added 2007 Tue May 29 21:08:45 by Wil
A GOP lawmaker has an idea to keep the so-called "architect" of the Iraq War from standing in the unemployment line. "I would like to suggest...that maybe we give Paul Wolfowitz a new job and send him over [to Iraq] as mayor," said Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., "since the neocons got us in over there."
A GOP lawmaker has an idea to keep the so-called "architect" of the Iraq War from standing in the unemployment line. "I would like to suggest...that maybe we give Paul Wolfowitz a new job and send him over [to Iraq] as mayor," said Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., "since the neocons got us in over there."
added 2007 Wed May 9 19:24:03 by TechnologyExpert
For reasons of national security -- i.e., to shore up popular support for war policy -- the DoD has long underplayed the tragic consequences of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Returning corpses (soon to number 4,000) are shrouded in secrecy. The suffering of the wounded (more than 26,000) is kept out of the nation's awareness.
For reasons of national security -- i.e., to shore up popular support for war policy -- the DoD has long underplayed the tragic consequences of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Returning corpses (soon to number 4,000) are shrouded in secrecy. The suffering of the wounded (more than 26,000) is kept out of the nation's awareness.
added 2007 Wed Apr 11 21:27:28 by STONERS
Money woes and Pentagon neglect are to blame for shoddy outpatient conditions and bureaucratic delays at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, an independent review has found. The blistering report calls for major changes in troop care.
Money woes and Pentagon neglect are to blame for shoddy outpatient conditions and bureaucratic delays at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, an independent review has found. The blistering report calls for major changes in troop care.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 4:41:08 by bubba2
I had a big anniversary last week. April 1 marked the end of 2 full years I've spent at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Reforming the disability system that keeps us hanging around for no reason - a system so complex that it's all but impossible for soldiers to navigate - is going to take longer than renovating Building 18.
I had a big anniversary last week. April 1 marked the end of 2 full years I've spent at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Reforming the disability system that keeps us hanging around for no reason - a system so complex that it's all but impossible for soldiers to navigate - is going to take longer than renovating Building 18.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 0:40:05 by tomboy501
Two months before Mario Alberto Echeverri administered a sleep disorder test to an Army corporal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the medical technician had been arrested for fondling the groin of a U.S. Park Police officer. 17 months before that, Echeverrri had been observed touching another patient inappropriately and was warned.
Two months before Mario Alberto Echeverri administered a sleep disorder test to an Army corporal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the medical technician had been arrested for fondling the groin of a U.S. Park Police officer. 17 months before that, Echeverrri had been observed touching another patient inappropriately and was warned.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 2:35:59 by bubba2
Journalists were allowed to take pictures and watch for only a few minutes before being ushered out. Reporters were not allowed to interview patients in Abrams Hall, citing logistics. The hospital instead made available 2 doctors, who spoke glowingly about the president's visit and had no information to provide about the facility's problems.
Journalists were allowed to take pictures and watch for only a few minutes before being ushered out. Reporters were not allowed to interview patients in Abrams Hall, citing logistics. The hospital instead made available 2 doctors, who spoke glowingly about the president's visit and had no information to provide about the facility's problems.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 22:52:11 by TechnologyExpert
An Army contract to privatize maintenance at Walter Reed Medical Center was delayed more than three years amid bureaucratic bickering and legal squabbles that led to staff shortages and a hospital in disarray just as the number of severely wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan was rising rapidly.
An Army contract to privatize maintenance at Walter Reed Medical Center was delayed more than three years amid bureaucratic bickering and legal squabbles that led to staff shortages and a hospital in disarray just as the number of severely wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan was rising rapidly.
added 2007 Thu Mar 15 2:39:10 by populist
Americans were dismayed to learn that soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq--"fallen heroes," as network news calls them--were being warehoused in Building 18, a rat- and roach-infested satellite of the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center.
Americans were dismayed to learn that soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq--"fallen heroes," as network news calls them--were being warehoused in Building 18, a rat- and roach-infested satellite of the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center.
added 2007 Mon Mar 12 5:23:20 by populist
The revelations about malfeasance at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are making Americans angry, and for a number of very good reasons.
The revelations about malfeasance at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are making Americans angry, and for a number of very good reasons.
