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| Charles G. Fawkes After September 11, Veterans Endure Through Service While
I see many reflecting on the anguish of September 11, and the agony of
war that followed, it's important to move and transform those feelings
into something positive and long-lasting. The groups I mentioned have
led the way in this regard, and have shown perhaps the quintessential
American response to tragedy, as Faulkner put it, to not only endure but
prevail. »» |
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Veterans Today Veterans For Peace Supports Conscientious Objection to Drones.. Two
conscientious nonviolent activists, Brian Terrell and Ron Faust, were
convicted on Monday of trespassing, for having attempted to deliver a
document listing concerns about drones to the commander of Whiteman Air
Force Base near Jefferson City, Mo., last April. A third protester, Mark
Kenney of Omaha, Neb., is serving a four-month sentence after having
pled guilty in June to trespassing. »» |
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Stephen Lendman America's Dismal August Jobs Report.. Headlines
obscured its ugliness. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a
dismal 96,000 jobs created. Whisper numbers suggested around 200,000.
June and July totals were revised down 41,000. They're usually momentum
drivers for future data releases. »» |
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