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Yearly Archives: 2005
Racism and War Crimes
Aiden Delgado, an Army Reservist in the 320th Military Police Company, served in Iraq from April 1st , 2003 through April 1st, 2004. After spending six months in Nasiriyah in Southern Iraq, he spent six months helping to run the … Continue reading
The casualties of war go far beyond the battlefields
The casualties of war go far beyond the battlefields With the second anniversary this month of the United States invasion of Iraq, many peacemakers will participate in vigils or memorials for the dead. An interfaith group in Salt Lake City … Continue reading
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Army Documents Shed Light on CIA ‘Ghosting’: Systematic Concealment Of Detainees Is Found
Senior defense officials have described the CIA practice of hiding unregistered detainees at Abu Ghraib prison as ad hoc and unauthorized, but a review of Army documents shows that the agency’s “ghosting” program was systematic and known to three senior … Continue reading
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Marine on leave from Iraq charged in knife attack
Marine on leave from Iraq charged in knife attack DAYTONA BEACH — Janet Tibbetts went to sleep on a friend’s sofa and woke up to a nightmare. The 43-year-old woman, in town for Bike Week, told police she was roused … Continue reading
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US Army seeks longer enlistments as recruitment falters
US Army seeks longer enlistments as recruitment falters WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, United States of America — The US Army has asked Congress to allow it to extend enlistment contracts offered to future soldiers by two years in order to … Continue reading
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Navy Times Reports ‘New resource for war vets’ at Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans: New resource for war vets WHAT’S UP: Close to 1 million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, creating the largest group of war veterans since the Vietnam era, which ended 30 years ago. “Regardless of how you feel … Continue reading
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This war walks among us
This war walks among us Most of the injured in Iraq are surviving, and their homecoming could undercut Bush In wartime, the silence of the American dead is a vacuum that the powerful in Washington try to fill. While loved … Continue reading
Extreme Cinema Verite
Extreme Cinema Verite GIs shoot Iraq battle footage and edit it into music videos filled with death and destruction. And they display their work as entertainment. By Louise Roug, Staff WriterLos Angeles TimesMarch 14, 2005 BAQUBAH, Iraq — When Pfc. … Continue reading
Let’s be sure war vets get prompt, pro-active treatment
Let’s be sure war vets get prompt, pro-active treatment I read with great interest and concern, the Feb. 17 article on page one which addressed the issue of “whether the current Veterans Affairs Department can adequately help troops who may … Continue reading
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Iraq War Veteran Presents ‘A True Picture of Iraq’
Iraq War Veteran Presents ‘A True Picture of Iraq’ U.S. unaware of realities of Iraq war, vet says Critical of the U.S. media and Bush administration, a veteran of the war in Iraq spoke Thursday night about the realities of … Continue reading
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