Some vindication for sick vets, but little relief Dec 2, 2008
WASHINGTON Ground combat in the 1991 Persian Gulf War lasted just 100 hours, but it's meant 17 years of pain and anguish for hundreds of thousands of veterans. Those who came home and complained of symptoms such as memory loss and joint pain are even sicker. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
One man's military-industrial-media complex Nov 30, 2008
A consummate networker, he cultivated politicians and journalists of all stripes as drug czar in the Clinton cabinet, and his ties run deep to a new generation of generals, some of whom he taught at West Point or commanded in the Persian Gulf war, when he rose to fame leading the "left hook" assault on Iraqi forces. But it was 9/11 that thrust McCaffrey to the forefront of the national security debate. (International Herald Tribune)
Two generations of 90210 hit the Geminis Nov 27, 2008
Weird as it seems, British Columbia native Jason Priestley credits the Persian Gulf war for helping to catapult the Aaron Spelling series Beverly Hills, 90210 into a 10-year hit on Fox. It wasn't an overnight success, says Priestley, on the horn from the Los Angeles, just before catching a plane to Toronto, where he plays host Friday night at the 23rd annual Gemini Awards. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Gas powers most of government's flex-fuel vehicles Nov 24, 2008
In 1992, just after the Persian Gulf War, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act, hoping to harness the government's buying power to spark a green vehicle revolution. Agencies were required to buy alternative-fuel vehicles for 75 percent of their light-duty fleets: cars, trucks, and vans that weigh less than 8,500 pounds. (Boston Globe)
Support our troops? Nov 21, 2008
It took just 100 hours, some 17 years ago, for U.S. troops to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in the culmination of what's come to be known as the Persian Gulf War. Yet it took six years, until a report that was released earlier this week, for a government all too capable of denial to conclude that Gulf War illness is very real indeed. (Albany Times Union)
Report offers hope for vets with Gulf War illness Nov 21, 2008
An estimated 175,000 veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War have long suffered from the debilitating effects of Gulf War illness. A new report, released on Monday, finally told them why. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Another View: A grateful nation needs to do more for veterans Nov 21, 2008
Nearly 200,000 injured veterans of the Persian Gulf War have had to wait almost two decades to have the reality of their mysterious wounds acknowledged. They require help and compensation, as does this new generation of warriors. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Deep brain mapping to isolate evidence of Gulf War syndrome Nov 20, 2008
DALLAS Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas are pioneering the use of spatial statistical modeling to analyze brain scan data from Persian Gulf War veterans, aiming to pinpoint specific areas of the their brains affected by Gulf War Syndrome ... Persian Gulf War veterans from across the country are being tested at UTSW using a type of brain imaging called functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) while they perform tasks intended to activate specific regions of the brain. (EurekAlert!)
Infiniti Announces New Sales and Marketing Business Unit Nov 18, 2008
Before joining Ford, Poore served as a U.S. Army officer in the Persian Gulf War. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in Business Administration from Duke University. (PR Newswire)
Panel: Gulf War illness a real medical condition Nov 18, 2008
WASHINGTON - Gulf War illness is a real medical condition that has affected at least 175,000 combat veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, according to a report released Monday. However, federal research into the causes behind the mysterious malady has "not been effective," and the report by the congressionally mandated panel suggested that politics or financial concerns might have played a role. (AZCentral -- News)
Homeless: There but for grace Nov 15, 2008
Bryce Smith, 51, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, said he had heard about the activity at his church and just wanted to be a part of it. It touched my heart, he said, as he helped a youth seal the corners of her box with duct tape. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Today's Veterans Seek Companionship Online Nov 13, 2008
The American Legion and VFW have seen a decline in membership since a peak after the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as World War II veterans and Korean War veterans have died. The American Legion currently has 2. (Fox News -- Politics)
Parade honors military service Nov 12, 2008
Margaret Henderson said she was at the parade to honor her son, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, and her niece, who is serving overseas. "I celebrated Veterans Day at church, and I'm celebrating it here. I always enjoy celebrating the people who served our country," she said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Valley salutes veterans' service Nov 12, 2008
This year's Visalia Veterans Day event will salute military personnel who have served in what organizers call the "Desert Wars" -- the Persian Gulf War to liberate Kuwait in 1991 and the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. CRAIG KOHLRUSS / THE FRESNO BEE World War II veteran Ruz Rios salutes the flag Monday during a ceremony at Fresno State. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Schram: Honor vets, not just on Veteran's Day Nov 12, 2008
