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    US army suicides puzzle top soldiers
    Birmingham Star
    Friday 16th July, 2010  


    CNN has reported that more US soldiers killed themselves last month than in recent Army history.

    Statistics from the US Army have revealed the grim trend, which saw 32 soldiers commiting suicide in June, the highest number in a single month since the Vietnam era.

    Twenty-one of them were on active duty, while 11 were in the National Guard or Army Reserve.

    Seven soldiers killed themselves while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Army officials have had to admit they are still unsure why troops are committing suicide at a record rate as trends have not been established from any one unit or station.

    Including the June numbers, 145 soldiers have killed themselves this year, more than half of the total number for all of 2009.

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    By Unregistered1, 07-16-10, 12:16 PM

    Top brass in the dark on US army suicides

    Top Brass considers soldiers as “Meat for the Grinders!", politicians see"Pawns to be sacraficed!", people see"Sons and Daughters!". Scary!
    By Syed Suhail Khalid, 07-16-10, 12:34 PM

    These soldiers are honourable.

    There are soldiers who don’t want to kill innocent civilians and rape women.But the US military top brass continue to force them to commit crimes against humanity.So suicide is the only option for these soldiers,and they use that option.So much for the democracy of USA!!
    By Pontotoc Bill, 07-16-10, 12:44 PM

    Syed Suhail Khalid;215436:
    There are soldiers who don’t want to kill innocent civilians and rape women.But the US military top brass continue to force them to commit crimes against humanity.So suicide is the only option for these soldiers,and they use that option.So much for the democracy of USA!!

    You are a LIAR, Syed Suhail Khalid!!!! The US military top officers do NOT force, order, or even condone the manure that you suggest. Try again, apologist for Islam and propagandist for al-Qa’ida.

    By SYED SUHAIL KHALID, 07-16-10, 04:26 PM

    Cut it out,Pontotac!

    You are a LIAR, Syed Suhail Khalid!!!! The US military top officers do NOT force, order, or even condone the manure that you suggest. Try again, apologist for Islam and propagandist for al-Qa’ida. Mind your language,Pontotac!Rape and murder of civilians is a weapon with immoral armies like that of USA.Your country’s army excels in this despicability.Need I remind you of your own country’s military women who have complained of rape.Need I remind you of the rape cases of Lt.Jennifer Dyer,Spc Suzanne Swift,Lance Cpl. Sally Griffiths,Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach,Jamie Leigh Jones etc.Read the article 'Rape in the US military' written in 'The Los Angeles Times’by Lucinda Marshall. Here is a news report to show that your legionnaires are up to no good in Iraq. (Please Note: Many of the photographs showing the rape of Iraqi women and the sodomization of Iraqi POW’s at the Abu Ghraib prison are now at USA pornographic websites pointing to the possibility of collusion between the depraved US soldiers in the pictures and US based Jewish pornographers. Many of these photographs were also freely disseminated to US occupation forces, perhaps to inflame their nefarious desires and to motivate them to strike out against the Iraqi populace in these perverse ways.) by Ernesto Cienfuegos La Voz de Aztlan Los Angeles, Alta California - May 2, 2004 - (ACN) The release, by CBS News, of the photographs showing the heinous sexual abuse and torture of Iraqi POW’s at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison has opened a Pandora’s box for the Bush regime. Apparently, the suspended US commander of the prison where the worst abuses took place, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, has refused to take the fall by herself and has implicated the CIA, Military Intelligence and private US government contractors in the torturing of POW’s and in the raping of Iraqi women detainees as well. Brigadier General Janis Karpinski said to the Washington Post that Military Intelligence, rather than the Military Police, dictated the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
    By Pontotoc Bill, 07-19-10, 02:50 PM

    SYED SUHAIL KHALID;215477:
    You are a LIAR, Syed Suhail Khalid!!!! The US military top officers do NOT force, order, or even condone the manure that you suggest. Try again, apologist for Islam and propagandist for al-Qa’ida. Mind your language,Pontotac!Rape and murder of civilians is a weapon with immoral armies like that of USA.Your country’s army excels in this despicability.Need I remind you of your own country’s military women who have complained of rape.Need I remind you of the rape cases of Lt.Jennifer Dyer,Spc Suzanne Swift,Lance Cpl. Sally Griffiths,Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach,Jamie Leigh Jones etc.Read the article 'Rape in the US military' written in 'The Los Angeles Times’by Lucinda Marshall.

