A new report says vehicles are the number one accidental killer of soldiers. [Army Times]
Former American POWs of WWII and Korea were asked about the validity of using torture in wartime. Most denounced it, but added under certain circumstances the answers may not be black and white. [AP]
Brown University held a symposium about media coverage of Iraq, and how it connects, or disconnects the American public from the war. According to a military public affairs officer present at the meeting, “…more than 700 reporters were embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq in 2003. By 2005, there were about 20 embedded journalists.” [Providence Journal]
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel looks at how the lure of a quick path to citizenship through the military leads many young immigrants to enlist.
John Bruhns, a prominent activist and Iraq vet leaves the Americans Against Escalation in Iraq anti-war campaign, citing frustration with the legislative process and some of AAEI’s tactics. [The Hill]
