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August 18, 2010
8/18/10 BBC, video,
Soldiers' 'blast pants' tested at firing range
July 23, 2010
7/23/10 Frosch, NYT,
V.A. Easing Rules for Users of Medical Marijuana
July 15, 2010
7/15/10 Mount, CNN,
June was worst month for Army suicides, statistics show
July 13, 2010
7/13/10 Barrett, McClatchy,
Victims of toxic Camp Lejeune water are holding meet-ups
June 28, 2010
6/28/10 Ackerman, Wired,
U.S. Troops Face New Threat: Afghanistan's Toxic Sand
June 24, 2010
6/24/10 Stein, WP,
CIA hires Xe, formerly Blackwater, to guard facilities in Afghanistan, elsewhere
6/24/10 Englehardt, MoJo,
America Detached from War
June 20, 2010
6/20/10 Barrett, McClatchy,
VA quietly giving benefits to Marines exposed to toxic water
June 11, 2010
6/11/10 Mount, CNN,
Army inquiry finds 211 graves mishandled at Arlington Cemetery
June 9, 2010
6/09/10 Drummond,
Military Can't Keep Tabs on Pill-Popping Troops, Senate Says
June 8, 2010
6/08/10 Jamail, TruthOut,
Military Neglecting Fort Hood Soldiers' Medical Needs
June 7, 2010
6/07/10 Miller & Zwerdling, ProPublica,
Brain Injuries Remain Undiagnosed in Thousands of Soldiers
6/07/10 McGreal, Guardian,
Hacker turns in US soldier over WikiLeaks Iraq video
May 28, 2010
5/28/10 Bauman, MoJo,
Soldier in Iraq Loses Home Over $800 Debt
May 26, 2010
5/26/10 Kurczy, CSM,
Don't ask, don't tell: How do other countries treat gay soldiers?
May 25, 2010
5/24/10 Drummond, Wired,
Pentagon to Troop-Killing Superbugs: Resistance Is Futile
May 24, 2010
5/24/10 Dayee, Scotland Herald,
Forces of Fear: US as Bad as Taliban, Refugees Claim
5/24/10 Bink, OpenLeft,
Breaking: White House agrees to set end date/delayed implementation plan on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
5/24/10 BBC,
US troops in Afghanistan outnumber those in Iraq
May 20, 2010
5/20/10 BBC,
US investigates Afghanistan civilian deaths
May 12, 2010
5/12/10 Edwards, DeepJournal,
US troops executing prisoners in Afghanistan, journalist says
May 7, 2010
5/07/10 Preston, NYT,
Immigration Status of Army Spouses Often Leads to Snags
May 3, 2010
5/03/10 Wheeler, ITT,
The Poisoning of Puerto Rico
April 30, 2010
4/30/10 Drummond, Wired,
Pentagon Scientists Inject Necks to 'Cure' PTSD
April 29, 2010
4/29/10 Drummond, Wired,
Military Wants To Super-Charge Troop Smarts
April 28, 2010
4/28/10 Hodge, Wired,
Drone Pilots Could Be Tried for 'War Crimes,' Law Prof Says
April 24, 2010
4/24/10 Dao & Frosch, NYT,
In Army's Trauma Care Units, Feeling Warehoused
April 23, 2010
4/23/10 Benno, PSL,
Army dismisses soldier for standing up against Pentagon
April 11, 2010
4/11/10 Guardian,
MoD rejecting Gulf war syndrome pension claims, say veterans
April 3, 2010
4/03/10 CNN,
Afghan soldiers killed in friendly fire
April 1, 2010
4/01/10 Hawkins, MoJo,
Another Gulf War Syndrome?
