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CBS: Cover-up of veteran suicide risk
By David EdwardsDid the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs try to cover up an epidemic of suicides?
CBS News reports that “attorneys for veterans rights groups accused the VA of nothing less than a cover-up, deliberately concealing the real risk of suicide among veterans.”
A CBS reporter cites 12,000 attempted suicides by veterans per year, supporting the charge that the VA has an epidemic on its hands.
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April 22nd, 2008 at 10:08 am
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April 22nd, 2008 at 11:36 am
CBS has many many many acres of ground to cover to shed their exposed personae as members-in-fine-standing of BUSHCO.
I guess this article is a start…
However, I expect a follow-=up article at some point, backtracking so far it will appear that in fact FAR FEWER veterans are suicidal than we thought. After all, CBS has a job to do, and they have been doing it well for going on 8 years.
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
Um, one other thing: Where’s the article?
Click click…nothing.
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 pm
It’s a video. Got it! Thanks! Very very interesting; now I can pass it on.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
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