    I will mind my language and use appropriate words. YOU ARE A LIAR, KHALID. Just because some nimwit, Anti-American “journalist” writes lies does not make it true. Islamist terrorists specialize in de-humanizing women, murdering children, murdering innocents, and virtually all other types of despicable deeds. But then I should not be surprised, they are only following the example of the demonic Muhammad.

    Quote:
    Here is a news report to show that your legionnaires are up to no good in Iraq. (Please Note: Many of the photographs showing the rape of Iraqi women and the sodomization of Iraqi POW’s at the Abu Ghraib prison are now at USA pornographic websites pointing to the possibility of collusion between the depraved US soldiers in the pictures and US based Jewish pornographers. Many of these photographs were also freely disseminated to US occupation forces, perhaps to inflame their nefarious desires and to motivate them to strike out against the Iraqi populace in these perverse ways.) by Ernesto Cienfuegos La Voz de Aztlan Los Angeles, Alta California - May 2, 2004 - (ACN) The release, by CBS News, of the photographs showing the heinous sexual abuse and torture of Iraqi POW’s at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison has opened a Pandora’s box for the Bush regime. Apparently, the suspended US commander of the prison where the worst abuses took place, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, has refused to take the fall by herself and has implicated the CIA, Military Intelligence and private US government contractors in the torturing of POW’s and in the raping of Iraqi women detainees as well. Brigadier General Janis Karpinski said to the Washington Post that Military Intelligence, rather than the Military Police, dictated the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

    Considering that “writer” is a extreme left wing anti-American, I require proof from a credible source. La Voz de Aztlan routinely engages in lying in an attempt to discredit the US, I find they totally without credit or without morals, much like you.

    By nregistered, 07-16-10, 04:33 PM

    Rotflol

    yOU’RE KIDDING! A source like Aztlan? Do you even have a clue what you read?

    SYED SUHAIL KHALID;215477:
    You are a LIAR, Syed Suhail Khalid!!!! The US military top officers do NOT force, order, or even condone the manure that you suggest. Try again, apologist for Islam and propagandist for al-Qa’ida. Mind your language,Pontotac!Rape and murder of civilians is a weapon with immoral armies like that of USA.Your country’s army excels in this despicability.Need I remind you of your own country’s military women who have complained of rape.Need I remind you of the rape cases of Lt.Jennifer Dyer,Spc Suzanne Swift,Lance Cpl. Sally Griffiths,Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach,Jamie Leigh Jones etc.Read the article 'Rape in the US military' written in 'The Los Angeles Times’by Lucinda Marshall. Here is a news report to show that your legionnaires are up to no good in Iraq. (Please Note: Many of the photographs showing the rape of Iraqi women and the sodomization of Iraqi POW’s at the Abu Ghraib prison are now at USA pornographic websites pointing to the possibility of collusion between the depraved US soldiers in the pictures and US based Jewish pornographers. Many of these photographs were also freely disseminated to US occupation forces, perhaps to inflame their nefarious desires and to motivate them to strike out against the Iraqi populace in these perverse ways.) by Ernesto Cienfuegos La Voz de Aztlan Los Angeles, Alta California - May 2, 2004 - (ACN) The release, by CBS News, of the photographs showing the heinous sexual abuse and torture of Iraqi POW’s at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison has opened a Pandora’s box for the Bush regime. Apparently, the suspended US commander of the prison where the worst abuses took place, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, has refused to take the fall by herself and has implicated the CIA, Military Intelligence and private US government contractors in the torturing of POW’s and in the raping of Iraqi women detainees as well. Brigadier General Janis Karpinski said to the Washington Post that Military Intelligence, rather than the Military Police, dictated the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

    Aztlan is an imaginary land and the people that believe in it are in fairy tale land. Nothing from anyone that belongs to this group can be believed or is real. Sorry your source is even more flawed then you!

