VA Conceals Vet Suicide Figures to Downplay Epidemic

AcesLucky

4-22-2008 2:37 PM

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war, suicide, bush, iraq

AcesLucky says:

What do the constant lies from this administration tell you?

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4-22-2008 3:43 PM

cptenaud

To not join the military.
To not fight for this country.
We are all a bunch of Indians.
And the rich white men speak with forked tongue.

4-22-2008 4:38 PM

papananook

Amen, Cptenaud.... many, many forks in that tongue!

4-23-2008 10:32 AM

gzuckier

that there are wmd in iraq and we haven't found them yet or maybe he gave them to syria, anyway if we don't invade iran right away then al qaeda will invade us because the world is a scary place and only constant warlike activities by good christian white republican men can save us, and also there is no global warming it's all made up by al gore.

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