Republicans Abandon Veterans and attack Clinton?

REPUBLICANS CUT FUNDING FOR VETERANS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES!

Does anyone remember?

I addressed this issue with Congressman Barney Frank's office because at the time, the Wack-A-Ding Republicans were reporting that there was no need for the Veterans Administration in Brockton.

The Brockton VA was under-funded and threatened with closing.

Why? Because there was no WAITING LIST!

Why? Because the Brockton VA refused to add names to the WAITING LIST!

VETERANS ARE NOT POLITICAL PAWNS!

VETERANS DESERVE THE CARE THEY RECEIVE FROM THE DEDICATED VA PERSONNEL!

Republicans continue to abandon Veterans!

Donna Marie Miller Ellington to Bernie Sanders for President 2016

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is demanding that Hillary Clinton apologize for saying that delays in patients receiving treatment at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals are not "as widespread" as thought.

McCain, a Navy veteran who was a prisoner of war for more than five years in Vietnam, called the former secretary of State’s comments “disgraceful” and accused her of "downplaying" the VA scandal over long patient wait times.

“Hillary Clinton’s remarks downplaying the significance of the scandal in which veterans died awaiting care at the VA hospitals in Phoenix and across our nation while corrupt bureaucrats collected bonuses are disgraceful, and show a total lack of appreciation for the crisis facing veterans’ health care today,” McCain said in a statement on Monday.

“Secretary Clinton owes an apology to the families of the veterans who lost their loved ones due to mismanagement and corruption in the federal government.”
Clinton said protracted delays at VA hospitals have not “been as widespread as it has been made out to be” on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Friday.

The former first lady also accused Republicans of wanting VA hospitals to “fail” as part of an “ideological agenda” to privatize the clinics.

An inspector general report sparked national outrage last year when it found that as many as 40 veterans died while waiting for care at a facility in Phoenix, which had an average wait time of 115 days for an initial appointment.
A subsequent report by the agency’s inspector general described the problem as “systemic.”

McCain wants Clinton apology for 'downplaying' VA scandal

McCain criticized Clinton after she said VA delays were not "as widespread" as thought.

THEHILL.COM

Shameful: Republicans Block Bill to Expand Healthcare and Education for Veterans

REPUBLICANS ABANDON VETERANS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

ISN'T ANYONE PAYONG ATTENTION?


Shameful: Republicans Block Bill to Expand Healthcare and Education for Veterans - See more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/republicans-block-bill-expand-healthcare-education-veterans/#sthash.2uspajCb.dpuf

Shameful: Republicans Block Bill to Expand Healthcare and Education for Veterans

When it came down to supporting our veterans, or supporting the Republican party's own self interests, Republicans chose themselves.

FORWARDPROGRESSIVES.COM




http://www.forwardprogressives.com/republicans-block-bill-expand-healthcare-education-veterans/

Cape Cod: Wacko Tea Bagger Flamethrowers

Saturday, December 13, CapeCodToday posted the article at the bottom.

The first uninformed comment appears to come from one of those Phony Flamethrowers who lack FACTS, but simply targets an elected official with meaningless comments.

Retired Veteran

Yep, Bill Keating has voted once again against our Military
funding, sure, he supports our troops, try telling the troops that. What a phony!!!!

Have we had enough of the Phony Flamethrowers who add nothing to the debate and can't even provide FACTS?


This is what the GOP did to prevent Veteran Suicide .... did ya even here them whimper?

RSN: Outgoing GOP Senator Tom Coburn Now Singlehandedly Responsible for Every Veteran Suicide

Where are you Mr. Retired Veteran in protesting the GOP SLASHING of Veterans' Programs?

What our Washington reps did this week

Congress passes bill to fund government programs in fiscal 2015

Article | Politics | December 13, 2014 - 6:00am | By Targeted News Service

 

 

Nine key votes in the House, four in the Senate

At the last minute they prevent another government shutdown

There were nine key votes in the House this week; the House held a total of 13 roll call votes in the week ending Thursday. There were four key votes in the Senate, which held a total of seven roll call votes. The most important House vote was to pass a bill to fund discretionary government programs in fiscal 2015; the most important Senate vote was to approve an end to debate on the fiscal 2015 military spending bill.

