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PTSD Vet Gets Help from Service Dog
August 23, 2008, Billings, MT – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can cause life-long struggles with depression and flash-backs. Christina Avey was unsure when someone recommended she get a service dog. Making a mistake many do by thinking the animals only … Continue reading
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Is the Iraq War Winding Down?
August 22, 2008 – In the middle of the Vietnam War, aides to President Lyndon Johnson spoke of seeing “the light at the end of the tunnel” — that is, until the Tet offensive early in 1968 showed the light … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Why Whistle-Blowing is Patriotic
August 23, 2008 – I recently witnessed instruments of music inspire patriotism at the Chicago Air and Water show. Actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band — named for the character Sinise played in the film “Forrest Gump” — … Continue reading
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1.8 Million Veterans Are Uninsured and At Risk
August 22, 2008 – The U.S. health care system remains in a state of crisis. Despite incremental efforts at reform, the number of uninsured continues to grow, the cost of care continues to rise, and the safety and quality of … Continue reading
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Report: Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings
August 22, 2008 – Editor’s Note: George Washington University’s National Security Archive released a report Friday on prewar Iraq intelligence which found “the U.S. intelligence community buckled sooner in 2002 than previously reported to Bush administration pressure for data justifying … Continue reading
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2 Marines Refusing to Testify Ordered to Court
August 22, 2008, Riverside, CA – A judge has ordered two Marines to disclose whether they will testify against their former squad leader who is the first to be tried under a federal law that allows the prosecution of former … Continue reading
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DND Says 14.1{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} of Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan Have OSI and PTSD [Canada]
August 4, 2008 – Some 14 per cent of Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan reported experiencing symptoms of operational stress injuries, and 6.5 per cent of that total experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or both, according to the … Continue reading
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Jury Chosen in Trial of Ex-Marine Accused of Crimes in Combat
August 19, 2008 – More than 50 prospective jurors answered questions in federal court in Riverside on Tuesday about whether their views on the Iraq war would affect their verdict for a former Marine sergeant accused of crimes in combat. … Continue reading
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Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
August 12, 2008 – Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival from the grasp of the Russian bear was stoked to … Continue reading
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U.S. Military Halts Shipment of Deadly Toxins
August 21, 2008, Washington, DC – The military routinely used FedEx to ship biological warfare agents Military leaders have suspended some activities at biological research laboratories to review safety rules for some of the world’s deadliest germs and toxins, including … Continue reading
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