With military hospitals and VA hospitals filling up with wounded, injured, ill, and disabled combat casualties from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, "The Bush administration plans to freeze most spending in programs for agriculture, housing and veterans to help cut the budget deficit in half by 2009, the Senate majority leader's top budget aide said." President Bush is sending a very disturbing signal to our troops on the front lines that when they return home, they won't be receiving the healthcare and benefits they need and earned.

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Two Years: Families of Soldiers Killed in Iraq Gather Near Fort Bragg on March 19

Families of some U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq plan a strong protest to mark the second anniversary of the invasion. The group 'Military Families Speak Out' will hold a demonstration in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the United States March 19. As of now 1,340 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq.

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'The Salvador Option': The Pentagon May Put Special-Forces-led Assassination or Kidnapping Teams in Iraq.

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