March 27, 2010
3/27/10 Bowes, BBC,
US marine to face trial over Iraq killings
March 25, 2010
3/25/10 CNN,
Gates eases ban on gays in the military
3/25/10 Jamail, TruthOut,
Soldier of Conscience Granted Clemency, Released
March 18, 2010
3/18/10 CNN,
Retired general links gays in military, Bosnian massacre
March 10, 2010
3/10/10 Redo, McClatchy,
At emotional Capitol ceremony, WWII 'fly girls' finally honored
March 5, 2010
3/05/10 BBC,
Anti-Afghan War Awol soldier Joe Glenton jailed
February 19, 2010
2/19/10 Barrett, McClatchy,
Navy agrees to study impact of Camp Lejeune's toxic water
February 15, 2010
2/15/10 Barrett, McClatchy,
Marine Base's Ex-Residents, Many Ill, Only Now Learning of Toxic Water
February 10, 2010
2/11/10 Reisinger, Cnet,
February 9, 2010
2/09/10 Flanders, GritTV,
The F Word: Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
February 7, 2010
2/07/10 Bumiller, NYT,
A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person
February 5, 2010
2/05/10 Scahill, RebelReports,
Pentagon Releases Names of Soldiers Killed in Pakistan
January 28, 2010
1/28/10 Barrett, McClatchy,
Toxins in Camp Lejeune water 30 years ago still a problem
January 26, 2010
1/26/10 Mazelis, WSWS,
Harper's Magazine exposes Guantanamo cover-up
1/26/10 Olson, News Junkie,
1/3rd of Women in US Military Raped
1/26/10 Williams, Boston Globe,
From Books to Boot Camp: College Grads Increasingly Joining Military
January 25, 2010
1/25/10 Courson, CNN,
Group: Lawsuit could help thousands of veterans with PTSD
January 21, 2010
1/21/10 Palmer, BBC,
Magnetic activity in brain 'diagnoses stress disorder'
January 15, 2010
1/15/10 Bumiller & Shane, NYT,
Pentagon Report on Fort Hood Details Failures
1/15/10 Allam, McClatchy,
Rarely used flying bomb strikes new targets in Iraq
January 11, 2010
1/11/10 NYT,
In Hasan Case, Superiors Ignored Their Own Worries
January 9, 2010
1/09/10 Lardner, AP,
Xe Services Aiming for Afghan Police Training Deal
January 8, 2010
1/08/10 Partlow, WP,
U.S. military investigates allegations of detainee abuse in Afghanistan
January 7, 2010
1/07/10 Philpott, Island Bucket,
Agent Orange rule could cost VA billions
December 27, 2009
12/27/09 Townsend, Guardian,
1,500 injured soldiers could face discharge
December 25, 2009
12/25/09 CNN,
U.S. military drops ban on soldiers getting pregnant
December 20, 2009
12/20/09 Recio, McClatchy,
Plight of contractor raped in Iraq spurs push in Congress
12/20/09 Guardian,
US general in Iraq imposes pregnancy ban
December 18, 2009
12/18/09 Levine, CNN,
Military: Burn pits could cause long-term damage to troops
December 12, 2009
12/12/09 Mottern, TruthOut,
Less Than Citizens (Part One): People of Fort Drum
December 4, 2009
12/04/09 Andrews, ProPublica,
U.S. Turns a Blind Eye to Agent Orange
November 20, 2009
11/20/09 Drummond, Wired,
Marines Use Brain Scans to Spot PTSD Before the War
November 18, 2009
11/18/09 Lee, IntelDaily,
Single mother arrested for refusing deployment to Afghanistan
November 17, 2009
11/17/09 Norton-Taylor, Guardian,
Last message of TA soldier shot in Afghanistan: 'Still waiting for new body armour'
11/17/09 Todd, CNN,
Imam: Fort Hood suspect asked help finding wife
11/17/09 Mount, CNN,
Army suicides set another yearly record
November 13, 2009
11/13/09 Drummond, Wired,
Darpa: Freeze Soldiers to Save Injured Brains
11/13/09 Jamail, IPS,
