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18 U.S. Veterans Commit Suicide Each Day - English
Troubling new data has revealed that there are an average of 950 suicide attempts each month by veterans who are receiving some type of treatment from the Veterans Affairs Department. Seven percent...
Troubling new data has revealed that there are an average of 950 suicide attempts each month by veterans who are receiving some type of treatment from the Veterans Affairs Department. Seven percent of the attempts are successful, and 11 percent of those who dont succeed on the first attempt try again within nine months. The numbers show about 18 veteran suicides a day, about five by veterans who are receiving VA care.
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Troubling new data has revealed that there are an average of 950 suicide attempts each month by veterans who are receiving some type of treatment from the Veterans Affairs Department. Seven percent of the attempts are successful, and 11 percent of those who dont succeed on the first attempt try again within nine months. The numbers show about 18 veteran suicides a day, about five by veterans who are receiving VA care.
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[18 Jan 2014] Tens of thousands of Afghan, Iraq war veterans homeless in 2013 - English
American soldiers who have returned home from the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are facing tough challenges.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says, last year nearly 50,000 of the...
American soldiers who have returned home from the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are facing tough challenges.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says, last year nearly 50,000 of the veterans were either homeless or in a federal program aimed at keeping them off the streets. High rate of unemployment and post traumatic stress disorder among the veterans have raised the rate of suicide among them. A large number of US troopers who were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan come from the lower class. They were promised a better future by the department of defense. Long costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to end militancy in the two countries.
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American soldiers who have returned home from the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are facing tough challenges.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says, last year nearly 50,000 of the veterans were either homeless or in a federal program aimed at keeping them off the streets. High rate of unemployment and post traumatic stress disorder among the veterans have raised the rate of suicide among them. A large number of US troopers who were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan come from the lower class. They were promised a better future by the department of defense. Long costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to end militancy in the two countries.
17th Dec08-Veterans Shoe Protest Over Iraq War at White House- English
On Wednesday December 17 2008 activists staged a Shoe In demonstration in front of the White House. The rally was in solidarity with Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al Zaidi.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: About...
On Wednesday December 17 2008 activists staged a Shoe In demonstration in front of the White House. The rally was in solidarity with Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al Zaidi.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: About 100 people gathered outside the White House on Wednesday to protest for the release of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush over the weekend.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, who works for the Al Baghdadia Television, has been in custody since disrupting President Bush’s weekend press conference with the size-10 projectiles. If convicted, Mr Zaidi may be jailed for up to seven years.
The protesters brought a giant head of President Bush, threw shoes at it and covered it with shoes before ending their protest.
They also brought bags of shoes representing Iraqis and US soldiers who have died since the Bush Administration’s “illegal invasion” of Iraq.
The peace activists urged the Iraqi government to release Mr Zaidi without charges and have set up a fund to support him and his family.
At the White House, Press Secretary Dana Perino said the president had “no hard feelings” about the Iraqi journalist who flung shoes at him.
Asked if Mr Zaidi should be forgiven, Ms Perino said Mr Bush trusted Iraq’s legal system to decide an appropriate punishment for the assault.
The protesters outside the White House also displayed names of thousands of Iraqis killed in the war. The display contained their names, ages, places where they were killed and how they were killed.
“These are real people,” said Gael Murphy, one of the cofounders of the Code Pink which along with three of the groups had participated in the protest. “They were killed because of the US invasion.”Later, representatives for Code Pink, Women for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Veterans for Peace told a news conference that they had come to White House to remind the Bush administration and the American people that “Mr Bush is directly responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million Iraqis and 4,200 US troops”.
They noted that the war also displaced more than five million Iraqis.
“Bush is the real criminal, not al-Zaidi,” said one of them. “Al-Zaidi speaks for millions of people across the world.”
“Arrest Bush, not Zaidi,” chanted the protesters as they marched outside the White House. “Bush is a war criminal,” shouted the protesters as they spanked a giant picture of the US president with shoes.
The speakers who addressed the news conference noted that Mr Zaidi had become something of a folk-hero in the Arab world, and his shoe-throwing had become a symbol of dissatisfaction with ‘Bush’s bungled war in Iraq’
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On Wednesday December 17 2008 activists staged a Shoe In demonstration in front of the White House. The rally was in solidarity with Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al Zaidi.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: About 100 people gathered outside the White House on Wednesday to protest for the release of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush over the weekend.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, who works for the Al Baghdadia Television, has been in custody since disrupting President Bush’s weekend press conference with the size-10 projectiles. If convicted, Mr Zaidi may be jailed for up to seven years.
The protesters brought a giant head of President Bush, threw shoes at it and covered it with shoes before ending their protest.
They also brought bags of shoes representing Iraqis and US soldiers who have died since the Bush Administration’s “illegal invasion” of Iraq.
The peace activists urged the Iraqi government to release Mr Zaidi without charges and have set up a fund to support him and his family.
At the White House, Press Secretary Dana Perino said the president had “no hard feelings” about the Iraqi journalist who flung shoes at him.
Asked if Mr Zaidi should be forgiven, Ms Perino said Mr Bush trusted Iraq’s legal system to decide an appropriate punishment for the assault.
The protesters outside the White House also displayed names of thousands of Iraqis killed in the war. The display contained their names, ages, places where they were killed and how they were killed.
“These are real people,” said Gael Murphy, one of the cofounders of the Code Pink which along with three of the groups had participated in the protest. “They were killed because of the US invasion.”Later, representatives for Code Pink, Women for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Veterans for Peace told a news conference that they had come to White House to remind the Bush administration and the American people that “Mr Bush is directly responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million Iraqis and 4,200 US troops”.
They noted that the war also displaced more than five million Iraqis.
“Bush is the real criminal, not al-Zaidi,” said one of them. “Al-Zaidi speaks for millions of people across the world.”
“Arrest Bush, not Zaidi,” chanted the protesters as they marched outside the White House. “Bush is a war criminal,” shouted the protesters as they spanked a giant picture of the US president with shoes.
The speakers who addressed the news conference noted that Mr Zaidi had become something of a folk-hero in the Arab world, and his shoe-throwing had become a symbol of dissatisfaction with ‘Bush’s bungled war in Iraq’
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American Dream - Homeless American Veterans - English
This episode of American Dream studies the lives and problems of the American veterans who have become homeless living in a miserable condition
This episode of American Dream studies the lives and problems of the American veterans who have become homeless living in a miserable condition
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Documentary : US Veterans & their Battle at Home - English
In this episode of Press TV\'s Documentary series \"Aperture\", we will reveal the story of the US veterans and their never-ending battle back at home.
In this episode of Press TV\'s Documentary series \"Aperture\", we will reveal the story of the US veterans and their never-ending battle back at home.
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The Mujahid\\\'s Journey | Nasheed for War Veterans | Farsi Sub English
The Mujahid\\\'s Journey | Nasheed for War Veterans
Our pure and sincere martyrs lay down their lives for fighting against the oppressors and terrorists. What about the war veterans? Is their...
The Mujahid\\\'s Journey | Nasheed for War Veterans
Our pure and sincere martyrs lay down their lives for fighting against the oppressors and terrorists. What about the war veterans? Is their value any less than the martyrs. A tribute to all the fighters fighting for truth and justice out there.
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The Mujahid\\\'s Journey | Nasheed for War Veterans
Our pure and sincere martyrs lay down their lives for fighting against the oppressors and terrorists. What about the war veterans? Is their value any less than the martyrs. A tribute to all the fighters fighting for truth and justice out there.
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Meeting with Families of Martyrs and Disabled War Veterans - Farsi
دیدار خانوادههای شهدا و ایثارگران كرمانشاه با رهبر انقلاب
http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=17521
در دومين روز از سفر...
دیدار خانوادههای شهدا و ایثارگران كرمانشاه با رهبر انقلاب
http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=17521
در دومين روز از سفر رهبر انقلاب اسلامی به كرمانشاه، صبح روز 21 مهر 1390، خانوادههای معظم شهداء، ايثارگران و جانبازان در فضايی معطر به عطر شهداء و ياد و خاطره جانفشانی آنان، با حضرت آيتالله خامنهای ديدار كردند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی در اين مراسم، ديدار با خانوادههای شهداء، ايثارگران و جانبازان را يكی از باعظمتترين ديدارها خواندند و تأكيد كردند: روحيه ايثارگری نجات بخش يك كشور و ملت است و هيچ جامعهای بدون روحيه ايثارگری به عزت و عظمت نخواهد رسيد.
