The pentagon is imprisoning and torturing U.S. Soldiers until the give up their pension and their right to costly medical treatment

All is fair in love and war.

sad thing its true about soldiers being denied covrage, it happened to one of my friends they "lost" his paper work and it was like he was never in the army or did a tour in iraq

People need to rise up and give the government a lesson. a lesson that the people gave them the power they relish in and abuse for their benifit and to the benefit of corparations.

Lets bring all of those kids home and send Obama and his entire Washington menagerie including all residents of the Federal Reserve Bank, Goldman Sachs, All CEO's making 200,000 and above so that all of them may join the patriotic movement to do their part for world peace. Since the beginning of wars the young and teenagers have been dieing for their leaders not their country, let it be known its time for the leaders to move up the the front lines and prove their guts and desire for war or peace, an economy or unimaginable 12 to 15 digit debt. Its time to make the leaders to move up or get out of the way and let the people get back to winning the peace while the parasites start sweating for a change. The people built Washington so the People own Washington and may soon demand it be returned to the people. I forgot to mention that all of the local and state politicians shall be included in the call to duty on the front lines. All politicians have a special debt to pay to society since they are also guilty of living beyond their means. The common citizen has been bleeding and suffering for far too long now. Politicians are leaders but its time to give up those plush chairs for an army cot.

Prescription drug use is out of control in today's army. the Pentagon has increasingly relied on prescription drugs to keep its warriors on the front lines. In recent years, the number of military prescriptions for antidepressants, sleeping pills, and painkillers has risen as soldiers come home with battered bodies and troubled minds. And many of those service members are then sent back to war theaters in distant lands with bottles of medication to fortify them.

According to data from a U. S. Army mental-health survey released last year, about 12 percent of soldiers in Iraq and 15 percent of those in Afghanistan reported taking antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, or sleeping pills. Prescriptions for painkillers have also skyrocketed. Data from the Department of Defense last fall showed that as of September 2007, prescriptions for narcotics for active-duty troops had risen to almost 50,000 a month, compared with about 33,000 a month in October 2003, not long after the Iraq war began.

I have heard of SGT Luther and his Disposable Warrior movement. A Chapter 5-13 PD discharge is a serious accusation but it doesn't necessary mean denial of VA benefits. The V.A is a mess right now, no denying that and many cases of PTSD are being misdiagnosed and benefits are being delayed to inaccurate incident reports. The length of time of the claim investigation can take far to long, leaving wounded veterans lacking the proper medical care or financial benefits. The imprisoning and torturing aspect of his story rings false, at most SGT Luther was detained to his quarters while an investigation taken underway to determine the validity of his statement because his account of the events differed from the official incident report. The V.A is trying to change and adapt its policy concerning PTSD but for active service members it is still a taboo that will stain your record. So many soldiers suffer with mental stress rather then seek treatment. Their is an atmosphere of paranoia concerning PTSD, it's so bad that I don't even talk to my company Chaplin but instead communicate with my hometown parish priest for fear of being labeled with a 5-13PD charge. The poor level of care of returning wounded veterans has more to do with an insufficient V.A then a calculated program by the government to rob veterans of their benefits. Personally, I have no complaints against the V.A, MMP or the AMAP. All my heath issues have been taken care of in a speedy and professional basis and even had the pleasure of a bit of plastic surgery to reduce the scarring on my fore head and left side of my face as a result of a rock shower from an IED that tore up my pretty little face a bit. PTSD and suicides among returning Veterans are extremely disturbing and the V.A needs to be more active in providing the proper mental health care.

really this story doesnt seem rediculous?

There is a starting place to return to the rule of law and justice.. Firstly, the Real News Network has an article about the ten most corrupt men in the world/Washington? All of them are associated with the Fedferal Reserve Bank and Goldman Sachs and are the Buddies, advisors and owners of Obama and everyone on down to the lowly congressmen. Now there is one other step in the line to the real bosses, Who and what organizations own Goldman Sachs and the Federal Reserve? There is always a bigger boss and they are the shadow leaders and not visible but they control the entire world and the life and death of each person alive. They are the power of God, they are the evil God of man. They are also flesh and blood Crime bosses. Find these silent parasites and shoot them on sight and peace can return to the world.

US healthcare at every level is a national disgrace compared to what other countries have managed with far less dollars per capita.

We need to end this opressive establishment thats ruled by dollars and cents, but the question is how? I don't think any of us want it to turn into the civil war bailey78 mentioned, but unfortunately it does seem that something may be brewing. Hopefully more of an awakening of our generation that forces us to open our eyes to government atrocities.

If we ever do manage to overthrow this horrible government system I imagine something along the lines of the Nuremberg trials will be necessary.

this is going to breed a whole new type of HOME GROWN terrorist. One that is well adept to the ways of the Goverment war machine. I see a real bloody civil war in the next few years. Nothing like turning your own againest you to save a buck.

Our worthless government is too busy regulating pot and writing DUI laws to imprison more citizens to be bothered with protecting the men and women they use to fight their wars. This is outrageous and why the hell hasn't the Obama government addressed this?

I've been suggesting a coup since day one. How can we as american citizens allow this to happen to the people who fight to defend what freedom we have left.