In addition to roll call votes, the House and Senate also took action on several measures by voice vote. The Senate also passed the Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 4681), sponsored by Rep. Mike J. Rogers, R-Mich., to authorize appropriations for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015; passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 130), sponsored by Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., to make continuing appropriations for discretionary government spending until Dec. 13; passed the FOIA Improvement Act (S. 2520), sponsored by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., to improve the Freedom of Information Act; and passed the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (S. 2521), sponsored by Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., to provide for reforms of federal information security.

The House passed the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act (H.R. 2901), sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., to improve the U.S. government's ability to improve access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene to the world's poorest individuals; passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (H.R. 5059), sponsored by Rep. Timothy J. Walz, D-Minn., to require annual evaluations of the military's mental health care and suicide prevention programs; passed the Feed the Future Global Food Security Act (H.R. 5656), sponsored by Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., to authorize the Feed the Future Initiative to sustainably reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries; and passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016 (S. 2444), sponsored by Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, to authorize Coast Guard appropriations.


How our members of Congress voted over the previous week

HOUSE VOTES:

House Vote 1:
CALIFORNIA WATER SUPPLIES: The House has passed the California Emergency Drought Relief Act (H.R. 5781), sponsored by Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif. The bill would direct the Commerce Secretary and Interior Secretary to allow California's Central Valley Project and State Water Project to provide maximum possible levels of water to businesses and municipalities in the state's Central Valley, without threatening the region's endangered species. Valadao said the measure was necessary because, given the state's historic drought, people in the Central Valley are facing a severe water shortage, and increasing water supplies would relieve some of those shortage. A bill opponent, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., called it an effort by a small number of Central Valley farmers to override the open process of allocating water supplies, with resulting risks for California's fisheries and cities that also rely on the water supplies. The vote, on Dec. 9, was 230 yeas to 182 nays.
NAYS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 2:
CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION EFFORTS: The House has passed the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act (S. 1000), sponsored by Sen. Mark R. Warner. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by various federal government agencies. A supporter, Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Va., said the budget would "ensure federal dollars currently spent on bay restoration activities produce results and ensure that we are coordinating how restoration dollars are being spent." The vote, on Dec. 10, was unanimous with 416 yeas.
YEAS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 3:
INSURANCE AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACKS: The House has passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (S. 2244), sponsored by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. The bill would extend the government's Terrorism Insurance Program through 2021 and decrease the government's share of compensation that would be paid out for losses incurred by an insurer due to a terrorist attack, in stages, to 80 percent of the portion of the amount of losses that exceeds the insurer's deductible. It would also exempt end-users of commodities from a provision of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law that imposes margin requirements for swap transactions involving the future price of commodities. A supporter, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said the terrorism risk program added stability and certainty to the insurance and construction markets, while the end-user exemption would help businesses and family farmers manage price risks for commodities they use. The vote, on Dec. 10, was 417 yeas to 7 nays.
YEAS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 4:
FUNDING INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 4681), sponsored by Rep. Mike J. Rogers, R-Mich., to authorize appropriations for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015, with most details of the appropriations classified. Rogers said the range of growing threats to the U.S., including the Islamic State group and countries such as Russia and China that seek to change the international order at the expense of the U.S., led to the bill's small increase in spending to more effectively counter those threats and preserve national security. The vote, on Dec. 10, was 325 yeas to 100 nays.
YEAS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NAYS: Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 5:
TSA TECHNOLOGY, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 2719), sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C. The bill would require the Transportation Security Administration to develop a long-term plan for managing its inventory, deploying technology systems, and increasing the transparency of the agency's spending. Hudson said the bill "will save significant tax dollars by forcing TSA to make thoughtful, informed decisions about what kinds of technology to deploy in our nation's airports. We simply cannot afford to see TSA repeat the mistakes of the past which have resulted in technologies such as 'puffer machines' and body scanners being pulled out of airports prematurely and others sitting idle in warehouses, never to see the light of day." The vote, on Dec. 10, was unanimous with 425 yeas.
YEAS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 6:
AIR TRAVEL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act (H.R. 1204), sponsored by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss. The bill would order the establishment of an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, made up of various representatives from the aviation industry, to give input to the Transportation Security Administration on the design of air travel security programs. Thompson said the amendment improved upon the bill's effort to give industry stakeholders a venue for working with the TSA to adopt appropriate security strategies, ensuring that the TSA considers stakeholders it proposes security changes for the aviation industry. The vote, on Dec. 10, was 416 yeas to 5 nays.
YEAS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 7:
TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR CHARITABLE GIVING: The House has rejected the Supporting America's Charities Act (H.R. 5806), sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. The bill would make permanent the tax deduction for property given to conservation groups by individuals and corporations and increase the allowed tax deduction for food donations to 15 percent of a taxpayer's annual income. Camp said the measure sought to increase charitable giving an help charities better serve those in need, including the hungry and disabled. An opponent, Rep. Sander M. Levin, D-Mich., said expanding the tax deductions without paying for them would add $11 billion to the government's debt. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 275 yeas to 149 nays, with a two-thirds majority required for approval.
YEAS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st)
NAYS: Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 8:
OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 83), sponsored by Del. Donna M. Christensen, D-Virgin Islands. The bill would provide $1.013 trillion of appropriations for the military and other discretionary government programs in fiscal 2015, while funding the Homeland Security Department until Feb. 27, 2015. A supporter, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said it "prevents a costly and damaging government shutdown while making good government funding and policy decisions and reining in regulatory overreach." An opponent, Rep. David E. Price, D-N.C., criticized the bill for allowing the wealthy to contribute more to political campaigns, encouraging dangerous activity in the financial sector by erasing reforms adopted in the Dodd-Frank law, and failing to adequately fund immigration enforcement agencies and also creating the risk of a funding lapse at Homeland Security in February. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 219 yeas to 206 nays.
NAYS: Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th), Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th)
House Vote 9:
EXPANDING JOHN MUIR HISTORIC SITE: The House has passed the John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act (H.R. 5699), sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. The bill would authorize the Interior Secretary's purchase of 44 acres of land in Martinez, Calif., in order to expand the John Muir Historic Site. Miller said the acquisition would improve the site by creating new recreational opportunities for visitors, without any cost to the government, because the funds to buy the 44 acres have been raised from local donors. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 361 yeas to 39 nays.
YEAS: Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy D-MA (4th), Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (8th), Rep. James P. McGovern D-MA (2nd), Rep. Richard E. Neal D-MA (1st), Rep. John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Rep. Michael E. Capuano D-MA (7th), Rep. William R. Keating D-MA (9th)

