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Sen. Leahy Proposes Truth Panel on Bush Policies
February 9, 2009 – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s proposal to launch a “truth commission” to investigate the Bush administration’s anti-terror programs and other matters got a lukewarm response Monday from President Barack Obama, who said he would … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, torture
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Feb 10, Part Four of Salon Suicide Series: ‘Kill Yourself, Save Us The Paperwork’ – The Death of Ryan Alderman
February 10, 2009, Fort Carson, CO – It was unseasonably warm for November in Colorado as Heidi Lieberman approached the door of the Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel at Fort Carson. She walked past a few of the large evergreens that dot … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health
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Obama Team Outlines ‘New Realism’ for Afghanistan
February 8, 2009 – The Obama administration today today outlined a new campaign strategy for the war in Afghanistan, scaling back the ambitions of George Bush in a shift which senior officials and diplomats described as a “new realism”. Richard … Continue reading
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Utah VA Creating Movie to Help Police Deal with Combat Veterans
February 6, 2009 – There’s a training video in the works, targeting a troubling trend among American combat veterans. Some who struggle with mental health issues end up in deadly standoffs with police, and the state Department of Veterans Affairs … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health
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Vice President Biden Promises Foreign Policy Shifts
February 8, 2009 – The Obama administration promises sweeping changes in American foreign policy, and some U.S. adversaries are nibbling the bait. Vice President Joe Biden hit most of the right notes in his Munich speech this weekend, declaring — … Continue reading
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Shinseki Wants Electronic System to Deal with Claims Backlog
February 5, 2009 – The Veterans Affairs Department needs an electronic claims system if it is ever to eliminate its massive claims backlog, new VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told a House committee Wednesday. “If you go into the adjudication rooms … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
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Editorial Column: Army Suicides May Pass Army Combat Deaths in January 2009
February 7, 2009 – The continued rise of OEF/OIF veteran suicides reported by the military over the past weeks isn’t very surprising news for longtime followers of this issue; but, it’s no less alarming. Swamped with conferences, classes, and organizing … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, TBI
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Feb 9, Part Two of Salon Suicide Series: Coming Home to Fort Carson – Profile of Adam Lieberman
“The Death Dealers took my life!” Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously. Salon Editor’s note: This is the first story in a weeklong series called … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health, TBI
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Army Re-Opens Iraq War Electrocution Investigations – Soldiers Possibly Killed by Faulty Contractor Wiring
February 6, 2009 – Amid an escalating controversy that has lawmakers and family members clamoring for answers into the electrocution deaths of soldiers in Iraq, Army criminal investigators have re-opened three additional cases that initially had been ruled accidents. Army … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Unembedded Truth – ‘Road to Fallujah’ Iraq War Documentary
February 5, 2009 – It was with profound shame that I left the theater after the Film Festival showing of The Road to Fallujah – a hatred of myself for not having devoted every minute of my life these past … Continue reading
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