Veterans Report Poorer Health Than Active Military, Civilians
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Military veterans have poorer health compared to current servicemen as well as civilians, according to a new study by researchers at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle.They surveyed 53,000 veterans, 3,70…
NATO Assures Karzai Airstrikes on Civilian-Populated Areas Will End
MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A NATO airstrike that accidentally killed 18 civilians last week was the last straw for Afghan President Hamid Karzai.After meeting with Gen. John Allen, the commander of NATO’s International Sec…
Anger Over Marine’s Light Sentence for 24 Killings
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A light sentence handed down to U.S. Marine Frank Wuterich for his guilty plea in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005 has shocked and angered Iraqis, military experts and Internet users.”It’s upsetting,” said B…