SENATE VOTES:

Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the renomination of Jeffery Martin Baran to serve as a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term ending in mid-2018. Baran, who joined the NRC in October, had served as a senior Democratic staffer on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. A supporter, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., called Baran a "very qualified individual" who had shown his ability to successfully work with Democrats and Republicans in his time on the House committee. The vote, on Dec. 8, was 52 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Sen. Edward J. Markey D-MA, Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-MA
Senate Vote 2:
LABOR RELATIONS BOARD MEMBER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lauren McGarity McFerran to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board for a five-year term. A supporter, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, cited McFerran's experience as a senior staffer on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Harkin praised McFerran for her "deep knowledge of labor law. She is an incredibly talented lawyer. She is a person of sterling integrity and strong character. She will be a great asset to the Board." The vote, on Dec. 8, was 54 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Sen. Edward J. Markey D-MA, Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-MA
Senate Vote 3:
TVA BOARD MEMBER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Virginia Tyler Lodge to serve as a member of the Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors for a term ending in May, 2019. Lodge, a business consultant, previously served as a commissioner on the Tennessee Department of Human Service. A supporter, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., noted that Lodge has promised to recuse herself from any decisions at TVA that involve a potential conflict of interest with the proposal by a Democratic real estate developer to complete TVA's partly-built Bellefonte nuclear power plant in Alabama. The vote, on Dec. 9, was 86 yeas to 12 nays.
YEAS: Sen. Edward J. Markey D-MA, Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-MA
Senate Vote 4:
DEBATING MILITARY SPENDING BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the House amendment to the Carl Levin and Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 3979), sponsored by Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa. The bill would authorize $577.1 billion of funding for the Defense Department in fiscal 2015, including $63.7 billion for combat efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. It would also fund programs to prevent sexual assault in the military and introduce a prescription drugs copayment in health insurance plans for military members. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said along with providing necessary funding for the military, a package of land legislation included in the bill would protect wild, scenic, and historic places while opening up other federal lands for beneficial development. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 85 yeas to 14 nays.
YEAS: Sen. Edward J. Markey D-MA, Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-MA



http://www.capecodtoday.com/article/2014/12/13/28192-what-our-washington-reps-did-week

