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FBI Memos Confirm U.S. Soldiers Tortured Captured Enemy Prisoners of War
New F.B.I. Memos Describe Abuses of Iraq Inmates WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 – F.B.I. memorandums portray abuse of prisoners by American military personnel in Iraq that included detainees’ being beaten and choked and having lit cigarettes placed in their ears, according … Continue reading
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US military sees sharp fall in black recruits
US military sees sharp fall in black recruits Dolly Wilson’s father proudly served in the Second World War and her husband in Vietnam. But her children will not join the military if she has any say in it. “We don’t … Continue reading
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Iraq War Veteran Speaks Out In Favor of Soldiers and Against Iraq War
Emmaus grad speaks against war in IraqMichael Hoffman spent two months there with Marines. By Randy KraftOf The Morning Call December 17, 2004 If you have one of those magnetic ”support our troops” ribbons on your car, Michael Hoffman suggests … Continue reading
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Draft Update: National Guard Falls 30 Percent Short of Recruiting Goal
Guard Reports Serious Drop in Enlistment WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – In the latest signs of strains on the military from the war in Iraq, the Army National Guard announced on Thursday that it had fallen 30 percent below its recruiting … Continue reading
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Good News: England’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Blairs Fear Tactics
British Anti-Terror Law Reined In Highest Court of Appeals Rules Foreign Terror Suspects Cannot Be Held Indefinitely By Glenn FrankelWashington Post Foreign Service LONDON, Dec. 16 — Britain’s highest court of appeal struck a blow against the government’s anti-terrorism policy … Continue reading
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Analysis: Disabled veterans question VA benefits
Analysis: Disabled veterans question VA benefits By Al SwansonUNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Chicago, IL, Dec. 15 (UPI) — Disabled military veterans and political leaders in Illinois are posing tough questions to the Department of Veterans Affairs on why there’s no uniform … Continue reading
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Rummy Back on the Rocks?
Rummy Back on the Rocks? WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (IPS) – Despite being asked by President George W Bush to stay in his post, Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld appears to be in growing political trouble, and not just because of his … Continue reading
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Some Marines Mentally Ill After Iraq, Documents Show
THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ Some Marines Mentally Ill After Iraq, Documents ShowFrom a Times Staff Writer December 15, 2004 U.S. Navy documents released Tuesday provided detailed accounts of Marines suffering from deep psychiatric problems after serving in Iraq. The portraits … Continue reading
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VA Payment Disparity Problems in Illinois Go Back to 1984
VA Payment Disparity Problems in Illinois Go Back to 1984 The Veterans Affairs office here [in Chicago] was condemned as callous and uncaring during a raucous City Council hearing Tuesday — with the state’s top veterans advocate testifying that the office has … Continue reading
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Rumsfeld’s fig leaf falling
Rumsfeld’s fig leaf falling Monday, December 13, 2004 SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD The fig leaves are tumbling from the cover story Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave to a soldier’s query on Wednesday about the lack of armored vehicles available in … Continue reading
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