U.S.: Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan
November 11, 2009
11/11/09 AFP,
Lack of Health Care Killed 2,266 US Veterans Last Year: Study
11/11/09 Glantz, New America Media,
Vets Battle Unemployment and War Injuries
November 8, 2009
11/08/09 Rucker, WP,
The lonely life of 'Number Nine'
November 6, 2009
11/06/09 Tyson, WP,
Fort Hood has felt the strain of repeated deployments
11/06/09 Flaherty et al, WP,
Suspect, devout Muslim from Va., wanted Army discharge, aunt said
11/06/09 McFadden, NYT,
Suspect Was to Be Sent to Afghanistan
November 5, 2009
11/05/09 Nichols, Nation,
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia
11/05/09 McFadden, NYT,
Army Doctor Held in Fort Hood Rampage
11/05/09 Tinsley, McClatchy,
Fort Hood no stranger to violent outbursts
November 4, 2009
11/04/09 Public Record,
Ex-British Ambassador: CIA Brought Prisoners To Uzbekistan To Be 'Raped With Broken Bottles'
11/04/09 Shachtman, Wired,
75% of Potential Recruits Too Fat, Too Sickly, Too Dumb to Serve
October 31, 2009
10/31/09 Cave, NYT,
After Combat, Anguish
October 20, 2009
10/20/09 Fangmann, WSWS,
US soldier commits suicide in Indiana movie theater
October 17, 2009
10/17/09 Bannerman, TruthOut,
Military Children in Crisis
October 14, 2009
10/14/09 Tyson, WP,
A Historic Success In Military Recruiting
October 13, 2009
10/13/09 DOAK, FPIF,
The Secret About Jobs Military Contractors Don't Want You to Know
October 11, 2009
10/11/09 Lardner, AP,
Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight
10/11/09 BBC,
Obama to end military gay policy
October 9, 2009
10/09/09 Spiegel & Dreazen, WSJ,
Top Troop Request Exceeds 60,000
10/09/09 Levine, CNN,
More women than men dismissed from military for being gay
October 8, 2009
10/08/09 Courson, CNN,
Dog handler appeals conviction in Abu Ghraib case
October 6, 2009
10/06/09 Miller, ProPublica,
Contractors in Iraq Are Hidden Casualties of War
September 30, 2009
9/30/09 Jamail, IntelDaily,
Prisoners of the Army
September 26, 2009
9/26/09 Kakesako, Honolulu Star-Tib,
Watada Discharged
September 25, 2009
9/25/09 Patterson, CNN,
US Seeing More Female Homeless Veterans
September 13, 2009
9/13/09 Pawloski, News Tribune,
Army sent e-mails about anti-war group to Olympia, accused spy
9/13/09 Kaye, TruthOut,
CIA Experiments on US Soldiers Linked to Torture Program
9/13/09 Risen, NYT,
Prosecutors in Iraq Case See Pattern by Guards
September 9, 2009
9/06/09 Rochman, Time,
Samurai Mind Training for Modern American Warriors
September 2, 2009
9/02/09 Scahill, RebelReports,
Why Doesn't Hillary Clinton Fire Blackwater?
9/02/09 Barnes, LAT,
U.S. to boost combat force in Afghanistan
9/02/09 CNN,
'Deviant hazing' alleged at U.S. Embassy in Kabul
September 1, 2009
9/01/09 Fisher, IPS,
RIGHTS-US: Group Charges Complicity by CIA Medics in Torture
9/01/09 Glanz, NYT,
Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
August 31, 2009
8/31/09 Jamail, TruthOut,
Resisting Homophobia in the Military
8/31/09 Baker & Filkins, NYT,
Groundwork Is Laid for New Troops in Afghanistan
8/31/09 Goodman, MoJo,
War Games: The Army's Teen Arsenal
August 30, 2009
8/30/09 Kroll, MoJo,
Fast Times at Recruitment High
August 17, 2009
8/17/09 Carey, NYT,
Mental Stress Training Is Planned for U.S. Soldiers
August 14, 2009
8/14/09 Judd, Independent,
The Human Timebomb: Why Was He Given Iraq Job?
