Friday, Nov 30 (yes, that’s right, just like the website) I’ll be downtown to hear about Iran and U.S. policy from a noted writer and a recent political prisoner. Ali Shakeri was imprisoned earlier this year when he went to Iran to be with his mother around the time of her death. Reese Ehrlich is [...]
An investigation by USA Today has revealed 20,000 military personnel with signs of traumatic brain injuries have not been recorded as part of the wounded troop count by the Pentagon. Troops are coming home with symptoms that fit the effects of brain injuries: memory problems, dizziness, nausea, but they have not all been properly screened [...]
Yesterday I heard a story on NPR about the thousands of soldiers going AWOL from the Army. Close to 5,000 soldiers deserted last year, most of them newer soldiers, but some of them seasoned veterans like Sgt. Brad Gaskins, a veteran of Iraq (and Kosovo) who just decided to stay home during a two-week leave [...]
