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The Gonzales Legacy: Ex-G.I. Writes About Use of Sex in Guantánamo Interrogations
ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Times January 28, 2005
Female interrogators tried to break male Muslim detainees at the United States prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by sexually touching them, by wearing miniskirts and thong underwear, and, in one case, by smearing a Saudi man's face with red ink, which he was led to believe was menstrual blood, according to part of a draft manuscript written by a former Army sergeant.
DoD Policy Change: Iraq War Veterans to Get Follow-Up Mental Health Evaluations
Esther Schrader Los Angeles Times January 28, 2005
Among soldiers who returned from the Iraq War, 3% indicated on the post-deployment form they have a mental health problem or concern. However, when soldiers were questioned three to four months afterward, that number jumped to 13% to 17%. Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, believes "every soldier [should get] a face to face clinical encounter with a mental health professional and that, most importantly, there is follow-up."
Torture Scandal Explodes: Chertoff Advised CIA on Torture Methods of Prisoners
DAVID JOHNSTON, NEIL A. LEWIS and DOUGLAS JEHL New York Times January 28, 2005
Confirmation in Jeopardy? Michael Chertoff, who has been picked by President Bush to be the homeland security secretary, advised the Central Intelligence Agency on the legality of coercive interrogation methods on terror suspects under the federal anti-torture statute, current and former administration officials said this week."
Insult to Injury: You Know They Treat Us Like Shit Says Iraq War Veteran
Mark Benjamin Salon January 28, 2005
Insult to injury: Some wounded soldiers back from Iraq are having to pay for meals at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Veterans' groups say it's another symptom of fighting a costly war on the cheap. One Iraq War veteran still on active duty told Salon reporter Mark Benjamin, "You know they treat us like shit up here" at Walter Reed.
Gonzales Received Questionable Payments While Judge in Texas
Charlie Savage Boston Globe January 28, 2005
Another Major Scandal: When Alberto Gonzales was a Texas Supreme Court justice, he received more than $500,000 dollars in campaign contributions, some of the case came from companies that had cases before his court. However, Gonzales did not recuse himself from the cases, even though there was an obvious appearance of conflict of interest. These payoffs to judges are called ''prejudgment premiums."
The invasion of Iraq was a crime of gigantic proportions
Scott Ritter Guardian (United Kingdom) January 28, 2005
Gulf War veteran Scott Ritter lays the facts on the table: "The White House's acknowledgement last month that the United States has formally ended its search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq brought to a close the most calamitous international deception of modern times."
Iraq War Coalition Crumbles: Coalition pull-out from Iraq gathers pace
Peter Spiegel Financial Times January 28, 2005
The coalition of the willing, which turned into the coalition of the bribed, is now the coalition of the departing,. Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, and other nations retreat from Iraq as the war becomes worse and casualties rise. The Bush Administration lacks international leadership and respect, thus leaving the U.S. more isolated and vulnerable.
Returning veterans paint grim picture of war's toll
CHERYL L. REED Chicago Sun-Times January 28, 2005
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, "Soldiers recently returned from Iraq gave an unfiltered and unflattering assessment of the war's human toll as they detailed their war experiences to a crowd of Oakton Community College students and faculty Wednesday in Des Plaines" Illinois. The Sun-Times is one of the few papers in the country with a reporter covering veteran-related issues full time.
Confirmed: U.S. Air Force Flies Recon Missions Into Iran - Destabilizing Region Further
Richard Sale United Press International January 28, 2005
President George Bush has ordered U.S. Air Force places to fly into Iran's airspace. There can be no other conclusion than Bush and neo-conservatives are laying the groundwork for another pre-emptive unilateral war in the Middle East at a time when our military faces increasing casualties in Iraq.
The Return of the Draft
TIM DICKINSON Rolling Stone January 28, 2005
A societywide draft would also make it more difficult for politicians to commit troops to battle without popular approval. "The folks making the decisions are committing other people's lives to a war effort that they're not making any sacrifices for," says Charles Sheehan-Miles, who fought in the first Gulf War and now serves as director of Veterans for Common Sense.
Breaking News: PNAC Calls for Massive Increase in Troop Levels, Possibly Leading to Draft
Neo-Conservatives Project for a New American Century January 28, 2005
Using the slick and misleading euphemism, "to take the steps necessary to increase substantially the size of the active duty Army and Marine Corps," the neo-conservative Republicans who brought the world the failing Iraq War now want a full-scale military draft soon to raise 25,000 troops a year. The "back door draft" may turn into the "front door draft."
Two live grenades found in luggage of soldier returning from Iraq
Associated Press WCBS-TV New York January 28, 2005
According to the Associated Press, "Two live hand grenades were found in the luggage of a soldier returning from Iraq on Thursday." This raises disturbing questions, including "why" and "how" the live grenades made it from Iraq to a commercial airliner here in the U.S.. And what if the deadly grenades exploded on the plane, causing a crash?
Congress Declares War on Veterans, Merges Senate Subcommittees
Andrew Taylor Congressional Quarterly January 28, 2005
The Senate declared war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans groups, and veterans, according to Congressional Quarterly. The Senate plans to merge VA spending with DoD spending, sending message that VA's budget must be slashed to pay for DoD weapons systems and war, and that one day VA may merge with DoD. In other words, Republican Senators and Congressmen want to take away healthcare from disabled veterans to pay for Star Wars missile defense and the failing Iraq War.
U.S. soldier headed for Iraq makes bomb threat
CNN January 27, 2005
A U.S. Army infantryman whose unit was about to be sent to Iraq for a second time was taken into custody after making bomb threats aimed at disrupting the deployment, officials at Fort Campbell in Kentucky said on Wednesday.
Veterans Groups United in Call for Full Funding of VA Health Care
VFW, DAV, American Legion Military.com January 26, 2005
A major battle began this month. On one side are veterans groups and millions of veterans who will lose healthcare and disability benefits provided by the Department of Veterans (VA). On the other side is President George Bush, the new VA Secretary Jim Nicholson, and the new chairmen of the House and Senate VA committees who want to significantly slash the VA budget this year. Reducing veterans healthcare during war sends the wrong signal to our soldiers on the front lines that the government doesn't care about them.
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