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Stories by Aaron Glantz

Aaron Glantz is the author of two upcoming books on Iraq: The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans (UC Press) and Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations (Haymarket). He edits the website Egyptian Marine: Soldiers Often 'Racialize' the Enemy to Cope With Stress NAM Editor Aaron Glantz spoke to former Marine Corps Cpl. Dave Hassan, who served in Iraq. Hassan said that while he was there, racist language was so pervasive he used it himself.
Posted on Nov 10, 2009, Source: New America Media

The Victims At Fort Hood Are Casualties of War: Why Won't the Government Count Them Among the Dead?

Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the people who died will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted on Nov 6, 2009, Source: New America Media

$214 Billion in Obama's Stimulus Money Is Still Out There: 10 Ways You Can Benefit from It

There are countless government programs that give citizens access to money earmarked to boosting the economy. Here's where the money is being spent.
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: New America Media

Jimmy Carter: 'Hamid Karzai Has Stolen the Election' in Afghanistan

Former President Jimmy Carter called the election in Afghanistan "despicable," and that President Obama should not be sending more troops to that country.
Posted on Sep 16, 2009, Source: New America Media

Troop Massacre in Baghdad Puts War Trauma Under the Spotlight

'The first impulse is to be angry ... but then you can't help but ask: 'What caused this person to be this upset, this angry?'
Posted on May 12, 2009, Source: IPS News

Did You Know 200,000 Vets Are Sleeping on the Streets?

America's promise to "Support the Troops" ends the moment they take off the uniform and try to make the transition to civilian life.
Posted on Jan 3, 2009, Source: New America Media

How the U.S. Military Turned Me into a Terrorist

A powerful excerpt from 'Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan' lays bare the racism at the core of the Iraq occupation.
Posted on Oct 10, 2008, Source: Haymarket Books

Letters from an Abu Ghraib Interrogator

How an interrogator working for the U.S. Army had a spiritual awakening at Iraq's most notorious prison.
Posted on Sep 10, 2008, Source: IPS News

John McCain Adores the War and Ignores the Warriors

He doesn't care if we're in Iraq for a hundred years, but when it comes to the veterans who've served over there, the senator is AWOL.
Posted on May 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Vets of Bush's Wars Sue the VA: 'More than Half of Wounded Troops Slipping Through the Cracks'

"If you're suicidal you can't wait a month ... People placed on waiting lists have killed themselves."
Posted on Apr 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet

An Antiwar Soldier Gets Promoted to Sergeant: Was it Willful Ignorance?

Ronn Cantu has been one of the loudest voices of dissent inside the U.S. Army.
Posted on Apr 19, 2008, Source: IPS News

Vets Break Silence on Iraq War Crimes

"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"
Posted on Mar 7, 2008, Source: IPS News

Wounded Vets Trade One Hell for Another

Top Bush administration officials knew about problems like those at Walter Reed, but they had other priorities.
Posted on Jan 18, 2008, Source: IPS News

Military Recruitment Lie: Pentagon's Education Pitch is a Scam

Today's GI Bill is a hollow recruiting tool, not a ticket to college.
Posted on Nov 29, 2007, Source: The Nation

Another Senseless Murder in Iraq

The day he died, Reporter Alaa Hassan had worried aloud about crossing the bridge where a good friend had just been shot and killed.
Posted on Jul 7, 2006, Source: IPS News