Spc. Doug Barber: One Year After His Tragic Suicide-Unaired Interviews

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Wednesday January 17, 2007 · 1:03 PM PST

2007/01/17 · 13:03

Two previously unreleased audio interviews with Spc. Douglas Barber, who served in Iraq with the Ohio National Guard. Released to commemorate the one year anniversary of his suicide due to untreated PTSD and overwhelming mental trauma.

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Thursday July 13, 2006 · 8:33 PM PDT

2006/07/13 · 20:33

Interview with Christopher Gorman, a religious Conscientious Objector who is refusing to return to Iraq. Read More

LETTER FROM IRAQ-We are slaughtering the Iraqis! A CIVILAIN AFFAIRS OFFICER SPEAKS

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Monday June 05, 2006 · 1:50 PM PDT

2006/06/05 · 13:50

This letter has already been published, but I think that it needs to be reposted in light of Haditha and the rest of the slaughters.

I have been getting reports like this for many months, but no one wanted to beleive it coul happen. i had many people accuse me of fabricating all the letters, but i think in light of all the recent media storuies, we can all see that i was months ahead of the mainstream media. Read More

New CFTM Video: MEMORIAL 2006- THE ENDLESS FUNERAL PROCESSION

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Saturday May 27, 2006 · 2:56 PM PDT

2006/05/27 · 14:56

This is a video that I put together for Memorial Day. Read More

Mentally Unfit, Forced To Fight-U.S. Sending Mentally Unstable Troops into Battle

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Monday May 15, 2006 · 8:16 AM PDT

2006/05/15 · 08:16

I had the scoop on this for months now. i think this just goes to show that my letter series is for real and in no way could I have known all this without exhuastive research and close contact with soldiers who are witnessing it every day.

I personally know four soldiers who were reported to have killed themselves while in Iraq. I know of at least SEVEN who have killed themselves when they came back home. I have been in close contact with both the 101st AD and the 4th ID. They are having the highest rate of suicides and non combat deaths of any unit in Iraq.

Anyone who still has doubts about my credibility and the reality of the letters and interviews needs to check this out. I have been accused of fabricating all my articles, but this should put that idea to bed.
R.I.P. Specialist Doug Barber
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Letters from Iraq- Part 2: When Soldiers Can't Take Any More Violence and Death

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Friday May 05, 2006 · 1:30 PM PDT

2006/05/05 · 13:30

I will say this in my intro. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THESE ARE REAL, THEN OH WELL! I have gone to extreme lengths to get these letters verified and vetted by thousands of vets and soldiers.

I will state that these are not the original form or entirity of the letters as they were viewed by the people who vetted them. These are final version that were editted to protect the soldier from harm and reprisal.

Yesterday's post was attacked and smeared all over this site. I don't care, because I know this is true and there are hundreds and hundreds of vets who knopw it as well. the truth is the truth and no one can make it any different.

I stand behind these letters and so do many vets and soldiers. Nitpicking this will only hurt the overall cause and hinder the truth coming from the frontlines. Read More

Letter from Iraq: If I Killed a Child am I a Murderer? I Need to Know!

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Thursday May 04, 2006 · 5:39 PM PDT

2006/05/04 · 17:39

This is a preview of Letters From Iraq Part 2 which will be published tomorrow. I will post the full length article here as a diary entry, so be looking for it sometime tomorrow. It will consist of three letters from Iraq, and an overview of the current situation from a soldier who is home on leave. Read More

Live from Iraq-PFC Chris Gorman: This is an Ungodly War Based on Lies and Sin

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Monday April 24, 2006 · 12:42 PM PDT

2006/04/24 · 12:42

Interview with Christopher Gorman, Religious Conscientious Objector stationed at FOB Kalsu with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Read More

The Army Is Religiously Persecuting and Harassing My Husband

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Tuesday April 04, 2006 · 12:51 PM PDT

2006/04/04 · 12:51

Interview with Heather Gorman, Wife of Army Specialist Christopher Gorman Read More

Non-Combat Related Gunshot Wound=MILITARY SUICIDES AND HOMICIDES

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Tuesday March 28, 2006 · 1:51 PM PST

2006/03/28 · 13:51

This is an update on current events in Iraq and the situation behind the recent letters from Iraq. Read More

Letters From Iraq Part 1: Suicide, PTSD, Mental Breakdowns and Unending Violence

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Thursday March 23, 2006 · 5:12 PM PST

2006/03/23 · 17:12

This the raw truth from soldiers in Iraq.
Want to know the reason I decided to go to the VA on that day that I was forever changed? Do you want to know why I went to see it for myself? The letters from my friend Crazy 101 will tell you why as you get to the end of it.

If I hadn't received an angry letter from him I wouldn't be writing this. This whole series of articles would never have been written if not for one angry and committed soldier and three time combat vet.

THANKS TIMBRO! You forced me to be get mad enough that I was unable to look away and pretend it didn't exist. You made me aware of all the others out there who were lost, hurting, and suffering in their own private hells.

This is for you to think about while you are in Iraq. You helped build the path to healing for other soldiers with your stark and brutally honest letters and conversations. It is all because you made sure I was not able to forget about it. Now you and the rest of the soldiers(and every soldier who follows) have the chance to speak out and share their pain and expeience with all of us.
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3 YEARS IN IRAQ- Over 100,000 Kids Killed NEW CFTM VIDEO OF OUTRAGE

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Thursday March 16, 2006 · 10:52 AM PST

2006/03/16 · 10:52

LET US ALL REMEMBER THAT OVER 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE DIED SINCE 3/19/03.

WHERE IS AMERICA'S OUTRAGE?

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC AND BLOODY SCENES OF WOUNDED AND DEAD CHILDREN! Read More

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