Bill Florey, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, has been gone now for three years and eleven months. But his story is emblematic of one Washington problem that can be easily and expeditiously solved -- if our new president and Congress are truly willing to pay their respects to those whom we honored on Veterans Day before we forgot them again. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
A fresh perspective on service Nov 11, 2008
With a grandfather who fought in World War II and a brother who is a veteran of the first Persian Gulf war, Gratton said it is important to respect and remember their service. A lot of people don't even take time to say a little prayer on Veterans Day or anything like that, Gratton said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Choctaw Color Guards presented the flags during a Veterans ceremony Saturday night on Durant High School\'s practice field. Nov 11, 2008
The parade marshal is Weldon Brown, a Persian Gulf War Veteran. The parade is open to businesses, individuals, clubs, organizations and schools. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Volunteer greeters offer hugs, applause for troops Nov 11, 2008
The group of volunteers first started during the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and continued following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. As of October, the group has seen off 3,598 flights, 727,292 troops and 135 military dogs, according to the greeters. (CNN -- US)
Veterans Museum helps the young value the past Nov 11, 2008
The museum, operated by the state's Department of Veterans Affairs, houses four galleries in its 10,000 square feet of exhibit space, with dioramas that feature the Civil War, both world wars, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War. So what about Iraq and Afghanistan. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Cyber Veterans Halls Nov 11, 2008
The American Legion and VFW have seen a decline in membership since a peak after the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as World War II veterans and Korean War veterans have died and both are expanding into cyberspace. Social networking sites make it easier for individuals to find friends from the past. (KWTX.com, TX)
A fitting day Nov 11, 2008
That memorial also is for honoring the memory of Air Force Capt. Patrick Brian Olson, a Washington High School and Air Force Academy graduate who died Feb. 27, 1991, when his plane crashed during the Persian Gulf War. The memorial can never repay these and other men and women for the sacrifices they made while doing their parts to help keep as much of the world as free as possible. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Veterans Day: A story of heroism Nov 11, 2008
However, 16 percent of Persian Gulf War veterans are women. This compares to 3 percent of Vietnam vets. (Florida Times-Union)
Veterans Day Parade set for Tuesday Nov 9, 2008
He is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War. Brown was born in Dallas, Texas, and moved to Oklahoma. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
In search of Veterans Nov 9, 2008
He added that about 34 percent of Legion members nationwide are veterans of the Persian Gulf War or the current War on Terror. To draw younger members, VFW posts provide guidance to discharged veterans seeking benefits, monetary grants to military families struggling financially and outreach programs to troops currently in the field, Sandman said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Cracks in Tomb of the Unknowns spur debate Nov 7, 2008
Since then, the United States has fought the Persian Gulf War as well as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with no unknown war dead. Tom Sherlock, historian for Arlington National Cemetery, where the tomb is located, said the lack of new burials should not reduce the memorial's significance. (USA Today)
Veterans Day ceremony set Nov. 11 at 11 Nov 6, 2008
Conflicts around the world continued World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iran-Iraq, Persian Gulf War, Somali Civil War, Yugoslav wars, Afghanistan, Iraqi the list goes on. Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all U.S. soldiers, past and present, who served in the military in times of war and peace. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
How Late Should You Let Your Kid Stay Up on Election Night? Nov 3, 2008
Ten years later, I wore yellow ribbons and tied one on my car when my father was deployed to Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War. I was supporting a war and hoping for my father's safe return. (Slate)
Chronicling an officer's grim duty Oct 28, 2008
A career Marine in his 40s, he had been preparing for medical school when the Persian Gulf War started. As Sheeler describes him, Beck had a strict sense of mission. (Boston Globe)
All about Grapes Oct 27, 2008
But the most trouble I got into was when the Persian Gulf War was on, and we were in Chicago Stadium. They were singin' the anthem and they had the sparklers goin', and back in Canada, they were burnin' the American flag. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Albany native promoted to general Oct 25, 2008
MacFarland also served in combat in Granada, Panama and the Persian Gulf War. He was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1981. (Albany Times Union)
Towelhead: Better to have left things Private Oct 25, 2008
His tale of a 13-year-old girl's sexual awakening and exploitation in the Texas of 1990, during the time of the first Persian Gulf War, is happy to appall at every turn. Everybody in Towelhead seems like a character from a particularly raunchy adult cartoon, capable of only two-dimensional thoughts and actions. (Toronto Star)
Why is no one talking about the finding that Bush lied about the Iraq War? Why is no one calling for his impeachment?? Oct 24, 2008
Hussein breaking or ignoring 16 United Nations Resolutions concerning his threatening actions for 9 years post Persian Gulf War ... Hussein threatening the United States with Weapons of Mass Destruction continuously post Persian Gulf War. (New Iberia, LA)
