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The war at home

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

We (and countless others) have warned about this. And now, courtesy of those who brought us the preemptive invasion of Iraq, it's happening: the violence is following us home.No, no, no -- not in the form of terrorists (or non-terrorists) attacking the U.S. on our own soil. Rather, it's murders being committed by our troops who failed to receive adequate treatment for symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.People were warned. Our government was warned. Our political leaders were warned.Their warnings were not heeded. And this is the result:Traumatised Veterans 'Have Killed 120 in US'by Stephen FoleyPublished on Monday, January 14, 2008 by The Independent/UKWhile public anger is directed at the Pentagon for sending American soldiers ill-prepared to fight in Iraq, an equally troubling problem is rearing its head at home...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on January 14, 2008 (boomark / email).