Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Lethal Warriors
Not a good report, but with the stress levels of multiple tours and possibly in two theaters, longer tours for much of the time our soldiers have been in both theaters, stress of conflict, family, experiences and much more, this does not surprise! Nor will it when it doesn't get the coverage it should among our talking heads and politicians, let alone a country that has pretty much forgotten both occupations.
Army: Soldiers in slayings faced intense combat
We've been hearing about a number of incidents, that is by 'we' those who use multiple mostly online sources and either accidentally find them or use the right search words. The MSM is virtually silent except when one or two who get it are brave enough to fight to get the reports aired!!
Soldiers returning need not only more down time, between deployments, they should be serving one if any at all. They need time between deployments! They need the help they seek! They need to be understood when seeking that help!
The Military, and Veterans Administration, need the money, something always short of from this country as it finds nothing wrong with extremely bloated defense budgets, for the care of those who serve, not for outdated or not needed Military Procurements of Ordinance, Weapons or Systems to deliver same!!
And we Need to end both these conflicts soon, Real Soon!!!!
Army: Soldiers in slayings faced intense combat
Soldiers from a Colorado unit accused in nearly a dozen slayings since returning home - including a couple gunned down as they put up a garage sale sign - could be showing hostility fueled by intense combat in Iraq, where the troops suffered heavy losses and told of witnessing war crimes, the military said Wednesday.
In what was billed as its most comprehensive study to date of violent crimes and combat exposure, the Army looked at soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division - nicknamed the Lethal Warriors - who were accused in a spate of five killings around Colorado Springs, home to Fort Carson, in 2007 and 2008.
Six other slayings involving unit soldiers occurred in Colorado and other states since 2005
We've been hearing about a number of incidents, that is by 'we' those who use multiple mostly online sources and either accidentally find them or use the right search words. The MSM is virtually silent except when one or two who get it are brave enough to fight to get the reports aired!!
Army investigators compared the Fort Carson unit of about 3,700 soldiers with a similarly sized unit and found it suffered more combat deaths in Iraq and was deployed there longer.
"This deployment experienced higher levels of combat intensity," the report said, adding that the soldiers also faced "significant disruptions in family-social support."
Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, the Army's surgeon general, said Wednesday the unit's crime cluster appeared to be unique among Army bases and that its combat exposure and length of deployments are just two factor officials are looking at.
"We're starting to look into the deployments and ... how it's related with attitudes and behavior," Schoomaker said.......Rest Here
Soldiers returning need not only more down time, between deployments, they should be serving one if any at all. They need time between deployments! They need the help they seek! They need to be understood when seeking that help!
The Military, and Veterans Administration, need the money, something always short of from this country as it finds nothing wrong with extremely bloated defense budgets, for the care of those who serve, not for outdated or not needed Military Procurements of Ordinance, Weapons or Systems to deliver same!!
And we Need to end both these conflicts soon, Real Soon!!!!
Labels: Afghanistan, Army Study, Army Surgeon General, Combat Stress, Fort Carson, Iraq, Killings after Return from Wars, Lethal Warriors, Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, PTSD, violence
The Cambodia Tribunals
Torture and Death Recounted at Cambodian Trial, Produced by Vijai Singh, Mariko Takayasu
The start of U.N.-backed trials of leading members of the Khmer Rouge in February has allowed victims to expose Cambodia's mostly silent past and educate those too young to remember the killing fields.
Related Article: Tales of Torture and Death Fill Court in Cambodia
The start of U.N.-backed trials of leading members of the Khmer Rouge in February has allowed victims to expose Cambodia's mostly silent past and educate those too young to remember the killing fields.
Related Article: Tales of Torture and Death Fill Court in Cambodia
“Where were you tortured and when?”
For the past two weeks, judges and lawyers in the trial of a Khmer Rouge prison chief have probed for details about the suffering of victims of a regime that caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people between 1975 and 1979.
As personal stories of terror and brutality fill the courtroom for the first time, even the defendant, Kaing Guek Eav, or Duch, has at times dropped his hard mask and broken down in tears.
The remains of a Khmer Rouge killing field, outside of Phnom Penh. At one prison, at least 14,000 people were tortured and sent to their deaths..........Rest Here
Labels: Cambodia, Cambodia Tribunals, Cambodian Trials, Duch, Inhumane Treatment, Kaing Guek Eav, Khmer Rouge, Mass Death, Phnom Penh, Terror, The Killing Fields, Torture, United Nations
Mississippi: Drinking Water?
This video report was on ABC World News last night, 07.14.09, this is America Today!!
High and Dry {gives video that's below}
This is America, our America, our Wealthy? America, our Inclusive Flag Waving? Patriotic? Tolerant? America, Today!!!
Not in the far past but Today, the 21st Century, this is how some of our citizens are living while the Wealthy Get Extremely Wealthy, way beyond their needs, on us the People, and We Accept That!!
Infrastructure!!
This is 'Infrastructure' that has Never been taken care of while giving businesses and corporations Huge Breaks to just move into communities having many abandon them some years later and moving overseas or to another location for more breaks! Not to mention the monies given to campaigns of the peoples representatives, millions, and some taking kickbacks, and people can't live in a modern world in these the United States!!!
High and Dry {gives video that's below}
A Mississippi community is struggling to get running water.
This is America, our America, our Wealthy? America, our Inclusive Flag Waving? Patriotic? Tolerant? America, Today!!!
Not in the far past but Today, the 21st Century, this is how some of our citizens are living while the Wealthy Get Extremely Wealthy, way beyond their needs, on us the People, and We Accept That!!
Infrastructure!!
This is 'Infrastructure' that has Never been taken care of while giving businesses and corporations Huge Breaks to just move into communities having many abandon them some years later and moving overseas or to another location for more breaks! Not to mention the monies given to campaigns of the peoples representatives, millions, and some taking kickbacks, and people can't live in a modern world in these the United States!!!
