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Denver : Iraq Veterans March Against the Machine
Vets/Rage Against the Machine march in Denver Wednesday.Rage Against the Machine fans join vets in rousing Denver protestBy Carl Davidson / August 28, 2008 I start the day early loading leaflets and joining Leslie Cagan, Judith LeBlanc and five other … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Democratic Convention, Denver, Direct Action, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, Peace Movement, Rock 'n Roll, Social Action, Veterans
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Austin Police : Fear-Mongering About the Homeless
Mr. George, 6th & Congress, Austin, September 2007. Photo by Brian K. George.‘Police Chief Art Acevedo spoke about the homeless, panhandlers and drug users being the cause of the ills of our society’By Debbie Russell / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Austin Police, Homeless, Homeless Vets, Texas, Veterans
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Feds Have Erected Barriers : Help Our Veterans Vote
Veterans Affairs has banned nonpartisan voter registration at federally financed facilitiesBy Susan Bysiewicz / August 10, 2008 WHAT is the secretary of Veterans Affairs thinking? On May 5, the department led by James B. Peake issued a directive that bans … Continue reading
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Tagged Presidential Campaign, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Voter Registration
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Jim Hightower : Bush’s Empty Promise to Wounded Vets
Portrait of Marine Staff Stg. John Jones by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. ‘Where is George when thousands severely wounded in his misguided Iraq war need him to act?’ By Jim Hightower / August 6, 2008 When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie … Continue reading
Military Women Ready to Rock the Boat
Sgt. Jennifer Hogg speaks out against sexual harassment and assault in the military. She calls attention to the importance of the upcoming election for military women. Photo by Jackie Scalone.‘For the military this election has heavy stakes’By Jennifer Hogg For … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Feminism, GI's, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Veterans, Women, Women's Movement
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Jim Hightower : ‘Gooberhead Award’
VA treating vets as lab ratsBy Jim Hightower / July 22, 2008 Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, Health Care, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, PTSD, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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Vets Speak Out About Wesley Clark and John McCain
Army Gen. Wesley Clark, Ret, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO. The treatment of Clark’s lucid remarks made in the last few days by the ever-rabid media has been absolute and complete. Anyone who reads a transcript of Clark’s … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, McCain, Media, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Veterans, Video, Wesley Clark
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Only Exceptional People Resist Atrocity
Welcome Home, Soldier: Now Shut UpBy Paul Rockwell There are two kinds of courage in war – physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is very common on the battlefield. Men and women on both sides risk their lives, place … Continue reading
Ecstasy May Be Key To Treating PTSD
At last the incurably traumatised may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.And controversially, the key to taming their demons is the ‘killer’ drug EcstasyBy Amy Turner The following story was originally posted on May 4, 2008 … Continue reading
Doug Zachary in the 70s : Girls Say Yes to Men Who Say NO
Confessions of an ex-Marine on AcidBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2008 It is 1970, I am 20 years old, and I have been out of the Marine Corps for about a year. Finally, women are … Continue reading
"Ain’t Gonna Study War No More…"
Vets for Peace hold “Sangha” for Ft. Hood GI’sBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 9, 2008 [Doug Zachary is a regular contributor to The Rag Blog. A veteran, he is president of the Austin chapter of Veterans … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, GI's, Iraq, Music, Peace Movement, Rock 'n Roll, Social Action, Veterans, Vietnam
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Stop Military Recruitment
Stopping the War Machine: Military Recruiters Must Be ConfrontedBy Ron Kovic As a former United States Marine Corps sergeant who was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in Vietnam on Jan. 20, 1968, … Continue reading