'W.' dramatic but lacks bite Oct 24, 2008
In the film, George W. Bush discusses seeking revenge on Saddam Hussein in present day before the flashback cycle broaches the subject of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The scattershot structure jumps to many scenes low on substance. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Full-gender equality still an issue for U.S. military Oct 21, 2008
By the time Manning retired 25 years later, more than 40,000 women had served in the first Persian Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. Thirteen were killed and two became prisoners. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Arthur Kent, Former War Reporter, Sues CanWest for Defamation Over Column Oct 21, 2008
Kent gained attention as a correspondent for General Electric Co.'s NBC News during the Persian Gulf War from 1990 to 1991. NBC fired him in 1992 after he refused an assignment in the former Yugoslavia. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Powell's backing, new funds lift Obama Oct 20, 2008
A four-star Army general, Powell was hailed as a hero for his winning strategy in the first Persian Gulf War, then joined President Bush's administration in its first term, serving as the nation's top diplomat. In the weeks before the Iraq invasion, Powell helped Bush explain why the war was necessary with a highly publicized speech before the United Nations, but he resigned during Bush's second term. (Boston Globe)
Obama: It's the economy Oct 20, 2008
They included Frederica Garvin, a staff sergeant in the Army Reserve who served as a military policewoman in Iraq during the current conflict and in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War. "What are we fighting for now?"said Garvin, a Democrat. (News & Observer)
Brzezinski: Powell decision tears GOP ticket Oct 20, 2008
"Because of his military service, his role in the first Persian Gulf War, his status as a past Secretary of State, it has put him above the racial divide. He's seen more as an elder statesman," he said. Earlier, Brzezinski warned that if Republican candidate John McCain becomes the next president the world will move toward World War IV.. (PRESS TV)
Talk to the Newsroom: Restaurant Critic Oct 20, 2008
During this period, he spent three months covering the Persian Gulf War and was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing for his portrait of a convicted child molester titled "Twisted Love." He spent his last year in Detroit as the newspaper s movie critic. He also worked as a reporter and writer for The New York Post for a year and a half. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Colin Powell backs Obama Oct 20, 2008
Powell, a four-star army general, was national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 1991 Persian Gulf war, when George H.W. Bush was president; and President George W. Bush's first Secretary of State. Powell has consulted with both Obama and McCain, and the General's camp has indicated in the past that he would not endorse. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Saddam's doctor paints to ease war's horrors Oct 19, 2008
As bombs fell on Baghdad one night during the first Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's bodyguards banged on Dr. Ala Bashir's door. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kurdish Defendants Find Support in Town's Clasp Oct 19, 2008
Rasheed Qambari, who was convicted in January, and his fellow defendants worked for U.S. or British-funded aid groups in Kurdistan, a region established as a haven for Iraqi opposition and the Kurdish minority after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. When Hussein's tanks rolled in five years later, the United States evacuated the four men and more than 6,000 other Kurds to Turkey and later to Guam, where they spent months undergoing security checks. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues)
Ba'ath seeks showdown with Baghdad Oct 18, 2008
See Kevin C. Woods, The Mother of All Battles: Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2008. 3. (Asia Times Online)
Saddam's Doctor Navigates His Way to Art Oct 18, 2008
-- As bombs fell on Baghdad one night during the first Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's bodyguards banged on Dr. Ala Bashir's door. A chauffeur rushed Bashir through the blacked-out streets to a hospital where Saddam lay pale and bloody. (Newsmax)
Full gender equality still issue for military Oct 14, 2008
By the time Ms. Manning retired 25 years later, more than 40,000 women had served in the first Persian Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. Thirteen were killed and two became prisoners. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Signs show fascism could be resurging Oct 8, 2008
x5291 wrote on Oct 8, 2008 8:46 AM:" these accusations of saddam being a murderer, where is ur supporting facts, i'll tell u where one fact is...u can look in the mirror...remembr just like bin laden was a freedom fightr, saddam did some of the US' dirty work...then he began to have a conscience...US could no longer buy him resulting in the persian gulf war because the US jackals and economic hitmen couldnt get to him...where did he get the weapons from?...WE only have to look in the mirror...we... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Dems blast McCain for his role in S&L scandal Oct 7, 2008
McCain managed to survive the "Keating Five" embarrassment "because he worked so hard and understood the media" and because the Persian Gulf War took attention away from the scandal, he said. "For the average guy out there, I'm not sure that they really feel that what somebody did 20 years ago is that big of a deal," said Merrill, now a professor emeritus at Arizona State University. (AZCentral -- News)
They deserve it Oct 7, 2008
