Joanna Naples-Mitchell

May 30, 2024 | thenation.com | Nick Turse |Joanna Naples-Mitchell |Annie Shiel

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May 28, 2024 | rsn.org | Joanna Naples-Mitchell |Annie Shiel |Nick Turse

Each year, Congress mandates the US military disclose how many civilian deaths it was responsible for globally. In its latest report, the Pentagon refused to acknowledge any — following a long history of failures to own up to documented killings of civilians. There are constants in this world — occurrences you can count on. Sunrises and sunsets. The tides. That, day by day, people will be born and others will die. Some of them will die in peace, but others, of course, in violence and agony.

May 24, 2024 | counterpunch.org | Nick Turse |Joanna Naples-Mitchell |Annie Shiel

There are constants in this world — occurrences you can count on. Sunrises and sunsets. The tides. That, day by day, people will be born and others will die. Some of them will die in peace, but others, of course, in violence and agony. For hundreds of years, the U.S. military has been killing people. It’s been a constant of our history.

May 7, 2024 | justsecurity.org | Joanna Naples-Mitchell |Annie Shiel

In late April, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released its 2022 report on civilian casualties caused by U.S. operations – almost a full year past the congressionally-mandated deadline of May 1, 2023. (The report for 2023, due May 1, 2024, has not been released as of this publication.)Once again, the Department reported that it made zero ex gratia payments to civilians harmed in its operations, following the trend from 2020 (zero payments) and 2021 (one payment).

Oct 13, 2023 | usnews.com | Joanna Naples-Mitchell

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A paper that has been used in court cases to justify excessive police force was withdrawn Thursday by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a prominent doctor’s group. The paper, published in 2009, was on a condition referred to as “excited delirium.”“This [withdrawal] means if someone dies while being restrained in custody ...