Jeffrey Lucey, a Marine veteran of the Iraq war, committed suicide on June 22. He was 23. Horrific memories of Iraq being the possible reason for his suicide...

http://www.countercurrents.org/iraq-udell011004.htm


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Professionals in the State Department, the intelligence community and the military are trying to get word to the American public that the United States is losing control of the situation.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/5009661.html


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Iraq war veterans face long-lasting mental health issues, official says:

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi said Tuesday that the violent guerrilla tactics used by insurgents in Iraq will take a considerable toll on the mental health of troops, resulting in a lifetime of disability payments for many of those who return from war.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/9783554.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
http://snipurl.com/9h8x


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The national press should be covering the views of our veterans' families. Veterans for Common Sense posted several articles where the families of our service members killed in the Iraq War express outrage and concern about the climbing casualty counts. The article below reports that "Relatives of a Minnesota Marine who was killed in Iraq lashed out Wednesday against the war and the Bush administration's conduct in waging it."

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2129

Three years ago, the United States was both feared and respected: feared because of its military supremacy, respected because of its traditional commitment to democracy and the rule of law. Since then, Iraq has demonstrated the limits of American military power, and has tied up much of that power in a grinding guerrilla war. This has emboldened regimes that pose a real threat. Three years ago, would North Korea have felt so free to trumpet its conversion of fuel rods into bombs?

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2118

Thought-provoking documentary about the way the media is covering the war in Iraq, concentrating on the work done by the Arab network...

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/video1001.htm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1315844,00.html


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"I think a lot of the violence in Iraq now is directly attributable to the fact that U.S. forces are there, and there is no clear concept at any early stage of when they will be withdrawn."

http://www.kuna.net.kw/English/Story.asp?DSNO=668175


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