August 12, 2009
8/12/09 Coleman, AlterNet,
The Tragedy of Our 'Disappeared' Veterans
August 10, 2009
8/10/09 Jamail & Lazare, TomDispatch,
Echo Platoon: Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland
August 7, 2009
8/07/09 CNN,
Army: 'Insufficient evidence' of crime in soldier's electrocution
August 4, 2009
8/03/09 Drummond, Wired,
Military Aims for Instant Repair of Wartime Wounds
8/04/09 Shachtman, CNN,
Marines ban Twitter, Facebook, other sites
July 29, 2009
7/29/09 Drummond, Wired,
Total Recall: Pentagon Looks to 'Optimize' Troops' Minds
July 26, 2009
7/26/09 AP,
Soldiers in Colorado slayings tell of Iraq horrors
July 24, 2009
7/24/09 IntelDaily,
US struggles to battle out of control army suicide rates
July 23, 2009
7/23/09 Manichi Daily News,
52 percent of US soldiers wounded in Iraq, Afghanistan diagnosed with TBI
July 20, 2009
7/20/09 BBC,
US to add 22,000 troops to army
July 16, 2009
7/16/09 AP,
Army: Violence by GIs at Home Tied to Combat
7/16/09 AFP,
US Considers Expanding Army: Pentagon
July 12, 2009
7/12/09 Liepold, Army Times,
Army lodging heads for upgrades by Actus Lend Lease, InterContinental Hotels Group
7/12/09 Desai & Roberts, AlterNet,
Young People of Color Are Rising Up Against Military Recruiters
July 10, 2009
7/10/09 AFP,
Suicides in US Army Rise in First Half of 2009
7/10/09 SPLC,
Southern Poverty Law Center Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military
July 6, 2009
7/06/09 AP,
Taliban confirms capture of US soldier
July 1, 2009
7/01/09 Thomma et al, McClatchy,
Jones: No more U.S. troops to Afghanistan this year
7/01/09 Nasaw, Guardian,
US military panel recommends discharge for gay soldier
7/01/09 Starr, CNN,
Defense chief giving 'don't ask, don't tell' a closer look
June 28, 2009
6/28/09 Cohen, AP,
Did Toxic Chemical in Iraq Sicken GIs?
June 20, 2009
6/20/09 Miller, ProPublica,
Foreign Workers for US Are Casualties Twice Over
June 19, 2009
6/19/09 ProPublica,
In Their Shoes: Foreign Contractors in Iraq
June 17, 2009
6/17/09 Kennard, AlterNet,
"I Hate Arabs More Than Anybody": Desperate Army Recruits Neo-Nazis
June 11, 2009
6/11/09 Mount, CNN,
Army: Suicide rate among soldiers continues on record pace
June 8, 2009
6/08/09 Mears, CNN,
High court rejects lawsuit over gays in military law
6/08/09 Drash, CNN,
Slave soldiers honored, called 'national treasures'
June 3, 2009
6/03/09 Leopold, IntelDaily,
General Taguba Said He Saw Video of Male Soldier Sodomizing Female Detainee
June 2, 2009
6/02/09 Cocks, Reuters,
U.S. combat troops to leave all Iraqi cities
June 1, 2009
6/01/09 Kim, Sac Bee,
Lincoln resident thought he was a U.S. citizen: Now he has to prove it
May 29, 2009
5/29/09 OneWorld,
Uncle Sam Denying Soldiers Citizenship
5/29/09 Spencer, WSWS,
US: Army base ordered on stand-down after multiple suicides
May 27, 2009
5/27/09 Mount, CNN,
Contractors in fatal shooting say they're scapegoats
May 24, 2009
5/24/09 BBC,
US Kuwait troops suffer swine flu
May 21, 2009
5/21/09 Al Jazeera,
US burns Bibles in Afghanistan row
May 20, 2009
5/20/09 Scahill, Nation,
KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers
May 18, 2009
5/18/09 BBC,
Rumsfeld 'Bible texts' criticised
5/18/09 Draper, GQ,
And He Shall Be Judged: Rumsfeld
...
