Story by Paul Elias - The Associated Press, posted : Monday Apr 21, 2008 5:54:11 EDT
(I post these stories not because I criticize the Veteran's Administration or want to go negative in any way, but to make the point that war has terrible costs that are not counted; it should be illegal; it should never be waged. More psychiatrists is not the answer. Eliminating the senseless brutalization of human beings is.)
"An average of 18 military veterans kill themselves each day, and five of them are under VA care when they commit suicide, according to a December e-mail between top VA officials that was filed as part of the federal lawsuit.
'We find that the VA has simply not devoted enough resources,' said Gordon Erspamer, the lawyer representing the veterans groups. 'They don’t have enough psychiatrists.'”
Read more here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24226165/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-04-20-veterans-lawsuit_N.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080420/ap_on_re_us/veterans_care_lawsuit
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/20/national/main4029429.shtml
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