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Should there be stronger suicide prevention programs?
For the first time ever, suicide rates in the military exceed those in the general population. Are the services responding appropriately? Should there be stronger suicide prevention programs? What do you think?
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2/8/2010
Tough Sanctions Could Still Work in Iran, Gates Says
ROME, Feb. 7, 2010 – There is still time to toughen sanctions to pressure Iran into complying with international demands that it halt its nuclear program that many believe is geared toward developing a nuclear weapon, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
“If the international community will stand together and bring pressure to bear on the Iranian government, I believe there is still time for sanctions and pressure to work,” Gates said at a press event alongside Italy’s minister of defense Ignazio La Russa.
“But we must all work together,” he added.
Gates did not comment on specific proposed sanctions, but did say he supported those that target the government of Iran and not its people.
“We have seen what is going on inside Iran. I think the international community does not want the Iranian people to suffer more hardship than is absolutely necessary,” he said.
This is Gates’ first visit to Italy as U.S. defense secretary. During the two-day stop the secretary met with the prime minister as well as other senior officials. Besides Iran, the discussions ranged from disaster relief in Haiti to the United States’ joint strike fighter program to the need to improve relations with Russia, Gates said.
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12/27/2009
‘Help Our Troops Call Home’ This Holiday Season
DALLAS - A recent Harris interactive poll found that only 38 percent of Americans are likely to donate to charity during the holidays, down from 49 percent a year ago. While charitable support may be dwindling, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service wants to make sure that those able to give this year remember the troops serving downrange with a phone call home.
AAFES’ “Help Our Troops Call Home” effort, which allows anyone to leverage deployed military exchange communication platforms on behalf of American troops, makes it possible to send Global Prepaid phone cards to individual service members (designated by the sender) or even "any service member" through various charitable partners.
“Holidays are traditionally the strongest time of the year when it comes to supporting the troops and we want to ensure that all Americans are aware of this affordable option,” said AAFES’ Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Jeffry Helm. “This is one of the most difficult times of the year to be separated from loved ones and a simple phone call can make all the difference in the world.”
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