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Quit Hiding Dead Soldiers -- Support H.R. 6662

Ruth Hochberger | Posted 08.17.2008 | Media


Ruth Hochberger

There is no reason, aside from naked manipulation of public opinion, the "ignorance-is-bliss" theory, to prevent news photographers from documenting the return of flag-draped caskets to the United States.

4 Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan

AP | NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


KABUL, Afghanistan — Roadside bombs killed five NATO soldiers and a civilian in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, while a coalition of aid groups w...

Bush Hits Home

Darryle Pollack | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living


Darryle Pollack

My daughter is a military wife. Which makes me a military mother-in-law. Which means that I have a personal interest in Bush's announcement about shorter combat tours.

Senate Republicans Block Troop Funding Bill

America Blog | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


Wow. Just when you think the GOP Senate obstructionists can't sink any lower, they do. Brandon Friedman at VetsVoice posed the question: "Will Senate...

The Military Is More Liberal Than You Think

Rod Lurie | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Rod Lurie

Why do so many members of the military who decide on continuing in public service join the Democratic Party?

Pain Management Is for Sissies

Hal Donahue | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics


Hal Donahue

The Department of Defense "lost" their only pain management center AND one of the few pain management fellowships in the world. The incompetence of the Bush regime knows no bounds.

Reading The Pictures: 4,000 U.S. Combat Deaths, and Just a Handful of Images

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.27.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-28-shaw_727.jpgThe military has been so effective in muting the war, and the war photographer, that many of our best shooters have found themselves turning to the technique of irony.

Sergeant Manzella Comes Out, Is Kicked Out

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

At the very time the Pentagon is actively recruiting to keep its numbers up, soldiers who happen to be openly gay are being treated as though they are convicted felons and unceremoniously booted out.

Death of My Friend's Son in Iraq Finally Sparks Pentagon Probe

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

The Pentagon has just ordered electrical inspections of all buildings in Iraq maintained by KBR, the major military contractor.

War, The Economy And The Death of A Man

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

In the United States, a man who wanted to work could not find enough work to keep him from being homeless. So, he went back to war so he could make enough money to survive. And he died.

Officials: 30,000 Troops Heading To Iraq In 2009

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to maintain 15...

McCain's Afghanistan: Macabre Visions Through The Eyes of an Ex-President

Shoaib Harris | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Shoaib Harris

Unlike McCain, who keeps recycling President Bush's bravado of catching "Bin Laden dead or alive," Obama, to his credit, has articulated his Afghanistan strategy more clearly.

Staying Sane In Iraq: A Soldier's Story

AJ Jacobs | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living


AJ Jacobs

I got a remarkable letter last week from a soldier in Iraq named Shaun Feingold. I found his words so inspiring, I asked him if I could post them, and he agreed.

Veterans Benefits Checks Delayed: Soldiers Risk Financial Ruin

AP | MICHELLE ROBERTS | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


SAN ANTONIO — His lifelong dream of becoming a soldier had, in the end, come to this for Isaac Stevens: 28, penniless, in a wheelchair, fending ...

Afghan official: 870 inmates escaped from prison

AP | NOOR KHAN and JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — U.S. and NATO troops aided Afghan forces with reconnaissance in a hunt Saturday for 870 inmates who escaped prison after...

Iraq PM Raises Possibility That US Might Be Asked To leave

McClatchy | Leila Fadel and Mike Tharp | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics


Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki raised the possibility that his country won't sign a status of forces agreement with the United States and will a...

Support the Stop-loss Compensation Act

Bobby Muller | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Bobby Muller

Of all the abuses borne by our servicemembers since the beginning of Afghanistan and Iraq, excessive reliance on stop-loss, where tours of duty are involuntarily extended, is one of the most egregious.

US Troop Casualties In Iraq Lowest Since Invasion

Reuters | Ross Colvin | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics


Nineteen U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq in May, the U.S. military said on Sunday, the lowest monthly death toll since U.S. forces invaded to topple...

Wartime PTSD cases jumped roughly 50 pct. in 2007

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildu...

Wounded Soldiers' Vegas Weekend Provided By Billionaire

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


LAS VEGAS — All too familiar with the gambles of war, Jimmy Kinsey, Kyle Riley and a few dozen fellow soldiers landed in the desert. But for the...

The New GI Bill: It's a Win-Win Proposition

James Wright | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


James Wright

American colleges and universities must urge Congress and the president to support legislation that will give veterans the educational opportunities that they have more than earned.

3 US soldiers killed in vehicle accidents in Iraq, Kuwait

AP | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says two of its soldiers in Iraq died when their vehicle rolled onto its side north of Baghdad. A third American so...

Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major ...

Six Fallen US Soldiers, In The Words They Sent Home

New York Times | LIZETTE ALVAREZ and ANDREW W. LEHREN | Posted 03.25.2008 | Home


By the time Specialist Jerry Ryen King decided to write about his experiences in Iraq, the teen-age paratrooper had more to share than most other sold...

Three US Soldiers Killed By Roadside Bomb, Death Toll Approaches 4,000

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 03.22.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers north of Baghdad on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll in the five-year conflict to ...


 

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