Yearly Archives: 2008

Blackwater’s World of Warcraft

March 20, 2008 – When Blackwater founder Erik Prince took his seat before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last October, in the midst of a firestorm over the killing of 17 civilians in Baghdad by his contractors … Continue reading

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Recruiting Arabs Still Tough for Army

March 20, 2008 – Detroit, MI — The billboard displays a phone number and only two English words: “Call Mona.” The rest is in Arabic. But if you can read it, the Army wants you. The sign, erected to help … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: The Bush Administration and John McCain Lend Direct Aid to our Enemies and America Snores

March 20, 2008 — The American people have, once again, fallen asleep at the switch and their snores make me sick. According to recent polls, almost half of the public now thinks that things are going well in Iraq. This … Continue reading

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Iraq War Veterans Face Allergy Risks

March 19, 2008 – Philadelphia, PA — U.S. soldiers who serve in Iraq may be at increased risk of developing allergies, a new study suggests. A review of the medical records of more than 6,000 soldiers shows that those who … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: Bush’s Legacy of Failure

March 18, 2008 — That idiotic “what, me worry?” look just never leaves the man’s visage. Once again, there was our president, presiding over disasters in part of his making and totally on his watch, grinning with an aplomb that … Continue reading

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Editorial: McCain Doesn’t Know Shia from Shinola

March 19, 2008 – On his “Gee, don’t I look like a Commander-in-Chief” tour in Iraq, presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain said something that made him look anything but. He showed that he’s either a liar, or woefully misinformed, … Continue reading

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Waterboarding Victim Granted VA Disability

March 20, 2008 – Mobile, AL — The Department of Veterans Affairs has reversed earlier rulings and granted a rare disability claim by an Eight Mile veteran who says he suffered long-term emotional problems after being waterboarded during a Navy … Continue reading

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Karen Kwiatkowski: The Soldier Who Spoke Out

March 18, 2008 – Karen Kwiatkowski spent two decades as a career military officer in the United States Air Force before being assigned in the spring of 2002 to a post as a political/military desk officer at the Defense Department’s … Continue reading

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Five Years Into War, Soldiers Speak

March 19, 2008 – Washington, DC — Today marks the fifth anniversary of the day President Bush announced from the Oval Office the “opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign” to invade Iraq. On that day, … Continue reading

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Mar 20: The Good Soldier – Profile of Iraq War Veteran Advocate Andrew Pogany

March 20, 2008 – Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham! It was September 28, 2003, Andrew Pogany’s second day in Iraq, and he was steering … Continue reading

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