Our Volunteer Army: Two Wars and Counting
A draft doesn’t prevent war, says Murray Polner
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Thursday: 4 Iraqis, 1 Egyptian Killed; 5 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and five more wounded. Also, a man believed to be Egyptian was also killed. These attacks all occurred in Mosul. Two attacks on U.S. targets also took place, but no casualties were reported in those.
Army Underreporting Suicides, Says GI Advocacy Group
According to a soldiers’ advocacy group at Fort Hood, the U.S. base where an army psychiatrist has been charged with killing 13 people and wounding 30 in a Nov. 5 rampage, the official suicide figures provided by the Army are “definitely” too low. Chuck Luther served 12 years in the military and is a veteran … Continue reading “Army Underreporting Suicides, Says GI Advocacy Group”
Bad Apples
The Independent posted a Nov. 15 story regarding allegations of sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers. The Ministry of Defense is investigating 33 new torture cases. Human rights groups caution that the British army may face hundreds of claims of sexual and physical abuse. The Independent outlined details more sordid than … Continue reading “Bad Apples”
Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan
U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for her 11-month-old son while she is overseas. Hutchinson, of Oakland, California, is currently being confined … Continue reading “Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan”
Drone Race to a Known Future
For drone freaks (and these days Washington seems full of them), here’s the good news: Drones are hot! Not long ago – 2006 to be exact – the Air Force could barely get a few armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the air at once; now, the number is 38; by 2011, it will reputedly … Continue reading “Drone Race to a Known Future”
After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead
Aaron Glantz on the dead not included in the official count
Pentagon Instructs Officials to Cancel Contracts with ACORN
except, says Jeremy Scahill, there aren’t any
General Treachery
What is this, a coup? asks Jeff Huber
Is Adulation of the Military Really Patriotic?
A recent article in the New York Times reported that the military has become frustrated with President Barack Obama because he hasn’t quickly decided to risk more of their lives in an Afghan war that is likely to be unwinnable. In a post-World War II world that has featured a non-traditional militarized foreign policy of … Continue reading “Is Adulation of the Military Really Patriotic?”