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A Former Hawaii National Guardsman and a Wisconsin National Guard soldier, both veterans of the Iraq War, shot and killed their wives and children before turning the guns on themselves this past week.A Former Hawaii National Guardsman and a Wisconsin National Guard soldier, both... more
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Troubling new data has revealed that there are an average of 950 suicide attempts each month by veterans who are receiving some type of treatment from the Veterans Affairs Department.
Seven percent of the attempts are successful, and 11 percent of those who don’t succeed on the first attempt try again within nine months.
The numbers show about 18 veteran suicides a day, about five by veterans who are receiving VA care.Troubling new data has revealed that there are an average of 950 suicide attempts each... more
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After intensive pressure from the Obama administration, Pakistan launched a military offensive against Taliban militants in their country’s North West Frontier Province. As a result of Pakistan’s military campaign, hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless.After intensive pressure from the Obama administration, Pakistan launched a military... more
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Corruption and incompetence in Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government — particularly at the local level — have forced a growing number of people to seek the services of the Taliban. NATO says the Taliban run shadow governments in 33 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, are only too willing to help settle local disputes.Corruption and incompetence in Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government... more
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As the U.S. and its allies try to overcome logistical hurdles and rush some 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan in 2010, intelligence officials are warning that the Taliban-led insurgency is expanding and that "time is running out" for the U.S.-led coalition to prove that its strategy can succeed.As the U.S. and its allies try to overcome logistical hurdles and rush some 40,000... more
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This week, troops led by the United States were accused of dragging innocent children. The allegations of civilian deaths led to protests in Kabul and Jalalabad, with children as young as 10 chanting “Death to America” and demanding that foreign forces should leave Afghanistan at once. Protesters in Kabul chanted "Obama! Obama! Take your soldiers out of Afghanistan!" They wore blue headbands with the words: "Stop killing us!" In Jalalabad, protesters chanting “Death to Obama” set a US flag and an effigy of Obama on fire.This week, troops led by the United States were accused of dragging innocent children.... more
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The CIA base attacked by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan last week was at the heart of a covert program overseeing drone strikes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.The CIA base attacked by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan last week was at the heart of... more
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According to retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Americans should prepare to accept up to 500 hundred U.S. casualties each month in Afghanistan as a result of upcoming spring offensives against the Taliban.
McCaffrey should know. An adjunct professor of international affairs at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the retired general also sits on the board of directors for military industry companies such as McNeil Technologies and Dyncorp, which has a lucrative government contract to train the Afghan National Security Forces.According to retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Americans should prepare to accept up to... more
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According to a new study, the number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll in Afghanistan that year.According to a new study, the number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they... more
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