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Kucinich Gets His Day

By Ted Roach on Jul 25, 2008

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Since June 9, 2008, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has pushed for impeachment proceedings against President Bush. Last week, in an effort to placate Kucinich, the House Judiciary Committee finally agreed to hold a hearing July 25, 2008. The night before the hearing, Kucinich sat down with ANP in an exclusive one-on-one interview.

Keywords: American News Project, ANP, Bush, Conyers, danielle ivory, davin hutchins, executive power, House Judiciary, impeachment, imperial presidency, Iraq, Kucinich, Ted Roach, war

One Soldier's Suicide: James Jenkins

By Garland McLaurin on Jul 21, 2008

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Suicides among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are reaching epidemic proportions. More than 6,000 veterans took their lives in 2005 alone, according to a study by CBS News. By some estimates, veterans are attempting suicide 1,000 times a month. Marine Corporal James Jenkins of New Jersey was one of these unsung casualties of war. A decorated veteran of the Iraq invasion and the Battle of Najaf, he took his own life after serving 22 months overseas. His mother, Cynthia Fleming, shares his story with ANP - a tragedy that is being repeated 15 times a day in this country.

Keywords: American News Project, ANP, Cynthia Fleming, Iraq, James Jenkins, Kathy Dobie, Marines, Soldier Suicide, The Nation, veterans

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture

By Harry Hanbury on Jul 15, 2008

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Does a 20-hour interrogation involving "hooding" and "removal of clothing" constitute inhumane treatment? Rep. Jerrold Nadler sought answers from Douglas Feith, an architect of the Bush administration's harsh interrogation policies.

Keywords: Afghanistan, American News Project, ANP, defense, Feith, Guantanamo, Haynes, interrogation, Iraq, Nadler, Pentagon, torture

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Feith on Torture (long version)

By Harry Hanbury on Jul 15, 2008

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Keywords: Afghanistan, American News Project, ANP, Conyers, defense, Feith, Guantanamo, interrogation, Iraq, Issa, King, Nadler, Pentagon, torture

Kucinich's Fight to Impeach Bush - Part I

By Ted Roach on Jul 15, 2008

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich continued his seemingly quixotic crusade to impeach President Bush last week. But with Speaker Pelosi suggesting the House Judiciary Committee may hear his argument, Kucinich might get his day very soon.

Keywords: American News Project, ANP, Bush, Cheney, Clinton, Conyers, crimes, criminal, Dennis, impeachment, Iraq, Judiciary Committee, Kucinich, Pelosi, Rumsfeld, Ted Roach, war crimes

KBR Electrocution Deaths

By Harry Hanbury on Jul 11, 2008

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At a Senate hearing on July 11th, 2008, the mothers of two electrocuted soldiers placed the blame for their sons' deaths with KBR, the world's largest defense services company. Two former KBR electricians described mismanagement, inadequate equipment, and a "good old boy network" that puts soldiers' lives at risk.

Keywords: Afghanistan, American News Project, ANP, Army, Dorgan, electrocution, Everett, Halliburton, Hanbury, Iraq, KBR, Kellogg Brown and Root, Maseth, Petraeus, SEII, war

Drop Weapons

By David Murdock on Jun 02, 2008

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Several soldiers who have returned from combat zones talk with the American News Project about what they say is the widespread practice of using "drop weapons" to cover up the killing of innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. We feature five veterans and current members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, plus retired Lieutenant Colonel Gary Solis, a Vietnam War veteran and legal scholar who taught "Law of War" at West Point.

Keywords: Afghanistan, AK-47, drop weapons, Iraq, IVAW, Kershogan, Murdock, Penniman, planting evidence, Reppenhagen, Solis, veterans, Washburn

Iraq: One Winter Soldier's Tale

By Garland McLaurin on May 30, 2008

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In the spring of 2008, a conference was held on the outskirts of Washington, DC. Entitled Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan, it harkened back to the Winter Soldier testimonies held three decades ago during the Vietnam War. Of the testimonies we filmed, this one, by Iraq War vet Jon Michael Turner, was the most compelling and intense.

Keywords: Afghanistan, Iraq, murder, news, soldier, testimony, veteran, war, winter soldier

Iraq: A Captain's Return

By Davin Hutchins on May 15, 2008

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After returning from two tours of duty in Iraq, Capt. Luis Montalvan is the highest ranking member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Despite post-traumatic stress disorder, he is campaigning to expose the Iraq War's grim realities. He has been branded a coward and traitor, but this recipient of the Purple Heart is on a mission to expose what he calls "incompetent" leadership in the highest ranks of the military.

Keywords: Army, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq War, news, occupation, protest, soldier, veteran, war, winter soldier

War and Veterans Fund

By ANP Staff on May 09, 2008

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Keywords: Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, Baghdad, defense, forces, invasion, Iraq, Marines, national security, Navy, Pentagon, soldier, terror, troops, veteran, veterans, war