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Just be glad if you aren't in the military!
man I'm glad I'm not in the military! good luck guys. Rather than upgrade those gas masks we just gave another $14 BILLION to Israel.
Army audit reports gas masks defective
Chemical weapons alarms also on the fritz
Kathleen Sullivan, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, December 26, 2002
As American troops prepare for a possible war with Iraq, the Army is downplaying an internal report that says more than half of its gas masks and nearly all of its chemical weapons alarms were either "completely broken or not fully operational."
Capt. Benjamin Kuykendall, an Army spokesman, said the 2001 report by the U. S. Army Audit Agency "does read pretty bad."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/12/26/MN48679.DTL
Gulf War vets worry Pentagon won't provide for troops
While opinions differ on wisdom of a new Mideast conflict, most advise GIs to look out for themselves
Kathleen Sullivan, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, December 26, 2002
It's been nearly a dozen years since they returned home from war in the Persian Gulf, where they flew fighter jets, launched missiles, took part in tank battles and provided logistical support.
Today, most veterans of the 1991 war are watching from the sidelines as the nation debates the wisdom of another invasion of Iraq.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/12/26/MN153801.DTL
Chemical weapons alarms also on the fritz
Kathleen Sullivan, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, December 26, 2002
As American troops prepare for a possible war with Iraq, the Army is downplaying an internal report that says more than half of its gas masks and nearly all of its chemical weapons alarms were either "completely broken or not fully operational."
Capt. Benjamin Kuykendall, an Army spokesman, said the 2001 report by the U. S. Army Audit Agency "does read pretty bad."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/12/26/MN48679.DTL
Gulf War vets worry Pentagon won't provide for troops
While opinions differ on wisdom of a new Mideast conflict, most advise GIs to look out for themselves
Kathleen Sullivan, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, December 26, 2002
It's been nearly a dozen years since they returned home from war in the Persian Gulf, where they flew fighter jets, launched missiles, took part in tank battles and provided logistical support.
Today, most veterans of the 1991 war are watching from the sidelines as the nation debates the wisdom of another invasion of Iraq.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/12/26/MN153801.DTL
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Also, now that the US is blatantly torturing prisoners, it makes it easier for the more extremist insane places to torture US soldiers too . . . maybe they would anyway, but less likelihood of any blowback when everyone can reference this info.
Besides, is this what people joiin the military for, to break international law so americans - who are apparently above international laws - can benefit? Sad to think someone is taking an oath to support breaking with the rest of the world on what we've ALL agreed on - torture, for any reason, is wrong.
US turns to torture to crack prisoners of war
By Dana Priest and Barton Gellman
December 27 2002
Deep inside the forbidden zone at the United States-occupied Bagram air base in Afghanistan are a cluster of metal shipping containers protected by a triple layer of concertina wire.
The containers hold the most valuable prizes in the US-led war in Afghanistan - suspected al-Qaeda operatives and Taliban commanders.
Those who refuse to co-operate inside the secret CIA interrogation centre are sometimes kept standing or kneeling for hours, in black hoods or spray-painted goggles, intelligence specialists familiar with CIA interrogation methods say.
At times they are held in awkward, painful positions and deprived of sleep with a 24-hour bombardment of lights - subject to what are known as "stress and duress" techniques.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/26/1040511135568.html
Besides, is this what people joiin the military for, to break international law so americans - who are apparently above international laws - can benefit? Sad to think someone is taking an oath to support breaking with the rest of the world on what we've ALL agreed on - torture, for any reason, is wrong.
US turns to torture to crack prisoners of war
By Dana Priest and Barton Gellman
December 27 2002
Deep inside the forbidden zone at the United States-occupied Bagram air base in Afghanistan are a cluster of metal shipping containers protected by a triple layer of concertina wire.
The containers hold the most valuable prizes in the US-led war in Afghanistan - suspected al-Qaeda operatives and Taliban commanders.
Those who refuse to co-operate inside the secret CIA interrogation centre are sometimes kept standing or kneeling for hours, in black hoods or spray-painted goggles, intelligence specialists familiar with CIA interrogation methods say.
At times they are held in awkward, painful positions and deprived of sleep with a 24-hour bombardment of lights - subject to what are known as "stress and duress" techniques.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/26/1040511135568.html
Marine charged with killing teen mom, her baby
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine sergeant with a history of domestic violence confessed to killing his girlfriend and her 2-month-old son and trying to cover up the crimes, police said today. James Coleman III was arrested Thursday, three days after the body of 19-year-old Jessica Hine was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in the woods across the state in Volusia County.
http://update.sptimes.com/
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine sergeant with a history of domestic violence confessed to killing his girlfriend and her 2-month-old son and trying to cover up the crimes, police said today. James Coleman III was arrested Thursday, three days after the body of 19-year-old Jessica Hine was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in the woods across the state in Volusia County.
http://update.sptimes.com/
500,000 at Risk From Identity Theft
BY JOSHUA FREED
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thieves who broke into a government contractor's office snatched computer hard drives containing Social Security numbers, addresses and other records of about 500,000 service members and their families.
The company, Phoenix-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance, provides managed health care to the military in 16 states, including Utah. It serves about 1.1 million active-duty personnel, their dependents and retirees.
TriWest spokesman Jim Kassebaum said computer equipment stolen from a TriWest office in Phoenix on Dec. 14 contained names, addresses, phone numbers, medical claim histories, and Social Security numbers for beneficiaries in its central region, which covers the central United States. In a separate news release, the company also said a "few credit-card numbers were contained in the potentially compromised files."
http://www.arizonarepublic.com/arizona/articles/1227recordtheft.html
BY JOSHUA FREED
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thieves who broke into a government contractor's office snatched computer hard drives containing Social Security numbers, addresses and other records of about 500,000 service members and their families.
The company, Phoenix-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance, provides managed health care to the military in 16 states, including Utah. It serves about 1.1 million active-duty personnel, their dependents and retirees.
TriWest spokesman Jim Kassebaum said computer equipment stolen from a TriWest office in Phoenix on Dec. 14 contained names, addresses, phone numbers, medical claim histories, and Social Security numbers for beneficiaries in its central region, which covers the central United States. In a separate news release, the company also said a "few credit-card numbers were contained in the potentially compromised files."
http://www.arizonarepublic.com/arizona/articles/1227recordtheft.html
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