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PATH: BS | Government | Military | Support Our Troops 1. Join Army 2. Get STD 3. Profit! ...wait... what? Posted by Pile (13229 views) [E-Mail link] [Sex] Scores of veterans across the country are getting lifetime checks from the government for gonorrhea, genital herpes and other venereal diseases they caught while in the ranks. The disability payments are made under a little-known provision from three decades ago that entitles vets to monthly benefits for sexually transmitted diseases they contracted, or simply aggravated, while in the service -- even if they became infected on their own time years ago. READ MORE Pelosi Responds To Presidential Veto Of Troop Funding Bill Posted by Pile (8546 views) [E-Mail link] After Congress had the audacity to suggest to the President that he didn't have a blank check in Iraq and must "support the troops" by something other than making them targets, Bush vetoes the spending/withdrawal bill. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks before Congress and gives quite a poignant outline of what's going on.. check out the video. READ MORE Army Bans Soldiers From Posting/Talking Online Posted by Pile (14047 views) [E-Mail link] The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say. The administration is fond of saying everything is going great in Iraq and it's just the media who is distorting the truth. Well, I guess not letting the people who are over there report to the rest of the world would also be distorting the truth? READ MORE Bush Administration Fakes Iraqi Violence Stats Posted by Pile (10504 views) [E-Mail link] [Dubious Research] U.S. officials who say there has been a dramatic drop in sectarian violence in Iraq since President Bush began sending more American troops into Baghdad aren't counting one of the main killers of Iraqi civilians: Car bombs. READ MORE Letter From An Angry Veteran Toward War Supporters Posted by Pile (11501 views) [E-Mail link] [Activists] The letter, originally posted on Craigslist, says, "I'm having the worst damn week of my whole damn life so I'm going to write this while I'm pissed off enough to do it right." READ MORE Bill Maher's New Rules: Treasonable Doubt Posted by Pile (11710 views) [E-Mail link] Friday, Bill Maher had an interesting commentary on who is and isn't a patriot. Who supports the troops and what that really means. Check it out. READ MORE Bill Maher Says Americans Have Made Sacrifices Posted by Pile (9354 views) [E-Mail link] In exploring reasons why the "War in Iraq" isn't going so well, some liberals say it's because Americans have not been asked to make sacrifices for the war. Bill Maher, in his "New Rules" segment on HBO's Real Time, has a different take. READ MORE Administration Ordering Wounded Troops Into Service Posted by Pile (9444 views) [E-Mail link] "This is not right," said Master Sgt. Ronald Jenkins, who has been ordered to Iraq even though he has a spine problem that doctors say would be damaged further by heavy Army protective gear. "This whole thing is about taking care of soldiers," he said angrily. "If you are fit to fight you are fit to fight. If you are not fit to fight, then you are not fit to fight." As the military scrambles to pour more soldiers into Iraq, a unit of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Ga., is deploying troops with serious injuries and other medical problems, including GIs who doctors have said are medically unfit for battle. Some are too injured to wear their body armor, according to medical records. READ MORE Rudy Guiliani's Interesting Past Posted by Pile (9093 views) [E-Mail link] As he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, Rudolph Giuliani will have to contend with political and personal baggage unknown to prospective supporters whose knowledge of the former New York mayor is limited to his post-September 11 exploits. So, in a bid to educate the electorate, The Smoking Gun is offering excerpts from a remarkable "vulnerability study" that was commissioned by Giuliani's campaign prior to his successful 1993 City Hall run. From marrying his second cousin to dodging the draft, Republican Rudy Guiliani has some controversial qualifications for the highest office in the land. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article U.S. Army Now Recruiting Dead Soldiers Posted by Pile (10942 views) [E-Mail link] [Terroir-ism] In a recent desperate attempt to gain more troops, the Army sent out a form letter to soldiers and their families urging them to "re-enlist". This also apparently included letters to the families of 75 soldiers who died in Iraq already, as well as hundreds more who were maimed. READ MORE 10 Articles displayed. Show More Articles.

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