4,000 U.S. non-combat evacuations in Iraq (over 800 mental health)

[papau]

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031003-024528-3543r

4,000 U.S. non-combat evacuations in Iraq
By Mark Benjamin Investigations Editor ublished 10/3/2003 3:39 PM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Nearly 4,000 U.S. troops have been medically evacuated from Operation Iraqi Freedom for non-combat reasons -- with more than one in five of those for psychiatric or neurological problems, according to Pentagon data. A total of 3,915 evacuations from the region have been for non-combat medical problems. A combination of what the Pentagon is calling evacuations for "psychiatric" and "neurological" problems make up 22 percent of the total, with 478 and 387 evacuations, respectively. Another 544 evacuations have been for "general surgery," 290 for gynecological reasons and 118 for orthopedic problems.<snip>

...(Surgeon General spokeswoman)...said ...Some of the evacuations were for accidental injuries,... adding that orthopedic, or bone, problems might reflect vehicle accidents.

...".. there is more detail that needs to be given about the nature and causes of these evacuations," said Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center.

..a mysterious pneumonia that killed two soldiers and made 17 others so sick they needed ventilators to breathe.... 17 soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom have died from sudden illnesses, including three with fluid in the lungs, eight who suddenly collapsed and three who were found dead in their cots. Robinson questioned whether any of the psychiatric or neurological problems might be related to Lariam(mefloquine), a common anti-malaria drug given to many soldiers in the region. Lariam's FDA-approved product label warns of reports of hallucinations, seizures, paranoia, aggression, delusions and suicide....at least 15 service members .. have died from what were described as non-combat gunshot wounds, the latest on Sept. 30.<snip>

A total of 318 soldiers have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom since March 20, according to the Pentagon. Another 1,380 soldiers have been wounded in action as of Oct. 1.

[Eloriel]

1. Speechless

We've seen reports of this previously. It's good to have another article on it. Tho horrifying.

Eloriel

[papau]

6. I keep asking myself why this is not in Broadcast media - at least once

a week -

indeed I have not seen this over the air even once.

And print media in major metro areas does not print these facts.

I swear, the media whores for Bush must have a compusory membership clause in the hiring agreements at all the media outlets.

[Karenina]

2. HALLO!

Shall we start a pool on how UNDERSTATED these numbers are? There was a post on this forum today about a 21 yr old blasting a shotgun round through his chest rather than returning to the *corp hell pit.

[roguevalley]

4. I agree.

This is unconscionable. When will it be redressed? Two hundred
years from now in the history books?!

[IndianaGreen]

3. "hallucinations, seizures, paranoia, aggression, delusions and suicide."

Lariam's FDA-approved product label warns of reports of hallucinations, seizures, paranoia, aggression, delusions and suicide

What kind of drugs are we giving the soldiers to cause such damage? And why are we giving them the drugs?

[roguevalley]

5. God help us if we really need our army now.

they can't protect us.

[newyawker99]

7. kick

:kick:

[dbt]

8. We need be looking upward for possible answers, too

Granted, there are probably things on the ground or given by injection that are causing the mystery illnesses and irrational behaviors that are spoken of in the articles.

But what about the chemtrails?

:grr:
dbt