26 Dec 2013
News, Veterans Issues No Comments Permalink

VA pension scam is going around.

December 26, 2013 No Comments

You would probably never fall for a scam like this but pass the word as this VA pension scam is going around.  This is from VVA National:

BE AWARE

Be cautious if someone offers to move your assets around for you to qualify for VA pension. This type of scam is often directed toward Veterans and family members who do not actually qualify for VA pension. You could be required to repay these benefits to the government.

Examples of possible pension poaching scams:

• Organizations that cold call Veterans, charge money for assisting with a VA pension claim, and take credit card information from Veterans over the telephone

• People who charge as much as $6,000 upfront to represent claimants before VA, with a percentage of any eventual back payment from VA as a portion of the ultimate fee

 

For more information about VA pension eligibility requirements—which include special monthly pension benefits—go to www.benefits.va.gov/pension  or call 1-800-827-1000.

26 Dec 2013
Commentary, Costs of War, News, Videos No Comments Permalink

interview with author of “War No More” David Swanson

December 26, 2013 No Comments

On Monday December 16th 2013 I did an interview with author of

“War No More” David Swanson this was just before he was to speak at a Laughing Horse Bookstore before a crowded room of Portland Oregon folks all eager to hear David make the argument for the abolition of war.

The interview is in two parts and is raw video as I am not able to edit.

MVI 3121 Interview with Author David Swanson Part I 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeDystGNEdk

MVI 3122 Interview with Author David Swanson Part II 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6pz9-bkMIY

26 Dec 2013
Families of Veterans, Health, Veterans Issues No Comments Permalink

New Rule Could Aid Veterans’ Access to Health Care for Some Traumatic Injuries

December 26, 2013 No Comments

The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved new regulations to make it easier for veterans to receive health care and compensation for certain illnesses, including Parkinsonism, dementia, and depression, which have been linked to traumatic brain injury.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/us/new-rule-to-make-it-easier-for-veterans-to-get-health-care-for-some-traumatic-injuries.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

26 Dec 2013
Domestic Spying No Comments Permalink

Funny The NSA is Coming to Town video by ACLU

December 26, 2013 No Comments

Funny ACLU Video

Check out the hilarious music video for “The NSA is Coming to Town” before anyone else, and be the first one to share it with your friends. 

WATCH THE VIDEO AND SIGN PETITION: http://www.aclu.org/secure/stopnsa?emissue=national_security&emtype=petition&ms=eml_acluaction_stopnsa_131212&etname=131212+The+NSA+Is+Coming+to+Town+Non-Petish&etjid=1176391

 

26 Dec 2013
Families of Veterans, Veterans Issues No Comments Permalink

Peace Soldiers March Across America for Veterans’ Rights

December 26, 2013 No Comments

Two San Francisco Occupy veterans, Stephen Michael Clift (Army) and James Cartmill, (Navy), radicalized and humanized by their military service and their Occupy experience, began a self-described ‘epic’ ‘Trans-national mission to wage peace,’ Code Name: March Across America, a quest to end veterans’ homelessness by preventing and healing the spiritual wounds vets incur from their war experience and military service, and to carry a personally crafted flag signed by many veterans to their model and guide, the heroic and revered veterans’ advocate, Scott Camil, on his 67th birthday, May 19th.
Read and Find Out more: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/12/10/18747556.php

26 Dec 2013
Drones, News No Comments Permalink

First CIA Drone Strikes Outside Pakistans Tribal Regions

December 26, 2013 No Comments

“A CIA drone strike hit a religious school in Hangu, Pakistan before dawn [on November 21], killing at least six and injuring several more. It is believed to be the first time a strike has taken place in the ‘settled’ areas beyond Pakistan’s tribal regions.”
RED MORE — http://www.globalresearch.ca/first-cia-drone-strikes-outside-pakistans-tribal-regions/5359229