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Soldiers in Colorado Slayings Tell of Iraq Horrors
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war, crime, ptsd, army, iraq, civilians, murder )

NotSilent
- 104 days ago - news.yahoo.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Soldiers ...accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter after returning to civilian life described a breakdown in discipline during their Iraq deployment in which troops murdered civilians......
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Army: Suicide Rate Among Soldiers Continues on Record Pace
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, military, usa, troops, Army, suicides )

Dee
- 149 days ago - edition.cnn.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers jumped in May -- continuing a four-month upward trend and on a record pace for a second straight year, according to Army statistics released Thursday.
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"War Is a Racket"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: United States Armed Forces, US MILITARY, marines, coast guard, Navy, Army, National Guard, Air Force, Big Business, Banking Crime, banking corruption, banking system, government, freedoms, Bill of Rights, war, usa, propaganda, abuse of power )

Gregory
- 174 days ago - brasschecktv.com
After it dawned on him, U.S. Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, wrote a book called "War is a Racket" which I can virtually guarantee you never heard about in school.
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Suicide Hot Line Got Calls From 22,000 Veterans
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: army, navy, air force, marinesm coast guard, national guard, suicide, troops, us, war, military, help, va, veterans, ptsd )

NotSilent
- 467 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The VA estimates that every year 6,500 veterans take their own lives. ...... of the 18 veterans who commit suicide each day, four to five of them are under VA care, and 12,000 veterans under VA care are attempting suicide each year.
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US Troops at Risk Because Halliburton Did Not Make Water Safe GET TESTED IF YOU WERE OVER THERE!   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: kbr, halliburton, war profiteers, crime, army, navy, air force, marines, cover-up, dishonesty, abuse, lies, iran, iraq, military, corruption, politics, troops )

Ratty
- 713 days ago - video.google.com
They (Halliburton) did not purify the water for our troops in almost all the treatment facilities they were paid for. TROOPS--GET TESTED, GO TO http://iraqforsale.org/gettested.php Tell everyone about this!
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Now I Get It! Opportunities for Criminals Are Not Limited to The White House!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: army, recruits, criminal, waiver, volunteer, record, victims, pentagon, war )

Sam
- 733 days ago - news.yahoo.com
So we're sending our criminals to fight our wars. No wonder no one is shedding any tears for our fallen soldiers. About 30% of our recruits must get a waiver, according to Pentagon statistics, & about 2/3 of those approved have been for criminal behavior.
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U.S. Weapons, Given to Iraqis, Move to Turkey
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, military, army, weapons. iraq, turkey, crime )

WHITE WOL
- 801 days ago - nytimes.com
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Weapons that were originally given to Iraqi security forces by the American military have been recovered over the past year by the authorities in Turkey after being used in violent crimes in that country, Pentagon officials said Wedn
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USA TODAY; Army Suicide Rate at 26-Year High
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, army, suicide )

Valerie
- 814 days ago - usatoday.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ninety-nine U.S. soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years of record-keeping.
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The PERFECT Example of Why IMMEDIATE Troop Withdarawl Is Necessary.   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: teach hatred abuse children joke sick tr, usa, army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard, national guard, war, terrorism, pentagon, military, middle-east, media, iraq, ethics, crime )

Ratty
- 818 days ago - youtube.com
Yes, I KNOW not every one of our troops are like this, but look at how much just these troops make people hate us.
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Army's 'Debt Of Service'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Army, government, troops )

Jakki
- 836 days ago - wcbstv.com
(CBS) NEW YORK Servicemen and women who made huge sacrifices fighting in the war and now paying yet another price, even after coming home.
18 comments
Banned By Army: Folk Singer Joan Baez Can't Sing to Wounded Soldiers
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: army, troops, ant-war, antiwar activist )

Madalena
- 918 days ago - democracynow.org
The Army has denied legendary folk singer and antiwar activist Joan Baez permission to sing at a concert for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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The Army Is Ordering Injured Troops to Go to Iraq
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: wounded troops, Army, iraq, war )

Barry
- 971 days ago - salon.com
At Fort Benning, soldiers who were classified as medically unfit to fight are now being sent to war.
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