حضرت آيتالله خامنهای با تأكيد بر اينكه يكی از ابعاد و جهات روحيه ايثارگرانه، شناخت نياز لحظه و عمل به وظيفه است، افزودند: كيميای هوشمندی و موقعيتشناسی شهداء و ايثارگران، نقطه برجستهای است كه بعنوان يك درس بزرگ، همواره مورد نياز كشور است.
ايشان بروز غفلت در جامعه و تشخيص ندادن نياز لحظه را نتيجه استفاده نكردن از ظرفيت عظيم مردم دانستند و خاطرنشان كردند: حصار مستحكم در دفاع از هويت و عزت يك ملت و نجات كشور از توطئه ها، در گرو آگاهی مردم و نقش دادن آگاهانه به آنان است.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی تأكيد كردند: نظام ايران، جمهوری اسلامی بمعنای مردمسالاری اسلامی است كه لازمه آن نقشآفرينی واقعی مردم در همه عرصه ها و استفاده غير صوری از ظرفيت مردم است.
حضرت آيتالله خامنهای با تجليل از صبر و بصيرت خانوادههای شهداء، ايثارگران و جانبازان، خاطرنشان كردند: صبر و بصيرت يگانه عامل رسيدن به قلهها است و اگر ملتی دارای اين دو ويژگی ممتاز بود، قطعاً در تشخيص هدفها و مسير رسيدن به اين هدفها دچار ترديد و سردرگمی نخواهد شد.
ايشان با يادآوری نگاه بصير و نافذ امام راحل(ره) افزودند: هنگامی كه همه چيز در ظاهر نااميد كننده و غير قابل دستيافتنی بود، امام بزرگوار(ره) سخن از اميد و پيشرفت و موفقيت میگفتند و در نهايت هم، همه ناباورانه، شاهد تحقق اين سخنان بودند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی با اشاره به پيچيدهتر شدن تحولات و مسائل، هوشمندی و وظيفهشناسيِ بهنگامِ نياز را بسيار ضروری خواندند و تأكيد كردند: به لطف خداوند امروز هوشمندی مردم متعهد، مؤمن و معتقد ايران و پايبندی آنان به آرمانها بسيار زياد است.
http://english.khamenei.ir//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1538&Itemid=2
On the second day of his trip to Kermanshah province, Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution met with families of martyrs and disabled war veterans. Speaking at the meeting, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed: \"The spirit of self-sacrifice can save a country and a nation and no society will achieve dignity and glory without the spirit of self-sacrifice.\"
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دیدار خانوادههای شهدا و ایثارگران كرمانشاه با رهبر انقلاب
http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=17521
در دومين روز از سفر رهبر انقلاب اسلامی به كرمانشاه، صبح روز 21 مهر 1390، خانوادههای معظم شهداء، ايثارگران و جانبازان در فضايی معطر به عطر شهداء و ياد و خاطره جانفشانی آنان، با حضرت آيتالله خامنهای ديدار كردند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی در اين مراسم، ديدار با خانوادههای شهداء، ايثارگران و جانبازان را يكی از باعظمتترين ديدارها خواندند و تأكيد كردند: روحيه ايثارگری نجات بخش يك كشور و ملت است و هيچ جامعهای بدون روحيه ايثارگری به عزت و عظمت نخواهد رسيد.
حضرت آيتالله خامنهای با تأكيد بر اينكه يكی از ابعاد و جهات روحيه ايثارگرانه، شناخت نياز لحظه و عمل به وظيفه است، افزودند: كيميای هوشمندی و موقعيتشناسی شهداء و ايثارگران، نقطه برجستهای است كه بعنوان يك درس بزرگ، همواره مورد نياز كشور است.
ايشان بروز غفلت در جامعه و تشخيص ندادن نياز لحظه را نتيجه استفاده نكردن از ظرفيت عظيم مردم دانستند و خاطرنشان كردند: حصار مستحكم در دفاع از هويت و عزت يك ملت و نجات كشور از توطئه ها، در گرو آگاهی مردم و نقش دادن آگاهانه به آنان است.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی تأكيد كردند: نظام ايران، جمهوری اسلامی بمعنای مردمسالاری اسلامی است كه لازمه آن نقشآفرينی واقعی مردم در همه عرصه ها و استفاده غير صوری از ظرفيت مردم است.
