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...close friend of Morris who “looked up to him tremendously,” said Morris’ injury has not discouraged him from army service.“It strengthens my resolve to do my job because a comrade and a friend was hurt in combat,” Trama said. Before Morris served in Iraq, he enrolled in the Army’s Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School in Fort Benning, Ga. Morris completed his training as a second lieutenant in May 2005 and in June he reported to the Second Battalion...
...time, once before meditation starts and once after to show the effects meditation has specifically on memory and attention, she explained. As people live longer than ever before, aging brains become a significant problem. Lazar said she hopes to shed more light on how meditation might be used to combat this aging and perhaps even reverse...
...collapse of the administration's position on torture-and, despite the protestations that it was not a U-turn, it was-echoes another recent reversal. This week, the administration elevated "stability missions"-aka "nation building"-alongside of major combat operations. In a November directive, acting deputy defense secretary Gordon England told his combat commanders around the world to make sure post-combat stability ops are coordinated with the State Department. On Wednesday, Bush formally designated Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to spearhead efforts to rebuild nations following wars or insurrection...
...Life Savers I was very impressed by your coverage of the Global Health crisis [Nov. 7], especially your article on Dr. Dora Akunyili, the director general of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, and her work to combat the trade in counterfeit medicines, even at the risk of her own life. It is good for her to be recognized as the Global Health hero that she truly is. I appreciate her efforts as well as those of all the others fighting hard to eradicate the world's dangerous diseases. Uche Iwuamadi Lagos...
...been content simply to breathe the fresh air of freedom. Instead he has filed a lawsuit in a Houston federal court against his prosecutors that will probably embarrass the CIA and Justice Department at a time when both are struggling to uphold their credibility as they work to combat terrorism. At issue is his consistent claim that his foreign crimes were committed at least implicitly under the direction and authority of the CIA. In two trials, the government introduced a statement, signed by a senior CIA official, denying that Wilson had any "direct" or "indirect" contact with the agency...