 

RSN: Outgoing GOP Senator Tom Coburn Now Singlehandedly Responsible for Every Veteran Suicide

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Outgoing GOP Senator Tom Coburn Now Singlehandedly Responsible for Every Veteran Suicide

By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News

16 December 14

efore retiring from a decades-long career in the US Senate and leaving Washington for good, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) gave one last middle finger to veterans – he said that preventing future veteran suicides would be “throwing money away” and singlehandedly blocked $22 million aimed at addressing the veteran suicide crisis. By blocking a simple bill that might have saved thousands of lives by providing more services to veterans, Tom Coburn has now become singlehandedly responsible for the suicide of every veteran until the funding gets passed after his departure.

Every day, 22 veterans commit suicide. Just recently, suicide became the leading cause of death for military personnel, outdoing even war itself. If the suicide prevention bill is passed when Congress reconvenes on January 3, it will have been 18 days from the date of Coburn’s filibuster. And that means almost 400 veteran suicides might have been prevented if a lame duck senator hadn’t needlessly stood in the way.

 

The alleged reason for Coburn’s filibuster of veteran suicide prevention was the cost – $22 million. He also shifted blame to the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying the bill wouldn’t do anything to make up for the VA's lack of services to veterans in need. But both of those arguments fall flat on their face. The $22 million cost of the bill pales in comparison to the $770 billion cost of the Afghanistan war, or the $818 billion cost of the Iraq war, both of which Coburn repeatedly voted for. Both of those wars are costing the American people $10.5 million every hour, yet Coburn is making noise about a price tag that amounts to two hours of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

Coburn’s feigned concern over the lack of services the VA provides is also flimsy at first glance. In 2011, Coburn voted for Paul Ryan’s House Republican budget that would have ended VA care for 1.3 million veterans. Year after year of consistent budget cuts to the VA naturally results in delayed services for veterans and a longer backlog of veterans who wait months and even years for their care.

 

If Coburn is looking for a reason why the VA can’t provide enough services, he should look in the mirror.

 

This bill, named after Clay Hunt – an Afghanistan veteran who committed suicide in 2011 – would have made a difference in the lives of military personnel switching from active duty to veteran status by providing them with services to ease the transition. It would have set up a user-friendly website to help direct veterans to mental healthcare services, given psychiatrists financial incentives to provide mental healthcare to veterans, and funded independent reviews at the Pentagon and the VA for suicide prevention. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support, and had the support to pass the Senate had it not been for Coburn’s actions.

 

Coburn’s blocking of the bill has made him a target of rage on social media. After a meme explaining Coburn’s vote went viral on Facebook, the outgoing senator’s Facebook page lit up with hundreds of comments on all of his recent posts urging him to kill himself, among other things. Angry tweets directed to @TomCoburn said they hoped he had no help available when he decided to commit suicide. After a brief reading of comment threads in recent posts, I wasn’t able to find one comment in support of Coburn’s vote to block veteran suicide prevention.

 

As Paul Rieckhoff, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said: this is why people hate Washington. The suicide prevention bill must be passed as soon as the next Congress convenes, so the ramblings of one bitter, out-of-touch senator won’t have any further impact on veterans who legitimately need help holding on.

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Carl Gibson, 26, is co-founder of US Uncut, a nationwide creative direct-action movement that mobilized tens of thousands of activists against corporate tax avoidance and budget cuts in the months leading up to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Carl and other US Uncut activists are featured in the documentary "We're Not Broke," which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. He currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. You can contact him at carl@rsnorg.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and follow him on twitter at @uncutCG.

Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader Supported News.

 

 

 

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/27527-focus-outgoing-gop-senator-tom-coburn-now-singlehandedly-responsible-for-every-veteran-suicide

 

 

This & that..... Our men in Havana: US used young Latinos to foment revolutionary moods in Cuba

Occupy Democrats

Is this what Tea Partier's mean by taking our country back?

Thanks to Conservatives Are Destroying Our Future.

Michael Stowell
Obama was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009 and the ‘travelers’ project was launched in Cuba back in October 2009 by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) - http://rt.com/news/177756-us-spy-cuba-recruits/...

