http://www.votevets.org News en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 09:07:43 -0700 info@votevets.org info@votevets.org 40 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0131 Jon Soltz guest blogs about the GI Bill at ThinkProgress.org http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0131 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0130 "We are here today to urge Senator John Sununu and Judd Gregg to support the 21st Century G.I. Bill sponsored by Senator Jim Webb. The bill would expand educational benefits for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan," said Josh Denton, an Iraq War veteran and the New Hampshire State Team Captain of VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0130 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0129 Norman, Okla. - An Oklahoma veteran of the war in Iraq has slammed Senator James Inhofe for abandoning the bi-partisan Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S.22), cosponsored by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel, and instead backing a watered-down measure sponsored by Republicans, led by Senator John McCain. Senator Inhofe quietly removed his name from the Webb-Hagel bill this week. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0129 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0128 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0128 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan flat-out rejected a watered down substitute of the Webb-Hagel GI Bill, offered by Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Richard Burr yesterday. The veterans made clear that the only piece of legislation acceptable to the veterans community is The Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (S.22), cosponsored by Senators Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0126 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0127 VoteVets.org Kentucky state captain's letter to the editor about veterans issues. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0127 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0125 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is basing his bid for the White House on his credentials as a decorated veteran and leader on defense policy, has become the target of veterans groups pushing hard for more aid and relief for troops returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0125 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0123 VoteVets.org Kentucky State Captain writes and editorial for the Lexington Herald-Leader about McConnell. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0123 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0124 Sen. John McCain served his nation with honor in Vietnam, and he is right to be proud of his service. But by hedging on whether he will support a "GI Bill for the 21st Century," he is casting doubt on his own commitment to the newest generation of American heroes. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0124 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0122 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on Hardball to debate whether the "surge" in Iraq worked. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0122 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0121 Jon Soltz, Iraq War veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears with Rachel Maddow, to discuss the latest NIE and General Petraeus' testimony on the Hil http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0121 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0120 WASHINGTON - A new internet video featuring veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, coupled with an online petition, is urging Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to sign onto a new G.I. Bill as a cosponsor. The video, which is a joint project of Brave New Films, VoteVets.org, and General Wesley Clark's WesPAC, features four veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, testifying on the problems they have with the current, outdated G.I. Bill. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0120 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0119 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0119 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0118 WASHINGTON - Charlie Brown, who is running to fill the open seat in Congress now held by Rep. John Doolittle (CA-4), will be receiving a $5000 check from VoteVets.org, for winning an internet run-off this past week. Brown, along with six other veterans, were endorsed by VoteVets.org last week. While each of the candidates was promised $1000 from the group, VoteVets.org allowed members to select, online, which candidate would get a maximum allowable $5000 contribution. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0118 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0113 Soltz, co-founder and chairman of VoteVets.org, had to get creative this year to handle the barrage. His group, unveiled during the 2006 elections, is quickly becoming the fundraising hot spot for veterans running for Congress who believe America's military should be out of Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0113 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0112 "We're all, frankly, failing in properly educating society about what PTSD is and what its effects are," said Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran and chairman of VoteVets.org, a veterans advocacy group. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0112 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0114 Christopher LeJeune spent a year in Iraq with the Utah Army National Guard in 2003-04 and came home, with a 60 percent disability because of post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss. He wanted to leave the military alone for a while. "I was in a bad place," the Taylorsville resident and father of four said. He came away from Iraq feeling like the military effort there had been accomplished and that the rebuilding work, although essential, was not the military's job. "They need good, clean water, good electricity. But these are not the jobs of tank gunners and Bradley drivers and artillerymen," he said. U.S. forces, he believes, need to be in Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0114 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0115 Nearly all of the representatives that accompanied me to Washington are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans like myself. It was the perfect time for us to go to the nation's capital and promote helpful legislation on behalf of the increasing numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0115 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0110 WASHINGTON - Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) expressed shock that the President believes the war is "romantic" and "exciting." