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Defective Earplugs Have Caused Soldiers Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

Hearing loss is awful no matter how it happens. I’m sure it has been stellar to play guitar for The Who, as Pete Townshend has done for decades. Sadly though he now suffers from serious hearing loss and tinnitus. Townshend … Continue reading

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OKAY, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A MATTIS FAN, BUT THIS HAPPENED ON HIS WATCH: Soldiers don ‘pregnancy simula…

OKAY, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A MATTIS FAN, BUT THIS HAPPENED ON HIS WATCH: Soldiers don ‘pregnancy simulators.’ The Army is ordering its hardened combat veterans to wear fake breasts and empathy bellies so they can better understand how pregnant soldiers … Continue reading

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Even soldiers who fight wars from a safe distance have found themselves traumatized. Could their injuries be moral ones?

The New York Times – The Wounds of the Drone Warrior – “…It has been almost 16 years since a missile fired from a drone struck a Toyota Land Cruiser in northwest Yemen, killing all six of its passengers and inaugurating … Continue reading

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Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny

[JURIST] The civilian trial of 800 soldiers charged with crimes stemming from their roles in a February 2009 mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] began Wednesday in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka. The soldiers were charged [AFP report] in … Continue reading

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UN Deplores Rising Recruitment Of Child Soldiers

UN Deplores Rising Recruitment Of Child Soldiers The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today deplored the rapid rise in the recruitment of children by armed groups in Somalia, as well as an emerging trend of girls being … Continue reading

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