening statement in her gubernatorial debate last night, Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) wouldn’t answer reporters’ questions about her erroneous claim that [...]

 - White House defends Alan Simpson over anti-veteran comments, says Simpson ”will continue to serve”  - By Walter Alarkon in The Hill A group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans called on President Obama to fire Alan Simpson from the White House fiscal commission for suggesting that veterans getting federal medical benefits are adding to the country’s [...]

From the VA: Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s New 1.      During Pearl Harbor Event, Shinseki Praises WWII Vets. The AP (9/3, McAvoy) notes that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki “delivered the keynote address” during a Thursday ceremony to mark the “65th anniversary of the end” World War II. While delivered his speech at the USS [...]

-  Oh, I’m sorry, are our veterans’ illnesses inconvenient for you, Alan Simpson? – By Steve Benen in the Washinton Monthly MAYBE ALAN SIMPSON SHOULD ENJOY A LITTLE QUIET TIME FOR A WHILE…. It was encouraging to see the Obama administration make it easier for veterans affected by Agent Orange to receive disability payments. This is [...]

By Meredith Melnick in Time In his Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama announced the end of combat operations in Iraq — and with it a return to challenges at home, especially those faced by veterans. Obama pointed to his Post-9/11 GI Bill — which came into effect in August 2009 and has [...]

A federal judge overturned Nebraska’s ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals.

U.S. and Afghan troops have beaten back another attempt by the Haqqani Network to overrun a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan.