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CARING FOR THE WOUNDEDAmputation rate for US troops twice that of past wars Doctors cite need for prosthetics as more lives saved US troops injured in Iraq have required limb amputations at twice the rate of past wars, and as … Continue reading →

`Scrounging’ for Iraq war puts GIs in jail Reservists court-martialed for theft; they say they did what they had to do By Aamer MadhaniTribune staff reporterDecember 12, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six reservists, including two veteran officers who had received … Continue reading →

VA chief orders probe of disability rating system Responding to Illinois politicians’ demands for an investigation, the outgoing Veterans Affairs secretary Friday asked his department’s inspector general to review the VA’s rating system for disability claims. “I am very concerned … Continue reading →

Doubts Persist About Election ResultsRACHEL KONRADAssociated Press As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush’s re-election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the nation’s voting system – particularly in Ohio, where details continue to emerge of technology … Continue reading →

Results: Should Donald Rumsfeld keep his job as Defense Secretary?   Newsweek Should Donald Rumsfeld keep his job as Defense Secretary?    Yes20{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} No77{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} I don’t know3{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} Charges of Poor Planning in Iraq Revived By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 9:03 … Continue reading →

Double Standard Just a passing thought. Back in 1993, following the infamous “Blackhawk Down “ disaster in Somalia, Clinton’s Secretary of Defense Les Aspin resigned amidst allegations that he had failed to provide the troops in Somalia with the armored … Continue reading →

US Army plagued by desertion and plunging morale While insurgents draw on deep wells of fury to expand their ranks in Iraq, the US military is fighting desertion, recruitment shortfalls and legal challenges from its own troops. The irritation among … Continue reading →

USA Today: Ambassador Nicholson is tapped for VA WASHINGTON — President Bush on Thursday named soldier-politician-diplomat Jim Nicholson to head Veterans Affairs, the federal government’s second-largest Cabinet department. If confirmed by the Senate, Nicholson will succeed Anthony Principi, whose resignation … Continue reading →

Hastert jumps into vets scandal Illinois’ congressmen have given outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi a deadline of Jan. 5 to answer why Illinois veterans receive among the lowest disability pay in the nation. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), … Continue reading →