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The Cost Of War robs the world of its ability to pay the price of civilization. Learning to live WITH this planet is a much more noble cause than depopulating the planet of human life.

Posted by bosskitty November 11th, 2008 | Tags: consequences, History, homeless veterans, military industrial complex, Politics, profiteers, Propaganda, Treaty of Versailles, VA, veterans, Veterans Day, War, War Cost, weapons manufacturers | Category: History, Politics, Propaganda, Treaty of Versailles, VA, Veterans Day, War, War Cost, consequences, homeless veterans, military industrial complex, profiteers, veterans, weapons manufacturers | Comments (2)

Veterans Administration Bars Voter Registration Drives for Wounded Soldiers
On April 25, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued Directive 2008-023, “Voting Assistance for VA Patients,” allowing voter registration drives in VA hospitals, only to reverse itself on May 5 with Directive 2008-025. Without registration drives, it appears that each veteran will have to request [...]

Posted by bosskitty May 28th, 2008 | Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Hatch Act, John Kerry, VA, veterans benefits, Veterans Health Administration, Vote, wounded soldiers | Category: Hatch Act, Politics, Soldiers, VA, Veterans Health Administration, Vote, War Cost, trauma, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

(The Intelligence Daily) — Top officials at the Veterans Administration tried to conceal information from the public about the sudden increase of attempted suicides among veterans that were treated or sought help at VA hospitals around the country, a previously undisclosed internal VA email indicates.
The email was disclosed Tuesday in a federal trial at a [...]

Posted by bosskitty April 22nd, 2008 | Category: Deception, Democracy In Action, Evil, Free Speech, PNAC, VA, Veterans United for Truth, Veterans for Common Sense, conspiracy, court, cover up, dictatorship, disinformation, veterans | Comments (8)

Such as the Stop Loss Policy

– they discovered that the military wasn’t what they thought it was going to be. Many of them told me that the military wasn’t even close to what their recruiters told them it was going to be (either the recruiter lied to them, or they were guilty of “selective listening.”) [...]

Posted by bosskitty April 1st, 2008 | Category: PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Promises, Propaganda, Stop Loss Policy, Tax Dollars, VA, War Cost, military, recruiters | Comments (3)

Murder Trial Points to War Trauma
A Maryland murder trial is being turned into a debate on the lingering traumatic impact of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on the psyche of the Americans who served there.
Army Ranger veteran Gary Smith is on trial for murdering fellow Ranger Michael McQueen.
Military leaders have acknowledged that the service [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 27th, 2008 | Category: Army Rangers, Gary Smith, Michael McQueen, PTSD, Public Health, VA, War Cost, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

Depression and suicidal thoughts aren’t limited to vets with PTSD; family members may experience it as well.
… an excerpt from testimony before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing held February 28, 2008, regarding the Iraq War’s mental health impacts of Iraq War on the families of Guard/Reserve veterans.

Nearly 3 million immediate [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 25th, 2008 | Category: PTSD, Time Bomb, VA, VFW, Walter Reed, War Cost, trauma, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

Military Doctors Withholding Treatment from Soldiers with Mental Health Problems
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.
Over the past 6 [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 27th, 2008 | Category: 10th Mountain Division, Accountability, Afghanistan, Army Medical Command, Casualties, Double Cross, Health Care, Hypocracy, Iraq, Mismanagement, PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, Preventative medicine, Public Health, VA, VFW, War Cost, administration, betrayal, consequences, department of defense, depression, disinformation, mental health, military, suicide, troops, veterans benefits, victims | Comments (2)

After the War, a New Battle to Become Citizens
Despite a 2002 promise from President Bush to put citizenship applications for immigrant members of the military on a fast track, some are finding themselves waiting months, or even years, because of bureaucratic backlogs. One, Sgt. Kendell K. Frederick of the Army, who had tried three [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 24th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Immigration, Iraq, Pentagon Corruption, Promises, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Soldiers, The Liar, VA, VFW, War Cost, immigrants, injustice, national security, profiling, troops, veterans | Comments (2)

No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits
President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. “Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them,” [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 9th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Casualties, State of the Union, The Liar, VA, VFW, War Cost, betrayal, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (1)