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Is the Army Lying About Friendly Fire Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars?
January 15, 2009 – New statistics obtained by Salon depict a spectacularly low number of U.S. Army deaths from friendly fire in the current conflict in Iraq, a mere fraction of historical rates. According to data released to Salon by … Continue reading
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Jan 15: VCS Writes Congress Requesting Hearing on Gulf War Illness Research
In a letter to Representative Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, VCS announces our advocacy agenda for Gulf War veterans for 2009: 1) Research to understand Gulf War illnesses, 2) Research to treat the estimated 175,000 to … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Streamline VA Policy for Disabled
January 13, 2009 – President-elect Barack Obama should make it easier for disabled veterans to get their benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs routinely delays wounded soldiers’ disability claims for months and years, often shunting them into poverty and homelessness. … Continue reading
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Senator Rockefeller of West Virginia Vows Fight on Gulf War Illness
December 29, 2008, Charleston, SC – Federal officials have been saying for more than a decade that Gulf War syndrome does not exist. Yet mounting evidence from researchers and cries from lawmakers, including Sen. Jay Rockefeller, might indicate otherwise. Last … Continue reading
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Meeting Recruiting Goals: Gulf War Veteran, 50, Ordered to Iraq War
January 2, 2009, Murfreesburo, Tennessee – A veteran who has been out of the military for 15 years and recently received his AARP card was stunned when he received notice he will be deployed to Iraq. The last time Paul … Continue reading
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Brutal Murders of Homeless Veterans in Miami Spark Protest by Fellow Veterans
Angered over two recent slayings, veterans gathered to demand more help in getting homeless vets off Miami’s streets. January 2, 2008 – Dozens of veterans gathered at Government Center in downtown Miami on Wednesday afternoon to speak out against two … Continue reading
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Mystery Illness Still Plagues 210,000 Gulf War Veterans
A scientific panel chartered by Congress released a report in November acknowledging the Gulf War Syndrome for the first time in 17 years. Gulf War. December 21, 2008, Lawton, Oklahoma — Recollections are increasingly harder for Gulf War veteran Gary … Continue reading
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Why is Bush Placing Active Duty Troops on U.S. Streets
“If we want to reduce crime, we need to increase education and increase economic opportunity. We will actually worsen the case if the only jobs available are those policing other people. The Nazis tried that and it didn’t work. Mussolini … Continue reading
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17 Years Later, Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Linger
For war veterans backed by Boston University study, symproms all too real. December 15, 2008 – Tara Batista says she cannot ever recall her phone number. But she can remember clearly what she was like before she drove an ambulance … Continue reading
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More Taliban Attacks Strike Pakistan, Further Widening the Afghanistan War
December 13, 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) – Suspected Taliban militants early Saturday staged another attack against cargo terminals in northwestern Pakistan in the country’s restive tribal areas, destroying NATO supplies bound for neighboring Afghanistan, police said. Firefighters extinguish smouldering trucks … Continue reading
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