Active Duty Military & Veterans

In Afghan War, An Officer Becomes A Whistle-Blower

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:46:18 +0000

WASHINGTON — On his second yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis traveled 9,000 miles, patrolled with American troops in eight…

Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP: The Real Cost Of Wartime Stress

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:46:18 +0000

Media and official reports on prevalence rates of military war stress injury have focused almost exclusively on escalating rates of well-known war stress injuries such as PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the true impact from war trauma cannot be reduced to a handful of psychiatric diagnoses, as some may want.

E. C. Hurley, Ph.D.: 3 Treatment Options For PTSD

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:46:17 +0000

Many veterans never dreamed of needing help coping with life following combat deployments. While the impact of surviving in a combat zone has left many veterans seeking help in overcoming posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there have been significant advances in treatment.

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.: How Unprocessed Memories Keep Us Apart — And How To Heal Them

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:46:17 +0000

When I first began to develop EMDR therapy back in 1987, I experimented with everyone who was willing to volunteer. One of the things I found very interesting was that often the problem they were concentrating on would spontaneously connect in their minds to earlier memories that were related in some way. That’s how I began to discover that the past was really present.

Jen Soriano: SOTU 2012: Behind Obama’s Clean Energy Shout Out to the DoD

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:46:16 +0000

Is this DoD greenwashing for good PR? Smart investment to reduce cost? Yes and yes. But above all, the DoD is serious about clean energy for one primary reason: survival.

Off Track Planet: PHOTOS: The 10 Coolest Subways Around the World

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:32:21 +0000

Subways aren’t just a means of getting from point A to point B. The dark nether regions that swallow millions of people daily are often bright and creative spaces to be explored.

Yet Another War for Israel

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:32:17 +0000

Voltaire’s wit often illuminates truth. Consider this revealing “thought” as expressed recently in Alert, the voice of AIPAC to its membership.

City of Brotherly Love Event Promotes War and Hate

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:32:17 +0000

On February 2, notorious hatemonger Alan Dershowitz keynoted a Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)/Hillel of Greater Philadelphia “Evening of Unity & Community Solidarity” with Israel.

Newt Gingrich the Skunk Vomit NeoCon

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:32:17 +0000

Don Imus yells the slur “Skunk Vomit” as a description for Newt Gingrich. Coming from the erratic “Old Cowboy” and shock jock legend that lives on outrage and offense is nothing new to his listeners.

Will this get me sent to Guantanamo?

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:32:17 +0000

Normally I wouldn’t expect to get sent to Guantanamo for telling anti-Congress jokes. But these days, anything is possible.