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Yearly Archives: 2008
Iraq Veterans Against the War: PBS NewsHour Covers Winter Soldier on the Hill
May 24, 2008 – NewsHour: Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Gary Solis is an attorney and expert on the law of armed conflict. He teaches at West Point. Before watching the televised “Winter Soldier” meeting at our request, he was skeptical … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Bob Woodward and the War
May 23, 2008 – Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor Bob Woodward, whose reporting (or lack of) on the White House and WMD [weapons of mass destruction] in the run-up to the war in Iraq has drawn much criticism, continues to … Continue reading
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Veterans’ Court in Buffalo, New York is Only One in US
May 22, 2008, Buffalo, NY – There’s a new program in Buffalo aimed at helping local veterans. It’s called Veteran’s Court. It’s a program designed by the Buffalo City Court to keep non-violent offenders, who are veterans, out of jail. … Continue reading
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Canadian Supreme Court Rules Guantánamo Detention And Prosecution Of Prisoner Violated U.S. And International Law
May 23, 2008 – The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled today that Canadian officials violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – analogous to the U.S. Bill of Rights – by turning over interrogation records of Canadian citizen … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Event in Boston Seeks to Avoid Glorifying War
May 27, 2008 – The night before he hanged himself with a garden hose in the basement of his parents’ home, Jeffrey Lucey asked if he could sit on his father’s lap. For the better part of an hour, Kevin … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Editorial Column by VCS Member: Hushing Up Suicide Crisis Among Veterans
Emanuel Margolis is an attorney in Stamford, a former chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut and an adjunct professor of First Amendment law at Quinnipiac Law School. Plus he is a member of Veterans for Common Sense … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Why US Must Pull Out of Iraq
May 22, 2008 – As the debate over supplemental funding for the war in Iraq plays out in Congress, a growing consensus on the need to adopt a policy of “strategic patience” has become accepted wisdom in the national debate. … Continue reading
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May 23, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Mentions Lawsuit Against VA: Failing Our Troops
In April, lawyers for a veterans’ advocacy group released e-mails written by Dr. Ira Katz, chief of mental health at the VA. Under a subject line of “Shhh,” Dr. Katz revealed that the number of suicides by returning veterans was … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: How We Can Really Honor Our Veterans
May 22, 2008 – Memorial Day is upon us again, and the more traditional towns will be flying flags and hosting parades and holding ceremonies to honor the million American soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who’ve fallen in … Continue reading
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May 23, USA Today Editorial: Our View on Mental Health and the Military – Wars Take a Deadly Toll, Even After Vets Return Home
VA, ill-equipped to handle suicide problem, plays it down instead. May 23, 2008 – When a top doctor at the Department of Veterans Affairs learned in February that about 1,000 veterans under VA care attempt suicide each month, he knew … Continue reading
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