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Patriot game, media shame
Lawrence Martin Globe and Mail (Canada) July 31, 2004
At the Democratic convention this week and the coming Republican fest, rest assured of one thing: No one will mention a crux issue -- how patriotism supplanted journalism in America.
British Legislative Report Claims Afghanistan is Fragile and Likely to Implode
CNN July 31, 2004
Opium growing, and the resulting export of herion to the West, is growing fast in the U.S.-occupied Afghanistan. With only a few thousand troops to secure a nation torn by more than two decades of heavy warfare, the local war lords, drug growers, and Taliban are returning. Will Afghanistan become another example, similar to Iraq, where the Bush administration has no plans to secure the peace and no plans to engage broad international support?
Homeland Security Given Data on Arab-Americans
LYNETTE CLEMETSON New York Times July 30, 2004
WASHINGTON, July 29 - The Census Bureau has provided specially tabulated population statistics on Arab-Americans to the Department of Homeland Security, including detailed information on how many people of Arab backgrounds live in certain ZIP codes.
VA yanks troubled computer system
PAUL DE LA GARZA and STEPHEN NOHLGREN St. Petersburg Times July 30, 2004
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to pull the plug on a $472-million trial computer system at Bay Pines VA Medical Center because it doesn't work.
Iraq Funds Are Focus of 27 Criminal Inquiries
T. Christian Miller Los Angeles Times July 30, 2004
WASHINGTON — A comprehensive examination of the U.S.-led agency that oversaw the rebuilding of Iraq has triggered at least 27 criminal investigations and produced evidence of millions of dollars' worth of fraud, waste and abuse, according to a report by the Coalition Provisional Authority's inspector general.
Doctors and Torture
Robert Jay Lifton, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine July 29, 2004
This article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine raises a very haunting question: Is the military medical community involved in the Iraqi prisoner torture scandal? Accoring to Dr. Robert Lifton, "There is increasing evidence that U.S. doctors, nurses, and medics have been complicit in torture and other illegal procedures in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. Such medical complicity suggests still another disturbing dimension of this broadening scandal."
Whistle-Blowing Said to Be Factor in F.B.I. Firing
Eric Lichtblau New York Times July 29, 2004
A classified Justice Department investigation has concluded that a former FBI translator at the center of a growing controversy was dismissed in part because she accused the bureau of ineptitude, and it found that the FBI did not aggressively investigate her claims of espionage against a co-worker. Sibel Edmonds said FBI translators produced slipshod and incomplete translations of important terrorism intelligence before and after the Sept. 11 attacks. She also said the FBI allowed diplomatic sensitivities with other nations to impede the translation of important terrorism intelligence.
Kerry's Rise Lifts Fellow Vietnam Vets
David Maraniss Washington Post July 29, 2004
Max Cleland, the former Administrator of the Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs), provides a strong personal inspiration to all disabled veterans, including veterans who have amputations resulting from their military service during the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For the first time since World War II, veterans and their concerns are now a major issue in this year's political campaign. Veterans for Common Sense doesn't endorse candidates, yet we will post articles that feature veterans and veteran-related issues.
VCS Weekly Update July 29, 2004
Charles Sheehan-Miles Veterans for Common Sense July 29, 2004
A car bomb in Baquba killed at least 113 people yesterday, in one of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq yet, and an armored humvee hit a roadside bomb, killing one U.S. soldier and injuring three more. Although overall U.S. casualties have fallen from their peak in April 2004, we have still seen nearly two hundred U.S. service members killed-in-action since April, and more than fifty since formal "sovereignty" was turned over to the new Iraqi government just one month ago.
Alone & Unknown
Dom Stasi ThomasMC.com July 29, 2004
VCS Member Dom Stasi wrote the following article regarding service in the National Guard, reconniassance, and missing records. Though VCS, as a non-profit organization, takes no position on the election, we do believe it is critical that when it comes to the military history of our national leaders, the truth must be always be a priority.
Soldier accused in Iraqi drowning case points finger at commanders
Robert Weller Associated Press July 28, 2004
The facts have not yet all be revealed in this case where four U.S. soldiers stand accused of murdering an Iraqi civilian by forcing him to jump off a bridge into a river. However, the Lieutenant Colonel, Major, and Captain -- the military officers and commanders on the scene -- have already received light punishment for their involvement, which at this point is also unknown. In contrast, the enlisted soldiers face lengthy prison terms if convicted. This obvious and significant difference between how officers and enlisted soldiers are treated should be explained thoroughly by the military.
Lariam Again Mentioned as Related to Long-Term Mental Health Problems
Dick Foster Rocky Mountain News July 28, 2004
Veterans for Common Sense posts two recent articles about the drug Lariam. We also note how Anthony Principi, the Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, has alerted VA healtcare providers to be on the look out for lariam-related medical problems, strong evidence the military isn't telling our active soldiers all they need to know.
Chafee criticizes Bush for ''host of mistakes'' in Iraq
Richard C. Lewis Associated Press July 28, 2004
Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee criticized the Bush administration on Tuesday for a ''host of mistakes'' in its postwar reconstruction of Iraq, saying the country is less secure than before and that basic infrastructure is still not working.
Opium Trade Booms in Afghanistan
Colin Brown and Andrew Clennell Independent Digital (United Kingdom) July 28, 2004
The U.S.-sponsored dictatorship in Afghanistan continues crumbling, as war lords take control of areas outside Kabul and opium production soars. The long-term stability of Afghanistan appears to be in serious doubt as the drug industry flourishes.
The Real Reasons Bush Went to War
John Chapman Guardian Unlimited July 28, 2004
John Chapman makes a strong argument that the U.S. and U.K. invaded Iraq for oil and money.
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