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Hidden Wounds Lead to Drugs - Part 3 Editor's Note from Brian Ross: In the third year of a joint project with the nonprofit Carnegie Corporation, six leading graduate school journalism students were again selected to spend the summer working with the ABC News investigative unit. This year's project involved an examination of whether, as happened in the wake of the Vietnam War, Iraqi war veterans were turning to drugs as a result of the trauma and pain of war. The U.S. military maintains the percentage of soldiers abusing drugs is extremely small and has not increased as a result of Iraq. The students' assignment was to get the unofficial side of the story from soldiers, young men of their own generation. Today's report is the third in a series of five reports.
Robert Lewis and Kate McCarthy ABC News November 30, 2007
Tale of Three Medics - Part Two
Kate McCarthy and Robert Lewis ABC News November 30, 2007
In the third year of a joint project with the nonprofit Carnegie Corporation, six leading graduate school journalism students were again selected to spend the summer working with the ABC News investigative unit. This year's project involved an examination of whether, as happened in the wake of the Vietnam War, Iraqi war veterans were turning to drugs as a result of the trauma and pain of war. The U.S. military maintains the percentage of soldiers abusing drugs is extremely small and has not increased as a result of Iraq. The students' assignment was to get the unofficial side of the story from soldiers, young men of their own generation. Today's report is the second in a series of five reports.
Editorial Column - The Algebra of Occupation
Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy in Focus November 30, 2007
In 1991, it took four days of ground combat for the United States to crush Saddam Hussein’s army in the Gulf War. U.S. losses were 148 dead and 647 wounded. After more than five years of war in Iraq, U.S. losses are approaching 4,000, with over 50,000 wounded; 2007 is already the deadliest year of the war for the United States.
Editorial Column - Have They No Shame?
Amy Goodman Truthdig November 30, 2007
Every Saturday, the president of the United States gives a radio address to the nation. It is followed by the Democratic response, usually given by a senator or representative. This past Saturday the Democrats chose retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez to give their response, the same general accused in at least three lawsuits in the U.S. and Europe of authorizing torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners in Iraq. This, combined with the Democrats’ endorsement of Attorney General Michael Mukasey despite his unwillingness to label waterboarding as torture, indicates that the Democrats are increasingly aligned with President Bush’s torture policies.
Letter to the Editor - Veterans Closer to Home Need to Know Folks Care Closer to home than Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., is the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, where many veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are recovering from their wounds. Florida Veterans for Common Sense has undertaken the pleasurable job of encouraging people to send cards to them through one of our members.
Julian Koss Miami Herald Tribune November 30, 2007
Injured Contractors Sometimes Caught in Legal Wrangling for Disability Compensation
Mrinalini Reddy Medill Reports November 30, 2007
For some injured workers returning from Iraq, seeking disability compensation through insurance companies is a battle they did not anticipate.
Letter to the Editor - Weix is Wrong About PTSD in Returning Veterans
Martha Galep The Dunn County News November 30, 2007
If a doctor diagnoses PTSD, then the soldier is entitled to medical care and benefits, similar to a physical injury sustained in combat. This translates into a lot of money.
PTSD Clinic for Female Veterans
WKRC November 30, 2007
More women are part of the U.S. military and seeing combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some return with the same psychological problems their male counterparts faced for years, post traumatic stress disorder.
Editorial Column - VA is Broken
Jim "Gunner" Doran VA Watchdog November 29, 2007
We have been complacent in our attitudes towards the government and apathetic in our attitudes towards the war. If we want POTUS, the Congress, and VA to do their jobs, it’s up to us to do our job. We have the ultimate oversight responsibility, let’s exercise it.
Broken Army - One in Five Recruits Need Waivers to Enlist
Bryan Bender Boston Globe November 29, 2007
Pentagon statistics show the Army met its recruiting goal by accepting a higher percentage of enlistees with criminal records, drug or alcohol problems, or health conditions that would have ordinarily disqualified them from service.
American-Backed Death Squads Roam Freely Across Iraq
Hala Jaber The Sunday Times November 29, 2007
US-backed Sunni militias have spread eastwards from Anbar across Baghdad. They already number 77,000, known collectively as “concerned local citizens”. This is more than the Shi’ite Mahdi Army and nearly half the number in the Iraqi army.
Editorial Column - 120 U.S. Veterans Commit Suicide Each Week
Penny Coleman Alternet November 29, 2007
The military refuses to come clean, insisting the high rates are due to "personal problems," not experience in combat.
Editorial - Army's Bonus Bungle - Make the Army Contact All Veterans
Newsday Editorial Board Newsday November 29, 2007
The U.S. Army has failed in its duty to wounded soldiers in hundreds of cases, literally adding insult to injury. It must move faster to contact veterans seriously wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and reassure them that, contrary to notifications many have received, they do not have to repay part of their enlistment bonuses because they didn't complete their tours of duty.
Letter to the Editor - VA Waging War Against Veterans
Irving Edelstein South Florida Sun-Sentinel November 29, 2007
When a soldier loses a limb as a result of a roadside bomb, one such case was reported as having been classified by the Department of Veterans Affairs as "not" service-connected, thereby minimizing his sacrifice and disability benefit.
White House Blocks Senator Webb's GI Bill Education Benefits for Veterans In short, the government's approach is not to benefit veterans, but to make the benefits of service seem attractive to soldiers when they enlist, while extracting as little money as possible from the federal Treasury. Today's GI Bill is not so much a ticket to college but a recruiting tool that can be used to persuade skeptical young people to join the military.
Aaron Glantz The Nation November 29, 2007
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