National Security columnist, Mel Goodman’s, timely article, The Central Role of the Whistleblower, on the inadequate protections for whistleblowers can be found here on the website conterpunch.
FLVCS will be hosting Mel at the Fogartyville-Peace & Justice Center on November 1st to speak on American Carnage : The Wars of Donald Trump. Mel …
On July 17, 2019, The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and American Security Project (ASP) presented a webinar about the impacts of climate change on our military. The main speaker was Brigadier General Stephen Cheney, USMC (Retired). His presentation was in agreement with the Florida Veterans For Common Sense (FLVCS) position on climate change.
General Cheney’s …
Adaptation, ASP, climate change, EDF, Environment, General Cheney, Military, Mitigation, National SecurityFLVCS Editorial Published in Sarasota Herald Tribune
Sunday, February 18, 2018.
Ernest “Doc” Werlin’s column in the Herald-Tribune on Feb. 13, discussing profligate federal spending, made an excellent point. He is correct that we cannot continue to fund our government with huge deficit spending.
Perhaps in a subsequent article, Werlin could discuss an area where …
Trump is escalating the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen et al. Now President Trump has bombed a Syrian airfield and dropped the largest conventional bomb ever used (MOAB) in Afghanistan. Does anybody believe these actions will end the wars any sooner, or win more friends?
Consider the cost, replacing the missiles will cost …
At his recent Town Hall, Representative Buchanan was asked about his position on funding the $54 billion increase to the Defense Department budget proposed by President Trump.
The Pentagon acknowledges it cannot account for billions of dollars in expenditures. Instead of increasing the military …
The Florida Veterans for Common Sense Environmental Working Group headed by Coty Keller and John Darovec have updated the committe’s important report on climate change. While the report recognizes the urgency of the problem including a threat to our national security, its conclusions are optimistic. It provides ways to …
To use Paula Dockery’s analogy, David has (again) slain Goliath. The Voters have turned out the lights on Amendment one (attached). Thanks to all of you who helped make this happen!
For me, the overriding story over the past year has been the bantering about solar power in Florida. …
Amendment 1, climate change, solar energyBy GENE JONES, Guest Columnist as Published by the Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 13, 2016
Veterans and military service members should carefully consider their vote for president. This election is a critical test of our nation’s commitment to the rule of law and how to best defeat ISIS.
As for defeating ISIS, ABC News reports …
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The brutal, determined foe that is the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh) arose from the continued sectarian chaos in Iraq following the US invasion, and it has become particularly adept at exploiting Sunni fears of Shia oriented governments in Iraq, Syria and Iran. Though intelligence estimates place active ISIS membership at only between 20,000 and 30,000, …
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