Expose: Mentally Unfit, Forced To Fight

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Mentally Unfit, Forced To Fight
May 14, 2006
By LISA CHEDEKEL And MATTHEW KAUFFMAN, The Hartford Courant

The U.S. military is sending troops with serious psychological problems into Iraq and is keeping soldiers in combat even after superiors have been alerted to suicide warnings and other signs of mental illness, a Courant investigation has found.

Despite a congressional order that the military assess the mental health of all deploying troops, fewer than 1 in 300 service members see a mental health professional before shipping out.


Once at war, some unstable troops are kept on the front lines while on potent antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, with little or no counseling or medical monitoring.

And some troops who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq are being sent back to the war zone, increasing the risk to their mental health.

More at:
http://www.courant.com/news/specials/hc-mental1a.artmay14,0,6150281.story?page=1

[Karenina]

1. This is yet another indication

of how FUCKED UP Amerikkka's contrived "military conflicts" are. NO ONE currently bound to the *MIC is fighting for ANYTHING other than the "right" of a global elite to suck the life out of homo sapiens (among others) and the ability of Mother Earth to sustain our presence on her surface. PUNKT.

[AndyTiedye]

2. Global Elite, My Ass. They're Just a Bunch of Texas Bandits

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Right ! Hell, where is the old "60 Minutes" when we really need them !

[Karenina]

4. No, not just *Texas bandits...

Capital knows no national boundaries.