Monthly Archives: December 2009

Tracking the Sound of Revolution

By Dahr Jamail | T r u t h o u t | Published: December 30, 2009

Review The band Junkyard Empire does not differentiate among music, message and life. Political Affairs magazine said, “A jazz version of Rage Against the Machine, Minnesota-based Junkyard Empire blends jazz instrumentals, hip hop, and socially conscious lyrics to create a fresh sound … this new Midwestern band has something to say.” The title track of [...]

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Veterans Group Calls on Soldiers to Refuse Deployment Orders

By Dahr Jamail | T r u t h o u t | Published: December 14, 2009

In response to President Barack Obama’s announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan, the organization March Forward!, comprising both veterans and active-duty members of the US military, has called on all soldiers to refuse their orders to deploy. “March Forward! calls on all service members to refuse orders [...]

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Soldiers Forced to Go AWOL for PTSD Care

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: December 11, 2009

With a military health care system over-stretched by two ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, more soldiers are deciding to go absent without leave (AWOL) in order to find treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eric Jasinski enlisted in the military in 2005, and deployed to Iraq in October 2006 as an intelligence analyst with [...]

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Whistleblower Psychiatrist Warns of Soldier on Soldier Violence

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: December 7, 2009

Kernan Manion, a psychiatrist who was hired last January to treat Marines returning from war who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other acute mental health problems borne from their deployments, fears more soldier-on-soldier violence without radical changes in the current soldier health care system. Working for a personnel-recruiting company which was contracted by [...]

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