News, 2. Political Corruption, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption
By: Erin Brown for WCAX, Sept. 10, 2019 BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) People against the basing of the F-35 jets in Burlington went to Senator Patrick Leahy’s office on Tuesday for the second time this week. Seven people gathered outside of his office building at 4:30 p.m. and walked together upstairs to the senator’s office to confront […]
1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, 2. Political Corruption, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption, News
By: Cat Viglienzoni for WCAX, Sept 10, 2019 BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Two veterans concerned about F-35 jets coming to Vermont were arrested Monday after police cited them for trespassing during a sit-in at Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office in Burlington. Police cited Rosanne Greco and Roger Bourassa after they sat in the senator’s office for a couple of hours […]
News, 1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, 2. Cost To Our Country, 2. Political Corruption, 3. Technological Disaster, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption
By: Aidan Quigley for VTDigger, Sept. 9, 2019 BURLINGTON — Police arrested two retired Air Force officers Monday evening for refusing to leave Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office in downtown Burlington, as part of an ongoing protest against the basing of F-35s at Burlington International Airport. Retired Col. Rosanne Greco and retired Lt. Col. Roger Bourassa […]
News, 2. Political Corruption, 3. ITS EFFECT ON OUR COUNTRY, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 5. Adverse Health Impacts
By: Japser Craven for VTDigger, Aug. 29, 2019 n the eyes of many who oppose the F-35, the Vermont Air National Guard’s original sin came during the era of the F-16, when pilots began frequently implementing afterburners, which are essentially auxiliary jets that increase thrust — and noise — on takeoff. There was no environmental […]
2. Political Corruption, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 4. Technical Flaws, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, News
By: Kevin McCallum for Seven Days, Aug. 29, 2019 Opponents of the decision to base F-35 fighter jets in Burlington say newly obtained documents suggest the aircraft will likely be far louder than the U.S. Air Force and Vermont Air National Guard have previously acknowledged. With the arrival of the next generation fighters just weeks […]
News, 1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption
By: Renee Parsons for Off-Guardian.org, Apr. 25, 2019 Fresh off what the MSM is celebrating as a surprise victory for a Bernie Town Hall on Fox News, lurking in the background is his inexplicable support over the years for basing the highly controversial F35 at the Burlington International Airport. We now know, thanks to a […]
News, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, Vermont National Guard Scandals
By: Mark Johnson for VTDigger, December 20, 2018 WARREN — Gov. Phil Scott expressed support Thursday for the Legislature to investigate the Vermont National Guard and said he wanted policy changes, including more information being released if a Guard member resigns while under investigation. Scott said his own investigation or an outside review, an idea […]
News, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, Vermont National Guard Scandals
By WCAX, December 9, 2018 ON “YOU CAN QUOTE ME,” BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.VICTIMS SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY.WE’LL TELL YOU ABOUT A PROPOSAL TAKING JUSTICE OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM. A CAN 3 NEWS INVESTIGATION. PLUS, THE VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD UNDER FIRE. AS GUARD LEADERS AND THE GOVERNOR RESPOND TO ACCUSATIONS OF TOXIC BEHAVIOR, WE SPEAK WITH ONE OF THE WHISTLEBLOWERS. […]
4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, News, Vermont National Guard Scandals
By Darren Perron for WCAX, December 6, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) The Vermont National Guard is under fire. As the Guard responds to accusations of toxic behavior, our Darren Perron spoke with one of the whistleblowers about why he came forward. “I know the Vermont National Guard as a whole is a great organization,” Lt. Col. […]
Vermont National Guard Scandals, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, News
On MilitaryCorruption.com, November 30, 2018 Many years ago, there were TV commercials that said, “I’d walk a mile for a camel (cigarette).” When the Gulf War broke out, the sailors, soldiers and Marines had t-shirts created showing a camel in the cross-hairs of a rifle scope with the caption, “I traveled 10,000 miles to smoke […]