Justice grieves...

I speak out on behalf of Tariq Aziz, a 16-year-old in Pakistan who was killed simply because he wanted to document the drone strikes. I speak out on behalf of Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki, a 16-year-old born in Denver, killed in Yemen just because his father was someone America didn't like. I speak out on behalf of the Constitution and the Rule of Law... 
Excuse me, Mr. Obama, past the first death anniversary of Osama Bin Laden, will you speak out about the innocents killed by the United States in the drone strikes? What about the hundreds of innocent people who were killed with drone strikes in the Philippines, in Yemen, in Somalia, in Pakistan? I speak out on behalf of those innocent victims. They deserve an apology from you, Mr. President. How many people are you willing to sacrifice? Why are you lying to the world and not saying how many innocents have been killed? Shame on you.

shocking

Rates of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, and domestic violence are on the rise among U.S. troops.


U.S. Troops Average One Suicide a Day:

In 2011, suicide rates in the U.S. military reached a staggering level of one per day.
154 active-duty troops committed suicide in the first 155 days of the year, representing the fastest increase in troop suicides over the past decade.
According to the Associated Press and Pentagon statistics:
The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan — about 50 percent more.

The 2012 active-duty suicide total of 154 through June 3 compares to 130 in the same period last year, an 18 percent increase. And it’s more than the 136.2 suicides that the Pentagon had projected for this period based on the trend from 2001-11. This year’s January-May total is up 25 percent from two years ago, and it is 16 percent ahead of the pace for 2009, which ended with the highest yearly total thus far.

Suicide rates leveled off in 2010 and 2011. The reasons for the increase in suicides are unclear. Among explanations, studies have pointed to combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of prescription medications and personal financial problems. Army data suggests soldiers with multiple combat tours are at greater risk of committing suicide, although a substantial proportion of Army suicides are committed by soldiers who were never deployed.