Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services. The insurance companies responsible for their treatment under taxpayer-funded policies have routinely denied the […]
UK gives equal rights to Nepali Gurkha veterans
UK gives equal rights to Nepali Gurkha veterans By Anita Kinney TUESDAY MAY 26, 2009 LONDON (The International) — On May 21st the Home Secretary for the United Kingdom announced changes in the immigration policy allowing more Nepali Gurkha veterans to settle in the UK following their discharge from the British Army. The government had to […]
Obama’s Preventive Detention Problem: Breaking It Down
President Barack Obama’s support for preventively detaining terrorism suspects undoubtedly surprised some of his longtime backers. Holding prisoners at Guantanamo, without the certainty of trial or release, was a defining feature of the previous administration’s counterterrorism policy – and some of its fiercest critics expected Obama to change the policies. But the possibility had been […]
Cognitive State of War
A young man turns soldier on the way to a war, everyday there’s more gore and blood then he prepares for, still, he wakes up and makes sure he’s still in one piece, while he’s told to pay off the Iraqi police. When he still doesn’t know if their men he can trust, but he […]
The Gurkhas: Long History Of Discrimination
The Gurkhas, young men from Nepal who serve in the British military, have served the Queen and the United Kingdom for almost two centuries. Unfortunately, the British government has been less than fair when it comes to honoring their service and sacrifice. Last week, British press and blogopshere were buzzing about the new government proposal […]
Taliban Extremists Capitalize on Civilians
The recent atrocities in the fight against the Taliban extremist group in Farah province that killed at least 147 innocent civilians wouldn’t have happened had the Afghan and coalition forces ordered the villagers to evacuate first before engaging the enemies in combat. In a fight like this, the enemies would always have the desperate attempt […]
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