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0110 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0111 WACO, Texas -- Sen. John Cornyn, meet Patrick Almand. You supported sending him to Iraq on false pretenses. Now you want his comrades to stay on similar grounds. He's seen war. He's seen the ruts it is leaving in the streets of Iraq despite valiant efforts to mitigate the damage war has wrought. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0111 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0116 Almand is one of several Texas Iraq veterans, members of VoteVets.org, who last week rose to denounce comments by Roger Williams, who leads the GOP's coordinated campaign in Texas, on why the state will support Cornyn for re-election. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0116 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0117 The political action committee for VoteVets.org, a group representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced today its endorsement of State College native Bill Cahir, a Marine Corps veteran of two tours in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0117 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0109 WASHINGTON, DC - Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran, and Chairman of VoteVets.org, released the following statement on news that an 'exhaustive' Pentagon study of Iraqi documents found no link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5608384.html http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0109 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0108 Today, Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reacted with swift anger at the Republican Party for maintaining that those who oppose the Bush/Cornyn failed policies in Iraq "want to retreat from the terrorists." (Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/514248.html ). Below are a collection of quotes from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans across Texas. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0108 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0107 Noriega touts own service; senator's camp lists pro-military votes http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0107 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0104 Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org, will focus heavily on McCain for his continued support of the war. "We are crucial to take on Sen. McCain on Iraq," he said, cautioning, "This by no means means we will besmirch his service." The group will air a two-day ad in the Washington, D.C. cable market later this week featuring an Iraq veteran questioning McCain on the war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0104 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0100 Democratic grass roots organizations on Monday launched a $20 million campaign to defeat Republican John McCain in the 2008 U.S. presidential election by focusing their attention on rising costs of the Iraq war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0100 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0106 Vote Vets, an organization founded by military veterans, released a new ad which, according to the release, will have a limited run on cable in the Washington, DC area this week. The ad features an Iraq veteran with her infant son and alludes to McCain's comments that he's committed to staying in Iraq for a lengthy period of time. The veteran says, "this is my little boy. He was born a year after I came back from Iraq. What kind of commitment are you making to him? How about a thousand years of affordable health care, or a thousand years of keeping America safe? Can we afford that for my child, Senator McCain? Or have you already promised to spend trillions -- in Baghdad?" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0106 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0101 VoteVets.org has a Web video hitting McCain on Iraq and tries to tie it to the economy. It features an Iraq veteran, who had a child after she came back and says, "John McCain said that it would be okay with him if the US spent the next 1,000 years in Iraq. A thousand years? That's some commitment to the Iraqi people, Senator McCain." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0101 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0103 "From now through the election, every second we get we will continue to hold him accountable for his failed policies," said VoteVets.org Chairman Jon Soltz. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0103 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0105 VoteVets, a group of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, plans to broadcast a cable television advertisement attacking Senator John McCain, the only veteran in the presidential race. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0105 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0102 The ad, to begin running in the Washington, DC area on Thursday, features veteran Rose Forrest, who served in Iraq for 12 months. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0102 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0099 As the only combat veteran among the remaining presidential candidates, John McCain has a unique relationship to the current generation of vets cycling home from the fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. What do veterans think of McCain? Are they inclined to hold him in higher respect, or follow his candidacy with a more critical eye? Can he count on their vote, or does he need to work twice as hard to assure them his plan for Iraq is the right one? