MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'iraqi'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:42:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997617&cid=t_215869_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F03%2Freading-the-newspaper-when-youre-depressed%2F Learning to read the daily newspaper when you’re depressed is like learning to feed the ducks in Annapolis without getting crapped on by the seagulls: it demands good timing, a certain strategy, and an obnoxiously wide hat (to shield your head). I can’t check CNN.com every half hour for the most recent headlines like Eric, my husband, does. I’m way too anxious about the world’s doom and gloom. Like all the other important activities in my week, I wait for the right moment: when I have a full stomach of protein and fiber, when I’m semi-rested (very rare with two insomniacs as children), when I’m not too caffeinated (even rarer), and when I’m not ticked off at a family member (rarest). When all these circumstances align, which happens as often as a l... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997617 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:41:36 +0100 4997617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924892&cid=t_215869_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F570n6KOF35o%2F By Tim LynchSince President Obama announced his plan to address the nation on Iraq, the news media and pundits have been buzzing about the “Iraq War” — the lives lost and the money spent over the past seven years.   Seven?  Wouldn’t it be more accurate to note that the Iraq War has been closer to 20 years?  After all, combat operations have been pretty continuous. The first phase of the War might be called the Kuwait or Gulf Operation.  Wiki says Operation Desert Shield “began on 7 August 1990 when U.S. troops were sent to Saudi Arabia.” What if one started counting expenditures from 7 August 1990? The second phase of the Iraq War might be called the No-Fly Zone Operations.  Wiki says:  “American and British aircraft continuously maintaine... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924892 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:43:59 +0100 3924892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920826&cid=t_215869_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWvHypO842XQ%2F By Christopher PreblePresident Obama will not declare “mission accomplished” in his prime-time speech on Iraq tonight, nor should he. He should not claim that a flowering democracy has been created in Iraq. He should not make unrealistic predictions about the long-term prospects for that shattered country. The war isn’t over for the 50,000 U.S. troops left behind in Iraq. The president should recognize the sacrifice of all our troops, who have performed admirably. The war won’t be over for Americans back home until every last man and woman in uniform returns home safely from a conflict that has claimed so many lives and consumed so much treasure. The president should reaffirm the strategic rationale for the drawdown set in motion by the Bush administration in consultation with th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920826 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:09:18 +0100 3920826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3617913&cid=t_215869_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F01%2Ftalk-to-an-iraqi-from-this-american-life%2F From This American Life: “A young Iraqi ends up in America after fleeing Iraq and goes on a road trip to ask Americans questions about the War. But he approaches people in a very specific way, a way you might actually recognize from Peanuts comics. The conversations he has illuminate how we form opinions about a war happening far away.” The roughly sixteen minutes worth of video are, like most TAL stories, outstanding.  We include them on the Situationist, however, because of how powerfully the dialogues illustrate the influence of system justification, in-group bias, and other psychological motives. * * * * * * * * * To read a sample of related Situationist posts, see “The Cruelty of Children,” “Racism Meets Groupism and Teamism,” “‘Us’ and ‘Them... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3617913 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:01:21 +0100 3617913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453873&cid=t_215869_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fphoto-of-the-day-nowruz-spring-festival%2F Iraqi Kurds celebrate the Nowruz spring festival with fireworks in Akra on March 20, 2010. The Persian new year, which coincides with the vernal (Spring) equinox, is a Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds. (via Big Picture) SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images Post from: BlissTree Photo of the Day: Nowruz Spring Festival (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453873 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:32:22 +0100 3453873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453975&cid=t_215869_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fthe-situation-of-an-airstrike%2F Benedict Carey wrote a great article, titled “Psychologists Explain Iraqi Airstrike Video” for the New York Times.  Here are some excerpts, with the addition of the videos to which the article refers. * * * The sight of human beings, most of them unarmed, being gunned down from above is jarring enough. But for many people who watched the video of a 2007 assault by an Army Apache helicopter in Baghdad, released Monday by WikiLeaks.org, the most disturbing detail was the cockpit chatter. The soldiers joked, chuckled and jeered as they shot people in the street, including a Reuters photographer and a driver, believing them to be insurgents. * * * * * * In recent days, many veterans have made the point that fighters cannot do their jobs without creating psychological distance fro... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453975 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:52:23 +0100 3453975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943760&cid=t_215869_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F59kcNwZCpA4%2F Najim Abed al-Jabouri, former mayor of Tal Afar, has a piece in the Times that seems like cause for alarm: Both the military and the police remain heavily politicized. The police and border officials, for example, are largely answerable to the Interior Ministry, which has been seen (often correctly) as a pawn of Shiite political movements. Members of the security forces are often loyal not to the state but to the person or political party that gave them their jobs. The same is true of many parts of the Iraqi Army. For example, the Fifth Iraqi Army Division, in Diyala Province northeast of Baghdad, has been under the sway of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, the Shiite party that has the largest bloc in Parliament; the Eighth Division, in Diwaniya and Kut to the southeast of the capital,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943760 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:39:14 +0100 2943760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556082&cid=t_215869_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fx2eR4WlcWos%2F The U.S. is not yet out of Iraq, but American forces have pulled back from Iraqi cities.  Iraq’s future increasingly is in the hands of Iraqis.  And most Iraqis appear to be celebrating. Reports the Washington Post: This is no longer America’s war. Iraqis danced in the streets and set off fireworks Monday in impromptu celebrations of a pivotal moment in their nation’s troubled history: Six years and three months after the March 2003 invasion, the United States on Tuesday is withdrawing its remaining combat troops from Iraq’s cities and turning over security to Iraqi police and soldiers. While more than 130,000 U.S. troops remain in the country, patrols by heavily armed soldiers in hulking vehicles as of Wednesday will largely disappear from Baghdad, Mosul and Iraq... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556082 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:40:22 +0100 2556082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1596493&cid=t_215869_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F330112068%2F 37-year-old Wafaa al Nuaimi has three children, one of whom, 8-year-old Mustafa, is autistic. His father, a doctor, has remained in Iraq while his wife and three children are now in Syria where, CNN reports, Mustafa is getting the training he needs towards helping him be more independent. His mother first tried to get him treatment in Iraq, to no avail; the situation simply was too dangerous. “What is preventing the development of specialized centers in Iraq is the war,” she says. “In the end it used to take me five to six hours to get to the center — most of the roads were blocked. We used to arrive around noon, and my son would miss the whole program because by the time we got there, we would have to return home.” She tells how she reacted when she realized ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596493 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:03:12 +0100 1596493