Meanwhile it's hilarious to watch what is said to be an independent and professional media. They must really get off on being called whores. You sort of picture them all needing a lot of talking -- and dirty talk at that -- during sex. How else to explain their nonsense of 'nearly 200' or 'almost 200' have died in Iraq so far this month as they all take turns placing their tongue on the scrotum of Nouri al-Maliki (on the unwashed scrotum of Nouri al-Maliki? Serena can probably clear that up). Why in this world or any other would you ever use government figures when you know the government lies? Because you're a really cheap whore?
Probably so.
But in the real world, over 404 people have died from violence in Iraq this month. Screen snap from Iraq Body Count this morning.
Please note, their count of 404 is through yesterday.
It's so strange to think back to a time when the press couldn't shut up about Iraq Body Count. They wanted to take down the Lancet study, for example? They cited the Iraq Body Count. Now all this time later, it's still around but the press pretends not to notice.
The following community sites -- plus The Diane Rehm Show, Adam Kokesh, The World Can't Wait, CSPAN, Reporters Without Borders and Antiwar.com -- updated last night and this morning:
In the US, Senator Patty Murray is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Her office issued the following yesterday:
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 27,
2012
Contact: Murray Press Office
(202) 224-2834
VETERANS: Spouse of Severely Wounded Veteran
Testifies on VA’s Fertility Treatment
As
veterans return home with catastrophic IED injuries, Murray bill reverses VA ban
on critical fertility treatment; would help veterans and their spouses have
children
Watch the testimony HERE.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Wednesday, June
27, 2012, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Committee, chaired a hearing to examine health and benefits legislation pending
before the Committee. At the hearing, Tracy Keil, the spouse of a severely
wounded OIF veteran discussed her family’s experience with VA’s fertility
services. Veterans who have severe reproductive and urinary tract injuries
and spinal cord injuries (SCI)
often need highly specialized treatments and procedures like in-vitro
fertilization (IVF) to conceive. However, under current law, IVF is expressly
excluded from fertility services that are provided by the VA to veterans or
their spouses. This is a significant barrier for veterans with SCI and genital
and urinary tract injuries and as a result they have to seek care in the private
sector. Senator Murray’s Women
Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 , which
she introduced last week, would expand fertility treatment and care options for
seriously wounded veterans, their spouses, and surrogates. More about the bill
HERE.
“Many of these
veterans dream of one day starting a family. But with the injuries they’ve
sustained on the battlefield that may not be possible without some extra help,”
Senator Murray said during her opening statement. “While the
Department of Defense and Tricare are now able to provide advanced fertility
treatment to injured servicemembers, today VA can only provide limited
treatment. VA’s services do not even begin to meet the needs of our most
seriously injured veterans or their families. My bill will help make real the
dream of starting a family by authorizing VA to provide advanced fertility
treatment to severely wounded veterans.”
In addition,
Senator Murray discussed her new servicemembers and veterans mental health
legislation, the Mental
Health ACCESS Act of 2012, S. 3340. Vets First and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
testified regarding their support of the legislation, which would improve
oversight and accountability of mental
health services in DOD and VA, expand services for family members, and
make other improvements. Six other Senators also appeared at the hearing in
support of their legislation, including Senators Ayotte, Boxer, Franken, Heller,
Wyden, and Portman.
Senator
Murray’s opening statement:
“Welcome to
today’s hearing to examine health and benefits legislation before this
Committee.
“Like our
hearing two weeks ago on economic opportunity and transition legislation,
today’s agenda is ambitious and reflects important work by the members on both
sides of the aisle.
“Briefly I will
highlight two bills.
“The Mental
Health ACCESS Act of 2012 is sweeping legislation that improves how VA provides
mental health care. I think it is fitting that we are here considering this
legislation on National PTSD Awareness Day.
“Over the past
year, this Committee has repeatedly examined the alarming rate of suicide and
the mental health crisis in our military and veterans populations.
“We know our
servicemembers and veterans have faced unprecedented challenges: multiple
deployments; difficulty finding a job here at home; and isolation in their
communities.
“Some have
faced tough times reintegrating into family life, with loved ones trying to
relate but not knowing how.
“These are the
challenges our servicemembers and veterans know all too well.
“But even as
they turn to us for help, we’re losing the battle. Time and time again, we’ve
lost servicemembers and veterans to suicide.
“We are losing
more servicemembers to suicide than we are to combat. Every 80 minutes a
veteran takes his own life. On average this year, we have lost a servicemember
to suicide once every day.
“But while the
Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have taken important steps towards
addressing this crisis, we know more must be done.
“We know that
any solution depends upon reducing wait times and improving access to mental
health care; ensuring proper diagnosis; and achieving true coordination of care
and information between the Departments.
“The Mental
Health ACCESS Act would expand eligibility for VA mental health services to
family members of veterans.
“It would
require VA to offer peer support services at all medical centers and create
opportunities to train more veterans to provide peer services.
“This bill will
require VA to establish accurate and reliable measures for mental health
services.
“This Committee
has held multiple hearings on VA mental health care, and we heard repeatedly
about the incredibly long wait times to get into care.
“It’s often
only on the brink of crisis that a veteran seeks care. If they are told “sorry,
we are too busy to help you,” we have lost the opportunity to help, and that is
not acceptable.
“Without
accurate measures, VA does not know the unmet needs. Without a credible
staffing model, VA cannot deploy its personnel and resources
effectively.
“The other bill
I would like to mention today is S. 3313. The Women Veterans and Other Health
Care Improvement Act of 2012 builds upon previous laws to improve VA services
for women veterans and veterans with families.
“My bill will
create a child care pilot program for veterans seeking readjustment counseling at Vet Centers; and increase outreach to women
veterans.
“We know that
as more of our men and women return from Afghanistan, VA will be called upon to
provide care for our most severely wounded veterans.
“After
suffering life changing injuries on the battlefield, these veterans now face a
future forever changed.
“Between 2003
and 2011, we know that more than 600 servicemembers experienced blast injuries
that caused trauma to their reproductive or urinary tracts in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Even more have experienced other injuries, such as spinal cord
injuries.
“Many of these
veterans dream of one day starting a family. But with the injuries they’ve
sustained on the battlefield that may not be possible without some extra
help.
“While the
Department of Defense and Tricare are now able to provide advanced fertility
treatment to injured servicemembers, today VA can only provide limited
treatment. VA’s services do not even begin to meet the needs of our most
seriously injured veterans or their families.
“My bill will
help make real the dream of starting a family by authorizing VA to provide
advanced fertility treatment to severely wounded veterans.
“By authorizing
these treatments, we will bring VA services in line with what DOD and Tricare
already provide. It’s the right thing to do and it’s what our veterans
deserve.
“I look forward to hearing from our witnesses, and thank
you all for joining us this morning.”
###
Kathryn
Robertson
Specialty Media Coordinator
Specialty Media Coordinator
Office of U.S. Senator
Patty Murray
448 Russell Senate
Office Building
Washington D.C.
20510
202-224-2834
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