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0099 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0098 VoteVet's Massachusetts Team Members Peter O'Brien and Terence O'Rourke on the radio on Super Tuesday http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0098 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0097 At least 15 veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan already have enlisted to run for Congress next year despite less-than-stellar results for their brethren in 2006. The latest entrant is retired Marine Lt. Col. Andrew Horne, who announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nod to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0097 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0096 McConnell on war dead: "Remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0096 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0095 Immediate hearings must be held on when President knew about the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0095 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0094 Jon Soltz's discusses Congressman Murtha's recent comments on Countdown with Keith Olbermann http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0094 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0093 WASHINGTON - The largest political group of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans today reacted angrily to news that the House of Representatives failed to get the 2/3 vote needed to override President Bush's veto of spending for military veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0093 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0092 MEMBERS of Congress and other political leaders often say that the men and women who have served in our military since 9/11 are the "new greatest generation." Well, here's a thought from two infantry combat veterans of the Vietnam era's "wounded generation": if you truly believe that our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are like those who fought in World War II, let us provide them with the same G.I. Bill that was given to the veterans of that war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0092 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0091 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0091 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0090 Adam Cote -- a lawyer who came under fire as an Army Reserve platoon leader in Iraq and also served in the Bosnia peacekeeping mission in the late 1990s -- is running in the crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to succeed six-term Democratic Rep. Tom Allen , who left the seat open to challenge Republican incumbent Susan Collins in next year's Senate race. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0090 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0089 "The most pressing question here is, will Dr. Peake be a leader, or will be he be a follower? This administration has been nothing but hostile to veterans care and funding for key veterans programs. Will Dr. Peake stand up for Veterans and challenge this President, or will he just go along to get along? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0089 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0088 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Countdown to talk about some who want to declare "victory" in Iraq again, and why that may signal a march to war with Iran. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0088 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0087 John Batiste took a day off from running a Rochester steel company a week ago so he could speak to Army troops from Fort Hood, Texas, as they were about to leave for another deployment in Iraq. It wasn't an unusual assignment for Batiste, president of Klein Steel Services, which recently took over a former Gibraltar Steel plant in the Town of Tonawanda. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0087 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0071 Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, Vice Chair of VoteVets.org, and author of "The War I Always Wanted," Brandon Friedman, appears on Countdown to talk about the continuing controversy over Rush Limbaugh's comment that troops that disagree with the President on Iraq and talk to the media are 'phony soldiers' http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0071 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0069 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit back when Rush Limbaugh attacked them, calling them "phony soldiers" for opposing the President's failed policy on the war, and when he later compared VoteVets.org's Brian McGough to a suicide bomber. Above, Brian McGough, who was in the ad, appears on Countdown to do an interview, as Rush Limbaugh continues to refuse to have him on his show. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0069 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0016 An AM radio demagogue named Rush Limbaugh recently attacked John Soltz, the American soldier and Iraq combat veteran who's gained prominence for his reasoned and persuasive opposition to the Bush administration's unprovoked invasion and occupation of Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0016 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0070 Major General (Ret.) John Batiste, a 31-year Army veteran, former commander in Iraq, and critic of the President's failed policy in Iraq, responds to Rush Limbaugh's charge that those who oppose the President on Iraq are "phony soldiers" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0070 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0015 Many soldiers get boot for 'pre-existing' mental illness http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0015 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0014 Vets act for those who still serve http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0014 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0027 Jon Stolz, an Iraq war veteran and chairman of the national veteran's group, votevets.org, said that while he honors McCain's military service, "We believe he is wrong on the policy and wrong on the facts on the ground in Iraq." Furthermore, he said, the surge had more to do with domestic politics than serving the cause of victory in Iraq. "This is about President Bush punting the football to the next president so he won't lose the war," Stolz said. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0027 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0028 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball to discuss VoteVets' new internet ad and the testimony of General David Petraeus http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0028 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0029 Jon Soltz, Chair of VoteVets.org and Iraq Veteran, appears on Hardball to discuss the testimony of General David Petraeus and the situation on the ground in Iraq http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0029 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0030 Brandon Friedman, Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran, and Vice Chair of VoteVets.org appears on CNN's The Week At War to discuss the situation on the ground in Iraq http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0030 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0072 VoteVets.org's Vice Chairman Brandon Friedman, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran and author of The War I Always Wanted, appears on MSNBC dayside to discuss the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0072 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0073 Jon Soltz, Iraq war veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org, appears on Hannity and Colmes to talk about the lack of progress in Iraq, and an ad that some networks are refusing to air. