Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/walter_reed_army_medical_center/?source=rss&aim=walter_reed_army_medical_center en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST Feeding off the Pentagon By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/04/va_contract/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/04/va_contract/index.html?source=rss How did a former Bush official win an $800 million Department of Defense contract for his healthcare firm? That's what government watchdogs want to know. Cookies and hankies for our "wounded warriors" By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/29/care/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/29/care/index.html?source=rss How Move America Forward supports the troops. One U.S. soldier who must be counted By L. Okey Onyejekwe Jr. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/22/iraq_casualty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/22/iraq_casualty/index.html?source=rss Veterans of the Iraq war, including heroic Army Cpl. Frank Sandoval, are dying here in America too. The Pentagon's chronic neglect of Iraq vets By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. New Walter Reed questions By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. Iraq's neglected wounded By Alex Koppelman Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/07/iraqi_wounded/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/07/iraqi_wounded/index.html?source=rss Conditions in some U.S. military hospitals are bad, but Iraqi soldiers have no military hospitals at all. Kerry slams Bush pick for VA post By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. Why'd you nominate this guy? Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. VA report found Walter Reed problems in 2004 By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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? The Walter Reed focus group report Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. Army pledges to investigate injured troop charge By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. The face of war By Lindsay Beyerstein Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/10/berman_photo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/10/berman_photo/index.html?source=rss Photojournalist Nina Berman discusses her award-winning portrait of disfigured Iraq vet Ty Ziegel and his fiancée, Renee, on their wedding day -- and what was really going on behind the lens. Stewart on Walter Reed By David Puner Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/misc/2007/03/06/stewart_on_walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/misc/2007/03/06/stewart_on_walter_reed/index.html?source=rss Welcome home ... to hell. Walter Reed, on the cheap By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. Army secretary pushed out over Walter Reed By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/02/resign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/02/resign/index.html?source=rss Defense Secretary Gates was reportedly unhappy that he'd put a tainted general back in charge of the facility. Senator: Walter Reed will be like Abu Ghraib By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/02/walterreed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/02/walterreed/index.html?source=rss The new acting commander? The man who was reportedly warned about problems at the medical facility for years but did little or nothing in response. Walter Reed chief relieved of command By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/01/wreed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/01/wreed/index.html?source=rss The Army says military leaders have "lost trust and confidence" that he can address problems in soldiers' care. One way to deal with Walter Reed: Stop soldiers from talking By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/28/walterreed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/28/walterreed/index.html?source=rss The Army Times says military officials have laid down the law. Gen. Kiley knew about vets' outpatient scandal By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. A Walter Reed reaction, or just a coincidence of timing? By Tim Grieve Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/23/reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/23/reed/index.html?source=rss Bush moves to replace his assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. The long-term wounds of Walter Reed By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. More on Walter Reed By Joan Walsh Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/20/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/20/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss The Washington Post's series on the poor conditions for hospitalized Iraq war veterans explores a subject very familiar to Salon readers. Losing their minds By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. Incalculable pain By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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. Protecting America's wounded By Mark Benjamin Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST 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.