American Veterans To Be Forbidden To Fly

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American Veterans To Be Forbidden To Fly

When the government turns on it's military, you know it's a sad state of affairs. We were informed confidentially by a high ranking individual in the Veterans Administration that the TSA is looking to the office of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and various American veterans groups, asking for the records on all “mental defectives”.

I was thrown by the term "mental defectives”, but I was informed that this means anyone who shows any mental abnormalities. Unfortunately, this includes and seems to be targeted at veterans who suffer from PTSD.

PTSD is "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder". An estimated 30% of troops who saw active duty in war zones suffer from PTSD. It is characterized by trouble dealing with public situations; sometimes irrational fears of paranoia; sleepless nights due to bad dreams steming from real events from years ago; sevree anxiety, severe depression; and mood swings sometimes set off by seemingly insignificant events. Due to these problems, the sufferer can turn to drug and/or alcohol abuse; high incidence of relationship problems; legal problems due to lack of control or above referenced problems; and problems maintaining daily life such as holding down a job.

In World War I it was known as "Shell Shock". In World War II it was known as "Battle Fatigue".

PTSD can affect anyone who has suffered a traumatic experience. This can include the death of someone close, or other life changing events even if only perceived so in the victim's mind. You probably know several people who have undiagnosed PTSD. Some hide it very well; some have occasional outbursts; and a very few are the stereotypical tv or movie Vietnam Vet. Traumatic experiences such as witnessing the events of 9/11 or natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina can cause PTSD.

You probably know several victims of PTSD. Many people are undiagnosed, or in the case of war veterans, told they are not victims so the VA and US military can absolve themselves from responsibility of their actions.

With this new TSA action, they are effectively blacklisting hundreds of thousands of citizens of the United States of America, who have never comitted any crime nor ever expressed any intention to do so. It may also block active military from doing normal things such as flying home to see their family on leave.

We need to draw the line somewhere. Suspecting 20% of our military war veterans is not progressive towards stopping the 'terror' threat that hasn't been seen in this country in over 4 years.

Lets not forget that these veterans are our hero's, who served their country, risking their lives (and many dying). Now we dishonor them by treating them like this.

The following links contain other authors talking about this issue. Word has been leaking out on this all over the country.

TSA Wants Access to Veterans’ Files to Add ‘Mental Defectives’ to Watch List - Congressional Quarterly

Serve your country -- get grounded - Happening-Here

TSA Looks to VA and DoD for “Mental Defectives” - OpEd News

WTF: TSA wants the names of veterans with PTSD Daily KOS (Daily Chaos)

The other side Ginmar's LiveJournal (Blog)

The Pentagon Breaks the Law - Washington Post

"Mental defectives" to be kept from air travel - InfoWars

TSA Wants Access to Veterans’ Files to Add ‘Mental Defectives’ to Watch List - Veterans for Common Sense

TSA WANTS DATA FROM VA ON 'MENTAL DEFECTIVES' - The Progressive Review

TSA Looks to VA and DoD for "Mental Defectives" - U.S Labor Against War

TSA Wants Access To Veterans’ Files To Add ‘Mental Defectives’ To Watch List - Veterans Against the Iraq War (VAIW)

Now We Vets May Be ‘Mental Defectives’

TSA Wants Access to Veterans' Files to Add 'Mental Defectives' to Watch List Riba Rambles (Blog)

Editor: It's somewhat understandable that the government can identify ex-military as being a more dangerous threat, being that they are trained killers, it is completely disrespectful to assume that a large percentage of them could commit a terrorist act on citizens of the country they swore to defend with their lives.