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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:29 AM
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The ever-popular Bush* record of compassion to veterans (Redux)
AP Corrects Military Retirees Story
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030312_1070.html

VA to stop enrolling some higher-income veterans (January 16, 2003)
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-15029...

American Legion: Billions For Baghdad, Nothing For Veterans
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/prime/1031-102.html

Bush's 2004 Budget Proposes More Fees
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=artic... ¬Found=true

"If President Bush has his way, some veterans soon will pay more for health care, meatpackers will have to fork over more for government inspections...The Bush proposals include $230 million from a new $250 annual VA health care premium to be paid by higher-income veterans -- generally those earning more than $29,576 year -- who are not suffering from a military-related disability..."

Clinton, Reid, American Legion Urge Bush to Reconsider Budget Cuts and Support Benefits for America's Veterans
http://clinton.senate.gov/news/2003/03/2003304B29.html

Court overturns ruling on vets' free lifetime health care
http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/19/retired.veterans.hear...

DeFazio Blasts Bush Budget
http://www.house.gov/defazio/020502BURelease.shtml

The Independent Budget -A Comprehensive Policy Document for Veterans
http://www.pva.org/independentbudget /

Veterans Urge President to Provide
Adequate Budget for VA Medical Care
http://www.vfw.org/news/bushletter.htm

VA health care in dire shape, medical chief says
http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1548763.p...

President’s Budget Cuts Vital Programs and Makes Room for Costly Tax Breaks
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/1314/1/18

Budget Plan a ‘Bitter Pill’ for Veterans
http://www.pva.org/independentbudget/news/ib0201.htm

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/veterans.affairs....

And many more links at:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/du...

(but be sure to kick this thread, not the old one)
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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:29 AM
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1. More links (please add your own)
VETERANS FOR JUSTICE - Many Bush/GOP related links
http://www.vetsforjustice.com/index.htm

PVA’s Fox Denounces House Budget Committee’s Funding Cuts in Veterans’ Benefits and Services
http://www.pva.org/NEWPVASITE/newsroom/PR2003/pr03018.h...

Republicans Seek To Slash VA Budget
With our military poised to attack Iraq, the Republican Party is poised to devastate the budget of American veterans
http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=New...

Veterans Battle Budget Cuts
http://www.legion.org/pub_relations/2003_releases/pr_nr...

As thousands of sailors and Marines are sent abroad for a possible war with Iraq, the Bush administration is proposing to cut education funding for many children of military families
http://signonsandiego.com/news/education/20030216-9999_...

Veterans For Justice names a new holiday in honor of the Republican-led U.S. Government … “Veterans Betrayal Day” (2/12/03)
http://www.vetsforjustice.com/VeteransBetrayalDay.htm

Court Overturns Ruling on Vets' Free Lifetime Health Care
http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/19/retired.veterans.hear...

Bush Threatens Veto of Concurrent Receipt Even As He Prepares to Send Military into Preemptive War (11/02/02)
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article...

American Legion: Billions For Baghdad, Nothing For Veterans (10/31/02)
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/prime/1031-102.html

American Legion is the Latest Victim of GOP Campaign Tricks
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/20/politics/20VETS.html

As Bush Seeks to Create New Generation of Disabled Vets, He Withdraws Desperately Needed Aid from Past Veterans (9/16/02)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/809143.asp

Bush’s War Against Military Veterans:
Bush Refuses to Allow the VA to Inform Vets and their Families of Benefits They Have Honestly Earned (9/02)
http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modlo...

Don't Tell, Maybe They Won't Ask
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/20/opinion/20KRUG.html

Bush Breaks Promise to Veterans
http://www.legion.org/pub_relations/2002_releases/pr_nr...

Paralyzed Veterans of America are Upset by 'Wholly Inadequate' Funding for Sick and Disabled Vets (7/12/01)
http://www.pva.org/NEWPVASITE/newsroom/PR2001/pr0173.ht...

Disabled Veterans Enraged over Bush Stonewalling on Provision to Aid Disabled Military Retirees
http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/?file=MR_DAV_Den...


And from DUers 9215, RIF and OafOO, we have a list of Clinton's accomplishments regarding veterans to compare to Bush's record:

Clinton Administration Accomplishments Serving Veterans
http://www.va.gov/pubaff/AAMAY00.htm

thank you, foxglove1
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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:30 AM
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2. And more
Afghanistan Maps for Pilots Were Delayed by Foul-Ups
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/international/11SATE....
Army Liaison Who Lobbied Congress for Weapon Resigns
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/politics/11PENT.html

Clinton wants biggest boost in defense spending since Reagan
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/24/penta... /

The U.S. military: Ready or not?
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/democracy/bigger.p... /

WHITE HOUSE ANGER AT CNN 'MILITARY NOT READY' REPORT
http://www.drudgereport.com/mattir.htm

Military questions Iraq plan Chiefs say forces already strained
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020523/4134894s.ht...

