| View articles by: All | Topic | Document Type | Author | Date |
Records 1 to 15 of 197
| Next | Last |
Editorial: Senator Craig Should 'Step Down'
Larry Scott VAWatchdog.org August 31, 2007
Larry Scott at VAWatchdog.org says that Senator "Larry Craig is guilty...guilty of the worst case of bad judgment I have seen."
Senator Craig Resigns - Effective September 30 - For Guilty Plea in Airport Bathroom Scandal Senator Larry E. Craig, Republican of Idaho, plans to resign his seat on Saturday after Republican leaders put intense pressure on him to leave in the aftermath of an undercover sex sting, Republican Party officials said Friday.
Carl Hulse New York Times August 31, 2007
Documentary Film Review: 'No End in Sight' - Essential Viewing About Iraq War Fiasco
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) August 31, 2007
The film is a masterpiece of editing both information and images, giving us a multitude of voices and perspectives without ever losing the central narrative thread. Not rated, but contains gruesome war images.
New Film 'Redacted' - How the Corporate Media and Government Hide Iraq War Facts
Reuters New York Times August 31, 2007
A new film about the real-life rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers who also murdered her family stunned the Venice festival, with shocking images that left some viewers in tears.
Bush Threatens to Confront Iran Over Alleged Support for Iraqi Insurgents
Ed Pilkington The Guardian August 30, 2007
George Bush yesterday ramped up the war of words between the US and Iran, accusing Tehran of threatening to place the Middle East under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust and revealing that he had authorised US military commanders in Iraq to "confront Tehran's murderous activities".
Editorial Column - Remove Bush Over War Lies Our politicians despair that there can be no way to override Bush and save our young and everybody of any age in Iraq. Of course there is. By all the energy and dignified disgust of a nation that needs it to keep any semblance of greatness, there is an extraordinary need for an impeachment of this president and his vice president.
Jimmy Breslin Newsday August 30, 2007
Editorial - Bush Responsible for Torture at Abu Ghraib
New York Times Editorial Board New York Times August 30, 2007
The abuses grew out of President Bush’s decision to ignore the Geneva Conventions and American law in handling prisoners after Sept. 11, 2001.
Lawmaker Seeks De-Boot Camp After Tour
Scott Sonner, Associated Press Air Force Times August 30, 2007
The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee said he will push Congress to open camps that may help prepare veterans for the difficult return to everyday life after deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. These “de-boot” camps, or “Heroes Homecoming camps,” could be made a mandatory part of active duty and include a soldier’s family, as well as other members of his unit, said Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif.
Editorial Column - Shameful Treatment of Our Wounded Veterans
Beth Grimes Petaluma Argus Courier August 30, 2007
The first of a two-panel newspaper cartoon shows a stocky, elderly man waving an American flag. On the front of his T-shirt are the words “Support Our Troops.” In the second panel, on the back of the same T-shirt are the questions “Veterans? What veterans?” Sadly, too many of us support the troops, but forget about them once they come home.
Editorial Column: Keep the Faith (to oneself) in our Military
Robert F. Dorr Air Force Times August 30, 2007
We need to rebuild a solid wall between worship and work. And we need to muster out any officer who can't keep religion and duty in their separate places.
Jon Soltz and VoteVets: Iraq War Veteran Answers a New Call to Battle Since starting VoteVets.org, Jon Soltz has shaken up the war debate, became a MSNBC regular and challenged the GOP on military issues.
Noam N. Levey Los Angeles Times August 30, 2007
Active Duty US Troops Become Outspoken Critics of Iraq War
Brad Knickerbocker Christian Science Monitor August 29, 2007
In books and professional journals, blogs, and newspapers, active-duty military personnel are speaking publicly and critically as never before about an ongoing war.
Behind the Propaganda Curtain - Who Financed Pro-Iraq War TV Ads?
Domenico Montanaro and Mark Murray MSNBC August 29, 2007
The donors who are financing the new multi-million-dollar TV ad campaign arguing against a withdrawal from Iraq include a Who's Who of former Bush Administration ambassadors (to plum assignments like France, Italy, and Malta); a least one of Bush's original Pioneers; the man ranked by Forbes (in 2006) as the third-richest American; and, of course, former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer.
VCS Executive Director Paul Sullivan Gives Speech About Iraq War Conseqences
Jeremy Wallace Sarasota Herald Tribune (Florida) August 29, 2007
About 200 anti-war activists took to a community center in Newtown, hoping to persuade Buchanan to vote for legislation to begin bringing home U.S. troops. Paul Sullivan, a member of Veterans for Common Sense who was in Sarasota for the vigil, said Buchanan needs to know that there are 250,000 wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan who have been treated at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. Veterans for Common Sense joined with, among others, MoveOn.Org, the Florida Consumer Action Network, USAction and Americans Against Escalation in Iraq to hold Tuesday's rally and vigil.
Editorial Column - Time Won't Heal the Emotional Wounds of Iraq War
Harry Croft San Antonio Express News August 28, 2007
While Americans may strongly disagree about our continued military involvement in Iraq, most say they are 100 percent in support of the troops. Our troops are in dire need of our support, not only while fighting in the Middle East but even more so when they return home. Many are psychological "ticking time bombs" at risk of emotional explosions upon their return and for many years thereafter.
Records 1 to 15 of 197
| Next | Last |