Yearly Archives: 2008

Politics-US: Pull-Out Demand Signals Final Bush Defeat in Iraq

July 10, 2008, Washington, DC – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s demand for a timetable for complete U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, confirmed Tuesday by his national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie, has signaled the almost certain defeat of the George W. … Continue reading

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CNN Segment Convinces Majority of Non-Christians that Army Discriminates

July 10, 2008 – Jeremy Hall, a 23-year-old U.S. soldier is suing the Department of Defense for allegedly discriminating against him because of his religious beliefs. Army Spc. Jeremy Hall, raised as a Baptist, claims that he lost his Christian … Continue reading

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Court Hears Tape of Marine Accused of Iraqi Murder

July 10, 2008, Camp Pendleton, CA – A Camp Pendleton Marine who allegedly helped kill at least four detainees during a 2004 battle in Fallujah, Iraq, seemed to confess during a taped interview that was replayed Thursday. Prosecutors introduced the … Continue reading

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Putting Her Foot Down and Getting the Boot – Press Director at Arlington Refused to Conceal Iraq War Funerals

July 10, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tried to sweep out the symbols of his predecessor’s capricious reign, firing acolytes of Donald Rumsfeld and bringing glasnost to the Pentagon. But in one area, Rummy’s Rules still pertain: the … Continue reading

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Is Chairman Conyers Stalling on Impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney?

July 10, 2008 – Since June 9, when Rep. Kucinich’s introduced 35 articles of impeachment, the articles have remained shelved in the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman Conyers has the ability to bring the articles to a vote in the committee, … Continue reading

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July 10 Media Advisory: Military and Veteran Advocates Invite Senators Obama and McCain to Fort Hood Texas

Media Advisory:  Military and Veteran Advocates Invite Senators Obama and McCain to Fort Hood Texas Presidential Town Hall to Focus on Military and VeteransFor Immediate Release: July 10, 2008 Contact: Carissa Picard, Managing Director, 2008 Fort Hood Presidential Town Hall Consortium, … Continue reading

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Whistleblower Says Pentagon Putting KBR Over Soldiers

July 10, 2008, Washington, DC – The Pentagon’s oversight of Houston-based KBR’s work in Iraq and Afghanistan has been “irregular and highly out of the ordinary,” a former Army contracting official told Senate Democrats Wednesday. Charles Smith, the former chief … Continue reading

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Former VA Secretary Principi Prodded VA on Chantix, Experimental Drug Linked with Suicide

July 9, 2008 – Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony J. Principi contacted colleagues at his old agency as the chief lobbyist for drug maker Pfizer Inc. earlier this year, looking for updates on whether his company’s smoking-cessation drug Chantix would … Continue reading

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U.S. War Resister Avoids Deportation

July 10, 2008 – U.S. war resister Corey Glass is looking at spending “at least a couple more months in Canada” after a federal court granted him a stay of removal. “I was shocked,” Mr. Glass said shortly after receiving … Continue reading

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Sesame Street Partners with the USO Bringing the Mupets to Military Families Across the Country

June 26, 2008 – In the wake of the Vietnam War, the American conscience was able to absorb the brutality of combat on the psyche of the returning soldier mostly by compartmentalizing it: the problem was real, and could be … Continue reading

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