The US Has A History Of Bombing Civilian Facilities

Started by Central Scrutinizer Oct 14, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

 On October 3, a U.S. AC-130 gunship attacked a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Kunduz, Afghanistan, partially destroying it. Twelve staff members and 10 patients,…Continue

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How Much Of Your Life Has The United States Been At War?

Started by Central Scrutinizer May 26, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

How Much Of Your Life Has The United States Been At War?05/26/2015    US NEWS, WORLD NEWS …Continue

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Army refuser Sara Beining arrested and jailed after going AWOL again

Started by Tara Sep 26, 2014. 0 Replies 1 Favorite

A single mother and Iraq war veteran is in jail in Colorado Springs. Sara Beining went AWOL a second time last summer after a nearly year-long delay in resolving the original charge that resulted when she left her unit at Ft. Hood in January,…Continue

Tags: veteren, anti-war, jailed, war, Iraq

Congress in No Rush to Return for ISIS War Authorization

Started by Tara Sep 23, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

The United States has begun a bombing campaign in Syria, but don’t bet on Congress returning to Washington to vote on a new war authorization anytime soon.Shortly after airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria started, some lawmakers started…Continue

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1,892 Vets have committed suicide since Jan 2014

Started by Tara Mar 29, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Favorites

On average, 22 veterans commit suicide each day, according to the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).To commemorate them and raise awareness, 32 veterans from the group flew to Washington, D.C., to plant 1,892 flags on the National Mall…Continue

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H.R. 748: To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service...

Started by Tara. Last reply by Greg Feb 19, 2013. 5 Replies 1 Favorite

either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during…Continue

Tags: Service, Military, Military-Industrial-Complex, National, Rangel

Rangel Legislation: Mandatory Military Service For ALL Americans 18-42 yrs old

Started by truth. Last reply by truth Feb 16, 2013. 31 Replies 0 Favorites

Rangel Legislation: Mandatory Military Service For ALL Americans 18-42 yrs oldRep. Charles Rangel yesterday again called for bringing back the national draft --…Continue

18 veterans kill themselves every day: report

Started by Tara. Last reply by Troubleshoot1 Feb 5, 2013. 11 Replies 1 Favorite

By Sahil KapurThe suicide rate among war veterans is extraordinary, new data reveals.Thirty try to commit suicide each day, on average, reports the…Continue

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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss... Obama's Brennan, the Neo-Con don of the CIA

Started by Tara. Last reply by Troubleshoot1 Feb 5, 2013. 4 Replies 4 Favorites

John ‘Little Cheney’ Brennan, the Neo-Con Don of the CIA – Meet the new boss, same as the old boss With all the screeching, tearing and gnashing of teeth by GOP mouthpieces from silly little Lindsey Graham to angst driven decrepit old men, like…Continue

Tags: torture, prisoners, guantanomo, CIA, war-mongering

U.S. Military's Suicide Rate Surpassed Combat Deaths In 2012

Started by Tara. Last reply by Tara Feb 2, 2013. 2 Replies 1 Favorite

by Bill ChappellJanuary 14, 2013 6:38 PMEnlarge imageiU.S. military suicides rose in 2012. Here, the Army's "Generating Health…Continue

Tags: Afghanistan, U.S., war, suicides, military