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Editorial Column: Army Suicides May Pass Army Combat Deaths in January 2009
February 7, 2009 – The continued rise of OEF/OIF veteran suicides reported by the military over the past weeks isn’t very surprising news for longtime followers of this issue; but, it’s no less alarming. Swamped with conferences, classes, and organizing … Continue reading
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Feb 9, Part Two of Salon Suicide Series: Coming Home to Fort Carson – Profile of Adam Lieberman
“The Death Dealers took my life!” Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously. Salon Editor’s note: This is the first story in a weeklong series called … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: The Empire v. The Graveyard
February 5, 2009 – It is now a commonplace — as a lead article in the New York Times’s Week in Review pointed out recently — that Afghanistan is “the graveyard of empires.” Given Barack Obama’s call for a greater … Continue reading
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Army Re-Opens Iraq War Electrocution Investigations – Soldiers Possibly Killed by Faulty Contractor Wiring
February 6, 2009 – Amid an escalating controversy that has lawmakers and family members clamoring for answers into the electrocution deaths of soldiers in Iraq, Army criminal investigators have re-opened three additional cases that initially had been ruled accidents. Army … Continue reading
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Private Hospital Executive: Soldiers’ Treatment for PTSD and Drug Addiction Needs Funds
February 7, 2009 – A former chief executive of Beth Israel Medical Center says a federal law that blocks Defense Department funding for methadone and other treatment programs is jeopardizing the health of soldiers battling post-traumatic stress disorder or pain-related … Continue reading
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Feb 7, Head of Associated Press Blasts Pentagon’s $4.7 Billion Propaganda Campaign and Restrictions on Reporters
Associated Press Chief Executive Officer Urges Better Press Access to Military Operations February 7, 2009, Lawrence, Kansas (AP) — The Bush administration turned the U.S. military into a global propaganda machine while imposing tough restrictions on journalists seeking to give … Continue reading
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Parents of Ex-Marine Who Killed Himself Sue VA
February 5, 2009 – The Oak Beach parents of a 21-year-old ex-Marine who died of a heroin overdose are suing the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying admissions personnel at a VA hospital in Pennsylvania incorrectly advised their son that he … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Unembedded Truth – ‘Road to Fallujah’ Iraq War Documentary
February 5, 2009 – It was with profound shame that I left the theater after the Film Festival showing of The Road to Fallujah – a hatred of myself for not having devoted every minute of my life these past … Continue reading
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Feb 6, Iraq and Afghanistan War Toll Rises: Army Active Duty Suicides Skyrocket to 24 During January 2009
February 6, 2009 – Seven soldiers committed suicide in January and the cause of death in 17 other cases is still pending, Army officials announced Thursday, marking a significant increase in soldier suicides from the same time period in previous … Continue reading
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Chairman Hall to Hold Oversight Hearing on VA Document Shredding
Joint Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Oversight and Investigations Hearing: Document Tampering and Mishandling at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Date: February 25, 2009Time: 10:00 a.m.Location: 334 Cannon HOB
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