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| 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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New Website on U.S. Military Violence Against Women
Written by Lezlie Lee-French
Friday, 21 August 2009 14:58
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August 21, 2009 - A new web site provides information, analysis, and news about the history of U.S. military violence against girls and women in Okinawa and Japan, and in numerous other locations around the world. Other related concerns include: sexual assault and violence against women within the U.S. armed forces; and militarization and violence against women as an expression of colonialism, imperialism, and war. The website is a collaborative project designed to deepen and broaden understandings of the relationships between U.S. militarism and foreign policy, imperialism, racism, and violence against girls and women. Organized by a team of faculty and students at California State University San Marcos, in collaboration with Colonel Ann Wright (retired), the project brings together information about United States military culture, historical narratives, stories of victimization, and analysis of the strategies used by Japanese activists to raise public awareness and prevent further crimes against girls and women. These activists and organizers, particularly Okinawan Women Act Against Military Violence (OWAAMV), who view the U.S. military presence as a threat to local and regional security and happiness, are now making common cause with organizers in the Philippines and Korea who harbor similar concerns, and with activists in the United States and other parts of the world who have long worked for justice and accountability. We invite you to visit the website and share it with others: http://www.usmvaw.com Please help get the word out about this continuing injustice. We look forward to collaborating with activists, organizers, and scholars with an interest in these issues. Please contact us if we can share information or find ways to work together. For information about the project, contact Project Director: Professor Linda Pershing, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it For questions about the website or to share information, contact: Lezlie Lee-French, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |