A Flood of Mentally Ill Soldiers Coming Home From Iraq]

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A Flood of Mentally Ill Soldiers Coming Home From Iraq

 

By Sam Hamod

 

Al-Jazeerah, December 17, 2004

 

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Contrary to the NY Times reports by Scott Shane today, psychologists

at Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California have said that

approximately 30% of the marines returning from Iraq have serious

mental problems. Shane writes of 1 in 6, those psychologists who

spoke with me said it was more like 1 in 3--twice what the NY Times

is reporting. But then again, we know the NY Times has been soft on

the Bush team in its reporting about negative matters pertaining to

the Iraq and Afghan wars.

 

Elaine Cassel and I wrote an article about this, " When the Killers

Come Home, " back when the war in Iraq started, because we knew what

kind of brutality our leaders were urging the military to train into

our soldiers. This brutal training, pushed especially by Wolfowitz

and the generals under Rumsfeld at the Pentagon and in the field,

went, and continues to go against, the decency most of our soldiers

were taught in their churches and in their homes. This attitude of

treating Iraqis as " ragheads, " " satan's soldiers, " " worthless pieces

of shit, " and " the enemy, destroy them all, " has made our soldiers

into animals on the kill--that's why they are killing so many

innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

Another factor in this equation that no one in the major American

media will touch, but the British journalists like Robert Fisk,

Patrick and Alexander Cockburn, do speak about, is the Israeli

presence and influence on American troops through their new influence

at the Rumsfeld Pentagon. Many ex-Israeli officers, Mossad, and South

African Israeli trained mercenaries are directing and training

American troops in " urban warfare, " and torture methods. This Israeli

posture on behavior is contrary to the best of American values of

decency and humanity.

 

An example of how our homecoming troops have been damaged can be seen

in the case of Jeffrey Lucey who was so upset with his recollections

of the war that he hanged himself shortly after returning from Iraq.

 

Another case is Robert Brown

 

" Robert E. Brown was proud to be in the first wave of > Marines

invading Iraq last year. But Mr. Brown has also > found himself in

the first ranks of returning soldiers to > be unhinged by what they

experienced. > > He served for six months as a Marine chaplain's

assistant, > counseling wounded soldiers, organizing makeshift

memorial > services and filling in on raids. He knew he was in

trouble > by the time he was on a ship home, when the sound of a >

hatch slamming would send him diving to the floor. > > After he came

home, he began drinking heavily and saw his > marriage fall apart,

Mr. Brown said. He was discharged and > returned to his hometown,

Peru, Ind., where he slept for > two weeks in his Ford Explorer,

surrounded by mementos of > the war. " (NY Times, Dec. 16, 2004)

 

Thus, the mental breakdowns in our troops because they were being

taught to behave in ways that were contrary to everything they'd been

taught as they grew up in a more humane America. Our military, with

the influence of the Israelis has created this problem, has sickened

our soldiers, some unto death. Now, these soldiers and their

families, and all the rest of us, must live with these mentally sick

people--many of whom have already violently attacked their wives and

children or taken their own lives. There is little word on how the

women have behaved on their return, but I'm sure it is not good. Many

have wondered what transformed Ms. England from a " down home girl "

into the person she became in Iraq at Abu Ghraib.

 

Also, we, as citizens, will be paying the financial bill for these

soldiers and their mental disabilities for years, according to

psychological experts in and out of the military. Add to this the

long term illnesses these soldiers will sustain, as will their

deformed children, from the Depleted Uranium they have lived in since

the invasion began.

 

Also, to be dealt with in another article in the near future, is the

psychological damage our invasion of Iraq has visited upon

generations of Iraqis, old to the very young--as well as the physical

injuries the Iraqis sustained from our incessant bombings and the

long-term illnesses from Depleted Uranium. Also, remember that the

whole world has seen our cruelty on the Iraqi and Afghan scenes--this

has turned not only Muslims and Arabs against us, but also over 80%

of the citizens of the world (regardless of what their governments

may say in England, Poland and Australia).

 

All I can say is that the worst is yet to come. Perhaps then, the

American citizenry will awaken to the truth about

Bush,Rumsfeld,Cheney, Tommy Franks, General Myers, Wolfowitz, Sanchez

and General Abizaid--that they were the enemy of America and its

people, they were the ones responsible for the poisoning of American

soldiers with D.U. and the mental breakdowns because of the brutality

they forced on our soldiers, not the Iraqi or Afghan civilians who

were traumatized, maimed and killed

 

Sam Hamod writes on international and domestic affairs; he edits,

www.todaysalternativenews.com ; he published and edited 3rd World

News in Wash,DC . He may be reached at shamod

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I am having a hard time believing the soldiers are trained to be derogatory to the innocent Iraq citizens. This story needs to be researched further. Also war is war and yes killing for survival is hard on any normal human being. Most of these soldiers are drafted into this war and immunized against their will and yes this will affect them negatively big time. Look what happened to many of our Viet Nam veterans. Many of them are seriously ill and many are mentally disabled by that war also.

