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New York Times and Washington Post Failed Public in Iraq War Reporting
Rick Mercier The Free Lance-Star (Fredricksburg, Virginia) March 31, 2004
Every once in a while an essay is so good and so obvious, that it ought to win every major award for journalism. The essay below earned the highest marks for telling it like it is. And the New York Times and the Washington Post ought to take a good long look in the mirror regarding their incomplete and biased coverage of the war in Iraq.
Medical evacuations in Iraq war hit 18,000
Mark Benjamin Washington Times March 31, 2004
This is tragic news. On a day when 10 Americans were killed in Iraq (five civilians and five soldiers), the news that there are as many as 18,000 casualties is remarkable. However, the accuracy of the count, even though it was provided by the military, remains in doubt. Does this overcount casualties because of multiple flights? Or, does this undercount veterans because it doesn't list casualties treated in Iraq that don't get medically evacuated to Europe and the U.S.? Someone ought to make the military provide accurte and easily understood casualty counts.
Welcome home, soldier
Jim Herron Zamora San Francisco Chronicle March 31, 2004
Setting a good example: this article shows the true nature of Americans who want to recognize the service of our veterans.
The War On Clarke
Larry C. Johnson TomPaine.com March 29, 2004
Larry C. Johnson knew Richard Clarke. Johnson wrote that Clarke "told the uncomfortable truth" about the current administration's policies toward terrorism and Iraq. Johnson is a member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. He served with the CIA from 1985 through 1989, and he worked in the State Department's office of Counter Terrorism from 1989 through 1993. He also is a registered Republican who contributed financially to the Bush Campaign in 2000.
Colleague Confirms Clarke's Charges About Bush's Inaction
Tom Maertens Star Tribune (St. Paul, Minnesota) March 29, 2004
As a result of President Bush's failures, "American troops are being killed in Iraq, our army is stretched to the breaking point, our international credibility is at an all-time low, Muslims are further radicalized to join a jihad against us, and our relations with key allies have been damaged."
"Why Are Our Children Dying?"
Colbert King Washington Post March 29, 2004
Will President George Bush answer the question, "Why are our children dying" in Iraq? Bush could have attended the funeral of Jason Ford down the street from the White House at Arlington National Cemetery. He could have apologized for his failures before 9-11 as well as his mistaken invasion and occupation of Iraq. When will Bush step to the plate and accept responsibility for the lives lost, destroyed, and changed on his watch?
$472 Million Wasted at VA While Veterans Wait for Healthcare
Paul de la Garza St. Petersburg Times (Florida) March 29, 2004
Over a 14-year period, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wasted $472 million dollars of taxpayers' money on a computer system that's broken. Who will be held accountable for this waste while thousands of veterans, including recent Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans go without medical care? Are there other similar cases of waste at VA that otherwise prevent veterans from receiving the benefits they earned?
Psychological Cost of Iraq War Evidenced by High Suicide Rate
Suzanne Goldenberg Guardian (United Kingdom) March 29, 2004
"Wayne Smith, an adviser to the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, says as many as 4,500 troops returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have tried to seek counselling from veterans' centres [operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs] rather than seek help through the regular military channels" within the U.S. Department of Defense.
American Patriots: Challenging Bush's Lies to Protect Our Democracy and Reputation
William Rivers Pitt TruthOut.org March 29, 2004
The essay below describes how there are at least eight credible Washington insiders with the courage to say that a major problem facing our Nation today is the administration's foreign policy. Maybe the New York Times should consider firing Judith Miller for reporting all of Ahmed Chalabi's lies about Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction. The Times should then consider replacing Miller with William Rivers Pitt, who connects the dots revealing the tangled web of lies within the White House.
Chasing The New York Times' Judith Miller off the Stage
Derek Seidman Left Hook March 28, 2004
The New York Times' Judy Miller remains the main conduit for Ahmad Chalabi to report outrageous lies. Miller's many articles contributed to the war fever generated by the current administration to justify the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Chalabi admitted he fabricated stories about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. But Miller offers no public correction or apology. Miller violated many of the rules of journalism. What she did was far worse that Jason Blair's made up news -- Miller helped start a needless and reckless war. That's yellow journalism. The alternative media article below provides a rare insight into what Miller says in public and how the public reacts to her.
Army Faces Personnel Crisis; Military Morale Crashes Under Bush
Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post March 27, 2004
The long article below detailis the low morale among Army families. Soldiers are voting with their feet by leaving the military. The actions by these patriotic soldiers represents a a strong and clear vote against the administration's anti-soldier, anti-veteran, anti-military family, and pre-emptive war policies.
Bush Skit Backfires -- Tasteless Joke About Missing Iraqi WMD Upsets Soldiers and Veterans
David Corn The Nation March 27, 2004
Dozens of articles appeared in the press about how President Bush found it amusing that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in Iraq. Bush went too far with his tasteless joke. Bush is so isolated that he simply doesn't get it. Veterans demand a public apology from Bush: Imagine if Bush tried his skit at Arlington National Cemetery or in an Army barracks in Baghdad. Equally troublesome is that no one walked out after this outrage. Events like this happen when there is a tremendous gulf between those making foreign policy and those getting killed in Iraq.
Growing Doubts Among Soldiers About Experimental Anthrax Vaccine
Marilyn W. Thompson Washington Post March 27, 2004
Now that President Bush's lies about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction are fully exposed (there are none), even more related lies are being revealed. If it wasn't for Bush's false hype about Iraqi WMD, then U.S. soldiers wouldn't have been forced to receive the experimental and harmful anthrax vaccine. If the military is looking for reasons why morale among soldiers is low, the military may want to look in the mirror: they lied about Iraq's WMDs, they lied about the length of deployment, and they lied about the need for the experimental anthrax vaccine.
Iraq Flooded With Thousands of Western Corporate Mercenaries
Robert Fisk and Severin Carrell Independent (United Kingdom) March 27, 2004
Major Western corporations participating in the rebuilding of Iraq (some Iraqis think of it as the looting of Iraq's oil), have hired thousands of mercenaries. These former soldiers are hired guns who are paid nearly $1,000 per day. They are taking on the role of an occupying military force in some areas, but without uniforms and restrictions placed on soldiers. Who monitors their actions? How many have died? What impact are they having on the stabilization of Iraq, especially on Iraqi public opinion?
Coverage Mixed on Soldiers' Suicides
Wayne Smith Editor & Publisher March 26, 2004
Wayne Smith is special assistant to the president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, and a former combat medic in Vietnam. Smith writes, "But the real story ... is the shockingly low troop morale .... Fifty-two percent of the soldiers who were surveyed last summer reported low or very low personal morale, and 72% reported low or very low unit morale. It cited the usual stressors of war, seeing dead bodies or human remains, being attacked or ambushed and personally knowing someone who was seriously injured or killed.
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