As troops return to the Middle East, the true cost of our decade at war is just beginning to be felt at home. Kumi Taguchi goes inside the PTSD healing process. http://www.abc.net.au/interactives/ptsd
Tag: war
Decorated Tasmanian World War I nurse shone a beacon for generations to follow
A WOMAN following in the steps of Florence Nightingale was the only Tasmanian nurse to die while serving in World War I. http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmania/decorated-tasmanian-world-war-i-nurse-shone-a-beacon-for-generations-to-follow/story-fnn32rbc-1227077933487
‘No such thing as surgical strike so civilian casualties in US anti-IS war inevitable’
Previous US efforts to reduce collateral damages are not working, and since there is no such thing as a precision strike or surgical strike, there are always going to be human victims, Derek Monroe, reporter for Foreign Policy in Focus, told RT. http://rt.com/op-edge/192504-us-isis-terrorism-war-intelligence/
Accused White House intruder is decorated Iraq war veteran
By Peter Cooney WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Texas man accused of breaking into the White House while armed with a knife is a U.S. military veteran who was decorated for his service in the Iraq war, the U.S. Army said on Sunday. Omar Gonzalez, 42, is expected to appear in court in Washington on Monday […]
Charlie Rangel Pushes For Draft, War Tax To Battle ISIS
WASHINGTON — Tough talk is cheap, and so are votes to go to war if lawmakers and most of their constituents don’t suffer any consequences, said Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) in an interview with The Huffington Post last week. Rangel called for a m… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/charlie-rangel-war-tax_n_5863964.html
Rand Paul: Police militarization, war on drugs is
Rand Paul lambasted the current state of police militarization Thursday, especially when it comes to the war on drugs. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/18/politics/rand-paul-militarization/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq?
The atrocious murder of David Haines puts the United Kingdom and in particular Prime Minister David Cameron front and center in the evolving battle against ISIS. It’s not as though he is short of work, with a referendum in Scotland this week and a problematic relationship with the European Union among current elections next year […]
Warning: War with ISIS will spook financial markets
Yahoo Finance spoke with Former OMB Director David Stockman and economist James Galbraith about how war with ISIS will affect the financial markets and the U.S. economy. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/warning-on-war-with-isis–it-will-spook-the-financial-markets-124017066.html