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Search results for "Fort Hood" ...
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Disposable Soldiers
The article exposes a stunning crime: the U.S. Army tortured an American soldier. The reporters discover that this case was not an isolated incident.
Tags: torture; Fort Hood; Camp Taji; army; soldier; Afghanistan; Iraq
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"Disposable Soldiers"
Reporter Joshua Kors exposes the story of Sergeant Chuck Luther who was severely injured by "mortar fire while serving in Iraq." His injury took the form of intense headaches that caused his vision to black out. He was asked to sign documents that claimed he had a "pre-existing condition," and when he refused, he was locked in a closet for more than "a month, with armed guards enforcing sleep deprivation." Finally, Luther signed the documents, which stripped him of disability benefits and long-term medical care.
Tags: Iraq; disability; fraud; Camp Taji; U.S. Army; Fort Hood; medical care; pre-existing condition
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Domestic Abuse Inside the U.S. Military
Domestic violence acts in the Army have been “steadily rising over the last decade, despite Army reports to the contrary”. Many Army spouses’ slain as a result of the domestic violence and many involving soldiers who saw action in Iraq. Also, a level of violence was soaring around some of the largest Army installations “through examination of police records and court filings”.
Tags: Congressional; Pentagon; weapons; FOIA; Fort Hood; Army Rangers; families; abuse; bureaucracy; advocates; mental health
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"A Lonely Path"
SPC John Fish told the Army that he was depressed and had thoughts of suicide when he returned from his first deployment to Iraq. Despite his mental health, he was to be deployed a second time. Before he left, Fish shot himself in the head. This story takes a look at how the Army handles the mental health of soldiers and questions the motives of redeploying troops who may be emotionally unfit for combat.
Tags: Iraq; Afghanistan; U.S. Army; New Mexico; Fort Hood; suicide; depression; war
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Breaking News - Massacre at Fort Hood
CNN mobilized its wide web of coverage sources to unravel the tragedy at Fort Hood. Variety of coverage included exclusive acquisition of the convenience store footage of Major Hassan the morning of the shooting where Hassan can be seen dressed in traditional Arabic clothing.
Tags: Hassan; fort hood; massacre; military; tragedy; shooting; convenience store;
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Fort Hood Shooter's Supervisors Worried
NPR exposes prior knowledge of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's mental imbalance by revealing his supervisors' and colleagues' concerns that Hasan's mental health could threaten those around him.
Tags: Nidal Hasan; Fort Hood; shooter; tragedy; massacre; army base; Texas; supervisors; colleagues; mental health; security; Army; Walter Reed; psychotic;
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The Fort Hood Shootings
The investigation showcases the unraveling of the Fort Hood massacre. It chronicles the repeated failure of U.S. intelligence to take substantive action against the assailant, Nidal Hasan, and the bureaucratic decisions that ultimately snowballed into a tragedy.
Tags: Anwar Awalki; Fort Hood; Brian Ross; military; massacre; shooting; jihad; Nidal Hasan; terror; Al Qaeda; Yemeni; bureaucracy; Texas; army base; psychiatrist;
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"Fort Hood Fallout"
A group of investigative reporters for The Dallas Morning News share exclusive, in-depth stories following the deadly attack at Fort Hood. They reveal that Nidal Malik Hasan had been sending money abroad and communicating with a radical imam who was encouraging "Muslims to wage jihad."
Tags: Nidal Malik Hasan; jihad; Muslim; shooting; imam; Anwar al-Awlaki; Islam; Killeen
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DNA Protects Men of Dishonor
An investigation by KPRC-TV revealed that the most crucial evidence that would convict rapists on U.S. military bases "in the civilian world was being kept from police if the criminals happened to be in the armed services. Military criminal investigators told a Fort Hood victim that they had all the evidence they need to secure a conviction on her attacker, but they would not be using that evidence because of Pentagon policy. That policy spelled out that DNA on file for every soldier was off limits for solving crimes; even violent attacks committed by soldiers, against soldiers. this victim and some rape crisis counselors said they feared someone would have to die before the military would finally use this DNA to catch the rapist. Their fears came true shortly after (KPRC-TV's) first report hit the airwaves. Only after the publicity, and a random murder, did the military crosscheck the DNA, which concluded one soldier was responsible for both, unrelated crimes."
Tags: U.S. military; rape; Pentagon; policy; Fort Hood; crime; DNA; sex crime; TAPE; TRANSCRIPT