Yearly Archives: 2008

February 13, 2008 – On a sunny afternoon in Baqubah, a convoy of Iraqi troops and U.S. soldiers depart the small base they share on a mission to bring blankets and heating oil to a nearby village. They drive down … Continue reading →

February 12, 2008 – President Bush has been to Las Vegas nine times since he was first inaugurated, but last Wednesday was the first time he ever stayed overnight in Sin City. He and his aides (and the traveling press … Continue reading →

VCS asked Congress to automatically approve claims for TBI and PTSD, to expand Benefits Delivery at Discharge, and to remove VBA’s Under Secretary for Benefits due to his track record of catastrophic failure – the number of veterans waiting for … Continue reading →

February 12, 2008 – The mothers of two teenage soldiers killed in Iraq accused Tony Blair’s government of going to war “on a lie” as they took their fight for a public inquiry into the conflict to the House of … Continue reading →

February 11, 2008 – Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Anani are the three stooges of the Christian right. These self-described former Muslim terrorists are regularly trotted out at Christian colleges—a few days ago they were at the Air Force … Continue reading →

February 13, 2008 One week before Murray brings Secretary Peake to Walla Walla, she asks for answers on lack of construction dollars and suicide prevention efforts. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ … Continue reading →

February 11, 2008 – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is proud to introduce the Illinois Warrior Assistance Program, a new program launched by Director Tammy Duckworth and Governor Blagojevich to provide confidential assistance to Illinois Veterans and their families … Continue reading →

February 9, 2008 – WICHITA – Following on the heels of Mike Huckabee, Sen. John McCain stopped at Mid-Continent Airport three hours after Huckabee spoke at Col. Jabara Airport. Held at the Hawker-Beechcraft hanger, McCain’s event was low-key compared to … Continue reading →

February 12, 2008 – In the middle of a quiet student lounge at UNC Asheville last week, a group of women sat chatting quietly. Suddenly, a group of soldiers burst into the room, pulling the women out of their chairs … Continue reading →

February 12, 2008 – A dilapidated shelter for homeless veterans is set to be leveled to make way for development on the sprawling grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Northwest Washington, leaving a nonprofit veterans group scrambling to … Continue reading →