Yearly Archives: 2005

The Rise of the Far Right: New Ads Amplify the Voices of Fear, Hate, and Violence White supremacists are using mainstream media to gain new followers, and legitimacy. Watchdogs fear violence if such groups grow. ST. LOUIS — White supremacist … Continue reading →

Bush team tried to suppress pre-9/11 report into al-Qa’ida Federal officials were repeatedly warned in the months before the 11 September 2001 terror attacks that Osama bin Laden and al-Qa’ida [al Qaeda] were planning aircraft hijackings and suicide attacks, according … Continue reading →

Iraq War Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife An Army reservist was convicted of killing his wife, who had hailed him and other soldiers as heroes in a letter to the editor while he was serving in Iraq. The jury found … Continue reading →

Concern spreads over drug lariam given to troops SAN DIEGO, California (Associated Press) — As a volunteer firefighter, Georg-Andreas Pogany had seen disfigured bodies pulled from wrecked cars. But something very different happened when the Army interrogator saw the mangled remains of … Continue reading →

Advocates for veterans decry VA fee hike More than half of Colorado’s 430,000 veterans would pay double for prescription drugs plus a $250 fee to access their medical care under President Bush’s proposed 2006 budget. The $71.3 billion requested for … Continue reading →

U.S. Guardsman Accused Of Iraqi’s Murder EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana National Guardsman who received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Iraq has been charged in the death of an Iraqi citizen, the Army said Tuesday. And the Army … Continue reading →

Military concerned over treatment for returning soldiers KNOXVILLE (WATE) — One type of injury that’s seldom reported for soldiers in Iraq is combat stress. An officer from Powell says the Army isn’t ready to treat returning soldiers. First Lt. Phillip … Continue reading →

Iraq War Vet Arrested After Standoff With Police   Charles LaPorte Metro Jail Photo(MCSO) A man who once served in Iraq is in trouble after a three-hour standoff with police. Police say it started Tuesday afternoon when they got a … Continue reading →