"But on Thursday, almost three years after stepping down as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a humbled Mr. Greenspan admitted that he had put too much faith in the self-correcting power of free markets and had failed to anticipate the self-destructive power of wanton mortgage lending. “Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity, myself included, are in a state of shocked disbelief,” he told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform." Source, New York Times
Twelve percent of the current army personnel in Iraq are on medication for psycho-socio-emotional problems. PTSD afflicted soldier are being rotated back into the theater as well.
The biopharm industry, always one to capitalize(sic), has just the plan, and it's in Congress awaiting enough signatures. Just like a psychological time bomb... The Psychological Kevlar Act [Google search] which is just a 'patriotic' way of saying that the Pentagon is interested in 'Pre-medicating soldiers before combat duty'. AfterDowningStreet...
On Dec. 12, Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, called a hearing on "Stopping Suicides: Mental Health Challenges Within the Department of Veterans Affairs." At that hearing suggestions were raised and conversations begun that hopefully will bear fruit.
But I find myself extremely anxious in the face of some of these new suggestions, specifically what is being called the Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007 and use of the drug propranalol to treat the symptoms of posttraumatic stress injuries. Though both, at least in theory, sound entirely reasonable, even desirable, in the wrong hands, under the wrong leadership, they could make the sci-fi fantasies of Blade Runner seem prescient.
The Psychological Kevlar Act "directs the secretary of defense to develop and implement a plan to incorporate preventive and early-intervention measures, practices or procedures that reduce the likelihood that personnel in combat will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other stress-related psychopathologies, including substance use conditions. (Kevlar, a DuPont fiber, is an essential component of U.S. military helmets and bullet-proof vests advertised to be "five times stronger than steel.") The stated purpose of this legislation is to make American soldiers less vulnerable to the combat stressors that so often result in psychic injuries.
On the face of it, the bill sounds logical and even compassionate. After all, our soldiers are supplied with physical armor -- at least in theory. So why not mental? My guess is that the representatives who have signed on to this bill are genuinely concerned about the welfare of troops and their families. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., is the bill's sponsor, and I have no reason to question his genuine commitment to mental health issues, both within and outside of the military. Still, I find myself chilled at the prospects. To explain my discomfort, I need to go briefly into the history of military training. In Full
There are now 4186 dead American soldiers in our illegal invasion of Iraq, and in Afghanistan, 614 Dead Americans.
The Afghani leader's 'Jirga' pulls off something resembling a cease fire but will NATO comply? More on the sticking points.
In Iraq, the US has turned over the 12th of nominally eighteen provinces to Iraqi govermental control.
A Lebanese person associated with Hezbollah has been arrested in Colombia for Cocaine smuggling. They, the US, AND ISRAEL are saying that Hezbollah is trying to set up shop in Venezuela.
"All The News You Never Knew You Needed To Know ...Until Now." Travus T. Hipp - Cabale News Service
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