حضرت آيتالله خامنهای با تجليل از صبر و بصيرت خانوادههای شهداء، ايثارگران و جانبازان، خاطرنشان كردند: صبر و بصيرت يگانه عامل رسيدن به قلهها است و اگر ملتی دارای اين دو ويژگی ممتاز بود، قطعاً در تشخيص هدفها و مسير رسيدن به اين هدفها دچار ترديد و سردرگمی نخواهد شد.
ايشان با يادآوری نگاه بصير و نافذ امام راحل(ره) افزودند: هنگامی كه همه چيز در ظاهر نااميد كننده و غير قابل دستيافتنی بود، امام بزرگوار(ره) سخن از اميد و پيشرفت و موفقيت میگفتند و در نهايت هم، همه ناباورانه، شاهد تحقق اين سخنان بودند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی با اشاره به پيچيدهتر شدن تحولات و مسائل، هوشمندی و وظيفهشناسيِ بهنگامِ نياز را بسيار ضروری خواندند و تأكيد كردند: به لطف خداوند امروز هوشمندی مردم متعهد، مؤمن و معتقد ايران و پايبندی آنان به آرمانها بسيار زياد است.
http://english.khamenei.ir//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1538&Itemid=2
On the second day of his trip to Kermanshah province, Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution met with families of martyrs and disabled war veterans. Speaking at the meeting, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed: \"The spirit of self-sacrifice can save a country and a nation and no society will achieve dignity and glory without the spirit of self-sacrifice.\"
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Ayatullah Khamenei at Imam Ali Military Academy - 02/08 - Rahber meets war veterans - Farsi
Supreme Leader meets war vetrans at Imam Ali (a.s.) Military Academy
10/11/2011
November 10, 2011 Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution meets war veterans...
Supreme Leader meets war vetrans at Imam Ali (a.s.) Military Academy
10/11/2011
November 10, 2011 Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution meets war veterans during his visit to a group of cadets in a graduation ceremony at Imam Ali (a.s.) Military Academy.
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Supreme Leader meets war vetrans at Imam Ali (a.s.) Military Academy
10/11/2011
November 10, 2011 Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution meets war veterans during his visit to a group of cadets in a graduation ceremony at Imam Ali (a.s.) Military Academy.
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[20 Nov 2013] israel, KSA most active terrorist organizations: Jim W. Dean - English
Press TV has conducted an interview with Jim W. Dean, managing editor of Veterans Today, about a Hezbollah lawmaker saying israel and Saudi Arabia could be behind the terrorist attacks outside Iran...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Jim W. Dean, managing editor of Veterans Today, about a Hezbollah lawmaker saying israel and Saudi Arabia could be behind the terrorist attacks outside Iran Embassy in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut.
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Press TV has conducted an interview with Jim W. Dean, managing editor of Veterans Today, about a Hezbollah lawmaker saying israel and Saudi Arabia could be behind the terrorist attacks outside Iran Embassy in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut.
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[03 Jan 2014] US drones violate international law - English
Press TV has conducted an interview with Leah Bolger, with Veterans for Peace from Oregon, to discuss the US assassination drone attacks overseas.
Press TV has conducted an interview with Leah Bolger, with Veterans for Peace from Oregon, to discuss the US assassination drone attacks overseas.
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[29 Nov 2015] Iran Leader sends 2nd open letter to youth in Europe & North America - English
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the Daesh Takfiri terrorism is the product of the West\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s colonialist attitude.
In a letter addressed to the youth who live in the...
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the Daesh Takfiri terrorism is the product of the West\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s colonialist attitude.
In a letter addressed to the youth who live in the West, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said certain powers, like the US, have been supporting terror in the Muslim world, and picking those who sponsor Takfiri terrorists as their allies. The leader said the West has thrown its weight behind its allies despite their backward political systems, while ruthlessly suppressing dynamic democracies in the region. He also indicated that recent terror attacks in Paris stemmed from wrong policies that have brought the West to an impasse. The leader added that Western mentality breeds violence with its deceitful policies, division of terrorism into good and bad, and giving priority to state interests over human values and ethics. Ayatollah Khamenei also touched on the plight of the Palestinian people slamming the West\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s double standard regarding Israel’s atrocities.
Mike Harris
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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the Daesh Takfiri terrorism is the product of the West\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s colonialist attitude.