Our men in Havana: US used young Latinos to foment revolutionary moods in Cuba

rt.com

The US secretly sent young Latinos to Cuba to trigger the political unrest, says a new leaked report. The ‘traveling spies’ working undercover within health and civic programs were put in danger as there was no safety net if they had been caught.

USAID/Creative in Haiti, but the AP is silent on USAID anti-Haiti activities!!!! In prelude to Bush regime change, USAID took over Haiti community based radio stations...and education/health programs ...USAID took over most of Haiti's community radio stations under the guise of "training" broadcasters and providing them with skills and better equipment.... Creative International and other such USAID subcontractors did in Haiti EXACTLY what's described in the article above (US sent Latin youth undercover in anti-Cuba ploy ): their mission was to "identify potential social-change actors" in Haiti and buy them off, co-opt them, compromise them, frame them and if all that didn't work, they labeled them criminals and like Jean Lamy Maltunes- pointed them out for imprisonment!

In Haiti - "From 2001 to 2005, Creative’s support to 40 community radio stations in Haiti, funded by USAID, served as a catalyst toward greater awareness of individual rights and responsibilities during a time of political turmoil. The Haiti Media Assistance and Civic Education Project, known in Creole as RAMAK, produced a 12-part radio drama, Kadejak nans Ans Marie (Rape in Ans Marie) that traced the rape of a young woman and her search for justice. In September 2004, a listeners’ survey concluded that half the Haitian population had heard the series. USAID awarded Creative two-six month extensions first to support the national elections and then the municipal elections building on Creative's work in civic and voter education activities. Similarly, in 2006 and 2007, Creative partnered with Johns Hopkins University to use radio to educate youth and most-at-risk populations about HIV/AIDS as well as encourage Haitians to use available health services.

In 2007, USAID awarded Creative a contract to assess and design two program components for the USAID/HAITI education strategy. The two components addressed equitable access to quality basic education and strengthening public sector executive function in the Ministry of Education. USAID intended that the new strategy have greater demographic and geographic focus and that three vulnerable groups be targeted: children and youth under 25; women, and special concerns groups, such as people living with AIDS, TB patients and trafficked persons. " -http://www.creativeassociatesinternational.com/.../CAIIAd...


Are these the jackasses we have become?

America's Voice

This is real. This is the KKK's response to children fleeing violence. Read more:http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/live-news/2014/7/the-kkk-is-back-andarenothappywiththeimmigrationproblem.html

Carl Younger shared Occupy Democrats's photo.

 

Republicans have consciously or unconsciously lost any connections to reality.

Occupy Democrats

Mitch McConnell definitely needs to brush up on his history and economics. Or, could it be that he is deceiving the American people with his calculated "spending" hysteria?

Thanks to Being Liberal.

If you still believe Republicans in congress with their history of saying one thing and doing another I have a bridge in New York I'd like to sell you.

Occupy Democrats

Republican actions speak much louder than shameless pandering.

Thanks to Being Liberal.

Remember next time you hear a Republican talk about supporting the troops that talk is cheap.
 

Occupy Democrats

After wasting trillions on Bush's wars, Republicans insist on nickel and diming our veterans.
Thanks to Moral Politics.

 

Wow
Gaza had tunnels into israel all this time and jerusalem is still standing!
Go figure!
Maybe it's time to END THE BLOCKADES!

Stand for Israel

As Israel enters a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas, the IDF has announced that they have successfully destroyed Hamas’ network of terror tunnels leading from Gaza ...into Israel. http://bit.ly/XAzDUv

We applaud the bravery of Israel’s soldiers and, as an Israeli delegation heads to Cairo, we pray for productive negotiations to a long-term end to this conflict.

Every once in a while, I like to do fact checking, as to claims against Israel, such as

*Born out of the first terrorist groups in Middle East (Irgun, Haganah and Lehi) in 1947

*Ethnic cleansed 80% of historical Palestine, displaced 700,000 Palestinian, destroyed 1000 villages.
...

*Committed the first terrorist attack in Middle East (King David hotel bombing) against the British who promised them the land

*Assassinated (Folke Bernadotte) Swedish Nobleman and diplomat to Palestine noted for his negotiation of the release of about 31,000 prisoners from German concentration camps.

*Backstabbed America TWICE by false flag attacks (USS Liberty-Lavon affair) resulted in 200 died and injured American, they wanted the war to erupt between USA and Egypt but failed and caught.

