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Parents of National Guard Soldier Trying to Open Eyes to Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Suicides
May 25, 2008 – Timothy Bowman, 23, had been back from Illinois National Guard duty in Iraq for eight months when he drove to his father’s electrical contracting business on Thanksgiving Day 2005, got a gun and shot himself in … Continue reading
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Wartime Active Duty Military PTSD Cases Jumped Nearly 50 Percent in 2007
May 27, 2008 – The number of troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007, the most violent year so far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon records show. In the first time … Continue reading
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May 29, Former White House Spokesman Claims President Bush Misled Americans and Relied on Propaganda to Start Iraq War
Bush loyalist turns harsh critic in memoir: Former press secretary says president used propaganda to govern May 28, 2008, Washington, DC – In a White House full of Bush loyalists, none was more loyal than Scott McClellan, the bland press … Continue reading
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Four Veterans Taking PTSD Drugs Die in Sleep in West Virginia
May 24, 2008 – A Putnam County veteran who was taking medication prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder died in his sleep earlier this month, in circumstances similar to the deaths of three other area veterans earlier this year. Derek Johnson, … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill
May 26, 2008 – President Bush opposes a new G.I. Bill of Rights. He worries that if the traditional path to college for service members since World War II is improved and expanded for the post-9/11 generation, too many people … Continue reading
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Iraq Veterans Against the War: PBS NewsHour Covers Winter Soldier on the Hill
May 24, 2008 – NewsHour: Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Gary Solis is an attorney and expert on the law of armed conflict. He teaches at West Point. Before watching the televised “Winter Soldier” meeting at our request, he was skeptical … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Bob Woodward and the War
May 23, 2008 – Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor Bob Woodward, whose reporting (or lack of) on the White House and WMD [weapons of mass destruction] in the run-up to the war in Iraq has drawn much criticism, continues to … Continue reading
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Veterans’ Court in Buffalo, New York is Only One in US
May 22, 2008, Buffalo, NY – There’s a new program in Buffalo aimed at helping local veterans. It’s called Veteran’s Court. It’s a program designed by the Buffalo City Court to keep non-violent offenders, who are veterans, out of jail. … Continue reading
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Canadian Supreme Court Rules Guantánamo Detention And Prosecution Of Prisoner Violated U.S. And International Law
May 23, 2008 – The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled today that Canadian officials violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – analogous to the U.S. Bill of Rights – by turning over interrogation records of Canadian citizen … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Event in Boston Seeks to Avoid Glorifying War
May 27, 2008 – The night before he hanged himself with a garden hose in the basement of his parents’ home, Jeffrey Lucey asked if he could sit on his father’s lap. For the better part of an hour, Kevin … Continue reading
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