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0073 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0077 Soldier answers a new call to battle: Since starting VoteVets.org, Jon Soltz has shaken up the war debate, became a MSNBC regular and challenged the GOP on military issues. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0077 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0074 Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org and an Iraq war veteran, appears on Hardball to discuss Abu Ghraib and if an example was set from the top that allowed this to happen. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0074 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0075 Major General Paul Eaton (Ret.) appears on Countdown and Tavis Smiley to discuss the President's comparison of Iraq to Vietnam, and other issues on the war. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0075 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0076 Randi Rhodes interviews Jon Soltz about the course of the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0076 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0078 According to Jon Soltz, an Iraq war veteran who heads VoteVets.org, "Troops that enter the military go through an extensive physical and intense training prior to joining their assigned unit. The rigorous screening makes these new numbers even more shocking, because those who showed any tendency to commit suicide are people who would never have qualified for military service from the start. Clearly, these are tendencies that largely come about as a direct result of being deployed to war." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0078 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0079 VoteVets.org chair and Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz appears on Hardball to discuss an oped by seven members of the 82nd Airborne in Iraq, who say the surge is not working. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0079 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0031 "Veterans poll differently on major issues just like anyone else in this country," said Jon Soltz, a former Army captain who served in Iraq and Kosovo. He is a VFW member but founded and leads Vote Vets.org, which works to elect veterans. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0031 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0081 Brandon Friedman, author of The War I Always Wanted, and VoteVets.org's Vice Chairman, appears on Countdown to discuss recent findings by the Army that showed extended deployments are affecting suicide rates. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0081 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0080 VoteVets.org Senior Advisor Andrew Horne appears on Dan Abrams to discuss the new Army findings that extended deployments directly link to a spike in Army suicide rates. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0080 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0082 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on Hardball to talk about designating the Revolutionary Guard of Iran a terror organization and the internal battle in the White House over whether to launch military strikes against Iran. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0082 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0083 Could the draft return? VoteVets.org discusses that question with Keith Olbermann, and why the issue is even being discussed. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0083 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0084 In the Debate Over Iraq, It's Vets vs. Vet http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0084 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0032 Jon Soltz, who served on the ground in Iraq and is Chair of VoteVets.org goes on Hardball to discuss why Senator Hillary Clinton is ready to lead the military as commander in chief, and why America must take the fight to al Qaeda, which our intelligence says has regained strength in Afghanistan and Pakistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0032 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0033 TIME TO DO JUSTICE BY TILLMAN AT THIS POINT, ONLY THE FULL STORY WILL DO http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0033 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0034 Tillman case deserves honorable conclusion: Many questions still need to be answered http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0034 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0085 What Really Happened at the YearlyKos Military Panel http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0085 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0086 If you missed the Gen. Wesley Clark keynote this morning, or you just want to watch it again you can courtesy of Ustream.tv. Clark was introduced by Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0086 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0037 A group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VoteVets.org, wrote to President Bush on Tuesday, urging him and his aides to cooperate fully with House investigators. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0037 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0036 Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on FOX and Friends to discuss whether the 'surge' in Iraq is working . http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0036 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0035 Jon Soltz, Iraq veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball to discuss the investigation into the death of Pat Tillman, and the President's refusal to release documents related to it . http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0035 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0038 The War He Always Wanted - Brandon Friedman, who last year received his Master's in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now serves as a senior advisor to VoteVets.org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0038 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0039 Jon Soltz, Iraq Veteran and Chair of VoteVets.org, appears on Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss the investigation into the death of former NFL Star and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0039 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0040 Military veterans are pressuring the US government to quickly overhaul health care for its wounded soldiers, months after revelations of dismal conditions at the forces' top hospital. