Hitler Yesterday Israel Todayhttp://www.countercurrents.org/gazapics.htmTHE GRANDCHILDREN OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS FROM WORLD WAR II ARE DOING TO THE PALESTINIANS EXACTLY WHAT WAS DONE TO THEM BY NAZI GERMANY …
On Dec. 14, 2008, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoe at US President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad. In the Arab world, throwing your shoe at — or even showing the bottom of your shoe to — someone is considered a grave insult. Following the attack, orders for the shoe went through the roof, and the Istanbul-based maker of the shoe had to hire an additional 100 employees to help meet demand. Formerly known as Model 271, the shoe has now been renamed the “Bye Bye Bush” model.The Politics of Fashion
Anarchists have always argued that the soldier is just as much a victim of the State as those the State sends soldiers to kill. Below is a short quote from a review of a recent book “The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans”. The Iraq War is another example of the way in which the State destroys all those it touches, all those it uses, even all those it wants to do its dirty work, in this instance the irrational and violent occupation of a country, at huge expense in resources and lives. And when the wounded, maimed and psychologically harmed return home, the State then treats them like garbage.
MARFA, Texas, Jan 16 (IPS) - “But the [George W.] Bush administration was never seriously interested in helping veterans. The sorry state of care for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans is not an accident. It’s on purpose.”
Journalist Aaron Glantz makes this stunning statement in his recently released book, “The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans” (UC Press).
And his controversial claim is backed up by an extremely well-researched overview of the dismal state of care provided by the government for this new generation of war veterans.
Glantz, an IPS correspondent who has been covering the U.S. occupation of Iraq for years, including several months of reportage from inside Iraq, provides a devastating overview of the plight of war veterans.
From reporting on Bush administration funding cuts to the Veterans Administration (VA), to how key Republican senators like John McCain consistently vote against veteran’s benefits and supporting legislation, “The War Comes Home” makes the case.
Glantz documents what happens when veterans from the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan return home with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), their battles with the Pentagon and VA to obtain benefits, and the psychological, mental, and physical toll this is taking on the hundreds of thousands of veterans, making “The War Comes Home” a must read for anyone wanting a clear understanding of what these occupations are truly costing those in the military.
From: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45442
Wounded Veterans Treated as an Afterthought By Dahr Jamail MARFA, Texas, Jan 16 (IPS) - “But the [George W.] Bush administration was never seriously interested in helping veterans. The sorry state of care for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans is not an accident. It’s on purpose.” Journalist Aaron Glantz makes this stunning statement in his recently released book, “The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans” (UC Press).And his controversial claim is backed up by an extremely well-researched overview of the dismal state of care provided by the government for this new generation of war veterans. Glantz, an IPS correspondent who has been covering the U.S. occupation of Iraq for years, including several months of reportage from inside Iraq, provides a devastating overview of the plight of war veterans.