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Another year, another $300 billion
Boston Globe by Linda Bilmes 03/16/08 The sixth year of the Iraq war begins this week. The war is now the second-longest in US history — longer than any except Vietnam. So far, 1.6 million US troops... ...
Army: Psychiatrists Needed on Warfronts
The Associated Press reports: "US troops on the battlefield found it harder to get the mental health care they needed last year, when violence rose in Afghanistan and new tactics pushed soldiers in Iraq... ...
Bush Administration Argues Veterans Not Entitled to Mental Health Care
Bob Egelko, The San Francisco Chronicle: "Veterans have no legal right to specific types of medical care, the Bush administration argues in a lawsuit accusing the government of illegally denying mental... ...
John Cory: By the Numbers
John Cory writes for Truthout, "Nine hundred thirty-five false statements (lies) moved this nation into a war that has resulted in 3,391 deaths so far.... There have been 30,000 troops wounded in action;... ...
Iraq: what happened, why and what do we do now?
LewRockwell.Com by Karen Kwiatkowski 10/16/07 So far, we have spent, according to the National Priorities Project, about $460 billion on fighting in Iraq. That’s just the direct cost. We’ve racked up... ...
Former Marine Claims Illness From Mystery Vaccine
Military Source Believes Experimental Shots May Have Been Given http://www.wlwt.com/news/1 3271378/detail.html http://portland.indymedia .org/en/2007/05/359069.sht ml Informant: Cal -------- Former Marine... ...
Repeat Deployments Lead to Long-Term Mental Disorders
With troops facing extended combat tours without relief that are unprecedented in US history, experts say even the expanded health care proposed by the Army will not prevent significant numbers of soldiers... ...
Troops' One-Month Breaks Blocked
US commanders in Iraq are rejecting a recommendation by Army mental health experts that troops receive a one-month break for every three months in a combat zone, despite unprecedented levels of continuous... ...
Finding Therapists Proves Hard for Troops
Soldiers returning from war are finding it more difficult to get mental health treatment because military insurance is cutting payments to therapists, on top of already low reimbursement rates and a tangle... ...
Stress on Troops Adds to US Hurdles in Iraq
The detailed mental health survey of troops in Iraq released by the Pentagon on Friday highlights a growing worry for the United States as it struggles to bring order to Baghdad: the high level of combat... ...