*Occupied the rest of 20% of Palestinian territories in 1967

*Built the largest separation wall in the history (twice longer than berlin wall)

*The country with most UN resolutions violation (70 resolution)

*Committed more than 100 massacres against Palestinians and Lebanese

*Doubled the settlements in the west bank after the Oslo record peace process.

*Assassinated their only Prime Minister (Rabin) that dared take bold steps for peace.

*Manipulated America to give them 3 billion a year, weapons, funds, Vetos.

*Israel is the only democracy in the world with separation wall, Jewish roads only

*Israel is the only country in the world with no defined borders so they can steal more lands.

*Provoked Palestinians to create Hamas after the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre



 

CLG: 'Seemingly endless waste:' Pentagon auditor spotlights US billions blown in Afghanistan

News Updates from CLG
29 July 2014

http://www.legitgov.org/
All links are here:http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news

Previous edition: Israeli military resumes Gaza fighting, says Hamas ignored truce, which Google relegated to the trash bin, of course. Google subscribers: Google Filter Instructions for CLG Newsletter.

US says Russia violated 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calls breach 'a very serious matter' 28 July 2014 In an escalation of tensions, the Obama administration accused Russia on Monday of conducting tests in violation of a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calling the breach "a very serious matter" and going public with allegations that have simmered for some time. The treaty confrontation comes at a highly strained time between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia's [US and NATO] intervention in [the coup-installed regime in the] Ukraine and Putin's grant of asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. An administration official said Obama notified Putin of the U.S. determination in a letter Monday. [The US violates international treaties every minute of every hour of every day. The hypocrisy is just *breath-taking.* --LRP]

Pentagon looking at possible military options for Russia: US general 26 July 2014 Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey says the Pentagon is looking at possible military responses to Russia's [alleged] actions in Ukraine. He said his country is considering military options such as US military "basing, lines of communications, sea lanes" that "we haven't had to look at for 20 years." During his address at the Aspen Institute on Thursday night, he warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin "may actually light a fire" he cannot control.

Abbott's mission to Ukraine branded 'nuts' 27 July 2014 Australian Defence Force personnel will be walking unprepared into a volatile situation at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine, a senior defence figure has warned. Prime Minister Tony Abbott's announcement of Australia's intention to send 190 armed Australian Federal Police and an unknown number of ADF personnel to help recover bodies and evidence from the site has been met with incredulity in some parts of Europe, with one analyst branding it "nuts". The senior defence figure, who did not wish to be named, said it was a poor idea for Australia.

Intl. teams find 'no violations' by Russia along Ukrainian border 27 July 2014 Inspectors who came to check the state of Russian troops along the Ukrainian borders have found no violations, Russia's Ministry of Defense said. This came as a response to the US alleging 15,000 Russian troops have amassed in the area. "It has come to our attention that new allegations by top US officials as to the alleged amassing of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border have been voiced," the statement by the Defense Ministry read, following allegations by the US Permanent Representative to NATO, Douglas Lute, and State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf. "The last four months have witnessed 18 separate inspections along the Ukrainian border with the Russian Federation, all in line with the Vienna Open Skies Treaty and the Vienna agreement of 2011."

'Seemingly endless waste:' Pentagon auditor spotlights US billions blown in Afghanistan 28 July 2014 Another day, another report of rampant waste of U.S. taxpayer m-ney in the effort to rebuild Afghanistan fill US corpora-terrorists' coffers. John Sopko, the inspector general charged with monitoring aid sent by the U.S. to Afghanistan, has identified potentially billions of dollars wasted in Afghanistan, including donation of planes the local government doesn't need or can't use, weapons that disappear as soon as they're handed over and and construction of brand new buildings that are basically firetraps. In a steady stream of audit reports, Sopko's office of Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, has spotlighted seemingly endless waste in the war-torn nation. In recent days, Sopko's team has reported: Afghanistan probably can't even use two $40.5 million C-130 transport planes the U.S. government plans to give to its motley air force. [Too bad Detroit isn't Kabul. Start reading.]

OMG: Israel in urgent need of more US money for war on Gaza: Harry Reid --More than 1,050 Palestinians have been killed, thousands wounded 28 July 2014 US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Israel urgently needs more financial aid from the United States for its offensive against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. On Monday afternoon, Reid, a member of the Democratic Party, warned that the Obama administration's $225 million request to aid Israel during its current war may not be enough, as Israel continues to massacre Palestinians in Gaza.

