Slacktivism and Social Justice

Finally! Good to see the Iraqi forces are getting the firepower they need to disable these devastating Vehicular Borne Improvised Explosive Device. These VBIEDs have been used with devastating effect lately by Daesh (Islamic State).

This video is should be safe to view - no dead bodies shown.


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Troubling documentary by VICE News. It's both dangerous and disheartening being a medical doctor in this city. If a patient dies, it's not unheard of for the relatives to seek revenge on the doctor by harming him or her, or asking for money. Small wonder that many doctors have left the country, or gone to Erbil.
Infant mortality in Iraq, and Baghdad (a symbol of a nation's medical coverage) is low, as low as a 3rd world country.



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