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...being no. 101," Joel Stein lamented that physician Paul Farmer had the ignominious distinction of placing 101st on the list of the TIME 100 [April 26]. Stein suggested that the exclusion of Farmer, an infectious-disease specialist who spends most of his time at a charity hospital in Haiti, hinged on the selfless doctor's lacking "a publicist, agent, manager or even a stylist." Let me remind Stein of author Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, a brilliant and poignant testimonial to Farmer's altruism, as well as a chronicle of his dedication to eradicating diseases in poor countries. With...
...Specialist Charles Graner, 35, a former Marine, is also a prison guard, having worked since 1996 at a maximum-security prison in southwestern Pennsylvania. Those who subscribe to the bad-apple theory of what went wrong can find a few nasty morsels to chew on in Graner's biography. He has a history of violence against his ex-wife Staci, who has obtained at least three restraining orders against him since they separated in 1997. According to the New York Times, Staci charged in a 1998 court document that "Charles picked me up and threw me against the wall...
...prison. In his investigation of the abuses, Major General Antonio Taguba found that MPs were "actively requested" by MI officers and private contractors to "set physical and mental conditions for favorable interrogation of witnesses." Taguba took testimony supporting this from several of those who were eventually charged, including Specialist Sabrina Harman, 26, and Sergeant Javal Davis, 26. In a sworn statement, Harman told investigators, "It is Graner and Frederick's job to do things for MI and OGA [other government agencies] to get these people to talk." Her own job, she said, was to stress detainees by keeping them awake...
Marine said that she spends half of her time providing direct service to individuals and that the office’s two other employees, education specialist Heather Wilson and prevention specialist Juan Carlos Arean spend 90 percent and 100 percent of their time, respectively, working on education and outreach programs...
Tillman, who served a tour in Baghdad before going to Afghanistan, was promoted from specialist to corporal posthumously. The Army also awarded him a Purple Heart and Silver Star...