100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats

100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats

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Posted May 25, 2016 - The Empire Files:

On Memorial Day, politicians will speak at ceremonies all over the country and repeat their favorite mantra: "Support the troops."

This pledge is hammered into the American psyche at every turn. But there is a hidden, dark history that shows that the politicians are in fact no friend to service members--but their greatest enemy.

Abby Martin documents experimentation on US troops, from race-based chemical agent tests to nuclear weapons.

Part 2

How US troops have been knowingly poisoned; from the widespread use of Agent Orange to Halliburton's toxic "burn pits."

Real people, real lives

In addition to the problems with trauma and substance abuse, homeless women veterans have to struggle with issues that are missing from male homelessness. The lack of well-paying jobs and a greater stress on family housing are also factors, but the problem of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) is found nearly exclusively in female veterans. MST is the term for sexual assault or harassment during military service and over 24 percent of all female veterans have been identified by the VA as suffering from it. In comparison, less than two percent of male veterans have been subjected to it. Although MST has been linked to Post Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD), the rate that the VA awards disability for PTSD caused by MST is significantly lower than other causes.

 When we do think of women vets, it’s often as victims of military sexual trauma, MST, an issue for many women (and also men) in the armed forces

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