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A Detainnee Speaks: I’m Home, but Still Haunted by Guantanamo
August 17, 2008 – I’ve covered the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since 2004 as military correspondent for The Post. Jumah al Dossari first caught my attention in October 2005, when I heard the story of his gruesome … Continue reading
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Officials Say Flaws at Polls Will Remain in November
August 15, 2008 – Flaws in voting machines used by millions of people will not be fixed in time for the presidential election because of a government backlog in testing the machines’ hardware and software, officials say. The flaws, which … Continue reading
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Convention Aims to Aid Veterans Blinded by War
August 16, 2008 – More than 700 people attended the Blind Veterans Association Convention in Phoenix this week and discussions centered on improving the quality of life for those who lose their sight in war. The Department of Veteran Affairs … Continue reading
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Fargo VA Notifies Patients of Health Risk
August 16, 2008, Fargo, ND – The Fargo Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is notifying 159 veterans who underwent procedures involving ear, nose and throat endoscopes that they may have been exposed to an infection because the instrument used … Continue reading
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Green Beret Leader Shot, Mutilated Afghan Man
August 13, 2008, Fort Bragg, NC – The leader of an Army special forces team “grinned” as he held the ear of an Afghan man he suspected of being an insurgent after he shot him and left his body in … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Crusade for War Veterans Continues
August 9, 2008 – For years, Lawrence T. Hess had helped William S. Burton Sr. research cases of military personnel who may have been exposed to asbestos while serving. But in mid-2000, Hess, a World War II Navy veteran who … Continue reading
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Kremlin Dusts Off Cold War Lexicon to Make US Villian in Georgia
August 15, 2008 – Russians were told over breakfast yesterday what really happened in Georgia: the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, to stop Barack Obama being elected president of the United … Continue reading
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Pakistani President Expected to Resign
August 15, 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan – Faced with mounting pressure from former political allies and dwindling support from his international backers, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, once a top U.S. ally, is expected to resign in the next few days, according … Continue reading
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Iowa Soldier Commits Suicide in Ex-Girlfriend’s Holmen Home
August 14, 2008 – In a sad echo of a national problem facing the military, a 21-year-old Army National Guardsman from Iowa was on the phone with his former girlfriend when he fatally shot himself in the basement of her … Continue reading
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Aug 14 VA Update: Bill Supported by VCS Would Let Troops Get Help at Vet Centers
Veterans for Common Sense Supports Bill to Open Vet Centers to Active Duty Soldiers. August 14, 2008 – Opening the nation’s 232 Vet Centers to active-duty and reserve component members who served in Iraq or Afghanistan so they could receive … Continue reading
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