Bad News Comes Early

It’s not yet Friday the 13th (at least it wasn’t as I posted this Thursday evening), but this post at Shakesville has already ruined the evening for me.

The Things They Witnessed

Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian interviewed 50 Iraq combat veterans to learn, through the troops’ perceptions and experiences, how the military occupation has affected ordinary Iraqis. The results are very disturbing: … These combat veterans, some of whom bear deep emotional and physical scars, and many of whom have come to oppose the occupation, gave vivid, [...]

Tags: Iraq War, Veterans Interviewed

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