National Security Articles & News

 

National SecurityVeterans for Common Sense posts articles, news and other related items about the causes, conduct, and consequences of our foreign policy on our military.   This includes the use of our military as well as training, equipment, and medical care for our service members.  Articles focus on activities of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DoS).



32 Accidental Overdoses Alarm Military Officials
Written by Andrew Tilghman and Brendan McGarry   
Monday, 07 June 2010 09:48
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June 6, 2010 (Airforce Times) - Prescription drug cocktails have lead to at least 32 accidental overdoses among Marines and soldiers since 2007, bringing military medical practices for treating physical and psychiatric problems under scrutiny.

 
KBR Employee Says She Was Raped and Beaten By Fellow KBR Employee in Iraq
Written by Mark Schone   
Monday, 07 June 2010 09:37
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June 4, 2010 (ABC News) -  Another female ex-employee of KBR has come forward to claim that she was raped while working for the military contracting company in Iraq. Former Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones testifies in Congress.

 
VCS Book Review: Reading a Book to Understand War is the Least We Can Do for Our Brave Service Members
Written by Hilary Dockray   
Friday, 04 June 2010 13:50
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Book Review, of They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq, written by Kelly Kennedy

June 4, 2010 - When I began my university internship at Veterans for Common Sense, I was basically ignorant about veterans’ issues, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and pretty much anything else related to the U.S. military.  I know a couple of service members, and that was as far as my knowledge went.

 
Worry About Dispersant Rises as Men in Work Crew Complain of Health Problems
Written by Leslie Kaufman and Elisabeth Rosenthal   
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 09:22
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May 27, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana (The New York Times) - Concerns about the chemical dispersant being used to fight the gulf oil spill are suddenly spiking along the coast here, with workers fretting over exposure and health officials investigating a tiny cluster of complaints.

 
Drugged to Death - Our Iraq and Afghanistan War Soldiers Given Multiple Drugs
Written by Andrew Tilghman and Brendan McGarry   
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 14:30
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Accidental Overdoses From Rx Cocktails Alarm Military Officials

May 31, 2010 (Army Times) - At least 32 soldiers and Marines assigned to their services’ most-supervised medical units for wounded troops have died of accidental prescription drug overdoses since 2007.

 
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