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...performance problems and by others in the government to have Islamist sympathies, opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 43 more before he was subdued. Defense Secretary Robert Gates quickly ordered a blue-ribbon panel to conduct an investigation into how such an atrocity could occur. Gates emphasized the importance of accountability. "One of the core functions of leadership is assessing the performance and fitness of people honestly and openly," he said. "Failure to do so ... may lead to damaging, if not devastating, consequences...
...Iraq or less publicized - but sadly numerous - cases of murder and brutality committed by soldiers and Marines, the military has punished, often severely, those who committed crimes. But it has spent little energy examining the leadership and command failures that created a climate in which such crimes could occur in the first place. (See pictures of the Fort Hood shootings...
...crime did not occur without repeated warnings. Grievously out of touch with the reality on the ground, the unit's leadership was either unable or unwilling to recognize just how impaired 1st Platoon was and how serious and imminent a threat to Iraqi civilians Green, in particular, had become. Almost from the beginning of the deployment, Green frequently and loudly declared his desire to kill Iraqi civilians, something he did not even attempt to hide from superiors. In late December 2005, for example, Green had a one-on-one meeting about his mental state with the brigade's commander, Colonel...
...researchers focused on studying the biology of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell where the biochemical processes of energy production occur. Human cells have the ability to switch between mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis, and do so many times throughout the day to match the body’s energy needs with its activities...
...women and boys finally become men? As a child, I used to think of the teenage years as being the magic bridge to the land of “grown-ups.” Cultural coming-of-age rites, such Bar and Bat Mitzvah and quinceñera celebrations, occur at ages 13 and 15 respectively, and all the Disney princesses appear to get picked up by charming princes and whisked off to a castle by the time they...