Five Israeli soldiers killed in attacks 28 July 2014 Israel confirmed five of its soldiers died on Monday - one inside Gaza and four in a mortar attack along the border. Five Hamas militants were also killed inside Israel, officials said.

Hamas Didn't Kidnap and Kill the 3 Israeli Teens After All 25 July 2014 When the bodies of three Israeli teenagers, kidnapped in the West Bank, were found late last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words. "Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay," he said, initiating a campaign that eventually escalated into the present conflict in the region. But now, officials admit the kidnappings were not Hamas's handiwork after all...Repeated inconsistencies in Israeli descriptions of the situation have sparked debate over whether Israel wanted to provoke Hamas into a confrontation.

Israel intensifies Gaza shelling, warns of 'protracted campaign' 29 July 2014 The Israeli military intensified the shelling of Gaza overnight, killing at least 26 people and leaving hundreds injured in air and missile strikes. Israel's PM told citizens to prepare for a "protracted campaign" until the "mission is accomplished." At least 26 people were killed and 241 others injured in Gaza after Israel resumed shelling on Monday night, bringing the day's death toll to 44 people, Ma'an news agency reported. In a televised address to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier that the country has to be prepared for a "prolonged" campaign.

Israel says Gaza campaign will continue 'until mission is accomplished' 28 July 2014 The war in Gaza erupted afresh on Monday as Israel warned of a protracted military campaign to destroy cross-border tunnels and disarm Hamas and other militant groups. "We need to be prepared for a long operation until our mission is accomplished," Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister [war criminal], said in a televised press conference, flouting mounting international calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Netanyahu spoke after a series of dramatic events following a lull in fighting on Sunday and early Monday. Nine children playing in a Gaza refugee camp were killed, the main public hospital was struck, four Israeli soldiers were killed in a mortar attack and militants from Gaza infiltrated Israel through a cross-border tunnel.

8 children killed as missiles hit Gaza playground, hospital 29 July 2014 Hopes for an imminent end to the Gaza conflict are fading, with renewed violence bringing new casualties. Israel and Hamas blame each other after eight children were killed and 46 others injured by a missile that landed in a Gaza refugee camp playground. Monday was marred by renewed violence in war-torn Gaza, where the Israeli operation against Hamas has been ongoing for three weeks.

North Korea threatens nuclear strike on US 28 July 2014 A North Korean senior military official has threatened the United States with a nuclear strike after accusing Washington of raising tensions in the Korean peninsula. [Yes, because the US pig snout has to sniff every country on earth.] "If the US...threaten our sovereignty and survival...our troops will fire our nuclear-armed rockets at the White House and the Pentagon - the sources of all evil," [Can't argue with facts.] said Hwang Pyong-so, director of the military's General Political Bureau, during a address to a large military rally in Pyongyang on Sunday. He also added that recent joint military drills between the US and South Korea have increased tensions in the Korean peninsula.

1.1 trillion becquerels of radioactivity leaked during Fukushima cleanup 24 July 2014 More than 1 trillion becquerels of radioactive substances were released into the environment during debris-clearing work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant last year, according to estimates by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Although TEPCO's stricken facility is estimated to currently emit about 10 million becquerels per hour, the utility said that cleanup efforts at the plant's No. 3 reactor on Aug. 19, 2013, resulted in the release of a maximum 1.1 trillion becquerels of radioactive materials over a period of four hours. The figure was presented at a meeting of the Nuclear Regulation Authority on July 23.

Fukushima monkeys' blood shows signs of radiation exposure 25 July 2014 Wild monkeys living in forests of Fukushima the Japanese city that was the site of a nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011 have lower blood cell counts than monkeys from northern Japan, and carry detectable levels of cesium in their bodies, researchers have found. The researchers studied blood changes and signs of radiation exposure in 61 monkeys living 43 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, about one year after [March 2011]. The results showed Fukushima monkeys had lower counts of red and white blood cells, and other blood parts compared with 31 monkeys from Shimokita Peninsula in northern Japan.