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added 2007 Mon Mar 12 2:52:26 by Wil
Any 1 of these stories would have been bad news for the Bush White House. As a group they represent a devastating political "perfect storm" because they paint a vivid picture of corruption, neglect and incompetence even while things continue to go badly in a war that a significant majority of Americans no longer supports and wants to end.
Any 1 of these stories would have been bad news for the Bush White House. As a group they represent a devastating political "perfect storm" because they paint a vivid picture of corruption, neglect and incompetence even while things continue to go badly in a war that a significant majority of Americans no longer supports and wants to end.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 17:48:12 by TechnologyExpert
A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a kickback scheme involving contracts at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Leon Krachyna Jr., 39, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to bribe a public official and defraud the Army, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.
A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a kickback scheme involving contracts at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Leon Krachyna Jr., 39, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to bribe a public official and defraud the Army, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.
added 2007 Tue Mar 6 5:16:21 by elzorro2162
Another glaring example of the Bush administration's lack of ability to deal with the consequences of its actions. Four years after invading Iraq, we're finding out that many of our returning wounded soldiers are being treated like garbage. The former commander of Walter Reed Medical Center, this Lieutenant General Kevin Kiley - he's now the surgeo
Another glaring example of the Bush administration's lack of ability to deal with the consequences of its actions. Four years after invading Iraq, we're finding out that many of our returning wounded soldiers are being treated like garbage. The former commander of Walter Reed Medical Center, this Lieutenant General Kevin Kiley - he's now the surgeo
added 2007 Sun Mar 4 20:36:40 by Wil
On Fox News Sunday, Brit Hume spoke about the Walter Reed scandal in entirely political terms, saying "the problem" is that it "looks terrible" for George Bush. It was a "potential" political firestorm, he said, but the "administration did what it did to try to get it over with, and it may well have succeeded.&quo
On Fox News Sunday, Brit Hume spoke about the Walter Reed scandal in entirely political terms, saying "the problem" is that it "looks terrible" for George Bush. It was a "potential" political firestorm, he said, but the "administration did what it did to try to get it over with, and it may well have succeeded.&quo
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 23:44:44 by Wil
Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
added 2007 Thu Mar 1 5:53:15 by TomBiro
According to a new story from the WaPo, people up to the Army's surgeon general have known full well about problems at Walter Reed hospital for some time.
According to a new story from the WaPo, people up to the Army's surgeon general have known full well about problems at Walter Reed hospital for some time.
added 2007 Sun Feb 25 4:24:41 by TechnologyExpert
In an exclusive interview with CBS 5, Cronkite weighed in on the situation in Iraq. "We should have gotten out a long time ago. This is a mistake, this entire war there, its a disaster. And the earlier we get out the better," Cronkite said. "It's a terrible disaster. Look at the loss of lives of our young Americans there and those w
In an exclusive interview with CBS 5, Cronkite weighed in on the situation in Iraq. "We should have gotten out a long time ago. This is a mistake, this entire war there, its a disaster. And the earlier we get out the better," Cronkite said. "It's a terrible disaster. Look at the loss of lives of our young Americans there and those w
added 2007 Mon Feb 19 23:50:58 by bubba2
The guests of Mologne House have been blown up, shot, crushed & shaken: their convalescence takes place in the 200-room hotel on the grounds of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Mostly what soldiers do together is wait: for appointments, evaluations, signatures & lost paperwork to be found. "If Iraq don't kill you, Walter Reed will.&quo
The guests of Mologne House have been blown up, shot, crushed & shaken: their convalescence takes place in the 200-room hotel on the grounds of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Mostly what soldiers do together is wait: for appointments, evaluations, signatures & lost paperwork to be found. "If Iraq don't kill you, Walter Reed will.&quo
added 2007 Sun Feb 18 6:05:03 by TechnologyExpert
The common perception of Walter Reed is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But 5 1/2 years of sustained combat have transformed the venerable 113-acre institution into something else entirely -- a holding ground for physically and psychologically damaged outpatients. Almost 700 of them -- the majority soldie
The common perception of Walter Reed is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But 5 1/2 years of sustained combat have transformed the venerable 113-acre institution into something else entirely -- a holding ground for physically and psychologically damaged outpatients. Almost 700 of them -- the majority soldie
