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Turkish troops pull out of Iraq
BBC February 29, 2008
Turkey says its troops have been withdrawn from northern Iraq after an offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels.
A Helping Hand for Vets With PTSD
Sally Satel The Wall Street Journal February 29, 2008
Imagine you are a young soldier wounded in Iraq. Your physical injuries heal, but your mind remains tormented. You are flooded with memories of the bloody firefight you survived, you can't concentrate, and sudden noise makes you jump out of your skin. At 23 years old, you are about to be discharged from the military, afraid you'll never again be able to hold a job or fully function in society.
The Latest Terror Craze - The 'Sticky IED'
Wold Tribune February 29, 2008
A new type of improvised explosive device in Iraq has been taped underneath cars and stuck to fuel trucks, animals and women.
Congress Reviews VA's Disability Claim
February 29, 2008
VA Disability Rating System in Need of Comprehensive and Immediate Repair House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Holds Third Hearing in a Series to Address Necessary Improvements to the VA's Claims Processing System
Senator Warner Co-Sponsors Senator Webb's GI Bill, S 22
Senator Jim Webb February 29, 2008
Senators Webb, Hagel, and Lautenberg to Reintroduce "21st Century GI Bill" with Senator John Warner as Key Co-Sponsor
Help for Veterans with PTSD
Congressman Tom Allen Vet Voice February 29, 2008
Scott Whittier, from Washington, Maine, served as an active duty Army Reserve soldier and National Guard Member during the Gulf War in 1991. U.S. forces had relentlessly bombed and strafed Iraqi military convoys fleeing Kuwait on Route 8, Iraq's "Highway of Death." As he recently recalled, "The sights were of nothing I'd ever seen before... Death littered the highway."
Lucky Soldier Wins $1 Million
ABC News Good Morning America February 29, 2008
After completing two tours in Iraq, Sgt. Wayne Leyde won $1 million from a scratch-and-win lotto ticket on Tuesday.
Economist: Iraq War Will Eventually Cost US Taxpayers Up To $5 trillion
Bob Deans Cox News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution February 29, 2008
The Iraq war will cost Americans between $3 trillion and $5 trillion, including military spending, broader economic costs and decades of benefits and medical care for combat veterans, a Nobel prize-winning economist told the Joint Economic Committee on Thursday.
An Early Look Ahead: McCain, Clinton and Obama on National Security Issues
John Issacs Political Research Associates Right Web February 29, 2008
Each of the three major presidential candidates left standing would make major changes to the national security and foreign policies carried out by the George W. Bush administration over the last seven years. Not surprisingly, exactly what kind of changes depends on who ends up on the steps of Capitol Hill taking the oath of office next January - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), or Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).
Feb 29: VA Benefits Boss Quits - VCS Called for Cooper's Removal Two Weeks Earlier But, his resignation comes on the heels of much criticism that the VA has failed to reduce the enormous backlog of veteran claims. One veteran told CBS News some frustrated vets call it the “delay, deny and wait until I die” system. The advocate group Veterans for Common Sense (which called for Cooper’s removal two weeks ago) has collected information they say outlines the growing problem.
Pia Malbran CBS Evening News February 29, 2008
Feb 29 VCS Editorial: With Cooper Leaving, Now is the Right Time to Overhaul VA's Broken Claims System
Paul Sullivan, Executive Director, VCS Veterans for Common Sense February 29, 2008
In light of Cooper’s decision to cut and run, VCS believes today presents a rare opportunity for President George W. Bush to appoint an aggressive veterans’ advocate to overhaul VA’s broken and obsolete claims system. Now is the right time for Congress to implement the sound and reasonable recommendations made by the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission.
Veterans Speak Out Against Iraq War
James Hawver Rochester Democrat and Chronicle February 28, 2008
Like many of his fellow Americans who enlisted in the military after Sept. 11, 2001, Mike Totten was compelled to serve by a heightened sense of patriotism. The promise of money for college helped to seal the deal.
British Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq 'In Good Health'
Leigh Holmwood The Guardian February 28, 2008
A British CBS journalist kidnapped in the southern Iraqi city of Basra more than two weeks ago is in good health but remains in captivity, according to an Iraqi source.
Bob Woodruff's Continuing Struggle with Traumatic Brain Injury
Christine Dugas USA Today February 28, 2008
One year after Bob Woodruff spoke about his brain concussion on an ABC documentary, he is busy flying around the world on assignments and continuing to draw attention to the signature injury of the war in Iraq: traumatic brain injury.
Senate Candidate Calls for Bush’s Arrest on War Crimes
Laura Dolce Seacoast Online February 28, 2008
Calling President George Bush "the worst president in the history of the United States," Independent U.S. Senate candidate Laurie Dobson stood on the steps of Town Hall Tuesday and called upon the town to indict Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney as war criminals.
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