Yearly Archives: 2007

December 14, 2007 – WASHINGTON , D.C. – In a speech today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) congratulated her colleagues for keeping their commitment to our service members and veterans by passing the Defense Authorization bill.  … Continue reading →

December 13, 2007 – Iraq War veteran Andrew Horne announced this morning that he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in next year’s election. Horne, who described McConnell as the problem rather than … Continue reading →

December 13, 2007 – Dr. James Peake, the current nominee for VA Secretary, had his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 5, 2007.  From the beginning, Peake has been carefully packaged by the White House.  … Continue reading →

Veterans’ Lawsuit Moves Forward December 14, 2007, San Francisco, California – A legal battle affecting some 600,000 veterans, many with post traumatic stress disorder came to a San Francisco courtroom today. The federal government is trying to dismiss a lawsuit … Continue reading →

December 11, 2007 – A former CIA officer who participated in the capture and questioning of the first al-Qaeda terrorist suspect to be waterboarded said yesterday that the harsh technique provided an intelligence breakthrough that “probably saved lives,” but that … Continue reading →

December 10, 2007 – I was the chief prosecutor for the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Oct. 4, the day I concluded that full, fair and open trials were not possible under the current system. I resigned on … Continue reading →

December 10, 2007 – NIU journalism major Ilona Meagher will testify Wednesday in front of a U.S. congressional committee. The hearing will discuss health care options for veterans and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. within the veteran … Continue reading →

December 14, 2007 – A US marine has been found guilty of killing an Iraqi soldier while they were on night-time patrol in Falluja. Lance Corporal Delano Holmes was convicted of negligent homicide, but was found not guilty of a … Continue reading →

December 14, 2007 – Marine commanders would be required to intervene in cases in which combat-hardened Marines with clean records have gotten into trouble after suffering combat stress, under a proposed order. The directive, which has not yet been signed … Continue reading →

December 13, 2007 – The parents of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide and members of Congress on Wednesday questioned why there’s not a comprehensive tracking system of suicide among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Mike Bowman, of Forreston, Ill., … Continue reading →