Tuesday, November 10, 2009

US media on Fort Hood shootings

Thirteen people have been killed and 30 injured in a shooting at a military base in Texas. News of the shooting has dominated the US media.

flag flies at half mast in front of the Army"s III Corps headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
America has been mourning those who died in the shooting

Most newspapers focus their attention on the gunman and speculate about his possible motives for turning on his army colleagues. But the effects of the shootings on the military community in Fort Hood also feature prominently.

Ann Scott Tyson in The Washington Post looks at thegrowing strain multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan have had on the men and women stationed in Fort Hood, with suicide rates and post-traumatic stress disorder hitting record highs.READ MORE

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