Dick Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire click here |
Tom Kean Jr. Turns Back On A Soldier's Mother MFSO members met with State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. while he was running for Senate in 2006. He agreed to answer our questions in writing, but then refused to honor his promise. Hear MFSO member, Jo Ann Sohl, in a confrontation with Kean at his debate with Senator Menendez. click here |
| A tribute to Matthew Fenton Listen to MFSO member, John Fenton's, tribute to his son, Matthew, who died from injuries suffered in Iraq on May 5, 2006. click here click here to read John Fenton's op-ed letter in the Bergen Record |
| Capitol Games Herb Jackson, The Record July 13, 2007 Menendez sees Iraq progress, defends vote In a meeting with New Jersey reporters today, Sen. Bob Menendez talked about the progress he's seen toward ending the war in Iraq, and defended his vote for a supplemental funding bill this spring that has made anti-war protesters who helped elect him very unhappy. I've posted two audio excerpts below from the news conference. In the first cut, Menendez talked about how much the Democrats really could expect to do, since they do not seem to have the votes to override a veto by President Bush. He argued a lot of progress has been made in the past year, and he'll keep pushing. [the file is 2.9mb and runs 3:14] I also asked Menendez if he's spoken lately to Paula Rogovin, who helped keep last year's Republican opponent, Tom Kean Jr., on the defensive about the war. Since Menendez and Sen. Frank Lautenberg voted for the Iraq supplemental, Rogovin has been sending out emails each time a New Jersey soldier dies saying the senators have blood on their hands. Menendez said he hadn't spoken with Rogovin, so I asked him what he would say if he did. His reply focused on the other things that were in the spending bill, including funds for children's health insurance and for expanded health care services for veterans and soldiers. He also indicated he felt it was necessary to support the troops in the field. [Click here to read more and hear Sen. Menendez's reply.] |
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| DEMOCRACY NOW! Parents of a U.S. Marine Who Committed Suicide After Returning Home from Iraq File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Veterans Affairs Joyce and Kevin Lucey say their son Jeffrey hanged himself after the U.S. military refused to deal with his post-traumatic stress disorder. In May 2004, Jeffrey's parents had him involuntarily committed to a VA hospital. But the hospital discharged him after a few days. Two weeks later, Kevin Lucey came home to find his son hanging from a hose in the cellar. Lying on his bed were the dog tags of two unarmed Iraqi prisoners Jeffrey had said he was forced to shoot. Joyce and Kevin Lucey have formed a chapter in MFSO for families whose loved ones have committed suicide after a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. To see Democracy NOW, click here. |
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Gulf War I Illnesses House of Representatives testimony This is important information about illnesses from the first Gulf War. Many of the veterans have been denied treatment. Similar illnesses are developing among members of the Armed Forces currently serving in Iraq. click here After you find the site, go to Subcommittee on Health Hearing Gulf War Exposures DATE/TIME/PLACE: July 26 (Thursday) 10:00 am, 334 Cannon |
Bush Administration Caught Contradicting Itself 6 Times click here |
Bush Caught Lying About September 11th click here |
Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. click here |
| I Aint Marching Anymore Phil Ochs click here |
Paula Rogovin, Military Families Speak Out March for Peace, Equality, Jobs, and Justice Newark, NJ 8/25/2007 click here |
Members of Bring the Troops Home Vigil at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, NJ December 12, 2007 Speak Out to Senators Lautenberg and Menendez and to Congressman Rothman about war spending. click here |
Vigil in the news! NY 1 TV December 19, 2007 National Guard Armory Teaneck, NJ Click here! |
| Press Conference in the news! February 18, 2008 Newark, NJ Launching of the campaign to defederalize the National Guard Click here! |
| Journaliste - France24 Watch MFSO members speaking about "Super Tuesday." click here to watch French TV In the middle of the page, there is a section titled "Video"... Then, then click on the box titled "A Week in the Americas" |
Hear MFSO members speak on Dutch TV about "Super Tuesday" click here |
| See the youtube videos about the May 28, 2008 Memorial Week Demonstration and Press Conference at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck,NJ announcing the De-federalization bills. Click here and click here. |