Iraq Mends a System to Treat Trauma During quiet moments, Fadel Khadum Adel, a former soldier, often hears someone speaking his name into his right ear. The voice is a welcome one, usually that of his mother or father, but when he looks there is no one there. (John Leland, New York Times) Pakistan Investigating [...]
Archive for January, 2010
January 31st, 2010
Posted in Iraq, Mental Health and War, tagged hallucination, PTSD, punishment, soldier, trauma, voices, wounded soldiers on January 31, 2010 | Comments Off
Blair stands by Iraq war decision
Posted in Iraq, tagged Iraq on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has stood by his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, saying he would make the same decision again. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/01/2010129132655348681.html
Biden to Meet Iraq Leaders Amid Candidate Dispute
Posted in Iraq, tagged baghdad, Joe Biden, troop withdrawl on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
BAGHDAD — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived Friday in a visit that underlined an enduring reality of Iraq under the Obama administration: As the United States prepares to withdraw, an Iraqi political system tailored to crisis and brinkmanship has repeatedly necessitated United States intervention to propel the political process forward… Full Story
