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Millions Against Monsanto this Saturday

"Rally for the Right to Know" on 26 March across the US: Genetically Modified Foods need to be labeled...

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Rallies to raise awareness of the danger of Monsanto are planned around the nation this Saturday, March 26th. They are being organized by The Organic Consumers Association, Millions Against Monsanto campaign.

Agent Orange & Dioxins: the Most Toxic Chemicals Ever Produced

Little can be done for human dioxin poisoning.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Agent Orange; continually in the news since Veterans of Viet Nam began showing up with toxicity symptoms and death.

When poisoning of our Vets first started showing up in the 1970’s the Army Medicos told the troops it was just “jungle rot” from living in the tropical rain forests.

Gordon Duff: Are You a War Criminal?

A week ago, American helicopters killed, correction, murdered 9 children in Afghanistan. Small children, no weapons... blown to pieces.

(CINCINNATI ) - As World War II ended, America and the allies began a 10 year occupation of Germany. The first order of business was “de-Nazification,” the removal of all traces of Hitler’s propaganda and war machine from every aspect of German life.

Though Nazi traditions may have virtually disappeared from Germany, the history of the last 66 years has made one thing clear, Nazi traditions have found a home around the world, sometimes as “conservative” or “tory” or “Neocon” or “Christian Nationalism,” Wahhabism and even under the guise of Zionism.

American Idol & HOLLY to HOLLYwood! (ESPAÑOL)

Welcome to “The Good Stuff” where we shine a light on the good things that happen every single day!

(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) - By now we’ve all heard the heartwarming story of “American Idol superstar” Lauren Alaina and her cousin Holly! Holly is a cancer survivor and Lauren’s constant source of encouragement and strength.

John Galliano Must be a Zionist

Galliano is an ordinary bigot, this is probably why the Zionists hate him so much. He reminds them of themselves.

(LONDON) - Last Weekend the British press was very quick to tag John Galliano, one of the world’s leading fashion designers and Christian Dior’s chief designer, as a vile ‘anti Semite’.

The British and American press reported that, in a Parisian bar, Galliano told a woman, whom he thought to be Jewish, that he ‘loves Hitler’ and that her parents should have been ‘gassed’. When the woman asked him ‘where are you from?’ Galliano replied: ‘Your ****hole’.

A Veteran in America: Trying to Find the Way Home

Despite centuries of war, there is no successful strategy that helps veterans re-integrate into a comfortably ignorant, binary world.

(ALAMEDA, Calif.) - Jason Moon's mother tells him that as a young child he loved writing songs and that during long car trips he'd share his songs with her. Today, he's writing songs again. But for more than five years following his return from a year-long tour of duty in Iraq, he could barely write a line.

Moon deployed to Talil Airbase in 2003. 5 years later he was ready to testify at the four-day long Winter Soldier hearings held in in Silver Spring, Maryland.

PTSD, Grief/Anguish, Therapy/Catharsis: Time Magazine Prints Good News About Grief

The VA shrinkologists call PTSD depression which it usually is not. Anguish or maybe profound grief from the loss of close buddies or direct damage to the soul.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The most common injury of combat of those still alive is PTSD.

It is probably most certain that many Purple Heart veterans had/have PTSD also.

VA Links Brain Cancer to Agent Orange Exposure in Recent Court Decision

According to Court documents, Mrs. Sheree Evans had fought for service connection for the cause of her husband’s death for almost eight years, based on a promise that she had made to him before his death.

(OZARK, Mo.) - It is notoriously difficult for veterans to get their disabilities connected to their military service
- even when the connection is apparent.

In this unique case, the Department of Veterans Affairs was made to concede a very important connection and gave justice to a struggling widow.

EPA`s Superfund Website Can Save Veteran`s Lives

Veterans are not provided the choice of military assignments.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Thousands of veterans and their dependents lived and worked on military installations that are now listed as EPA Superfund sites.

Former MCAS El Toro was once a proud Marine aviation base; today it is a demolished wreck. The soil and groundwater was terribly polluted over the years and many have paid the ultimate price over it.

Agent Orange: Thailand Military Bases

DoD determined that herbicides used on the Thailand base perimeters may have been tactical and procured from Vietnam, or a strong, commercial type resembling tactical herbicides.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Vietnam-era Veterans whose service involved duty on or near the perimeters of military bases in Thailand may have been exposed to herbicides and may qualify for VA benefits.

A recently declassified Department of Defense Report written in 1973 contains evidence that there was a significant use of herbicides on the fenced-in perimeters of military bases in Thailand.