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Obama Tackles Afghanistan and Mideast Conflict
January 23, 2009 – Taking on two of his toughest foreign policy challenges, President Barack Obama pledged to find a new course in Afghanistan and to help Israel achieve a broad peace with the Arab world. On his second full … Continue reading
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Jan 21, Civil Liberties Update: UN Special Torture Rapporteur – Try Bush for Torture War Crimes
January 21, 2009 – The UN’s special torture rapporteur called on the US Tuesday to pursue former president George W Bush and defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture and bad treatment of Guantanamo prisoners. “Judicially speaking, the United States has … Continue reading
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Boston University Professor to Study Partner Abuse by Veterans with PTSD
$1.5 million DOD grant will open doors on relationships of soldiers with PTSD January 22, 2009 – Newly minted First Lady Michelle Obama has pledged to turn up the volume on issues facing military families and find concrete ways to … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Awards for the Year that Was
January 21, 2009 – Who’s On First Award? to U.S. intelligence for its analysis of al-Qaeda. According to CIA Director Michael Hayden, the organization is growing stronger and preparing to launch attacks in Africa, Europe and the Arabian Peninsula. He … Continue reading
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Taliban Fills NATO’s Big Gaps in Afghan South
January 21, 2009, Tsapowzai, Afghanistan – The Taliban are everywhere the soldiers are not, the saying goes in the southern part of the country. And that is a lot of places. For starters, there is the 550 miles of border … Continue reading
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Army’s Drug Abuse Policy Under Fire
January 22, 2009 – Fort Leonard Wood — Spec. Jeremiah Thomson didn’t know what was worse: excruciating back pain from a combat explosion in Baghdad or the prescription drug addiction he developed once home, for which, he had to be … Continue reading
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Shinseki Confirmed as New VA Secretary
January 20, 2009 – Retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki was confirmed Tuesday to be secretary of veterans’ affairs in President Obama’s Cabinet. The Senate confirmed Shinseki by voice vote and without debate just hours after Obama was sworn in as … Continue reading
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Defense, VA Plan to Have Interoperable Health Records by September
January 20, 2009 – A high-level management committee from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments said they plan to have interoperable health records by September as part of a program between the two departments to streamline information sharing, according to … Continue reading
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Veterans Advocates Pin Hopes on New VA Leadership
January 20, 2009 – Veterans advocates are looking for sweeping changes in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs if President Barack Obama’s pick for taking control of that agency is confirmed as expected. Retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki is … Continue reading
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Troops, Iraq, Afghanistan on Minds of Local Vets
January 21, 2009 – While three men stood and chatted quietly along the opposite side of the bar, Ray Tremblay Sr. sat in solitude, his eyes fixed on one of two TV’s that would, in a few minutes, broadcast one … Continue reading
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