Uncontrollable Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Fourth African Country 28 July 2014 The relentless Ebola outbreak in West Africa has intensified over the weekend, permeating borders and placing several nations on red alert. The disease reached N-g-ria on Saturday, when a Liberian official died shortly after landing in Lagos airport...In response, Chukwu told the Associated Press, all other passengers on the official's flight have been traced and tracked, and that the country has placed added surveillance at "all ports of entry in N-g-ria, including airports, seaports, and land borders." The city has also shut down the hospital where the official had been taken after landing.

Ebola outbreak: Liberia closes most border crossings --Under new measures, public gatherings such as marches and demonstrations will also be restricted 27 July 2014 The Liberian government on Sunday closed most of the West African nation's border crossings and introduced stringent health measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 660 people across the region. Speaking at a task force meeting, Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said the government is doing everything to fight the virus including inspecting and testing all outgoing and incoming passengers by Liberia's airport authority.

American Doctor Infected With Deadly Ebola; Second US Citizen Also Has Virus 27 July 2014 An American doctor working with Ebola patients in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus. Kent Brantly, 33, recognised his own symptoms and confined himself to an isolation ward. Another US citizen has also been infected with the virus, according to the Samaritan's Purse aid organisation, for which Dr Brantly works. The second US citizen is not employed by Samaritan's Purse, its spokesman told Sky News, but was working with their staff in a Monrovia hospital.

Second American volunteer contracts Ebola in West Africa 27 July 2014 An American who was working in Liberia to combat a deadly Ebola outbreak has tested positive for the virus, officials with a Christian charity said Sunday. Nancy Writebol, a married mother of two, was the second American to contract the lethal virus in a week, according to Samaritan's Purse, a Christian crisis-relief group that has been working in the area since the outbreak started in March.

Report: Kansas City airport terrorist travel hub 27 July 2014 A recent report compiled when Kansas City was seeking federal terrorism and emergency response grants claims Kansas City International Airport is a hub for terrorist travel. The Feb. 7 document prepared by Kansas City area emergency management officials as they sought the federal security grants was sent to the Department of Homeland Security to provide a "threat picture" for the Kansas City region, The Kansas City Star reported..."According to Transportation Security Administration data, Kansas City International Airport is ranked fourth out of 57 Category I airports in the U.S. for TSC encounters," the report said. TSC refers to the Terrorist Screening Center, which has a database of people who are known or suspected of being involved in terrorist activity.

F16 fighters scrambled after 'bomb threat' to Sunwing flight from Toronto 26 July 2014 Two US F16 fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Panama City-bound flight from Canada back to Toronto on Friday after a man on the plane apparently threatened to blow up the aircraft, authorities said. Major Julie Roberge of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said the jets flew up to join Sunwing Airlines flight 772 as a "precaution" less than an hour after it took off from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Video shot by a passenger showed armed Canadian law enforcement officers shouting "heads down, hands up" as they stormed aboard the aircraft in helmets and tactical gear after it was escorted back to Toronto.

U.S. judicial agency OKs early release of federal prisoners 18 July 2014 More than 46,000 drug offenders will be eligible for early release from federal prison under an amendment to sentencing guidelines passed on Friday by a U.S. judiciary agency - unless Congress blocks the change. The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to make 46,290 drug offenders eligible for review by federal judges to determine if the sentences can be reduced without jeopardizing public safety. The commission expects eligible candidates to receive an average of 25 months off of their sentences beginning in November 2015, making retroactive an amendment to sentencing guidelines passed earlier this year.

Repeal Prohibition, Again (The New York Times) 27 July 2014 It took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end Prohibition, 13 years in which people kept drinking, otherwise law-abiding citizens became criminals and crime syndicates arose and flourished. It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the current ban on marijuana, inflicting great harm on society just to prohibit a substance far less dangerous than alcohol. The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana. We reached that conclusion after a great deal of discussion among the members of The Times's Editorial Board, inspired by a rapidly growing movement among the states to reform marijuana laws.

Congress reaches tentative deal to help fix troubled Department of Veterans Affairs 27 July 2014 The leaders of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees reached a tentative deal Sunday to improve veterans' health care -- a potential solution to help fix such ongoing problems as delays for benefits and long waits for medical treatment concealed by secret lists. The tentative deal would also end speculation about whether Congress would indeed begin a five-week summer recess without a legislative solution amid widespread national outrage over problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The committee chairmen, Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., worked through the weekend and have scheduled a press conference for Monday to talk about the tentative deal.

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