Report covers slideshow
5/18/09 Davidson, New Yorker,
Fantasies About the Vice-President
May 16, 2009
5/16/09 McGreal, Guardian,
Horror and Stresses of Iraq Duty led US Sergeant to Kill Comrades
5/16/09 Reid, AP,
Army fights stigma of mental care
May 15, 2009
5/15/09 Simons, CNN,
Army hopes interactive videos make smarter soldiers
May 14, 2009
5/14/09 Gelzer, TruthOut,
Lt. Ehren Watada Wins Victory; Legal Limbo Continues
May 13, 2009
5/13/09 Feyerick, CNN,
Defense: Military missed soldier's symptoms before rape, killings
May 12, 2009
5/12/09 Rogalski, KHOU,
Some US Soldiers Forced to Steal Water in Iraq
May 11, 2009
5/11/09 AP,
Pentagon official: US soldier kills troops
May 9, 2009
5/09/09 Hayes, TimesOnline,
Thousands join Army to escape recession
May 8, 2009
5/08/09 CNN,
Ex-soldier could face death over Iraq murders, rape
May 7, 2009
5/07/09 Miller, ProPublica,
Military Fails to Collect From AIG for Care to Injured Contractors
5/07/09 Scahill, RebelReports,
After US Strikes, Afghans Describe 'Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies;' Meanwhile, Obama Readies 21,000 More Troop
5/07/09 CNN,
Blackwater era ending in Iraq
May 5, 2009
5/05/09 Scahill, Rebel Reports,
Al Jazeera Strikes Back at Pentagon, Releases Unedited Footage of US Soldiers' 'Bible Study' in Afghanistan
May 4, 2009
5/04/09 Scahill, RebelReports,
US Soldiers in Afghanistan Told to "hunt people for Jesus... so we get them into the kingdom"
May 1, 2009
5/01/09 White, WP,
Abu Ghraib Guards Say Memos Show They Were Scapegoats
5/01/09 Reuters,
U.S. says troops will not face trial over Iraq raid
5/01/09 CNN,
April deadliest month this year for U.S. troops in Iraq
April 27, 2009
4/27/09 Robrahn, Reuters,
Ex-soldier bragged about Iraqi rape, deaths: lawyer
April 26, 2009
4/26/09 Coburn, Independent,
Torture? It Probably Killed More Americans than 9/11
Torture?
April 23, 2009
4/23/09 Shanker, NYT,
GI's to Fill Civilian Gap to Rebuild Afghanistan
April 22, 2009
4/22/09 Miller, ProPublica,
AIG Faces Inquiry Over Medical Care for U.S. Contractors
April 16, 2009
4/16/09 Miller, ProPublica,
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers
...
'Forgotten Warriors': Russell Skoug's Story
...
Forgotten Warriors': Explanation of Analysis
...
'Forgotten Warriors': Tim Newman's Story
April 15, 2009
4/15/09 Voa News,
US Army Recruits Immigrants, Rewards Them With Citizenship
April 13, 2009
4/13/09 NBC,
Female Vets Struggling to Get Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 12, 2009
4/12/09 Murphy, LAT,
Some U.S. troops tempted by reconstruction cash
April 10, 2009
4/10/09 Rani, McClatchy,
New Fallujah video game infuriates some military families
March 31, 2009
3/31/09 Jones, Tom Dispatch,
Death on the Home Front: Women in the Crosshairs
March 27, 2009
3/27/09 Arraf, CSM,
US general: American forces may not leave key Iraqi cities
March 26, 2009
3/26/09 Dean,
Army vet billed $3,000 for war wounds
3/26/09 Bourdreau & Bronstein, CNN,
Shoddy wiring 'everywhere' on Iraq bases, Army inspector says
March 22, 2009
3/22/09 Watson, CNN,
U.S. troop withdrawal through Turkey may get PM's OK
3/22/09 Zoroya, USA Today,
March 17, 2009
3/17/09 Goldman, McClatchy,
Veterans assail proposal to have private insurance plans pay for their service ailments
March 11, 2009
3/11/09 Byrne, IntelDaily,
Pentagon knowingly exposed troops to cancer-causing chemicals, document shows
March 6, 2009
3/06/09 Grey, Reuters,
U.S.-led troops not protecting civilians enough: study
3/06/09 Shaughnessy & Starr, CNN,
Generals share their experience with PTSD
3/06/09 Delaney, CSM,
Why 10,000 Ugandans are eagerly serving in Iraq
3/06/09 BBC,
US officer 'stole Iraq aid funds'
March 5, 2009
3/05/09 Levine, CNN,
Army reports another month of high suspected suicides
March 4, 2009
3/04/09 Maze, Army Times,
16,000 Unopened Claims Letters Hidden at VA Offices
3/04/09 Boudreau & Bronstein, CNN,
Poor wiring endangers troops in Afghanistan, contractors say
March 2, 2009
3/02/09 Reuters,
U.S. government calls "waterboarding" torture
3/02/09 AP,
No Justice for Victims of Agent Orange
March 1, 2009
3/01/09 Robinson, Charleston Gazette,
Veterans' Families Question Cause of Deaths
3/01/09 Weiss, AP,
Mom: Deployment leaves no one to care for kids
February 28, 2009
2/28/09 Perry, LAT,
Marine suicide rate up, prompting more prevention training
February 24, 2009
2/24/09 Facing South,
Is the Army covering up KBR's poisoning of U.S. soldiers?
