http://dir.salon.com/topics/mark_benjamins_veterans_reporting/?source=rss&aim=mark_benjamins_veterans_reporting en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/25/walter_reed_groups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/25/walter_reed_groups/index.html?source=rss Military officials knew long ago about the failure to take care of America's war wounded at the beleaguered Walter Reed hospital. Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/13/kerry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/13/kerry/index.html?source=rss Nominee knew of problems at Walter Reed in 2004. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/13/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/13/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss Democratic senators ask why the government failed to respond to 2004 warning about hospital conditions. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/04/12/obama_letter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/04/12/obama_letter/index.html?source=rss Responding to a Salon report, Sen. Barack Obama sends a letter to President Bush questioning his choice for a key VA job, saying the nominee knew of problems at Walter Reed. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/11/kussman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/11/kussman/index.html?source=rss A task force learned nearly three years ago that wounded vets were unhappy with the hospital. So why does Bush want to promote the task force co-chair? Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/04/11/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/04/11/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss Read the full report on what soldiers were telling the Bush administration about conditions at Walter Reed -- in 2004. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/injured_soldiers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/injured_soldiers/index.html?source=rss Salon has uncovered further evidence that the military sent soldiers with acute post-traumatic stress disorder, severe back injuries and other serious war wounds back to Iraq. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/26/fort_irwin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/26/fort_irwin/index.html?source=rss Soldiers on crutches and canes were sent to a main desert camp used for Iraq training. Military experts say the Army was pumping up manpower statistics to show a brigade was battle ready. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/15/injured_troops/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/15/injured_troops/index.html?source=rss In a defense appropriations hearing, Sen. Patty Murray demanded that military leaders respond to Salon's article about medical reclassification of injured soldiers as fit for combat. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/2007/03/11/fort_benning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/2007/03/11/fort_benning/index.html?source=rss At Fort Benning, soldiers who were classified as medically unfit to fight are now being sent to war. Is this an isolated incident or a trend? By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/06/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/06/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss The Pentagon's top civilian official in charge of military healthcare wanted more money for bullets and bombs, and fewer benefits for soldiers. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/27/kiley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/27/kiley/index.html?source=rss Veterans groups told the Army surgeon general about the shockingly bad mental health treatment at Walter Reed two months before the latest expose, but there's no evidence he followed up. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/23/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/23/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss Despite military officials' "surprise" at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/05/brain_trauma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/05/brain_trauma/index.html?source=rss More U.S. soldiers than ever are sustaining serious brain injuries in Iraq. But a significant number of them are being misdiagnosed, forced to wait for treatment or even being called liars by the Army. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/12/10/casualties/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/12/10/casualties/index.html?source=rss The Pentagon is underreporting the number of American soldier casualties in Iraq, say House Democrats. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/24/ptsd2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/24/ptsd2/index.html?source=rss Democratic senators have stepped up to defend benefits for soldiers traumatized by combat. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/09/vets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/09/vets/index.html?source=rss The U.S. government is reviewing 72,000 cases in which veterans have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, claiming that misdiagnosis and fraud have inflated the numbers. Outraged vets say the plan is a callous attempt to cut the costs of an increasingly expensive war. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/07/whistleblower/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/07/whistleblower/index.html?source=rss Iraq vet Jullian Goodrum blasted his superiors for misdeeds that he says cost a soldier his life. His reward: The Army he once loved refused to treat his psychological wounds, then charged him with desertion. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/13/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/13/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss A new Senate bill requires veterans hospitals to stop charging wounded soldiers for meals. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/08/night_flights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/08/night_flights/index.html?source=rss Injured soldiers evacuated to the U.S. never arrive in the light of day -- and the Pentagon has yet to offer a satisfactory explanation why. Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/02/22/food/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/02/22/food/index.html?source=rss By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/18/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/18/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss They're overmedicated, forced to talk about their mothers instead of Iraq, and have to fight for disability pay. Traumatized combat vets say the Army is failing them, and after a year following more than a dozen soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital, I believe them. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/27/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/27/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss Some wounded soldiers back from Iraq are having to pay for meals at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Veterans' groups say it's another symptom of fighting a costly war on the cheap.