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Editorial Column: President Bush is Recklessly Pouring More Gas on Afghanistan’s Bonfire
August 27, 2008 – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan grind forward with their terrible human toll, even as the press and many Americans play who gets thrown off the island with Barack Obama. Coalition forces carried out an airstrike … Continue reading
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Former Ranger Sharing His Story of Physical and Mental Injuries from Afghanistan War
August 26, 2008 – “I feel like I’m about to vomit,” Nate Self wrote. He and 13 men from a Quick Reaction Force were in a helicopter in March 2002, searching a snowy mountain, crawling with al-Qaida fighters, for a … Continue reading
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DND Says 14.1{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} of Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan Have OSI and PTSD [Canada]
August 4, 2008 – Some 14 per cent of Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan reported experiencing symptoms of operational stress injuries, and 6.5 per cent of that total experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or both, according to the … Continue reading
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NATO Flounders in Afghanistan
August 19, 2008 – Today, families in the UK, US and France are mourning the death of relatives killed in Afghanistan during tours of duty with UN-mandated International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) mission. The most recent attack against a joint … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Getting Our Attention, The War in Afghanistan
August 11, 2008 – Since American troops first planted their boots on Iraqi soil, the United States’ two-front war on terror has never been an equitable fight for attention. Thanks to the Bush administration’s policy that al-Qaida in Iraq – … Continue reading
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Aug 11 VCS Update: The Changing Face of War; Afghanistan, Iraq, & Looking Ahead
This week’s update takes a hard look at the two wars the U.S. is fighting right now. Aghanistan, on the back burner for so long, is now outpacing Iraq in both wounded soldiers & deaths. This should get the public’s … Continue reading
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Ragtag Taliban Show Tenacity in Afghanistan
August 4, 2008, Kabul, Afghanistan – Six years after being driven from power, the Taliban are demonstrating a resilience and a ferocity that are raising alarm here, in Washington and in other NATO capitals, and engendering a fresh round of … Continue reading
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July 31, VCS in the News: VA Struggling to Get Ready for New Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
As the VA struggles to revamp itself, groups like Veterans for Common Sense say wounded veterans are being turned away or asked to wait too long for care — especially mental health care. “If your child was in a car … Continue reading
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Scope of PTSD Expands for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans, Pyschologist Tells Rotary Club
July 22, 2008, Charleston, WV – Doctors and psychologists are slowly coming to grips with the numbers of soldiers coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder, local psychologist David Clayman told members of the Rotary Club of … Continue reading
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July 14, OEF Update: Nine U.S. Soldiers Killed as U.S. Base in Afghanistan Attacked by Taliban
Kabul, Afghanistan, July 13 — Taliban insurgents mounted a large-scale attack on an American forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of Sunday, killing nine American soldiers in fierce fighting that continued through the day. Mark Laity, … Continue reading
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