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Army's Prescription to Combat Soldier Suicides: Christianity PDF Print E-mail
Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Monday, 11 May 2009 00:00

By Jason Leopold

A recent edition of the U.S. Army's suicide prevention manual advises military chaplains to promote "religiosity," specifically Christianity, as a way to deter distraught soldiers from committing suicide, which in recent months, according to one veterans advocacy group, has reached epidemic proportions.

Last Updated on Monday, 11 May 2009 16:34
 
Defense Department Releases Previously Secret Torture Documents PDF Print E-mail
Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Thursday, 02 July 2009 17:07

By Jason Leopold

The Department of Defense released redacted documents Thursday related to abuse and torture of detainees held in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay and other overseas prisons.

The 12 documents were released as part of the American Civil Liberties Union's long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the government.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 July 2009 11:21
 
A Plan to End the Wars PDF Print E-mail
David Swanson
The Public Record
Friday, 03 July 2009 10:35

By David Swanson

There are a million and one things that people can do to try to end the U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and to prevent new ones in Iran and elsewhere, as well as to close U.S. military bases in dozens of other nations around the world.

Certain people are skilled at or interested in particular approaches, and nobody should be discouraged from contributing to the effort in their preferred ways. Far too often proposals to work for peace are needlessly framed as attacks on all strategies except one. But where new energy can be created or existing resources redirected, it is important that they go where most likely to succeed.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 July 2009 14:44
 
Obama Continues to Move Further Away From Promise of Transparency PDF Print E-mail
Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Thursday, 02 July 2009 18:07

By Jason Leopold

The Obama administration continues to back away from its grand promises of transparency and open government by using legal arguments virtually identical to those made by Justice Department lawyers working under George W. Bush to block the release of critical documents.

In two separate cases this week, Obama’s Justice Department provided additional reasons for refusing to turning over documents to civil liberties and government watchdog groups.

In the first case, Obama’s Justice Department expanded upon its legal rationale Wednesday as to why it won't turn over a copy of a May 2004 transcript of Dick Cheney’s interview with Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor appointed to probe the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson. [For the definitive account on this issue please read Marcy Wheeler's excellent analysis.]

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 July 2009 18:56
 
DOJ Reveals Details About Cheney's Interview With CIA Leak Prosecutor PDF Print E-mail
Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Friday, 03 July 2009 11:13

By Jason Leopold

In early fall 2003, as the scandal over leaking a covert CIA officer’s identity was exploding, President George W. Bush claimed not to know anything about the leak and called on anyone in his administration who had knowledge to come “forward with the information so we can find out whether or not these allegations are true.”

How disingenuous the President’s appeal was has been underscored again by a new Justice Department court filing sketching out the contents of the 2004 interview between special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 July 2009 11:17
 
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