Today if one were to talk about Zion, many would shudder. For attached to Zion is the Jewish concept of a nation called Israel where they would reign the nations from. They would do this with the Lord God of Israel helping. Christians as well have this Zionist theology. Some believers see the Jewish concept of Zion the same as theirs. This article is neither about the Jewish or Christian Zion. It is about the American Zion. That place which formed in the hearts of Masonic men when this nation was founded.

It means we have rights. Rights that many have fought for and given their lives for. Unfortunately in current America there is, for the most part, two separate classes of citizenship, a bipartisanship if you will. You have the poor and then you have the wealthy. Yes, there is a middle class, but the republicans and George Bush are slowly getting rid of this class. Their reason for this is simple. The middle class does not like a government that only favors the rich and it has a voice. The middle class also provides a door for many to become rich. The rich and wealthy do not like the poor and they do not like to fraternize outside of their class. So, needless to say, if the republicans (the rich and wealthy) have their way there will only be two classes left, the poor and the wealthy.

Australia is surrounded by the greatest Muslim population on the planet. This includes Indonesia's 180 million and other countries like Malaysia. Should we be worried about that?

The Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on a recent visit to Tehran stated his country was a friend of Iran. At the same time Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the bullying and monopolistic spirit in the world. He said desecration of sanctities and values and disrespect for the Islamic culture as well as insult to the Holy Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) are among clear samples of such an approach. "Certain Western powers also prevent Iran's access to peaceful nuclear energy which is another sample of this approach." In Ahmadinejad's visit to Malaysia he attended Friday prayers sermons at Kuala Lumpur's Velayeh mosque, the President was welcomed by worshipers of the mosque. Muslims in southeast of Asia attach special respect for President Ahmadinejad for his views on identity of the Zionist regime and the Holocaust myth.

Jim Tuorila's most memorable hot air balloon flight comes with a small bit of irony attached to one of its more prominent elements, altitude. The veteran balloon pilot and co-founder of Freedom Flight, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises awareness as well as hot air balloons, had flown hundreds of times. But when one of his passengers requested that he take his distinctive black balloon with the easily recognizable POW/MIA logo to 5,000 feet, Tuorila acquiesced with little enthusiasm.

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families.

By the late 1970s, it was clear the established veterans groups had failed to make a priority of the issues of concern to Vietnam veterans. As a result, a vacuum existed within the nation's legislative and public agenda. In January 1978, a small group of Vietnam veteran activists came to Washington, D.C., searching for allies to support the creation of an advocacy organization devoted exclusively to the needs of Vietnam veterans. VVA, initially known as the Council of Vietnam Veterans, began its work. At the end of its first year of operation in 1979, the total assets were $46,506.

Good morning, Chairman Simmons, Ranking Member Rodriguez, and other distinguished members of the House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Veterans Affairs. On behalf of National President Thomas H. Corey, we thank you for the opportunity for Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) to appear here today to share our views on the issue of "Transitional Pharmacy Benefits" at the Veterans Health Administration facilities of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). I ask that you enter our full statement in the record, and I will briefly summarize the most important points of our statement.