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A Flood of Mentally Ill Soldiers Coming Home From IraqBy Sam HamodAl-Jazeerah, December 17, 2004http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2004%20opinions/December/17%20o/A%20Flood%20of%20Mentally%20Ill%20Soldiers%20Coming%20Home%20From%20Iraq%20By%20Sam%20Hamod.htmContrary to the NY Times reports by Scott Shane today, psychologistsat Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California have said thatapproximately 30% of the marines returning from Iraq have seriousmental problems. Shane writes of 1 in 6, those psychologists whospoke with me said it was more like 1 in 3--twice what the NY Timesis reporting. But then again, we know the NY Times has been soft onthe Bush team in its reporting about negative matters pertaining tothe Iraq and Afghan wars.Elaine Cassel and I wrote an article about this, "When the KillersCome Home," back when the war in Iraq started, because we knew whatkind of brutality our leaders were urging the military to train intoour soldiers. This brutal training, pushed especially by Wolfowitzand the generals under Rumsfeld at the Pentagon and in the field,went, and continues to go against, the decency most of our soldierswere taught in their churches and in their homes. This attitude oftreating Iraqis as "ragheads,satan's soldiers,worthless piecesof shit," and "the enemy, destroy them all," has made our soldiersinto animals on the kill--that's why they are killing so manyinnocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan.Another factor in this equation that no one in the major Americanmedia will touch, but the British journalists like Robert Fisk,Patrick and Alexander Cockburn, do speak about, is the Israelipresence and influence on American troops through their new influenceat the Rumsfeld Pentagon. Many ex-Israeli officers, Mossad, and SouthAfrican Israeli trained mercenaries are directing and trainingAmerican troops in "urban warfare," and torture methods. This Israeliposture on behavior is contrary to the best of American values ofdecency and humanity.An example of how our homecoming troops have been damaged can be seenin the case of Jeffrey Lucey who was so upset with his recollectionsof the war that he hanged himself shortly after returning from Iraq.Another case is Robert Brown" Robert E. Brown was proud to be in the first wave of > Marinesinvading Iraq last year. But Mr. Brown has also > found himself inthe first ranks of returning soldiers to > be unhinged by what theyexperienced. > > He served for six months as a Marine chaplain'sassistant, > counseling wounded soldiers, organizing makeshiftmemorial > services and filling in on raids. He knew he was introuble > by the time he was on a ship home, when the sound of a >hatch slamming would send him diving to the floor. > > After he camehome, he began drinking heavily and saw his > marriage fall apart,Mr. Brown said. He was discharged and > returned to his hometown,Peru, Ind., where he slept for > two weeks in his Ford Explorer,surrounded by mementos of > the war." (NY Times, Dec. 16, 2004)Thus, the mental breakdowns in our troops because they were beingtaught to behave in ways that were contrary to everything they'd beentaught as they grew up in a more humane America. Our military, withthe influence of the Israelis has created this problem, has sickenedour soldiers, some unto death. Now, these soldiers and theirfamilies, and all the rest of us, must live with these mentally sickpeople--many of whom have already violently attacked their wives andchildren or taken their own lives. There is little word on how thewomen have behaved on their return, but I'm sure it is not good. Manyhave wondered what transformed Ms. England from a "down home girl"into the person she became in Iraq at Abu Ghraib.Also, we, as citizens, will be paying the financial bill for thesesoldiers and their mental disabilities for years, according topsychological experts in and out of the military. Add to this thelong term illnesses these soldiers will sustain, as will theirdeformed children, from the Depleted Uranium they have lived in sincethe invasion began.Also, to be dealt with in another article in the near future, is thepsychological damage our invasion of Iraq has visited upongenerations of Iraqis, old to the very young--as well as the physicalinjuries the Iraqis sustained from our incessant bombings and thelong-term illnesses from Depleted Uranium. Also, remember that thewhole world has seen our cruelty on the Iraqi and Afghan scenes--thishas turned not only Muslims and Arabs against us, but also over 80%of the citizens of the world (regardless of what their governmentsmay say in England, Poland and Australia).All I can say is that the worst is yet to come. Perhaps then, theAmerican citizenry will awaken to the truth aboutBush,Rumsfeld,Cheney, Tommy Franks, General Myers, Wolfowitz, Sanchezand General Abizaid--that they were the enemy of America and itspeople, they were the ones responsible for the poisoning of Americansoldiers with D.U. and the mental breakdowns because of the brutalitythey forced on our soldiers, not the Iraqi or Afghan civilians whowere traumatized, maimed and killedSam Hamod writes on international and domestic affairs; he edits,www.todaysalternativenews.com ; he published and edited 3rd WorldNews in Wash,DC . 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