U.S. Military using lightweight mini drones …
Some find the target, film them (operator can see it live) and then ram into them and explode.
http://www.newser.com/story/131254/kamikaze-mini-drones-added-to-us-arsenal.html
Tell Your Story: Why I Became A Veteran For Peace
The personal story of the individual Veteran For Peace is the most powerful tool we have to educate others on the reality of war. Its ‘brutality, futility and stupidity’ in the words of President Eisenhower.
Please share the story of why you became a Veteran For Peace. Statements will be archived on the Veterans for Peace National Website along with photos and introductory highlights.
More Information: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/tell-your-story-why-i-became-a-veteran-for-peace/
Say No to U.S. or NATO warfare in Syria.
Say No to U.S. or NATO warfare in Syria — and No to U.S. or Israeli attacks on Iran.
More Information: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/pressroom/news/2012/07/11/say-no-to-humanitarian-imperialism-in-iran–syria
ACTION ALERT: http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6306&track=VFP%20
This week Congress debates and votes on Defense Appropriations Act 2013
This week Congress will debate and vote on a bill — the so-called “Defense Appropriations Act” — that will make us less safe by dumping over $600 billion into preparations for war. Combined with military spending in other departments, this is 57% of all federal discretionary spending.
ACTION ALERT — Please write to your representatives about this.
Tell your representatives what you think: http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6359&track=VFP
Watch proceedings in the HOUSE live:
http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/
http://houselive.gov/http://houselive.gov/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-greenwald/with-needed-defense-cuts_b_1681213.html
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/263195/the_daily_whip:_wednesday,_july_18,_2012.html
http://open.salon.com/blog/robert_greenwald/2012/07/17/with_needed_defense_cuts_on_the_horizon
Sunday Protests Continue at Los Angeles National Veterans Home
Larry Kegel and Newt and Evelyn Young stand beside our main banner and beneath the new “Veterans Grand Old Flag Memorial ” at the corner of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards at the Veterans Grand Plaza outside the locked front gates to the Los Angeles National Veterans Home.
Join Sunday’s on-going Rallies at 1:00 – 4:00 PM.
West of the 405 Freeway adjacent to Brentwood.
The park across the street from the WLA VA Hospital
Wilshire Blvd & San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles,CA 90048
God Bless America and the Veterans Revolution!
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Protests continue (over 200 Sundays so far) to reclaim the land for the Veterans.
The VA land was intended to house homeless veterans.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY VETERANS LAND IS BEING SYSTEMATICALLY STOLEN BY CORRUPT POLITICIANS IN BED WITH UNETHICAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
More Information:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/22/health/homeless-veterans/index.html
July 28th: Veterans Grand Summer Celebration & Picnic
You are cordially invited to attend the Second Annual “Veterans Grand Summer Celebration & Picnic” on Saturday, July 28th, 12:00 – 5:00 PM on the Grand Lawn at the VA’s Los Angeles National Veterans Home.
Download poster .pdf: http://vfpvc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SummerCeleb_2012_14.pdf
The event is Hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America, Region 9.
If you would like to volunteer and help coordinate this special event and to help on the day of the event, please respond back. Also, we are seeking donations to help offset the cost of the Celebration & Picnic.
We will be following up with a photo overview of last year’s event to see what you missed if you didn’t attend. And you don’t want to miss this year’s event either.
Location: Grand Lawn at the VA’s Los Angeles National Veterans Home
11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073
VFP National Convention
August 8-12, 2012
Marriott Hotel/Biscayne Bay
Miami, Florida
Information on Registration, Hotels etc.: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/
Scholarships: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/register.htm
Program: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/program.htm
Livestream: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/livestreaming.htm
The Invisible War Documentary showing in Santa Monica tonight
Laemmle’s Monica 4-Plex
http://www.laemmle.com/viewtheatre.php?thid=3
Showing at: 1:50pm 4:20pm 7:10pm 9:55pm
Parking: located across the street at The Santa Monica City Parking Structure in lot #4. Prior to 6pm the first two hours are free, each additional half hour is $1.00. After 6pm there is a flat rate fee of $5.00.
Trailer: http://youtu.be/ECOqpv45tIo
More information: http://invisiblewarmovie.com/
From Oscar®- and Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated; Twist of Faith) comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem-today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 19,000 violent sex crimes in the military in 2010. The Invisible War exposes the epidemic, breaking open one of the most under-reported stories of our generation, to the nation and the world.
Find out about other screenings: http://invisiblewarmovie.com/findtheater.cfm
This is Where We Take Our Stand — Trailer
Last year’s film by David Zeiger, Bestor Cram, and Mike Majoros, that told the story of the hundreds of soldiers and veterans who risked everything to reveal the true nature of the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations by testifying at 2008’s Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan hearings.
Sir! No Sir! — Trailer
The landmark 2006 film by David Zeiger that revealed the suppressed story of the GI Movement to end the Vietnam War, a movement that shook the military and government to its core and played a major role in ending the war.<em> Sir! No Sir!</em> has been distributed for free to thousands of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, helping to inspire the birth of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Tuesday, June 19 —Occupy The Military Industrial Complex 2.0
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
3 pm — 7 pm
Meet at: 555 N. Nash St., El Segundo, CA 90245
Mariposa Station Metro Green Line
Live Stream: http://www.ustream.tv/occupyfreedomla
http://www.occupyfreedomla.org
DROP LOVE NOT HATE
Supported by
Veterans for Peace
Codepink
We need to take advantage of the increasing anti-war sentiment and keep the pressure on the corporations that are lobbying for more wars and fighting the cuts in the Defense budget.
Image from: http://www.theprogressivecop.com/2011/10/military-industrial-complex-and-its.html
Military Exposed to Open-Air Burn Pits Toxic Chemical Fumes
Your support is needed to have our voice’s be heard on the matter of servicemen and women, whom were exposed to ongoing Open-Air Burn Pits toxic chemical fumes in Iraq and Afghanistan, and are now returning home with Asthma, Cancer, Lung Illnesses, Sleep Apnea, and uncertain future health effects.
SUPPORT
H.R. 3337: Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
USE THIS LINK TO SEND YOUR MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE!
http://covvha.net/c-o-v-v-h-a-supports-h-r-3337-open-burn-pit-registry-act-of-2011/#.T6xFG-su0pE
http://covvha.net/c-o-v-v-h-a-supports-h-r-3337-open-burn-pit-registry-act-of-2011/#.T6xFG-su0pE
BACKGROUND:
H.R. 3337 Bill Text: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.3337:
H.R. 3337 Bill Text: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.3337:
Up-to-Date Status on Bill: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3337