What's New
| Congressman Mitchell: Pausing to Consider People Who REALLY Matter |
Chairman Harry Mitchell is a Hero to Veterans Nationwide August 20, 2010 (Arizona Republic) - It's been a month since I spoke to Rep. Harry Mitchell about suicides among military veterans and I'm just getting around to writing something. |
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| What Obama Won't Say Tonight About US Withdrawal from Iraq |
| August 31, 2010 (ConsortiumNews) - President Barack Obama’s aides say his speech this evening marking the end of "combat operations" in Iraq will avoid the vainglorious aspects of President George W. Bush’s infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech in 2003. We’ll see. |
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| Lawsuit Update: Prudential's Half-Billion in Dirty Secret Profits |
Families of Dead Soldiers Sue Insurer Over Its Handling of Survivors’ Benefits August 29, 2010 (New York Times) - Vickie Castro’s only child was killed six years ago just before Christmas, when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside an Army mess tent in Mosul, Iraq, killing more than 20 people. |
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| Op-Ed: Cost of War Must Also Include Caring for Our Veterans |
Overlooked Cost of Iraq / Afghanistan Wars: Our Veterans' Healthcare and Benefits August 15, 2010 (San Francisco Chronicle) - Two years after an Army specialist saw half his platoon torn apart in Iraq, he hanged himself in a California backyard. |
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| VA Secretary Shinseki's Open Message to Gulf War Veterans |
| August 11, 2010, Washington, DC (VA Press Release) - August 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Gulf War, launched with Operation Desert Shield and followed by Operation Desert Storm. VA honors this milestone with a renewed commitment to improving our responsiveness to the challenges facing Gulf War Veterans. |
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Tortured Logic
Written by ACLU
Friday, 07 August 2009 09:21
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August 7, 2009 - The Bush torture memos were never intended to see the light of day -- much less to be spoken out loud. That's what makes the ACLU's Tortured Logic video so powerful. We asked a number of prominent artists and citizens including award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and 9/11 family member Patricia Perry to give voice to these chilling descriptions of torture techniques and the twisted justifications that were used to authorize them.
Forward the Tortured Logic video to Attorney General Eric Holder now, and ask him to appoint an independent prosecutor. If Attorney General Holder sets in motion a thorough investigation, it will reaffirm that, in America, no one is above the law. But, if he does nothing, or if he limits the scope of the investigations to exclude high-level officials, it will further tarnish America's credibility as a nation that respects the rule of law and human rights. Tens of thousands of ACLU supporters have already demanded this crucial investigation -- but Attorney General Holder has yet to act. We must keep the pressure on. Ask the Attorney General to see for himself -- forward the Tortured Logic video to Eric Holder. You can help tip the balance by sharing this video with Eric Holder as he makes his decision. |