In a letter addressed to the youth who live in the West, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said certain powers, like the US, have been supporting terror in the Muslim world, and picking those who sponsor Takfiri terrorists as their allies. The leader said the West has thrown its weight behind its allies despite their backward political systems, while ruthlessly suppressing dynamic democracies in the region. He also indicated that recent terror attacks in Paris stemmed from wrong policies that have brought the West to an impasse. The leader added that Western mentality breeds violence with its deceitful policies, division of terrorism into good and bad, and giving priority to state interests over human values and ethics. Ayatollah Khamenei also touched on the plight of the Palestinian people slamming the West\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s double standard regarding Israel’s atrocities.
Mike Harris
Financial Editor, Veterans Today
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The Reward of the War Veterans | Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei | Farsi sub English
For martyrs, their job is finished with the martyrdom. For war veterans though, their struggle continues and from they are like living martyrs. Their reward continues to increase beyond martyrdom....
For martyrs, their job is finished with the martyrdom. For war veterans though, their struggle continues and from they are like living martyrs. Their reward continues to increase beyond martyrdom. The Leader speaks.
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For martyrs, their job is finished with the martyrdom. For war veterans though, their struggle continues and from they are like living martyrs. Their reward continues to increase beyond martyrdom. The Leader speaks.
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War Veterans are Living Martyrs | Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei | Farsi Sub English
While defending HAQQ and while fighting BATIL, many get martyred at the hands of the evil forces; at the same time, many get injured in the battlefield. Are these war veterans any less than the...
While defending HAQQ and while fighting BATIL, many get martyred at the hands of the evil forces; at the same time, many get injured in the battlefield. Are these war veterans any less than the martyrs? The Leader speaks.
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While defending HAQQ and while fighting BATIL, many get martyred at the hands of the evil forces; at the same time, many get injured in the battlefield. Are these war veterans any less than the martyrs? The Leader speaks.
17th Dec 08 White House Shoe Protest - Muntazi Zaidi - Funny Clips - English
Anti war protestors demonstrated in front of the White House and brought more than just signs they brought shoes
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: About 100 people gathered outside the White House on Wednesday...
Anti war protestors demonstrated in front of the White House and brought more than just signs they brought shoes
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: About 100 people gathered outside the White House on Wednesday to protest for the release of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush over the weekend.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, who works for the Al Baghdadia Television, has been in custody since disrupting President Bush’s weekend press conference with the size-10 projectiles. If convicted, Mr Zaidi may be jailed for up to seven years.
The protesters brought a giant head of President Bush, threw shoes at it and covered it with shoes before ending their protest.
They also brought bags of shoes representing Iraqis and US soldiers who have died since the Bush Administration’s “illegal invasion” of Iraq.
The peace activists urged the Iraqi government to release Mr Zaidi without charges and have set up a fund to support him and his family.
At the White House, Press Secretary Dana Perino said the president had “no hard feelings” about the Iraqi journalist who flung shoes at him.
Asked if Mr Zaidi should be forgiven, Ms Perino said Mr Bush trusted Iraq’s legal system to decide an appropriate punishment for the assault.
The protesters outside the White House also displayed names of thousands of Iraqis killed in the war. The display contained their names, ages, places where they were killed and how they were killed.
“These are real people,” said Gael Murphy, one of the cofounders of the Code Pink which along with three of the groups had participated in the protest. “They were killed because of the US invasion.”Later, representatives for Code Pink, Women for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Veterans for Peace told a news conference that they had come to White House to remind the Bush administration and the American people that “Mr Bush is directly responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million Iraqis and 4,200 US troops”.
They noted that the war also displaced more than five million Iraqis.
“Bush is the real criminal, not al-Zaidi,” said one of them. “Al-Zaidi speaks for millions of people across the world.”
“Arrest Bush, not Zaidi,” chanted the protesters as they marched outside the White House. “Bush is a war criminal,” shouted the protesters as they spanked a giant picture of the US president with shoes.
The speakers who addressed the news conference noted that Mr Zaidi had become something of a folk-hero in the Arab world, and his shoe-throwing had become a symbol of dissatisfaction with ‘Bush’s bungled war in Iraq’
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Anti war protestors demonstrated in front of the White House and brought more than just signs they brought shoes
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: About 100 people gathered outside the White House on Wednesday to protest for the release of the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush over the weekend.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, who works for the Al Baghdadia Television, has been in custody since disrupting President Bush’s weekend press conference with the size-10 projectiles. If convicted, Mr Zaidi may be jailed for up to seven years.
The protesters brought a giant head of President Bush, threw shoes at it and covered it with shoes before ending their protest.