Labels: America, Democratic Representation, drinking water, Inhumane Treatment, Living Conditions, mississippi, Poor, representation, Wealthy
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
ceney/bush Quit al Qaeda Hunt
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And now Liz Cheney has been coming out trying to explain this potential illegal issue and misuse of executive power. Now that she opened her mouth, prior to today, about this issue, It Would Behoove Us To Add Her Name To Any Investigation!
What did daddy's little girl know, she was trying to explain it yesterday, especially not being an employee of nor attached to the CIA, and when did she know it, and if she knows enough to be the spokesperson for this then why does she know Anything while our Representatives don't and it took a few months later before the new Director of the CIA found out, is she Now playing the dangerous coverup game and thus another possible witness to a possible crime against our Laws!!!!
Labels: bush, cheney, CIA, Congress, Congressional Oversite, Constitution, killing squads, Rule of Law
Look Back, Barack!
A video plea for President Obama and Attorney General Holder, asking them to hold Bush Administration officials accountable for torture and other heinous crimes. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of non-violent prisoners in jail for drug offenses. Why do Bush, Cheney, and others get off without even a slap on the wrist?
Labels: Accountability, barack, bush, cheney, Hurricane Katrina, Investigations, Obama, Prosecution, Torture
Monday, July 13, 2009
"For Those Who Would Judge Me"
This is Where We Take Our Stand, the series that tells the riveting and timely story of the hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who testified at last year's Winter Soldier investigation, has now begun. We hope to reach thousands, even millions worldwide as the six episodes are released throughout the summer:
Episode One
You are now watching: Episode One: For Those Who Would Judge Me
Episode Two: Rules of Engagement will launch July 27, 2009.
Episode Three: Why We Fight will launch August 10, 2009.
Episode Four: Broken Soldier will launch August 24, 2009.
Episode Five: This is Not Human Nature will launch September 7, 2009.
Episode Six: No Longer a Monster will launch September 20, 2009.
You are now watching: Episode One: For Those Who Would Judge Me
March 13, 2008: As hundreds of veterans and over a thousand supporters gather just outside Washington, DC for three days of testimony, the pressure is high and questions intense. How is the testimony verified? What will people think of veterans and soldiers for being here? What good will this do? Without hesitation Geoff Millard (US Army National Guard), Steve Mortillo (US Army), and Adam Kokesh (US Marine Corps) respond to “those who would judge me” with a clear purpose and their chilling stories.
Episode Two: Rules of Engagement will launch July 27, 2009.
Episode Three: Why We Fight will launch August 10, 2009.
Episode Four: Broken Soldier will launch August 24, 2009.
Episode Five: This is Not Human Nature will launch September 7, 2009.
Episode Six: No Longer a Monster will launch September 20, 2009.
Labels: Afghanistan, Displaced Films, Iraq, IVAW, Where I Stand, Winter Soldier, Winter Soldier II
Where is HE Now?
Does Obama have a back room deal in place to protect George W. Bush from criminal prosecution? If not, why is Bush flaunting his escape from justice so brazenly? This shocking montage contrasts gushing footage from CNN about the life of luxury Bush has mapped out for himself, with the trail of bodies he leaves in his wake.
Labels: Accountability, Atrocities, bush, Crimes Against Humanity, Justice, Torture, war crimes, war criminal
July 14, 1958 in Iraq-CIA-U.S.
A group of Iraqi army officers staged a coup in Iraq and overthrew the monarchy of King Faisal II (who had ascended to the throne at age four). The new government, led by Abdul Karim el Qasim, was ousted in 1963 by a coup helped by the CIA and led by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party—later dominated by Saddam Hussein.
Saddam Hussein: whom we knew as a brutal street thug, connected to the right family, U.S. ideology of the time, and more importantly, for him, connected to the right people in the U.S. and CIA!
And how does a certain, important even then, Iraqi resource play into this coup:
And in those days in the history of the World it was cold, as in cold war mentality.
And the CIA, with one Saddam Hussein on the payroll, took it from there:
And as they say, "The rest is History!", or some would now say, "The history that was is our present!".
Saddam Hussein: whom we knew as a brutal street thug, connected to the right family, U.S. ideology of the time, and more importantly, for him, connected to the right people in the U.S. and CIA!
1958: Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East
A group of Iraqi army officers have staged a coup in Iraq and overthrown the monarchy.
Baghdad Radio announced the Army has liberated the Iraqi people from domination by a corrupt group put in power by "imperialism".
From now on Iraq would be a republic that would "maintain ties with other Arab countries". It said some 12,000 Iraqi troops based in neighboring Jordan have been ordered to return................
And how does a certain, important even then, Iraqi resource play into this coup:
While Iraqis are celebrating on the streets of Baghdad, the news is a cause for concern for western powers worried about their oil interests and instability in the region.
And in those days in the history of the World it was cold, as in cold war mentality.
Officials in Washington fear the Iraqi coup will mean the end of the Baghdad Pact whose members include Turkey, Persia and Pakistan. It was intended to stem the influence of the Soviet Union in the region.
There are fears the Iraq coup will have a domino effect and that the pro-Western oil regimes of Kuwait, Bahrain and the Trucial States may fall to Arab nationalists.
And the CIA, with one Saddam Hussein on the payroll, took it from there:
Iraq's coup leader and prime minister, Abdul Karim el Qasim, was ousted and killed in 1963 in a coup led by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
And as they say, "The rest is History!", or some would now say, "The history that was is our present!".
Labels: Abdul Karim el Qasim, Arab Nationalist, Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, CIA, coup, Iraq, King Faisal II, Oil, saddam hussein
