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Disabled Iraq War Veteran with Service Dog Beaten by McDonalds Employee

October 30, 2009, Brooklyn, New York (Courthouse News Service) - A disabled Army captain who was wounded in Iraq claims McDonald's employees beat him with garbage can lids after he brought his service dog to the restaurant. Luis Montalvan says the attack came as he was photographing the restaurant after he repeatedly complained about the treatment he received there.

Deployment at All Costs: Military Arrests Mom, Sends Child to Protective Serivces

Soldier mom refuses deployment to care for baby

November 16, 2009, Savannah, Georgia (Associated Press) – An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care for her infant son while she was overseas.

Fort Hood Fallout: Camp Lejeune Whistle-Blower Fired

A psychiatrist who tried to prevent Fort Hood-style violence among Marines about to "lose it" instead loses his job

November 16, 2009 (Salon) - Last April, two Marines at Camp Lejeune predicted to a psychiatrist that some Marine back from war was going to "lose it." Concerned, the psychiatrist asked what that meant. One of the Marines responded, "One of these guys is liable to come back with a loaded weapon and open fire."

New York Times Profiles VA and Secretary Shinseki

No Longer a Soldier, Shinseki Has a New Mission

November 11, 2009 (New York Times) - It was a sad homecoming of sorts. On Tuesday, Eric Shinseki, the secretary of veterans affairs, returned to Fort Hood, Tex., where he was a division commander in the mid-1990s, to pay tribute to two veterans affairs employees who died in the shootings there last week.

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National Security Veterans for Common Sense posts articles, news and other related items about the causes, conduct, and consequences of our foreign policy on our military. This includes the use of our military as well as training, equipment, and medical care for our service members. Articles focus on activities of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DoS).

Op-Ed: Facts Show 9-11 Attacks Sparked by US Foreign Policy

Written by Ray McGovern

Monday, 16 November 2009 18:41

Shining Light on Roots of Terrorism

November 15, 2009 (Consortium News) - Media commentary on the upcoming 9/11 trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has raised concern that state secrets may be divulged, including details about how the Bush administration used torture to extract evidence about al-Qaeda.

Written by Carol Leonnig

Friday, 30 October 2009 09:16

7 on defense panel scrutinized; Separate probes focus on ties to lobbying firm founded by Hill aide

October 30, 2009 (Washington Post) - Nearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, who have trained their lens on the relationships between seven panel members and an influential lobbying firm founded by a former Capitol Hill aide.

Written by Paul Sullivan

Thursday, 29 October 2009 09:01

Obama greets caskets of returning Americans, President makes midnight visit to honor 18 personnel slain in Afghanistan

October 29, 2009, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware (MSNBC / Associated Press) - U.S. President Barack Obama saw first hand the human cost of the Afghanistan war Thursday as he saluted the flag-draped caskets of 18 soldiers and Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed in Afghanistan this week.

Written by Huffington Post

Saturday, 24 October 2009 10:47

October 23, 2009 (Huffington Post) - In addition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States military is also fighting a war against the Obama administration at the White House, Seymour Hersh said in a little-noted speech at Duke University on October 13. The military is "in a war against the White House -- and they feel they have Obama boxed in," he said.

Written by Paul Eaton

Friday, 23 October 2009 16:07

October 22, 20009 - National Security Network Senior Adviser Major General Paul D. Eaton (U.S. Army Retired), who served more than 30 years in the United States Army and from 2003-2004 oversaw the training of the Iraqi military, responded to Dick Cheney's accusations on Afghanistan from last night:

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