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This week marks the 6th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. Over the past six years, as a result of the US war, hundreds of thousands, and by some estimates, a million Iraqis, have died. Additionally, over four thousand US troops have also died. Those that survive number almost two million. Their struggle when they return home to the US, is captured in detail by independent journalist and author Aaron Glantz in his new book, The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans. According to Glantz’s research, between 15-50% of all post 9-11 veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 320,000 of them suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury, and 18 veterans a day are committing suicide. Aaron Glantz spent many months reporting on the war in Iraq, and his earlier book was How America Lost Iraq. He is a familiar voice on Pacifica Radio and Free Speech Radio News. Yesterday we played part 1 of my interview with him. Here is part two:

GUEST: Aaron Glantz, independent journalist and author of The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans