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‘All Options’ Open on Iran, says Bush
June 11, 2008 – US President George W. Bush said Wednesday after talks here with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that “all options” are on the table for dealing with Iran’s suspect nuclear programme. “We’ll give diplomacy a chance to work,” … Continue reading
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Rapture-Ready Evangelicals Impersonate Army Officers – Bush Administration Gives Organization Members Award
June 13, 2008 – A few days ago, a tip was sent to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) research department to check out an organization called Marshall Minute Military Ministries. MRFF has investigated a seemingly endless stream of evangelical … Continue reading
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Veterans Affairs Tells Court it Can’t Imagine Voter Registration Drives for Its Wounded Veterans and the Homeless
June 12, 2008 – An attorney for the Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs hospitals and homeless shelters for veterans, told a federal appeals court Thursday that the VA could not conceive of any circumstance where voter registration drives could … Continue reading
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Review Finds Discrepancies in VA Care for Men,Women
June 13, 2008 – A review by the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that women veterans aren’t receiving the same quality of outpatient care as men at about one-third of its facilities. The review obtained by The Associated Press appears … Continue reading
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McCain: Troop Withdraw Date ‘Not Too Important’ in Iraq
June 11, 2008 – Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama heaped criticism on Republican opponent John McCain for saying it was “not too important” when American troops are withdrawn from Iraq, as Democrats leapt at the chance to attack … Continue reading
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June 12, VCS Suggests Watching PBS Special About Military’s Misuse of Personality Disorder Discharges for Wounded Iraq War Veterans
Is the military wrongfully discharging soldiers in order to deny them benefits? Veterans for Common Sense encourages you to watch a PBS News special on Friday, June 13. The show, “Now,” is a collaboration between PBS reporter Maria Hinojosa and … Continue reading
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GAO Report Finds Army Knowingly Sent Wounded and Unfit Troops Back to War
June 11, 2008 – About two-thirds of the soldiers at three Army bases who had “significant” physical problems were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan anyway, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office survey released Tuesday. The GAO also reported that … Continue reading
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Veterans for Peace to Deliver Impeachment Petition to Congress
June 10, 2008, Washington, DC – At 1:00pm, June 11, in room 1629, Longworth House Office Building, members of a national veterans’ organization will hold a news conference to display the 22,000 names they collected on a petition to impeach … Continue reading
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Medical Research Study Finds Combat Veterans Display Severe Sleep Disorders
June 10, 2008 – Insomnia among U.S. combat veterans returning from Iraq is as severe as that seen in patients with chronic insomnia, according to University of Pittsburgh researchers. They compared 14 vets with post-deployment adjustment disorders to 14 insomnia … Continue reading
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ACLU Urges Congress to Examine White House National Security Council as Central Decision-Maker on Torture
June 9, 2008, Washington, DC – On the eve of two important congressional hearings tomorrow, Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office said, “It is time to get to the bottom of this administration’s torture regime Congress and … Continue reading
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