They also brought bags of shoes representing Iraqis and US soldiers who have died since the Bush Administration’s “illegal invasion” of Iraq.
The peace activists urged the Iraqi government to release Mr Zaidi without charges and have set up a fund to support him and his family.
At the White House, Press Secretary Dana Perino said the president had “no hard feelings” about the Iraqi journalist who flung shoes at him.
Asked if Mr Zaidi should be forgiven, Ms Perino said Mr Bush trusted Iraq’s legal system to decide an appropriate punishment for the assault.
The protesters outside the White House also displayed names of thousands of Iraqis killed in the war. The display contained their names, ages, places where they were killed and how they were killed.
“These are real people,” said Gael Murphy, one of the cofounders of the Code Pink which along with three of the groups had participated in the protest. “They were killed because of the US invasion.”Later, representatives for Code Pink, Women for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Veterans for Peace told a news conference that they had come to White House to remind the Bush administration and the American people that “Mr Bush is directly responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million Iraqis and 4,200 US troops”.
They noted that the war also displaced more than five million Iraqis.
“Bush is the real criminal, not al-Zaidi,” said one of them. “Al-Zaidi speaks for millions of people across the world.”
“Arrest Bush, not Zaidi,” chanted the protesters as they marched outside the White House. “Bush is a war criminal,” shouted the protesters as they spanked a giant picture of the US president with shoes.
The speakers who addressed the news conference noted that Mr Zaidi had become something of a folk-hero in the Arab world, and his shoe-throwing had become a symbol of dissatisfaction with ‘Bush’s bungled war in Iraq’
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[Must Watch] Wars could cost over $4 trillion - English
Although a new study has doubled the US war costs, it does not account for the enormous subsequent expenses for the injured troops, a US analyst says.
"The cost of taking care of [the injured...
Although a new study has doubled the US war costs, it does not account for the enormous subsequent expenses for the injured troops, a US analyst says.
"The cost of taking care of [the injured troops] … has not really been taken into account seriously, either by economists or by political figures in the United States," historian and investigative journalist Gareth Porter told Press TV on Thursday.
The new study, conducted by the Nobel Prize winner for economics Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard University Professor Linda Bilmes, shows that the long-term costs of the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq doubles initial estimates, suggesting the revised six-trillion-dollar figure.
The analyst also warned that "the institutional interests of the military itself [is] so enormous that the [US] military is absolutely determined to avoid an end to this war any time soon."
Porter called on the people and the politicians in the United States to take action to make their government bring the wars to an end.
http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/144762.html
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Wars could cost over $4 trillion
Authors of the book The Three Trillion Dollar War now estimate that the total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could top $4 trillion over time. A lagging economy, increases in the cost of medical care, higher than expected expenditures on post-combat medical and psychiatric care, and a surge in disability benefits are likely to place a significant strain on the federal budget.
House Veterans Affairs Chairman, Bob Filner (D-California), stated:
"This may be more of a crisis than the Medicare and Social Security problems we have looming...It rivals both in the potential impact. This is another entitlement we've committed ourselves to, and it could break the bank."
Filner aims on utilizing the latest cost estimates to propose a "veterans trust fund" to pay for the long-term war expenses, a proposal that has so far found minimal support in the Democratic-led House due to the startling price tag associated with it.
Having already blown past original cost projections, combat operations alone in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have cost nearly $1.1 trillion in nine years. With well over 30,000 maimed for life, a PTSD epidemic, and record suicide rates (in the military), an estimated price tag of at least $4 trillion over the next several years appears to be reasonable.
As a result, those who claim to be fiscally conservative should take a long hard look at the immense cost of open-ended, overseas wars, especially at a time when America could be facing a debt crisis in the not-too-distant future. Vague objectives, shifting benchmarks, imprecise definitions of victory, and unclear exit strategies inevitably lead to costs that far exceed initial budget estimates.
In addition, those who claim to espouse a more progressive, anti-war stance should take a long hard look at the current war policy, as the trillions being spent could be better invested in infrastructure, health care, education, alternative energy, and other domestic programs. Perhaps the strategy of electing leaders who espouse peace, fiscal responsibility, and change in U.S. foreign policy, yet intensify wars, spend even more on the military, and adopt much of their despised opponents' previous platform, should be more critically examined.
http://caivn.org/article/2010/09/30/wars-could-cost-over-4-trillion
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Although a new study has doubled the US war costs, it does not account for the enormous subsequent expenses for the injured troops, a US analyst says.