    By canuck, 07-16-10, 06:33 PM

    SYED you are still a LIAR

    SYED SUHAIL KHALID;215477:
    You are a LIAR, Syed Suhail Khalid!!!! The US military top officers do NOT force, order, or even condone the manure that you suggest. Try again, apologist for Islam and propagandist for al-Qa’ida. Mind your language,Pontotac!Rape and murder of civilians is a weapon with immoral armies like that of USA.Your country’s army excels in this despicability.Need I remind you of your own country’s military women who have complained of rape.Need I remind you of the rape cases of Lt.Jennifer Dyer,Spc Suzanne Swift,Lance Cpl. Sally Griffiths,Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach,Jamie Leigh Jones etc.Read the article 'Rape in the US military' written in 'The Los Angeles Times’by Lucinda Marshall. Here is a news report to show that your legionnaires are up to no good in Iraq. (Please Note: Many of the photographs showing the rape of Iraqi women and the sodomization of Iraqi POW’s at the Abu Ghraib prison are now at USA pornographic websites pointing to the possibility of collusion between the depraved US soldiers in the pictures and US based Jewish pornographers. Many of these photographs were also freely disseminated to US occupation forces, perhaps to inflame their nefarious desires and to motivate them to strike out against the Iraqi populace in these perverse ways.) by Ernesto Cienfuegos La Voz de Aztlan Los Angeles, Alta California - May 2, 2004 - (ACN) The release, by CBS News, of the photographs showing the heinous sexual abuse and torture of Iraqi POW’s at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison has opened a Pandora’s box for the Bush regime. Apparently, the suspended US commander of the prison where the worst abuses took place, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, has refused to take the fall by herself and has implicated the CIA, Military Intelligence and private US government contractors in the torturing of POW’s and in the raping of Iraqi women detainees as well. Brigadier General Janis Karpinski said to the Washington Post that Military Intelligence, rather than the Military Police, dictated the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

    You have not shown that the top military brass FORCES the military to rape women and purposely kill the innocent civilians as a military strategy, although in previous wars these tactics have been used, worldwide. Criminal acts happen in wars and without wars. There is overwhelming proof that torture and sodomy and rape of women happenend in the jails in Iraq, before the arrival of the Americans. There is overwhelming proof that muslims in Iraq killed thousands of innocent victims through carbombs, rifles etc. that were stored in mosques. They desecrated your own places of worship. All you do, is give innuendo like “the possibility of collusion” or “perhaps to inflame and to motivate”. It is true that abuse happened in Abu Graib prison, but this was not ordered by the top military brass, but this was promoted by military intelligence. Syed you are the typical muslim propagandist full of half truths. Half truths are worse then lies

    By secret slave, 07-16-10, 04:38 PM

    Does the homocidian shoes fit war mongers toes?

    salaam, Tress passes , ignors visa processions, Deals from outside Wisdom where unreasonable deals exsistances ! feeamanellaah
    By secret slave, 07-16-10, 06:22 PM

    Lynn Stewart is not guilty ,,whom communicated with Iranians

    salaam, Opens a communication on one side, Did they punish those kind communicators ? To cage factory time where no debts gets paid? feeamanellaah
    By secret slave, 07-16-10, 06:24 PM

    Unlawful communication vs lawful communications

    salaam, Then boast about freedom of speeches ? feeamanellaah
    By secret slave, 07-16-10, 06:30 PM

    Claims to have what is proven as Missing

    salaam, No freedom of speeches ! feeamanellaah
    By secret slave, 07-16-10, 06:36 PM

    Makes law so it can break its own laws

    salaam = peace, feeamanellaah
    By secret slave, 07-16-10, 06:37 PM

    Boast of what it gives then Boast about what it takes away

    salaam, FREEDOM of speeches ! feeamanellaah
    By anon...mous, 07-16-10, 09:24 PM

    lil billy has always been a bone in the mouth of lying dogs

    enlisted menand women follow orders or get shot or sent to prison. they have no option once they utter their oath but to follow orders. or commit suicide, resigning is a gift to officers in command. lil billy being a sargent is a wanabee officer and to protect his feelings od superiority utters his nonsense of the integrety of the 'orders'. the immunity protection documents forced on the occupied countries has only protected the upper echelon military and the flunkies in the civilian usa government. such is why the cowardly president of the usa abandoned justice and pulled out of the icc. the need for the military to be immuned came from the highest levels of the usa prior to 911 and subsequent wars of agression. just as the acts of usa war against iraq began prior to 911 when civilians were murdered in iraq. to which lil billy has posted his words of support for murdering civilians also. lil billy has numerously denied his constitution, so telling his to stop is a waste. his ability is non existent. he floats in his own...
    By Pontotoc Bill, 07-19-10, 02:52 PM

