In January More Soldiers Killed Themselves Than Died In Iraq And Afghanistan
Epidemic of suicides
"The Army said 24 soldiers are believed to have committed suicide in January alone -- six times as many as killed themselves in January 2008, according to statistics released Thursday.
The Army said it already has confirmed seven suicides, with 17 additional cases pending that it believes investigators will confirm as suicides for January.
If those prove true, more soldiers will have killed themselves than died in combat last month. According to Pentagon statistics, there were 16 U.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq in January.
"This is terrifying," an Army official said. "We do not know what is going on."
"The Army said 24 soldiers are believed to have committed suicide in January alone -- six times as many as killed themselves in January 2008, according to statistics released Thursday.
The Army said it already has confirmed seven suicides, with 17 additional cases pending that it believes investigators will confirm as suicides for January.
If those prove true, more soldiers will have killed themselves than died in combat last month. According to Pentagon statistics, there were 16 U.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq in January.
"This is terrifying," an Army official said. "We do not know what is going on."
posted by nolocontendere at 12:02 AM
1 Comments:
Geez-so much horrible and god-awful news! i have never ever hated the soldiers who serve our declining and psychotic empire-except for the real sickos like abu ghraib-fallujah and the like-sometimes when i get a rundown of the daily geopolitical and other news of the day that song by the Doors? i think goes thru my mind-' this is the end-my friend-the end' best to you and the Mrs as always and all who comment here!
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