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Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater
December 8, 2008 – For more than five years, the Bush administration’s mercenary force of choice, Blackwater Worldwide, has operated on a US government contract in Iraq in a climate that has wed immunity with impunity. Today the Justice Department … Continue reading
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The Count: The War in Iraq to Date
December 11, 2008 – As of Tuesday, day 2,091 of the war in Iraq – 5 Blackwater guards were named Monday in a federal indictment for what a sixth guard, who pled guilty to manslaughter, described as the unprovoked shooting … Continue reading
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U.S. Joins Effort to Bar Claims on Iraqi Coffers
December 10, 2008 – George Charchalis says he has never really recovered from the ordeal he endured after Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. He hid for more than a month in Kuwait City but was ultimately arrested, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, Gulf War, terrorism, torture
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Military Leaders Knew of Deadly Roadside Bomb Threat in Iraq But Did Nothing
December 8, 2008 – The Marine Corps left troops in Iraq vulnerable to deadly roadside bombs by failing to answer an urgent request from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, according to an internal Pentagon investigation obtained by The Associated Press. … Continue reading
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U.S. Special Forces Mistakenly Kill 6 Afghan Police
December 10, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – U.S. Special Forces killed six Afghan police and wounded 13 early Wednesday in a case of mistaken identity by both sides after the police fired on the Americans during an operation against an insurgent … Continue reading
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New Military Programs Aim to Curb Divorce Rates Among Service Members
December 5, 2008 – Servicemembers and their spouses are flocking to a broad array of programs to help them strengthen their family relationships as the services step up efforts to curb divorce rates. Military divorce rates rose by .1 percent … Continue reading
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Shh! – – Infamous Ira Katz VA E-Mail About Veteran Suicides Featured Among Top Public Relations Blunders for 2008
December 9, 2008, San Francisco – The 14th Annual Top 10 PR Blunders List, compiled by San Francisco’s Fineman PR, features bailed out big shots, political snafus and a clueless Dept. of Veterans Affairs. 1. AIG All-Expense-Paid Retreats … Paid … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: An Action Memo for VA
December 9, 2008 – Action Memo to: President-elect Barack Obama & Veterans Affairs Secretary-designate Gen. Eric Shinseki. RE: Why We Need to Re-Name the VA — to the Department of Veterans Advocacy. America’s military veterans have every reason to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf War
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Making Amends with GI Joe
December 8, 2008 – Almost from the day he took office, George W. Bush has sold himself as a tough commander in chief, resolute in the war on terrorism. “Dead or alive,” he responded when asked about capturing Osama bin … Continue reading
A 21st Century Veterans Affairs
December 8, 2008 – Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama named ret. Army Gen. Eric Shinseki as his Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), promising “the kind of VA that will serve our veterans as well as they have served us.” Shinseki will … Continue reading
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