The memorial also should honor the memory of Air Force Capt. Patrick Brian Olson, a Washington High School and Air Force Academy graduate who died Feb. 27, 1991, when his plane crashed during the Persian Gulf War ... When remembering these war dead, it is time to put aside one s views concerning the war against terrorism and the Persian Gulf War. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Nation-building may eclipse standard warfare Oct 6, 2008
From Panama in 1989 to Haiti to the 1991 Persian Gulf War to Iraq in 2003, Caldwell said he has seen the Army "confronted with having to conduct stability operations woefully unprepared.". In 1989, for example, Caldwell was the chief of a military planning team preparing for the 82nd Airborne Division's role in the invasion of Panama. (MSNBC -- International)
Lessons of trust for deployed troops Oct 5, 2008
Another interpreter had fought coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War. Both interpreters, the soldier told me, had that 1,000-yard-stare; Middle Eastern men glaring off at nothing in particular. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Country First? Oct 4, 2008
The grisly tale turned out not to be true, but it was the hook that drew the American public into the Persian Gulf War and earned the PR wizards at Hill & Knowlton every dime of the $10. 7 million they took from the emir of Kuwait. (The American Conservative)
New Jersey judge to leave bench for trench Sep 23, 2008
Christopher Brown is an attorney and municipal court judge in Galloway Township and a veteran of the Persian Gulf War. Brown recently received a notice telling him to prepare for deployment. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Wealth of veteran's history goes online Sep 22, 2008
The interviews provide firsthand accounts of America's involvement in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the Afghan War, and the Iraq War. They add a human dimension to the challenges, triumphs and tragedies of war. (New Britain Herald, CT)
'Japan's Hillary' makes run for prime minister... Sep 19, 2008
After working as a translator, she moved into broadcast journalism and won awards for her work during the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War. She entered politics in 1992 and was elected to parliament for the short-lived opposition Japan New Party. (The Drudge Report)
Disabled Activists Arrested At Arlington McCa... Sep 18, 2008
He's a Persian Gulf war vet left a quadriplegic by a car accident. "If I don't get an attendant, I can't get out of the house, so I'm laying in bed.". (W-USA News, DC)
Around the Valley Sep 13, 2008
This year's Veterans Day event will salute military personnel who have served in what organizers call the "Desert Wars": the Persian Gulf War to liberate Kuwait in 1991 and the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Families with soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines from these battles are being asked to provide one or two photos by Oct. 25 to compile a presentation to be shown during the Veterans Day program. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
U.S. Barred From Forcing Troops to Get Anthrax Shots Sep 12, 2008
Anthrax vaccine was used in a limited way in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. A more expansive effort began in 1998. (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
New hope springs from 9/11 sorrow Sep 11, 2008
The money would supplement about $13 million left over from countries' donations to help pay for the Persian Gulf War, which Congress could allocate for construction. Fading memoriesThe plan seemed solid. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Loser’ shares tips (19) Sep 10, 2008
He served 15 years in the Army and a tour in the Persian Gulf War. He moved to Oregon in 1995. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Palin Should Come Out Swinging in Debate Sep 10, 2008
He opposed the use of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War, thereby voting to allow Saddam Hussein to continue raping and pillaging a neighboring country, stealing their oil and threatening the nearby Saudi Arabian oil fields. When America again found it necessary to take on Saddam Hussein in 2003, Joe Biden thought it would be a bright idea to split the country into three ethnic states: Sunistan, Shiastan and Kurdistan. (Human Events Online)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 6, 2008 Sep 7, 2008
"Obama has never even served as a Boy Scout while Sarah is Commander in Chief of the Alaska National Guard, all 4000 of them, has deployed Guardsmen and appointed each officer commissioned or promoted since she became governor. She knows the difference between a Lt. and a Lt. Colonel and a Colonel and a General not because she has 300 advisors telling her but because she has to appoint them as part of her duties as Governor, not Community Organizer-in-Chief.She may be the American Margaret... (North County Times)
25 Years Of Conventional Evaluation Of Data Analysis Proves Worthless In Practice Sep 5, 2008
7, 1998) The GeneticStorms project is a research effort aimed at using data analysis and data mining methods to investigate the Persian Gulf War Illness. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Illicit teen sex and vampires? Sep 5, 2008
(The movie is set during the Persian Gulf War, which heightens the culture clash. . (CNN -- Showbiz)
Cop Shop: Accounting students aid Thornbury probe Sep 4, 2008
He is also a 13-year Marine Corps veteran with combat experience in the Persian Gulf War. Monaghan, 37, is a Drexel Hill resident. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China Sep 1, 2008
That is close to its status before the U.S.-led war that toppled Saddam in 2003, but below its levels prior to the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahrastani said in July that he is confident Iraq will be able to double its production in the next five years. (CNN -- World)
