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jefferson_dem

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Mon May-11-09 09:01 AM
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US soldiers 'killed in Iraq base'

Edited on Mon May-11-09 09:02 AM by jefferson_dem

US soldiers 'killed in Iraq base'

Five US soldiers have been killed in a shooting at a base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the US military says.

The incident happened at Camp Liberty near Baghdad's international airport at about 1400 (1100 GMT), the military's statement said.

The military has released no further details of the incident.

Earlier this month, a man in an Iraqi army uniform shot dead two US soldiers and injured three others at a base near the northern city of Mosul.

Iraqi military reports said he was a soldier also working as an imam at a mosque on the base.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8044229.stm

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Historic NY

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Mon May-11-09 09:03 AM
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1. breaking it was a stressed out soldier murder - suicide

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30678715/

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dgibby

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Mon May-11-09 09:18 AM
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2. CNN reporting US soldier killed 4, wounded 3, then killed himself.

Very sad. I wonder how many tours he's done there. :cry:

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Mon May-11-09 09:31 AM
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3. Seven six two millimeter...

:scared:

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dgibby

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Mon May-11-09 10:28 AM
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4. CNN just reporting now that he walked into a "Stress Clinic"

Edited on Mon May-11-09 10:29 AM by dgibby

and opened fire. They are also saying that he is in custody now, but earlier reported that he had killed himself. Gates and ADM Mullen to hold press conference later.

I want to know how many tours he's had, was he treated for stress related problems in the past, was he returned to Iraq after treatment, etc. We don't have a good track record of treating these problems. If he had a history of stress related problems/PTSD, and they returned him to combat, heads need to roll.

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