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Chalmers Johnson, The Pentagon Bailout Fraud

The House of Representatives passed a $612 billion defense authorization bill for 2009 without a murmur of public protest or any meaningful press comment at all.

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As Vets Take to the Streets to Protest the War, McCain Snubs IVAW at the RNC

“War hero” McCain voted against healthcare funding for veterans in 2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 and ‘07. Now veterans are confronting him on his record.

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In the Shadow of the RNC, War Resisters Convene to Stop the War

At the Veterans for Peace conference, IVAW member Harvey Tharp discusses the war, the election, and why he resigned in protest over the war.

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American Legion Immigration Report Replete With Falsehoods

America’s largest veterans organization has launched a hard-line attack on undocumented immigrants that’s at odds with its mainstream image.

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The Trials Minority Women Face Serving in the Military

A third of female veterans are women of color. Three of them share their stories of systematic racial discrimination.

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Britain admits veterans exposed to radiation

After years of denials, British defence chiefs have reportedly admitted that some servicemen were exposed to deadly radiation during nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s.

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Study: 1 in 4 soldiers at war have hearing loss

Hearing loss is one of the most common ailments that affects troops sent back to combat, according to the Pentagon and government researchers.

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VA Ban on Voter Registration Drives for Injured Vets Becomes National Fight

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs rejects a request by 19 secretaries of state to allow voter registration drives on VA facilities.

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“We’re Going to Be Paying For This For a While”: Soldiers Bring the War Home

When veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan bring their troubles home, police and judges often are the first to deal with them.

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Top Senator And 10 States Attack VA for Banning Voter Registration Drives

Officials overseeing the VA and state elections say the VA’s policy is unnecessary and insulting to veterans who sacrificed for our country.

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Kucinich to Focus Impeachment Efforts on Bush’s Misleading U.S. Into War

Kucinich is now asking Congress to support a single article of impeachment which accuses President Bush of leading the country to war based on lies– after the 35 articles he previously introduced were ignored.

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DoD controlling Iraq War films? Military Hopes to Shape Genre

With military assistance, moviemakers get access to bases, ships, planes, tanks and Humvees. Military leaders also offer script advice. And unless a filmmaker agrees to address any problems, the Pentagon generally opts out.

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Echoes of Vietnam: VA Stalls, Dissembles While Vets Suffer and Die

The latest episode of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ callous denial of veterans’ suffering is a continuation of a long tradition.

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Bush Changes Course, Lifts Veto Threat on GI Bill

This is a major victory for veterans.

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Veterans Affairs Tells Court It Can’t Imagine Voter Registration Drives for Its Wounded Veterans and the Homeless

The VA’s attorney tells a federal appeals court that voters registration drives are a partisan distraction.

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Winter Soldier on the West Coast: “Enough is Enough, It’s Time to Get Out of There.”

Continuing the Winter Soldier hearings in Maryland and D.C., Iraq veterans tell a Seattle audience stories of the daily atrocities committed in Iraq.

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Obama Puts Veterans Benefits on the Front Burner

Obama is not ceding any ground to McCain on the issue of veterans benefits.

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Despite Bush’s Vow to Veto, GI Bill Passes in a Landslide

75 Senators stood with veterans yesterday to pass the Webb GI Bill. The remaining hurdle: President Bush.

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“Dykes, Whores or Bitches”: One in Three Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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“Dykes, Whores or Bitches”: One in Three Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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Misogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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Misogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: One in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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Misogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: One in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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Perceived as “Dykes, Whores or Bitches”: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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Perceived as “Dykes, Whores or Bitches”: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse

Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers — and the military’s failure to address it.

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VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will help ex-soldiers to register and vote, yet it won’t allow registration drives on VA facilities.

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Dept. of Veterans Affairs Changes Policy on Helping Wounded Soldiers Register to Vote

The VA bows to public and political pressure, but soldiers still must ask for help.

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