The Elephant in the Room

Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 19, 2007 Dig deeper

VA Exaggerates Quality of Care, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 An exhaustive study of the VA health system and its administrators has found a pattern of overstating the quality of care, arguably at the expense of veterans. If Congress is under the impression that VA medical care is top notch, it is less motivated to appropriate resources for much-needed improvements. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice, Putin Trade Sharp Words

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin, awaiting a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, compared U foreign policy to that of the Nazis in the 1930s Meanwhile, Rice criticized Putin's administration for centralizing too much power at the Kremlin . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stone Shoots Ad Supporting U.S. Troop Withdrawal

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2007 Director Oliver Stone has announced the winning entry, chosen by voting members of MoveOn.org, from a series of videotaped interviews with Iraq war veterans and their families. Stone has cut the interview with former infantry Sgt. John Bruhns into a 30-second TV spot, ending with a voice-over by Vietnam vet Ron Kovic saying: "Support our troops. Bring them home." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Veterans Parking Lot

Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 2, 2007 Dig deeper

Voices From the Spanish Civil War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 2, 2007 A group of American veterans from the Spanish Civil War recently gathered to commemorate their fight against fascism before it was a popular cause. They fought for freedom and civil liberties, and they have a few words to say about our current morass. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shortchanging Veterans

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 Jim Lehrer reports that the Army may be underestimating the severity of disabilities, denying servicemen and -women lifetime benefits. The Veterans Disability Benefits Commission found that disability ratings made by the Veterans Affairs Department were typically higher than those of the Army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Warrior’s Tragic Downfall

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2007 A munitions explosion in Iraq took away Sam Ross' eyesight, left leg and half of his ability to hear. That trauma would eventually lead to 17 suicide attempts and charges of arson and attempted homicide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lessons From Walter Reed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2007 Linda Bilmes, the Harvard finance expert who helped establish the true cost of the war, including veteran healthcare, turns her attention to the Walter Reed scandal, and the bureaucratic quagmire that keeps our soldiers from getting help. Bilmes offers four lessons to avoid future problems. We can only hope someone takes her advice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Veterans Memorial

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed," "Iraq for Sale") and his team have worked tirelessly to collect these memories of fallen Iraq veterans from friends, family and colleagues. For more information, click here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Exploding Into Action

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 When Carlos Arredondo learned on his 44th birthday that his son Alex had been killed in Najaf, he lost his mind and nearly his life. But Carlos found a way forward, touring the country with a flag-draped coffin standing in for those "the government doesn't want you to see." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish: Playing Walter Reed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 Dig deeper