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0040 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0041 Keith Olbermann: You know a little bit about this delicate balance between military and civilian power. Undersecretary Edelman said Mrs. Clinton's questions reinforced enemy propaganda. Mr. Gates disassociated himself from that statement today. Why does Mr. Edelman still have a job working for Mr. Gates? http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0041 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0042 ``All of the recommendations make perfect sense and represent a very good step forward in getting our troops and veterans the care they deserve. ... With more and more troops coming back from Iraq with severe physical and mental injuries, the time to fix this problem is now, not months or years from now.'' - Jon Soltz, founder of VoteVets.org, an organization of veterans critical of administration's war policy. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0042 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0044 Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org appears on Hardball with Chris Matthews to talk about the war in Iraq, and whether it is time to begin a responsible redeployment, to refit and rearm our military to be able to focus on killing Osama bin Laden http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0044 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0045 Hagel says debate Iraq war sooner, not later http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0045 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0048 Nicholson resigns after 2 rocky years as VA chief http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0048 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0017 Fox News on Wednesday presented a debate between two Iraq War veterans with opposite positions. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0017 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0046 U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson Quits http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0046 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0047 Veterans groups compare exiting VA chief's tenure to Michael Brown at FEMA http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0047 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0049 On July 14, 2007, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Brandon Friedman, a Senior Advisor to VoteVets.org, delivered the radio response to the President. This marks the second time VoteVets.org has delivered the response. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0049 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0052 A former U.S. Army officer who served in Iraq charged U.S. President George Bush "continually mismanages and degrades the military." Democratic Party officials recruited Brandon Friedman to deliver the party's Saturday radio address. Friedman said he had been a member of the Army's 101st Airborne Division and led U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0052 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0051 Repeated deployments in Iraq have taken a ``staggering toll'' on U.S. military readiness, posing ``a dangerous threat to our national security,'' Brandon Friedman, a former infantry officer in the Army's 101st Airborne Division, said in the Democratic Party's weekly radio address. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0051 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0050 An Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran will give the Democratic response on July 14 to President Bush's weekly radio aggress, expressing disagreement with the administration's Iraq policies. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0050 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0053 Keith Olbermann: It's an honor to be joined once again by Retired 4-star Army General Wesley Clark, also of course former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and a former Democratic presidential candidate as well. General Clark, thanks again for being with us tonight. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0053 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0018 VoteVets.org joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Debbie Stabenow for a press conference about the impact of the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0018 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0056 Elliot Anderson speaks for VoteVets on the Republican propaganda channel. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0056 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0057 Our fifth story on the Countdown, conservative Republican Senator Pete Domenici yesterday, conservative Republican Congressman John Doolittle today. Hope you can swim boys. This while the top national security officer from the Reagan administration insisting that the only way to protect the troops in Iraq is to get the Bush administration to bring them home, and the only way to do that may be to threaten the President directly with impeachment. The Commander-in-Chief having now supported the troops to a death toll of 3,592 with no end in sight. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0057 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0054 You might be getting a call from a veteran criticizing U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's stance on Iraq, thanks to a national coalition that began a massive phone campaign Thursday. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0054 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0055 Frustrated with the federal government's response to the mental health needs of soldiers, Illinois officials announced on Tuesday that members of the state's National Guard would be routinely screened for traumatic brain injuries after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0055 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0058 As a retired four-star general and former presidential candidate, you're about to publish a memoir whose title, "A Time to Lead," might seem to suggest you're personally eager to lead this country. Is that an accurate reading? "A Time to Lead" is a time for America to lead. That is the intention of the title. Certainly we are having a leadership crisis. We have an administration that has lost all sense of strategic purpose in the Mideast. I am very concerned that we have lost the foundation of America's worldwide power and influence. It has been squandered. