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Yearly Archives: 2008
Aug 6, Whistleblower Update: VA Doctor Responds to VA IG Report About Wasted TBI Research Money
Dr. Robert Van Boven, hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct research into traumatic brain injuries to develop treatments for veterans, filed a whistleblower complaint with VA’s Office of the Inspector General in February 2008. Dr. Van Boven’s … Continue reading
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War is Rough, but Returning’s Rougher, Says Iraq War Vet
August 5, 2008, Port Angeles, WA – After death and destruction were your daily diet in Iraq, civilian life seems hard to swallow. Certain things also stick in your craw. “Why are you so angry all the time?” is one … Continue reading
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Navy Captain Points to Study Drawing Link Between Nicotine Dependence, PTSD Risk
August 4, 2008, Kaiserslautern, Germany – Put this in your pipe and smoke it. Those who smoke and dip tobacco double their risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing traumatic events, according to researchers. Navy Capt. Richard Westphal, a … Continue reading
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For Veterans Home from Iraq, Sleep is Now the Enemy
August 5, 2008, San Diego, CA – By the time the sun began to rise one recent Friday over his Mira Mesa neighborhood, Mitch Hood had been up for about 18 hours. He punched a caffeine tablet out of a … Continue reading
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Media Access to Funerals Allegedly Discouraged
August 4, 2008 – The former spokeswoman for Arlington National Cemetery says the facility’s No. 2 official has been calling military families to try to talk them out of media coverage of their loved ones’ funerals, despite his denials that … Continue reading
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CIA Veteran Rips Agency, Tests Limits of Right to Publish Without Permission
August 2, 2008 – A 25-year veteran of the CIA’s clandestine service has written a scathing — and unauthorized — account of the spy agency’s management, setting up an unprecedented legal test of former employees’ rights to pen tell-all books. … Continue reading
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Tagged terrorism
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Would Obama Prosecute the Bush Administration for Torture?
August 4, 2008, Washington, DC – On the campaign trail in April, Barack Obama was asked whether, if elected, he would prosecute Bush administration officials for establishing torture as American policy. The candidate demurred. “If crimes have been committed, they … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: The 10 Idiocies of the General Election
August 4, 2008 – The Surge: Working Overtime “The surge is working.” It’s an incessant mantra, forever on the lips of politicians and “journalists” these days. It’s as if they can simply will it into truth. Yes, there has been … Continue reading
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Exclusive: To Provoke War, Cheney Considered Proposal to Dress Up Navy Seals as Iranians and Shoot At Them
July 31, 2008 – Speaking at the Campus Progress journalism conference earlier this month, Seymour Hersh – a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for The New Yorker – revealed that Bush administration officials held a meeting recently in the Vice President’s office to discuss … Continue reading
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Veterans Groups Appalled at White House Veto Threats
August 1, 2008, Washington, DC – A coalition representing millions of America’s veterans today expressed outrage at a White House claim that Congress is overspending on veterans programs and has threatened to veto any of the remaining 11 spending bills … Continue reading
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