The Bush/Cheney and V.A.s War Against Veterans

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For this congress and Bush/Cheney to do anything but what they are doing, in terms of continuing this onslaught against this nation's veterans, would mean they would have to acknowledge they screwed up and that their �war� is in fact nothing more or less than one great big corporate/investor cash cow. Bush/Cheney have just about bankrupted this nation because of what they are doing in Iraq, and they are willing to sacrifice veterans and their own active duty military and their families in the attempt to pay for their �perpetual wars.�

General Smedly Butler was so very right-on when he wrote that, �War is a Racket.� But, enough from me, for now. Read carefully the following information from �V.A. Watchdog� and �Vets for Justice��and keep in mind that, �The Greatest Sedition is Silence.� The march on Washington Sept. 24-26 will be a great place and time to end the �silence.�

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V.A. Watchdog

http://www.vawatchdog.org/

How about another look at the VA's decision to review 72,000 already approved PTSD claims? This came from a blogger who posted anonymously to my blog. The beginning quote is from Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. As you know, Buyer is the power behind the radical changes taking place in veterans' benefits. He wants to re-write the entire book and this review of 72,000 PTSD claims is a good start.

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Taken directly from the Congressional Website:
http://www.veterans.house.gov/news/109/7-27-05.html

�The wounds of wartime service are not always as visible as those caused by bullet or shrapnel. Wounds to mind and spirit, however, are just as serious and demand every bit as much care and attention,� Buyer said.

So now we know that the real care and attention to be focused on the veteran is to be only that which will result in the denial of claims for PTSD, Unemployability, or those that are to be rated at 100 percent. Any and all justifications will be used to deny the claim. Furthermore, the brand new second review policy is such a smashing hit with the current Republican leadership that it has been expanded to the application of even the previously awarded claims. Who is to be the next victims selected for review - those who were actually killed in combat? This could be the makings for a completely new skit in a Monty Python movie - get up; you're not dead; it's only a flesh wound. We will need a second opinion to decide if you really deserve the death benefits also.

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History is littered with governments destabilized by masses of veterans who believed that they had been taken for fools by a society that grew rich and fat at the expense of their hardship and suffering."
Anthony J. Principi, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs

"Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people..." Isaiah 10:1-2

If you're a veteran, the three men at the upper right may hold your life in their hands. That's why VA Watchdog dot Org was founded...to keep an eye on them and their decisions.

VA Watchdog dot Org will follow VA news and let you know about policy, regulation and benefit changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs. You'll find the columns I write for Military.com about VA issues posted here. The SITE DIRECTORY (below) briefly explains the contents of the different pages. Look around and take away lots of great information. Feel free to email me with any questions you might have about the VA. And, you can be a VA Watchdog, too (click here).

And, should any of the "three wise men" step out of line and make decisions harmful to veterans, you'll find out about it here. I'd like to think they'll always do the right thing for veterans...but.......

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