http://www.alternet.org…
By Joshua Kors, The Nation
Posted on September 4, 2008, Printed on September 4, 2008
Sgt. Juan Jimenez had one of the most dangerous jobs in Iraq, ushering top Administration officials through the war-torn streets of Baghdad. He returned home with two Purple Hearts and shrapnel lodged in his right arm. Today he is gravely ill.
http://www.upi.com/…
Published: June 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM
U.S. veterans returned from Iraq and Afghanistan are subjects of U.S. government-approved testing of drugs with severe side effects, a news investigation found.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 16, 2008; A02
A psychologist who helps lead the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in Texas told staff members to refrain from diagnosing PTSD because so many veterans were seeking government disability payments for the condition.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/…
from Crooks and Liars by John Amato
We’ve got some proof against these bastards. Thanks to CREW as usual.
An internal e-mail written by a Veterans Affairs Department employee suggested avoiding a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans and instead considering a diagnosis that might result in a lower disability payment.
A copy of the e-mail was [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/…
Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
By DEBORAH SONTAG and LIZETTE ALVAREZ
Late one night in the summer of 2005, Matthew Sepi, a 20-year-old Iraq combat veteran, headed out to a 7-Eleven in the seedy Las Vegas neighborhood where he had settled after leaving the Army.
If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest…Thomas Jefferson
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