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Yearly Archives: 2008
Editorial Column: Their Broken Spirits Deserve Better
May 26, 2008 – As my family was preparing for our 2005 Thanksgiving meal, my son Timothy was lying on the floor of my office, slowly bleeding to death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His war was over, his demons … Continue reading
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Attempt to Arrest John Bolton for War Crimes Fails
May 28, 2008 – Security guards blocked the path of columnist and activist George Monbiot, who tried to make the arrest as Mr Bolton left the stage. The former ambassador – a key advisor to President George W Bush who … Continue reading
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VA Secretary Peake Stigmatizes Veterans with PTSD
May 25, 2008 – Sen. Ted Stevens warned of a “mass exodus” from the military Saturday if the so-called 21st Century GI Bill goes into law without major changes. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 passed the Senate … Continue reading
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Begich Outraged by Memorial Day Veterans Comments from Stevens, Peake
May 27, 2008 – Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Begich today expressed outrage at comments made this weekend by Senator Ted Stevens and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary James Peake. At events in Alaska over Memorial Day weekend, Stevens warned … Continue reading
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Four Veterans Taking PTSD Drugs Die in Sleep in West Virginia
May 24, 2008 – A Putnam County veteran who was taking medication prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder died in his sleep earlier this month, in circumstances similar to the deaths of three other area veterans earlier this year. Derek Johnson, … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill
May 26, 2008 – President Bush opposes a new G.I. Bill of Rights. He worries that if the traditional path to college for service members since World War II is improved and expanded for the post-9/11 generation, too many people … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: For Women Warriors, Deep Wounds, Little Care
May 26, 2008 – This Memorial Day, as an ever-increasing number of mentally and physically wounded soldiers return from Iraq, the Department of Veterans Affairs faces a pressing crisis: women traumatized not only by combat but also by sexual assault … Continue reading
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Wartime Active Duty Military PTSD Cases Jumped Nearly 50 Percent in 2007
May 27, 2008 – The number of troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007, the most violent year so far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon records show. In the first time … Continue reading
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May 29, Former White House Spokesman Claims President Bush Misled Americans and Relied on Propaganda to Start Iraq War
Bush loyalist turns harsh critic in memoir: Former press secretary says president used propaganda to govern May 28, 2008, Washington, DC – In a White House full of Bush loyalists, none was more loyal than Scott McClellan, the bland press … Continue reading
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Parents of National Guard Soldier Trying to Open Eyes to Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Suicides
May 25, 2008 – Timothy Bowman, 23, had been back from Illinois National Guard duty in Iraq for eight months when he drove to his father’s electrical contracting business on Thanksgiving Day 2005, got a gun and shot himself in … Continue reading
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