Morale Problems Arising Among Reservists in Tampa
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=artic... ¬Found=true

Partisan Defense?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=artic... ¬Found=true

Rumsfeld Resisting Calls From Military to Build Up Forces
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/19/politics/19PENT.html
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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:30 AM
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3. Link on fmr Army Secty White (of Enron)
Army Sec'y Thomas White is Looting the Military's Treasury
$11 Billion Artillery System Is Dead, Officials Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/politics/07PENT.html
Army Secretary Defends Support From Enron

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=artic... ¬Found=true

Memo Shows Enron Division Headed by Army Secretary Thomas White Manipulated California Electricity Market
http://www.publiccitizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1...

FBI probes Army chief
http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/15/news/enron_white/index....

Army Secretary's Job Hinges on Answers to Enron Queries
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=artic... ¬Found=true

Army renews effort to count contractors
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0402/042502p1.htm

Army Liaison Who Lobbied Congress for Weapon Resigns
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/politics/11PENT.html


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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:31 AM
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4. Some more
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Support our troops like George W. Bush…

...by slashing veterans benefits to pay for his tax cut for the filthy rich:
<http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/national/3_18_03vets.html >

...by ordering VA medical centers to stop publicizing available benefits to veterans seeking care:
<http://veteransforcommonsense.org/article.asp?id=563 >

...by neglecting to provide those fighting in the Gulf health screenings as mandated by the 1997 Force Health Protection law:
<http://veteransforcommonsense.org/article.asp?id=563 >

...by cutting funding to schools on military bases:
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-238410... >

...by refusing to explain his year-long absence during his National Guard tour:
<http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/3671 >

??by allowing phone companies to charge soldiers stationed in Iraq as much as $2 a minute upfront for phone calls home:
<http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/... ... \'+calls+from+Iraq++>

…by allowing Cheney's company Halliburton to refuse to deliver mail to soldiers stationed in certain high-risk areas of Iraq because it wouldn't be "cost efficient" to the multi-billion dollar company:
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/09/18/mcarmy/... >

…by failing to provide proper barracks and kitchens, drinkable water, and other necessities to many GIs in Iraq, thanks also to Halliburton, a major Bush-Cheney campaign contributor who was paid dearly to provide these amenities, yet has failed to do so even after eight months of combat:
<http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/09/18/mcarmy/... >

…by compromising the troops' safety by outsourcing many routine tasks to private companies, hence distracting soldiers from their combat duties by the increased need to protect civilian contractors:
<http://www.d-n-i.net/fcs/comments/c495.htm >

…by making soldiers who suffer morale problems in Iraq face disciplinary actions which can result in reprimand, extra duties and forfeiture of pay:
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/980954.asp >

…by refusing to honor fallen soldiers with a hero’s welcome, instead sneaking their bodies into the country as if he's ashamed of them:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55816-20... >

…by refusing to give well-deserved pay raises to our men and women in uniform, opting instead to hand the money over to the well-connected Halliburton and other private contractors:
<http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/... ... >

…by threatening to withhold funding for the troops if Congress doesn't approve his ENTIRE $87 BILLION handout to those same private contractors:
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/2003... ... >

…by allowing over 400 of our brave men and women in uniform to die, and some 2,000 of them get injured, based on a series of treasonous lies:
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/14/60II/main5779... >

Thanks Class Warrior
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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:32 AM
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5. And more
Nothing but lip service
http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-195451...

Bush, Republicans losing support of retired veterans
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/6392003.htm

The " Right " & " Left " Con Game
http://www.vetsforjustice.com /

GOP, Democrats Squabble Over Aiding Vets
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030525_581.html

Rumsfeld Opposes TRICARE Expansion Bill
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/62...

Claim vs. Fact:
Treatment of Troops at a Time of War
http://www.kintera.com/AccountTempFiles/cf/%7BE9245FE4-... -...

Court overturns ruling on vets' free lifetime health care
http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/19/retired.veterans.hear...

Bush Cuts Funds for Veterans' Health Care
http://www.democrats.org/specialreports/veterans/index....

Troops decry budget office's plan to trim military pay hikes in 2004
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article... ...

Military families grow angry with state of Iraq war
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7126891...

Experts Say Cuts Overwhelming VA
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=FL_vet...

An act of ‘Betrayal’
In the midst of war, key family benefits face cuts
http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=0-NAVYPAPER-233568...

Some veterans flexing political muscle
http://www.veteransparty.us/news.htm

Shaw Pittman: Vietnam-Era DOD Secretary Robert Mcnamara, Current
VA and DOD Officials Allegedly Covered Up Medical Records
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/prime/1030-117.html

Congressman: Wounded troops shouldn't be billed for hospital meals
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article... ...

The Troop Support Report
A Guide for the Military and Their Families - Compiled by TV News Lies
http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/support_the_troops.html

Troops wounded in action not listed among casualties
http://sltrib.com/2003/Aug/08172003/utah/84646.asp

Troops in Iraq face pay cut
Pentagon says tough duty bonuses are budget-buster
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08...

Veterans say Pentagon is failing them
http://msnbc.com/news/921639.asp?0cv=CB20&cp1=1

Washington is failing its obligation to vets
http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/opedstoryA3621401...

White House is ambushed by criticism from America's military community
http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=4... ...
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luaneryder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 08:52 AM
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6. Man, I will get
some mileage out of these links! An awesome effort on your part; thanks.
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sangh0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-04 09:40 AM
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7. Your welcome
Just spread them around
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