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Free Education for War Veterans at Benedictine University in Illinois
May 10, 2008, Lisle, IL – To thank the U.S. military, Benedictine University will offer Illinois veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq a free education through its First Responder program, officials said Friday. The Lisle university is the first in … Continue reading
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On Recovering Without PTSD, Kimberly Dozier’s “Breathing the Fire”
May 11, 2008 – About two years ago, I died on the operating table – technically, a few times. My camera crew, Paul Douglas and James Brolan, and a young army captain we were following, lost their lives, as did … Continue reading
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May 11, VCS & VUFT Lawsuit Mentioned in New York Times Editorial About Care for Our Veterans
Editorial: The Suffering of Soldiers May 11, 2008 – Several years into a pair of wars, the Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to cope with a task for which it was tragically unready: the care of soldiers who left … Continue reading
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May 10, VCS in the News: The Truth About Veteran Suicides
In fact, the e-mails would have come to light were it not for a class action lawsuit brought by Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth on behalf of the 1.7 million Americans who have served in Iraq … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: CNN, The Pentagon’s ‘Military Analyst Program’ and Gitmo
May 9, 2008 – The Pentagon has posted to its website the roughly 8,000 pages and audio tapes it was forced to provide to the New York Times regarding its “military analyst” program. Anyone who reads through them, as I’ve … Continue reading
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May 10 Editorial Column: New Front in Republican War on Voting: Disabled American Veterans
Veterans for Common Sense has been fighting for veterans to be allowed to register to vote in VA facilities across the country. Initially reluctant, VA decided last week to allow volunteers to come into their facilities and register voters. VCS … Continue reading
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The Fall and Rise of Blackwater Mercenaries – Iraq Contractor in Iraq War Civilian Shooting Case Makes Comeback
May 10, 2008 – Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril.Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Iraqis dead at a Baghdad intersection. Outrage over the killings prompted the … Continue reading
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Federal Judge Orders CIA To Turn Over Torture Memo For Court Review
May 8, 2008, New York – A federal judge today ordered the CIA to produce, for the court’s review, a memo specifying brutal interrogation methods for use on prisoners held in U.S. custody overseas. The judge demanded the government make … Continue reading
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Killing by the Numbers – The Use of Snipers in the Iraq War
May 9, 2008 – Genei Nesir Khudair al-Janabi, an Iraqi vegetable farmer, walked down to the ramshackle pump house along the banks of the Euphrates. Each day at midmorning, he would start the seven-horsepower pump to water his crops. Khudair … Continue reading
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Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General
May 9, 2008, Washington, DC – When the Pentagon announced in March that Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood would become the senior American officer based in Pakistan, it reflected the military’s aim to put a crisis-tested veteran in a critical … Continue reading
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