UK: The blame for the Iraq war lies with our supine cabinet:

Why did our ministers not question the attorney general's legal advice?
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1427023,00.html


From Information Clearing House

Thousands of soldiers return home with emotional wounds...

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050228/NEWS11/502280323/1208
http://tinyurl.com/4zl8w


From Information Clearing House

http://mparent7777.blog-city.com/read/1095488.htm


Informant: BETH

The Army Times reports "Some U.S. troops in Iraq are taking antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil, as well as mild sleeping aids, to help them cope with the stresses of long separations and combat duty, according to a top military psychiatrist and treating doctors." What are the long-term consequences of providing drugs to soldiers during combat? Will there be later increase in suicides or post-traumatic stress disorder when the soldiers stop the drugs? Also, are soldiers screened for drug use and drug abuse during re-deployment exams?

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2894

A group of Duke University physicians says it will no longer treat military veterans referred by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center because the VA won't pay enough.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2898

Here is another stong piece of evidence indicating President George Bush's unilateral war against Iraq causes serious problems within the Military. In a clear sign the Marines are in trouble from Bush's foreign policy misadventures, the number of suicides among our front line soldiers is rising. Unfortunately, mental health assistance for war veterans is not yet a priority for the Departments of Defense or Veterans Affairs.

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?Page=Article&ID=2893