DL and Support the Troops, Bushie Style 0
“Shh! Our suicide prevention coordinators are identifying about 1,000 suicide attempts per month among the veterans we see in our medical facilities. Is this something we should (carefully) address ourselves in some sort of release before somebody stumbles on it?”
Unfortunately for the government, somebody did “stumble” on it. Dr. Katz lied about the numbers before the House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs Committee, grossly understating the number of such suicide attempts. He testified that the number for all of 2007 was 790. He also neglected the Army’s own “Suicide Event Report,” which disclosed that 2006 saw the highest rate of military suicides in 26 years!
Come to Drinking Liberally, Tuesday, 9 p., Tangier Restaurant, 18th and Lombard, Philadelphia, to discuss how the Bushies support my son the troops and other stuff.
News story courtesy Brendan.
