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Yearly Archives: 2008
Editorial Column: President Bush Again Breaks Wall Between Church and State
October 27, 2008 – Is there anything more that the administration can do to ignore the spirit of the U.S. Constitution before President Bush leaves office? The New York Times has revealed that a 2007 memorandum by the Justice Department’s … Continue reading
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News Analysis: US Military Raids into Syria Ignore International Law
October 28, 2008, Washington, DC – While US officials continue to avoid discussing the weekend strikes that killed eight people in eastern Syria, Middle East experts have condemned the attacks as a violation of international law that threatens to further … Continue reading
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Sexual Abuse Rates of Deployed Female Soldiers Detailed in Study
October 28, 2008 – One in seven female soldiers who were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and later sought healthcare for any reason reported being sexually harassed or assaulted during their military service, according to a study by Veterans Affairs … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Army’s Continued Use of ‘Stop Loss’ Policy Reveals Failure of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
October 27, 2008 – Today, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) criticized the U.S. Army’s continued use of “stop loss” as further evidence that the discharge of over 12,500 service members based on sexual orientation since 1993 under “Don’t Ask, … Continue reading
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Sacking Saxby: Vote Vets Goes on Attack in Georgia Against Senator Who Voted Against Body Armor for Troops
October 27, 2008 – If there were any sweeter justice than watching Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss lose next week, it would be seeing him lose thanks in part to the political impact of some great ads depicting him as soft … Continue reading
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Virginia Has Issue with Some Overseas Ballots
October 27, 2008 – “I am getting e-mails from people offering to buy my tombstone,” Fairfax County Registrar Rokey Suleman said Monday about the brewing controversy over his decision to comply with a Virginia law regarding a small class of … Continue reading
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Oct 27 VCS Update: Post-Election Predictions – Will President Bush Pardon Himself?
VCS Makes Three Tough Predictions for November 5 What do you think might happen after the elections, no matter who is elected President? VCS offers three sobering predictions. Prediction Number One. One Million New Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Patients … Continue reading
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Actions for Restoring America: How to Begin Reparing the Damage to Freedom in America After Bush
October 28, 2008 – The next president will become chief executive of a nation that has been greatly weakened – in particular, our freedoms, our values, and our international reputation have been greatly undermined by the policies of the past … Continue reading
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Oct 28: Highly Toxic Burn Pit in Balad Raises Specter of Gulf War Illnesses Among Iraq War Veterans
Burn pit at Balad raises health concerns; Troops say chemicals and medical waste burned at base are making them sick, but officials deny risk October 28, 2008 – An open-air “burn pit” at the largest U.S. base in Iraq may … Continue reading
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US Admits Offensive Military Attack Inside Syria
October 28, 2008 – Senior US officials claimed last night that the head of a Syrian network responsible for smuggling foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq had been killed in Syria during a raid by US special forces that … Continue reading
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