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Yearly Archives: 2007
General Clark and Vote Vets Launch New Ad
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK, AFGHANISTAN VETERAN BREEN, LAUNCH NEW AD In our final ad in the “Generals” series, General Wesley Clark and VoteVets.org member Mike Breen, speak to the drain the Iraq war is having on our troops’ ability to achieve … Continue reading
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Sarin Gas May Have Harmed Gulf War Veterans, Scientists Say
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2007 — Scientists working with the Defense Department have found evidence that a low-level exposure to sarin nerve gas — the kind experienced by more than 100,000 American troops in the Persian Gulf war of 1991 — could … Continue reading
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Editorial Column – Four-Letter Word for Tenet – Liar
If they question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied.Rudyard Kipling May 15, 2007 – Mercifully, the flurry of media coverage of former CIA director George Tenet hawking his memoir, “At the Center of the Storm,” has abated. … Continue reading
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Suicidal and Facing a Third Tour in Iraq
San Francisco, California, May 15, 2007 (IPS) – At the beginning of May, Corporal Cloy Richards tried to kill himself. “He punched out all his windows and cut major arteries,” his mother Tina Richards told IPS. “He had to go … Continue reading
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Editorial Column – Of Actions and Consequences, Torture and Troops
The most painful thing for the inmates there were the cries of the people being tortured. One day, they brought sheets to cover the cell in order for no one to see anything. They began torturing one of them, and … Continue reading
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U.S. Military Blocks Popular Web Sites, Cutting Ties to Home
May 15, 2007 – The Defense Department began blocking access on its computers to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other Web sites yesterday, severing some of the most popular ties linking U.S. troops in combat areas to their far-flung relatives and … Continue reading
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Editorial – Politics Are Put Ahead of Our Soldiers’ Mental-Health Concerns
May 14, 2007 – Two recent studies – one initiated by the Pentagon, the other by the Department of Veterans Affairs – found that the military’s health system is unprepared to handle mental-health issues created by battlefield stress. These two … Continue reading
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Fort Carson Hosts Meeting About PTSD
May 15, 2007 – A group of congressional staffers met with about two dozen soldiers, spouses and former troops Monday afternoon to begin two days of closeddoor fact-finding meetings at Fort Carson, sources at the post confirmed. The gathering follows … Continue reading
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PTSD Meeeting a Success at Fort Carson
May 16, 2007 – After two days of closed-door meetings to investigate whether Fort Carson is adequately caring for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, commanders and their critics walked away satisfied Tuesday. Army leaders said they picked up valuable tips … Continue reading
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Panel to Probe VA Bonuses in North Carolina
May 10, 2007 – North Carolina VA hospital officials face more congressional scrutiny as part of a national probe into the federal agency’s executive bonuses. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans a hearing this month that will, in part, examine … Continue reading
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