    anon...mous;215508:
    enlisted menand women follow orders or get shot or sent to prison. they have no option once they utter their oath but to follow orders. or commit suicide, resigning is a gift to officers in command. lil billy being a sargent is a wanabee officer and to protect his feelings od superiority utters his nonsense of the integrety of the 'orders'. the immunity protection documents forced on the occupied countries has only protected the upper echelon military and the flunkies in the civilian usa government. such is why the cowardly president of the usa abandoned justice and pulled out of the icc. the need for the military to be immuned came from the highest levels of the usa prior to 911 and subsequent wars of agression. just as the acts of usa war against iraq began prior to 911 when civilians were murdered in iraq. to which lil billy has posted his words of support for murdering civilians also. lil billy has numerously denied his constitution, so telling his to stop is a waste. his ability is non existent. he floats in his own...

    Wow, Non-Patriot shows himself again as AnyMouse. Still more stupidity from this moron.

    By Secret Slave Master, 07-16-10, 09:47 PM

    Secret Slave

    Please report back to your monkey cell at the Indian Insane Asylum for psychological evaluatiion immediately.
    By Anonymous, 07-17-10, 02:00 AM
    Some of these posting are almost comical,you have some thinking that bankers are worse than headhunters,some thinking that the US has a mysteriously evil ray gun that is creating earthquakes and volcanos,some that think the US is Israels' puppet,some that credit the US military with every evil,some that rever a madman in a cave and last but not least you have, secret slave, that can’t seem to put a sentence together.If this is a cross section of the world then we are in real trouble.
    By BATTLESATTLE, 07-17-10, 02:15 AM
    The only obvious reason, is because we are a nation fighting a global war against terror. It is because of our brave military, that we can enjoy warm meals, watch TV, have sex (All the little pleasures), and never lose sleep. The brave men, at battle with true evil, go through a real rough time, seeing and doing things that make anyone go crazy... after a long period. Long exposure to chaos, loosens screws. Some times, some normal people, can’t deal with it, and commit sucide. It happens, it part of the EYES OF WAR theory. Its the risk you take, and thats what lots of Americans appreciate, that there are people willing to go through that mental shock, jungle culture shock, risking insanity, for peace at home. When you go to WAR, anything goes, no rules, and some times you are exposed to crazy things, its all part of WAR. Its painful, it hurts to hear that our heroes are commiting sucide, but they fight for a reason... to KEEP US SAFE. NEVER BASH OUR MILITARY.
    By Anonymous, 07-17-10, 07:22 AM
    Wow,you are all a bunch of crazy folks.But of course you can express your self freely in the manner I think you all are wacko in some respect.
    By Anonymous, 07-17-10, 09:30 PM

    Sorry, but I am very close to this story... Soldiers can endure the atrocities of war... as long as the man or woman in front of them...ie. "top soldiers," does the right thing for the right reason.

    There are SOME rotten scondrels at the top, self serving power mongers who make decisions based on their careers... Coming to realize that, and knowing that you followed them, makes you question who you are, and whether the things you have given your all for are really worthy of it.
    By Anonymous, 07-17-10, 09:34 PM

    The answer is yes....

    Just because you are being led by corrupted leadership doesn’t mean a Soldier has been duped into ennoble things, it just means they had self serving, corrupt leadership.
    By faceless, 07-20-10, 04:00 PM

    Patriotism kills

    Soldiers and their representatives should be disallowed a political opinion on the grounds that they have sold their 'souls' to the government. They are not normal people.
    By Pontotoc Bill, 07-20-10, 05:02 PM

    faceless;216130:
    Soldiers and their representatives should be disallowed a political opinion on the grounds that they have sold their 'souls' to the government. They are not normal people.

    I could make the same comment about people who call themselves “faceless”. They have sold their “souls” to anonymity. Could you have been any more clueless and idiotic about military people? I don’t think so.


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