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Testimony of Dr. James Peake, VA Secretary
May 6, 2008 – The purpose of this testimony is to provide information on the issues related to veterans suicide: what VA knows, including the sources of information we use; what we do not know, and what we intend to … Continue reading
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Veterans Aged 20-24 are Three Times More Likely to Commit Suicide, Expert Tells Congress
May 6, 2008, Washington, DC – A statistician told a House panel today that male U.S. veterans between the ages of 20 and 24 are three times more likely to commit suicide than non-veterans their ages. In general, veteran suicide … Continue reading
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Iraq: No Evidence Iran is Arming Shiites
May 4, 2008, Baghdad – A top Iraqi official said Sunday there was no “conclusive” evidence that Shiite extremists have been directly supplied with some Iranian arms as alleged by the United States. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Iraq does … Continue reading
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May 5: Another Outrage as VA Official Says Suicides Occur ‘Just Like Cancer Occurs’
May 5, 2008 – Suicides among veterans of wars overseas occur “just like cancer occurs,” and are not an indication of negligence by Veterans Affairs Department mental health care providers, a top VA official has argued in a lawsuit filed … Continue reading
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Post-War Suicides May Exceed Combat Deaths, US Says
May 5, 2008 – The number of suicides among veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may exceed the combat death toll because of inadequate mental health care, the U.S. government’s top psychiatric researcher said. Community mental health centers, hobbled … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Blows Whistle on New Torture Film
Editor’s Note: Former Army Sgt. Sam Provance was the only uniformed military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib who broke the code of silence surrounding the infamous prisoner abuses. He spoke out during the Army’s internal investigation, at a congressional hearing … Continue reading
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Sen. Webb’s GI Bill to be Added to Iraq War Spending Bill
May 6, 2008, Washington, DC – Defying President Bush, House Democrats are preparing to forge ahead with a war spending measure that would include extended unemployment assistance and new educational benefits for returning veterans. After a meeting Monday evening of … Continue reading
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May 6: Opening Statement by Chairman Bob Filner for Hearing on Veterans’ Suicides
Opening Statement By Hon. Bob Filner Chairman, and a Representative in Congress from the State of California Good morning and welcome to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs’ hearing on “The Truth about Veterans’ Suicides.” On December 12, 2007, this Committee … Continue reading
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Ex-Iraq Commander Accuses Bush Administration of ‘Gross Incompetence’
May 2, 2008 – In a new memoir set to be published May 6, the former commander of US forces in Iraq provides new intimate details of the goings-on at high levels of the Bush Administration in the first year … Continue reading
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Momentum Grows in Congress to Fire VA’s Dr. Ira Katz for Concealing Veteran Suicide Epidemic
May 1, 2008, Albuquerque, NM – Rep. Tom Udall has joined other Democrats calling for the resignation of the Department of Veterans Affairs mental health director in a letter to President Bush on Thursday. The New Mexico Democrat also said … Continue reading
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