Democracy Now! June 13, 2012

June 13, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Has a full-blown civil war broken out in Syria? Hervé Ladsous, the UN under-secretary general for peacekeeping operations, became the first senior UN official to make the assertion on Tuesday. And more US soldiers have died this year by taking their own lives than on the battlefield, with at least 154 suicides among active-duty troops in 2012. Plus headlines, and more.

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US Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The U.S. has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military. The President of the United States is the mili... Explore this topic

Iraq War

The Iraq War was an armed conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. The first was an invasion of Ba'athist Iraq starting on 20 March 2003 by an invasion force led by the United States. It was followed by a longer phase of fighting, in which an insurgency emerged to oppose... Explore this topic

Afghanistan War

The War in Afghanistan began on 7 October 2001, when the armed forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Canada, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. organized the operation in response to the terrorist attacks of ... Explore this topic

Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, the cause of which is frequently attributed to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Stress factors such as finan... Explore this topic

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors is a U.S. non-profit organization that provides care and support to families and friends grieving the loss of a member of the armed forces. TAPS was founded in 1994 by Bonnie Carroll after her husband and 7 others were killed in a plane... Explore this topic

US Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the C... Explore this topic

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or psycho... Explore this topic

Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the U.S. Department of Defense rather than the building itself. Designed... Explore this topic

Iraq Veterans Against the War

Iraq Veterans Against the War is an advocacy group of active-duty United States military personnel, Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and other veterans who have served since the September 11, 2001 attacks who are opposed to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The organiza... Explore this topic

Aaron Glantz

Aaron Glantz is an American journalist and author. Glantz works as a reporter The Bay Citizen, a non-profit news organization in San Francisco, which produces the Bay Area pages of the New York Times. Since 2003, his work has focused on the war in Iraq and its effects on Ameri... Explore this topic

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