In a DU documentary on LINK or FSTV, I heard that 5 out og 6 Gulfwar vets is "disabled".
DU dust goes through all government-supplied air filters. -Bob --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, Kris Millegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 8:42 pm > Subject: VA Concealed --and Lied About-- Suicide Epidemic among Veterans > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Apr 21, 2008 11:29 pm US/Eastern > > > http://wbztv.com/national/VA.suicide.risk.2.705269.html > > > > > VA Hid Suicide Risk, Internal E-Mails Show > > > NEW YORK (CBS News) â The > Department of Veterans Affairs came under fire again Monday, this time in > California federal court where its facing a national lawsuit by veterans rights > groups accusing the agency of not doing enough to stem a looming mental health > crisis among veterans. > > >  > > > As part of the lawsuit, internal e-mails raise questions as to > whether top officials deliberately deceived the American public about the > number of veterans attempting and committing suicide. CBS News chief > investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports. > > In San > Francisco federal court Monday, attorneys for veterans' rights groups accused > the VA of nothing less than a cover-up -- deliberately concealing the real risk > of suicide among veterans. > > "The system is in crisis and unfortunately the > VA is in denial," said Veterans Rights Attorney Gordon Erspamer. > > The > charges were backed by internal emails written by Dr. Ira Katz, the VA's head of > Mental Health. > > In the past, Katz has repeatedly insisted while the risk > of suicide among veterans is serious, it's not outside the norm. > > "There > is no epidemic in suicide in VA," Katz told Keteyian in November. > > But in > this e-mail to his top media advisor, written two months ago, Katz appears to be > saying something very different, stating: "Our suicide prevention coordinators > are identifying about 1,000 suicide attempts per month among veterans we see in > our metical facilities." > > Katz's email was written shortly after the VA > provided CBS News data showing there were only 790 attempted suicides in all > 2007 - a fraction of Katz's estimate. > > "This 12,000 attempted suicides per > year shows clearly, without a doubt, that there is an epidemic of suicide among > veterans," said Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense. > > And it > appears that Katz went out of his way to conceal these numbers. > > First, he > titled his e-mail: "Not for the CBS News Interview Request." > > He opened it > with "Shh!" - as in keep it quiet - before ending with > "Is this something we > should (carefully) address ⦠before someone stumbles on it?" > > Today we > showed the e-mail to Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., who chairs the House Committee > on Veterans Affairs. > > "This is disgraceful. This is a crime against our > nation, our nation's veterans," Filner told CBS News. "They do not want to come > to grips with the reality, with the truth." > > And that's not > all. > > Last November when CBS Newsexposed an epidemic of more than 6,200 > suicides in 2005 among those who had served in the military, Katz attacked our > report. > > "Their number is not, in fact, an accurate reflection of the > rate," he said last November. > > But it turns out they were, as Katz > admitted in this e-mail, just three days later. > > He wrote: there "are > about 18 suicides per day among America's 25 million veterans." > > That > works out to about 6,570 per year, which Katz admits in the same e-mail, "is > supported by the CBS numbers." > > In an e-mail late Monday to CBS News, Katz > wrote that the reason the numbers were not released was due to questions about > the consistency and reliability of the findings - and that there was no public > cover-up involved. > > > > > > > Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. >
