Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

US army suicide rate hits new high

Just when you’re thinking the US army may have turned the corner on its troops killing themselves, a new number surfaces that dashes those hopes. Friday afternoon the army said it suffered a record 32 suspected suicides in July, the most since it began releasing monthly data two years ago.
The US army is waging war on suicide just as seriously as it has been fighting for nearly a decade in Afghanistan and Iraq. Commanders are immensely frustrated by their inability to drive down the rate, which is demoralising and depressing to the troops, their families, and the nation. President Obama has even gotten involved, deciding last month that he would send condolence letters to the families of those service personnel who had killed themselves in combat zones.


Gee, isn't the president really a swell guy? He's dripping in their blood, and he sends condolences.

http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/16-Aug-2011/US-army-suicide-rate-hits-new-high