"The cost of taking care of [the injured troops] … has not really been taken into account seriously, either by economists or by political figures in the United States," historian and investigative journalist Gareth Porter told Press TV on Thursday.
The new study, conducted by the Nobel Prize winner for economics Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard University Professor Linda Bilmes, shows that the long-term costs of the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq doubles initial estimates, suggesting the revised six-trillion-dollar figure.
The analyst also warned that "the institutional interests of the military itself [is] so enormous that the [US] military is absolutely determined to avoid an end to this war any time soon."
Porter called on the people and the politicians in the United States to take action to make their government bring the wars to an end.
http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/144762.html
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Wars could cost over $4 trillion
Authors of the book The Three Trillion Dollar War now estimate that the total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could top $4 trillion over time. A lagging economy, increases in the cost of medical care, higher than expected expenditures on post-combat medical and psychiatric care, and a surge in disability benefits are likely to place a significant strain on the federal budget.
House Veterans Affairs Chairman, Bob Filner (D-California), stated:
"This may be more of a crisis than the Medicare and Social Security problems we have looming...It rivals both in the potential impact. This is another entitlement we've committed ourselves to, and it could break the bank."
Filner aims on utilizing the latest cost estimates to propose a "veterans trust fund" to pay for the long-term war expenses, a proposal that has so far found minimal support in the Democratic-led House due to the startling price tag associated with it.
Having already blown past original cost projections, combat operations alone in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have cost nearly $1.1 trillion in nine years. With well over 30,000 maimed for life, a PTSD epidemic, and record suicide rates (in the military), an estimated price tag of at least $4 trillion over the next several years appears to be reasonable.
As a result, those who claim to be fiscally conservative should take a long hard look at the immense cost of open-ended, overseas wars, especially at a time when America could be facing a debt crisis in the not-too-distant future. Vague objectives, shifting benchmarks, imprecise definitions of victory, and unclear exit strategies inevitably lead to costs that far exceed initial budget estimates.
In addition, those who claim to espouse a more progressive, anti-war stance should take a long hard look at the current war policy, as the trillions being spent could be better invested in infrastructure, health care, education, alternative energy, and other domestic programs. Perhaps the strategy of electing leaders who espouse peace, fiscal responsibility, and change in U.S. foreign policy, yet intensify wars, spend even more on the military, and adopt much of their despised opponents' previous platform, should be more critically examined.
http://caivn.org/article/2010/09/30/wars-could-cost-over-4-trillion
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[FARSI] Nowruz Message : The Year of POLITICAL EPIC and ECONOMIC EPIC... Ayatollah Khamenei - 20 March 13
TEHRAN, March 20 -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called the Iranian calendar year of 1392 the Year of Political and Economic Epic.
In a televised new year address, Ayatollah Khamenei...
TEHRAN, March 20 -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called the Iranian calendar year of 1392 the Year of Political and Economic Epic.
In a televised new year address, Ayatollah Khamenei voiced support for the industry and economic sector.
The Supreme Leader congratulated Iranians nationwide, all Iranians who are living in different parts of the world and all other nations who celebrate Norouz [Iranian New Year], on the occasion of Norouz and the arrival of the new year.
The Ayatollah particularly congratulated the honorable families of martyrs, the disabled war veterans and their families, all war veterans and all those who are active in different arenas in the country on the occasion.
The Paramount Leader wished and prayed Allah the Exalted to bestow joy and happiness on the people of Iran in this new year and that He will frustrate the goals and efforts of the ill-wishers of the nation.
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TEHRAN, March 20 -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called the Iranian calendar year of 1392 the Year of Political and Economic Epic.
In a televised new year address, Ayatollah Khamenei voiced support for the industry and economic sector.
The Supreme Leader congratulated Iranians nationwide, all Iranians who are living in different parts of the world and all other nations who celebrate Norouz [Iranian New Year], on the occasion of Norouz and the arrival of the new year.
The Ayatollah particularly congratulated the honorable families of martyrs, the disabled war veterans and their families, all war veterans and all those who are active in different arenas in the country on the occasion.
The Paramount Leader wished and prayed Allah the Exalted to bestow joy and happiness on the people of Iran in this new year and that He will frustrate the goals and efforts of the ill-wishers of the nation.