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Experts are in surprising agreement: Decide later whether to prosecute Bush officials, and keep members of Congress off the panel.
By Mark Benjamin
March 4, 2009
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The Rhode Island Democrat takes to the floor of the Senate to advocate for a commission to look into allegations of torture.
By Mark Benjamin
February 25, 2009
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Is there a lot America doesn't know about Bush torture policies? There is, says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. "This is going to be big."
By Mark Benjamin
February 24, 2009
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Abu Ghraib investigator Antonio Taguba talks to Salon about why he backs a commission to examine Bush torture policies.
By Mark Benjamin
February 20, 2009
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In a letter to the Department of Justice, Sens. Durbin and Whitehouse request an update on the status of the Office of Professional Responsibility's report on torture.
By Mark Benjamin
February 18, 2009
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In the final article in Salon's series, we ask what President Obama will do about the rise of suicide and murder among U.S. soldiers returning from combat.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 14, 2009
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Kenneth Eastridge had PTSD before he ever donned a uniform or did two tours of duty in Iraq. Now he's in prison for his part in the murder of a fellow soldier.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 13, 2009
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The Army knew Cpl. Robert Marko might have psychological problems, but sent him to Iraq anyway. He is now awaiting trial for murder in Colorado.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 13, 2009
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On his MySpace page, Kenneth Eastridge expressed excitement to be leaving "the gay ass Army." Now he is in prison for involvement in a murder.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 13, 2009
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A written statement from John Needham, who suffers from PTSD, describing an encounter with an officer at Fort Carson.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 12, 2009
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John Needham returned from Iraq, suffering from combat stress. If he had received proper care, would he be standing trial for murder?
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 11, 2009
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Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 10, 2009
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The details of three more deaths that might have been prevented among Fort Carson-based soldiers.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 10, 2009
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Read a sworn statement from the late Pfc. Ryan Alderman about what he witnessed in Iraq and his problems receiving adequate medical care from the Army.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 10, 2009
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Returning U.S. combat soldiers are committing suicide and murder in alarming numbers. In a special series, Salon uncovers the habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 9, 2009
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Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 9, 2009
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When Army Pvt. Adam Lieberman tried to commit suicide, his mother had to paint over his suicide note. See the photos here, as well as the "Hurt Feelings Report."
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 9, 2009
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The military claims fratricides in Iraq and Afghanistan are down 90 percent from previous wars -- but experts call the figures suspect.
By Mark Benjamin
January 15, 2009
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I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
By Mark Benjamin
January 5, 2009
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After a two-year investigation, the Senate names names -- Bush, Tenet, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Addington, Rice.
By Mark Benjamin
December 12, 2008
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joins two other members of Congress in pushing for a fresh look at an alleged friendly-fire incident in Iraq first reported by Salon.
By Mark Benjamin
December 9, 2008
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Col. Sean MacFarland, who told Jean Feggins her son was killed by enemy action, is the same officer who may have covered up her son's death by
friendly fire.
By Mark Benjamin
December 4, 2008
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A congressman urges a new investigation into an apparent friendly-fire death.
By Mark Benjamin
December 4, 2008
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No one from the Bush administration has been held accountable for torture. But the guard from Abu Ghraib prison is still behind bars, and his family wants to know why.
By Mark Benjamin
December 1, 2008
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Hours after Salon revealed evidence that two Americans were killed by a U.S. tank, not enemy fire, military officials destroyed papers on the men.
By Mark Benjamin
November 20, 2008
How to build a torture commission
Whitehouse: We have responsibility to investigate Bush administration
Senate will advance torture commission
"You can't sweep unlawful activities under the table"
Did Bush's attorney general hide internal dissent over torture?
Coming home: The conclusion
"That young man never should have come into the Army"
"He hears sounds which seem to be voices"
"Who I'd like to meet: Al Capone, Hitler"
"I will break your f---ing face"
"You're a pussy and a scared little kid"
"Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork"
Mark Waltz, Kenneth Lehman, Chad Barrett
"I am seeking help. I mean mental help"
Death in the USA: The Army's fatal neglect
"The Death Dealers took my life!"
Are you a pussy?
Is the Army lying about friendly fire deaths?
Did I just buy an SUV?
Reid demands a friendly-fire investigation
Lying to the mother of a dead soldier
Sympathy for Charles Graner
New friendly fire coverup: Army shreds files on dead soldiers
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