Another U.S. Soldier Suicide in Iraq -- Or Was It Murder?

For almost five years, I have been chronicling the shocking number of suicides among U.S. troops in Iraq - and after they come home (it's a major component of my new book). They now number well over 1000, and a new one has come to light this past week. Or perhaps it was murder. No matter, it can be said, as in the countless other cases, that he was "killed by Iraq." Sgt. James Musack, 23, who hailed from Riverside, Iowa, died on Nov. 21, 2006, north of Baghdad. In an investigation completed in December 2007 -- but only received by family members last week -- the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command determined Musack died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Oddly, he was due to finish his tour one week later. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 24, 2008 02:50 PM