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0058 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0059 VoteVets.org advisory board member, Major General (ret.) John Batiste, appears on Morning Joe, with Joe Scarborough to talk about the war in Iraq, and why it is time to focus on diplomatic and political solutions. At the end, Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman who served on the Armed Services committee, says Batiste, "Nailed it." http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0059 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0060 Defense News Reports on VoteVets.org's Major General (ret.) John Batiste's Testimony in Front of Congress http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0060 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0061 The Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing, "Iraq: Is the Escalation Working?" Major General John Batiste, USA, Retired, gives opening testimony. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0061 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0019 VoteVets.org's Chairman Jon Soltz at the Take Back America Conference http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0019 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0062 VoteVets.org Board Chair General Wesley Clark speaks with Keith Olbermann about the latest from Iraq, and how much the media should be able to report. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0062 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0063 On this week's episode of Who's Blue, we speak with Jon Soltz, a veteran of the Iraq War who is chairman and co-founder of VoteVets.org. We discuss what brought him to politics, his military service, the goals of VoteVets as an organization, and some of their recent media campaigns. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0063 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0064 "Those of us who fought to defend America won't even dignify Milligan's sick suggestion that Americans should die to justify the political argument for George W. Bush's failed policy in Iraq, other than to say he is a sick man and should step down," Iraq War veteran Jon Soltz, chairman and co-founder of VoteVets.org, said in a news release Wednesday. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0064 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0065 Jon Soltz talks with Allison Stewart about Joe Lieberman ignoring the troops and the contention of the White House that the US will be in Iraq indefinitely, similar to Korea. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0065 Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0066 MG Paul Eaton, a member of VoteVets.org's Board of Advisors, appears on Paula Zahn to speak about his ad and thoughts on the war in Iraq. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0066 Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0068 MG Paul Eaton (ret.), an advisory board member to VoteVets.org, appears on Tavis Smiley, to discuss his role in our recent ads, the failure of the president's policy in Iraq, and the idea of a 'war czar.' http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0068 Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0067 A view from the war Hatch sees improvement in Iraq during visit Senator says there is still work to be done, but areas are getting safer http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0067 Sun, 13 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0020 "Army Career BeArmy Career Behind Him, General Speaks Out on Iraq" -- John Batiste has traveled a long way in the last four years, from commanding the First Infantry Division in Iraq to quitting the Army after three decades in uniform and, now, from his new life overseeing a steel factory here, to openly challenging President Bush on his management of the war. hind Him, General Speaks Out on Iraq" http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0020 Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0022 WASHINGTON -- An advocacy group of Iraq veterans unveiled an advertising campaign today that criticizes President Bush for failing to listen to military commanders and targets Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0022 Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0021 WASHINGTON -- As the House prepares to introduce another Iraq war spending bill, one retired general is openly defying the commander in chief by helping launch an ad campaign saying President Bush ignored his generals in the battlefield. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0021 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0023 Iraq Veteran and Freshman House-Members Joe Sestak and Patrick Murphy support a resolution against the troop escalation that will be debated for the next two days in Congress. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0023 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0026 General Clark blogs about VoteVets.org ads. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0026 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0024 New York Times blogs about VoteVets.org http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0024 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0025 VoteVets.org ad targets Sen. Norm Coleman http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0025 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0012 "This is a guy who was hated. At a moral level, he was despised by the world and he should be," said Jon Soltz, 29, a Pittsburgh native and Iraq War veteran who co-founded VoteVets.Org. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0012 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0013 I was wondering when I was going to get to this point. You know the Jerry Maguire point, when you are up at, oh, 3am writing. It's here. I'm officially depressed because of Joe Lieberman. He just put me over the top. What a coward. There is no other word to describe him. Because he spent ten days in Iraq, he now is supporting this crazy notion that we need more troops in Iraq. I have never supported hard timelines in Iraq, I don't even think we should "leave tomorrow," but to increase forces just shows blatant disregard for the troops in harms way. http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0013 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0009 http://www.votevets.org/news?id=0009