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Cohen Seeks Inquiry into Firing of VA Psychologist
February 15, 2009 – Congressman Steve Cohen has requested an investigation of a popular psychologist’s termination from Memphis Veterans Medical Center for her handling of a phone call from a distraught Iraq war veteran. The Memphis democrat last week confirmed … Continue reading
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Negligence Suit Blames VA in Man’s Death
February 16, 2009 – The widow of a mentally distressed man who fell to his death from the roof of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center after seeking help there is suing doctors for $4.5 million. The suit claims that emergency … Continue reading
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Binyam Mohamed Torture Evidence ‘Hidden from Obama’
February 11, 2009 – US defence officials are preventing Barack Obama from seeing evidence that a former British resident held in Guantánamo Bay has been tortured, the prisoner’s lawyer said last night, as campaigners and the Foreign Office prepared for … Continue reading
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Blackwater Becomes Xe to Hide from Controversial Mercenary Killings During Iraq War
February 13, 2009 – Blackwater Worldwide is abandoning its tarnished brand name as it tries to shake a reputation battered by oft-criticised work in Iraq, renaming its family of two dozen businesses under the name Xe. The parent company’s new … Continue reading
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Defense Dept. Claims of Gitmo Prisoners Returning to Battlefield Debunked
February 3, 2009 – A prominent law professor is charging that the Defense Department is issuing questionable data on the number of Guantanamo detainees who have been released “and then returned to the battlefield” because the government “is now in … Continue reading
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Feb 17, VCS Torture FOIA Lawsuit Update: Hearing Delayed 30 Days
UPDATE: This Hearing Has Been Cancelled as of 4PM February 17, But Will Be Re-scheduled. February 17, 2009, New York – February 17 – A federal judge will hold a hearing tomorrow to examine the Obama administration’s request for a … Continue reading
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Why There Must be A ‘Truth Commission’ – Former Army Soldier, Guantanamo Bay Guard, Describes Torture Ordered by Former President Bush
Former Gitmo Guard Tells All February 15, 2009 – Army Private Brandon Neely served as a prison guard at Guantánamo in the first years the facility was in operation. With the Bush Administration, and thus the threat of retaliation against … Continue reading
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Iraq War Update: 25 Percent Unemployment Among Iraq’s Young Threatens Stability
More than a fourth of young men are out of work, a U.N. report says. Unemployment statistics illustrate the difficulty of attracting investment to a country still viewed as a risky environment. February 16, 2009, Baghdad, Iraq – More than a … Continue reading
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Massive Corruption by Senior U.S. Military Officers During Bungled Iraq Reconstruction
Inquiry on Graft in Iraq Focuses on U.S. Officers February 15, 2009 – Federal authorities examining the early, chaotic days of the $125 billion American-led effort to rebuild Iraq have significantly broadened their inquiry to include senior American military officers … Continue reading
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Iraq War Veteran Charges His Police Department with Discrimination Due to Forced Retirement After PTSD Diagnosis
February 15, 2009, Fall River, MA — A highly decorated city police officer and Iraq war veteran says he is being forced to retire from the Fall River Police Department, alleging that administrators have discriminated against him because of his … Continue reading
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