February 21, 2009
2/21/09 CNN,
Army medic gets life in killing of 4 Iraqis
February 17, 2009
2/17/09 Press TV,
US to remove soldiers from Okinawa
February 15, 2009
2/15/09 BBC,
US army 'wants more immigrants'
February 12, 2009
2/12/09 ANdrews, ProPublica,
Quick Picks: Army Under Fire for PTSD Care and Troop Chemical Exposure in Iraq
February 11, 2009
2/11/09 Wheeler, ITT,
GI Skinhead
February 10, 2009
2/10/09 Smith, CNN,
Military recruitment surges as jobs disappear
February 9, 2009
2/09/09 Benjamin & de Yoanna, Salon,
"The Death Dealers took my life!"
- suicides among troops
February 6, 2009
2/06/09 Taylor, Belingham Herald,
Army deserter deported from Canada, placed in Whatcom County Jail
February 1, 2009
2/01/09 Tyson, WP,
Weight of Combat Gear Is Taking Toll
January 29, 2009
1/29/09 CNN,
Army to report record number of suicides
1/29/09 Mulrine, US News,
The Pentagon Takes Aim at Sexual Assaults
1/29/09 Mount, CNN,
Army recalls 16,000 body armor sets amid testing dispute
1/29/09 CNN,
Electric shocks came often at U.S. bases in Iraq, report finds
January 27, 2009
1/27/09 Boudreau, Progressive,
To Kill or Not to Kill
1/27/09 Reuters,
First batch of extra U.S. troops in east Afghanistan
1/27/09 BBC,
Man 'finds US troop data' on MP3
January 22, 2009
1/22/09 Hefling, AP,
Army: Negligence Caused GI's Death
January 21, 2009
1/21/09 Al Jazeera,
US investigates Afghan deaths
1/20/09 Jackson, BBC,
Cold War in paradise: how British troops faced nuclear tests
January 19, 2009
1/19/09 Alvarez, NYT,
More Joining US Military as Jobs Dwindle
1/19/09 Kroll, MoJo,
Will Public Education Be Militarized?
January 12, 2009
1/12/09 Zoroya, USA Today,
Army Suicides Rise as Time Spent in Combat Increases
1/12/09 McClatchy/Guardian,
US veterans sue CIA for alleged drug and mind control experiments
January 9, 2009
1/09/09 Hurdle, Reuters,
US Army Recruiting at the Mall With Video Games
January 7, 2009
1/07/08 Mount, CNN,
Army sorry for 'John Doe' letters to relatives of war dead
January 6, 2009
1/06/09 Shachtman, Wired,
Air Force Releases 'Counter-Blog' Marching Orders
January 2, 2009
1/02/09 Pickard, Truthout,
The Invisible Injuries of the Invisible Ranks
January 1, 2009
1/01/09 Alvarez & Frosch, NYT,
A Focus on Violence by Returning G.I.'s