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It's Called Torture
BOB HERBERT New York Times February 28, 2005
House Speaker Dennis Hastert believes any person suspected (not convicted, just suspected) should be deported to their home countries (or other countries) where they face torture and death. Do Hastert's dangerous comments mean he believes our Constitution and our protections for due process are gone? Has Hastert undermined and abandoned our Nation's values supporting freedom?
Rural America Begins Peaceful Revolt Against Iraq War
Sara B. Miller Christian Science Monitor February 28, 2005
When the people are free, when the people are informed of the facts, the people are positioned to exercise their political rights. This is the case in rural Vermont, where average citizens are forcing the issue of the failed Iraq war onto the ballot for further public discussion. This is common sense in action.
Bear Any Burden: The Heavy Cost of Using U.S. Troops as Experimental Test Subjects
Mark Leon Goldberg American Prospect February 28, 2005
The article below describes the terrible price paid by many of our Nation's soldiers so that the Department of Defense and the drug industry can have an endless supply of human test subjects for experimental drugs.
VA Opens Doors to Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Seeking Counseling Assistance
William M. Welch USA Today February 28, 2005
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), more than 12,000 Iraq War and Afghanistan War sought readjustment counseling from VA's "Vet Centers." This statistic means two things: 1) VA did the right thing reaching out to these war veterans, and, 2) If so many veterans sought assistance so soon after returning from war, then there are significant problems among many war veterans.
Dead Messengers: How the U.S. Military Threatens Journalists
Steve Weissman Truth Out February 27, 2005
Steve Weissman writes, "For those who care to judge for themselves, the best place to start [an investigation into the deaths of journalists] is the story of Baghdad's Palestine Hotel, where on April 8, 2003, an American tank crew killed two journalists and wounded three others. The U.S. military never took testimony from a single journalist who was there, and never disciplined any military personnel."
Duke doctors say they cut off VA's vets
JIM SHAMP Herald-Sun (North Carolina) February 26, 2005
A group of Duke University physicians says it will no longer treat military veterans referred by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center because the VA won't pay enough.
Soldier shocked by pupils' letters
Gary Younge Guardian (United Kingdom) February 26, 2005
Read the article below and see what young U.S. children are saying to U.S. soldiers.
Iraq Split: Kurds Vow to Retain Militia as Guardians of Autonomy
EDWARD WONG New York Times February 26, 2005
Another major failure of the Bush Administration: Now Kurds are moving toward forming their own nation. This may cause a split in Iraq, where there are already significant religious differences in the remainder of the nation. In addition, Turkey may grow uneasy at the prospect of unrest in Kurdish areas of Turkey.
W.'s Stiletto Democracy
MAUREEN DOWD New York Times February 26, 2005
Readers of the essay below may think the title should be, "W Puts Stiletto into Heart of Democracy." Or, given there was a fake reporter from a fake news organization asking the President bogus questions who turned out to be running gay porn and prostitution web sites, Maureen Dowd may have actually meant to call it the "Night of the Long Knives."
Another War: Venezuela Claims Bush Planning Second Coup Attempt
Robert Collier San Francisco Chronicle February 26, 2005
President George Bush may be planning to overthrow Venezuela in addition to attacking Iran. The democratically elected President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, claims Bush is planning a second coup attempt , this time using assassination. While the press focuses on left/right ideology, the current administration's cozy relationship with the oil industry raises many curious eyebrows due to Venezuela's large oil reserves and exports.
Some troops in Iraq take sleep aids, antidepressants
Deborah Funk Army Times February 26, 2005
The Army Times reports "Some U.S. troops in Iraq are taking antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil, as well as mild sleeping aids, to help them cope with the stresses of long separations and combat duty, according to a top military psychiatrist and treating doctors." What are the long-term consequences of providing drugs to soldiers during combat? Will there be later increase in suicides or post-traumatic stress disorder when the soldiers stop the drugs? Also, are soldiers screened for drug use and drug abuse during re-deployment exams?
Suicides in Marine Corps Rise by 29%
Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post February 26, 2005
Here is another stong piece of evidence indicating President George Bush's unilateral war against Iraq causes serious problems within the Military. In a clear sign the Marines are in trouble from Bush's foreign policy misadventures, the number of suicides among our front line soldiers is rising. Unfortunately, mental health assistance for war veterans is not yet a priority for the Departments of Defense or Veterans Affairs.
Colin Powell Blasts George Bush's Iraq War
Telegraph (United Kingdom) February 26, 2005
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he warned President George Bush in August 2002 that Iraq "will crack like a goblet and it will be a problem to pick up the bits." Powell broke the unspoken rule in Washington -- He dared to question the mulitiple significant foreign policy failures of the current administration.
Canada Rejects Failed 'Star Wars' Project Promoted by Bush
Canadian Press The Star (Canada) February 26, 2005
The article below summarizes comments resulting from Canada's wise decision to opt out of President's Bush's national missile defense program. "Star Wars" is a disaster, and the hundreds of billions of dollars wasted on it result in repeated test failures even when the tests are rigged. Instead of mending alliances, Bush's unilateral actions continue undermining decades of international friendships and treaties.
Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq; Death Toll Nears 1,500 After Two Years of War
JOHN F. BURNS New York Times February 26, 2005
The carnage in Iraq climbs relentlessly every day. The article below requires citizens to read between the lines because Iraqi troops are now positioned in more vulnerable positions, and they are suffering very high casualties that would have previously been U.S. casualties. An accurate count of military deaths in Iraq would include both U.S. soldiers and the Iraqi mercenaries paid by the U.S.
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