Caring for the broken bodies and broken minds of our veterans is just another cost of war. But, the Bush administration will do anything to keep that cost to a minimum; from gagging the media to spreading misinformation and disinformation to asking one medical organization to second-guess another and redefine PTSD in such a way that disability compensation can be reduced to an absolute minimum.
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1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/26/ar2005122600792.html
2. http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=topnews&article=upi-1-20051227-10101200-bc-us-ptsd.xml
3. http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20051229.aspx
4. http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_larry_sc_051127_secretive_va_launche.htm
5. http://aei.org/events/eventid.1167,filter.all/event_detail.asp (on right side click "Frueh's paper")
6. http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressartinternet.cfm?id=1042
7. http://main.uab.edu/smokersonly/show.asp?durki=67468&site=3187&return=63615
8. http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/bush_satel.shtml
9. http://www.vawatchdog.org/old%20newsflashes/newsflash12-01-2005-5.htm
10. http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1231932.php
11. http://www.vawatchdog.org/milcom/welfarizingtheva.htm
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